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No, it's a clever device to stop moronic pests reaching the admissions office. I think I'll install one of those on my front pathway too.jtbell said:I wonder whose idea of a lame joke it was to put this pillar right in, and blocking, one of the sidewalks leading up to our college’s admissions office.
I know this works in GB, not sure about the states, but everywhere else in Europe it would just ruin the lawn.strangerep said:No, it's a clever device to stop moronic pests reaching the admissions office. I think I'll install one of those on my front pathway too.
I will start being careful when someone calls me 'mate' from now on.Bandersnatch said:@Bystander @fresh_42 I know. But that is not the 'this etymology' I was referring to, as you can readily see by comparing your own links to what @Klystron posted. I don't feel too comfortable with my Latin, since it's been a while since I took it (and only a semester), so I'd be happy to learn that there is a 'mate' verb that means 'kill, murder', or that the word 'deci' means 'tenth' (as opposed to e.g. 'decimus').
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I didn't get this one either.fresh_42 said:I'm not really a fan of videos, it was more a test of PF5 than a joke, although it is funny, or sad.
Mate is really good, you should try it. I prefer the smoked variant.WWGD said:I will start being careful when someone calls me 'mate' from now on.
well ... that belongs in the thread ... "Today I learned" ... I never knewfresh_42 said:Mate is really good, you should try it. I prefer the smoked variant.
(And yes, I do not like that English doesn't provide a distinction between geräuchert and geraucht. So no jokes please, it is not my fault that English has a gap here.)
I like the British version:davenn said:well ... that belongs in the thread ... "Today I learned" ... I never knew
of course in Aussie and NZ at least, "mate" would always refer to friend
fresh_42 said:I like the British version:
@Greg Bernhardt: we really, really need that reaction!Ibix said:Seven reaction options, and still none of them is "groan"...
jtbell said:Have you heard? Six of the Seven Dwarfs have gone on strike because they're not Happy.
Steelwolf said:Do you know why they never tortured Bilbo Baggins? A bad Hobbit is hard to break.