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Old 10-24-2006, 03:19 PM
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Why do they call it Toilet Paper when you don't wipe your toilet with it?
I do mine!
 
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Why do ATMs ask you if you want Spanish or French?
ENGLISH is the American language. If you want to get to your money learn it.
As a side note to that...my favorite is the Braille writing on the drive up ATM's. Now what the he#* is up with that? How did these blind people get to that ATM?!
 
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Old 10-24-2006, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by SAJEFFC
As a side note to that...my favorite is the Braille writing on the drive up ATM's. Now what the he#* is up with that? How did these blind people get to that ATM?!
That makes about as much sense as having 25% of the parking lot roped off for handicap parking at the skating rink, or at the club.
 
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Old 10-24-2006, 03:47 PM
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What IS that sick thing? <sic>

Sic is a Latin word meaning "thus", "so", or "just as that". In writing, it is italicized and placed within square brackets — [sic] — to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, or other preceding quoted material is a verbatim reproduction of the quoted original and is not a transcription error.

This may be used either to show that an uncommon or archaic usage is reported faithfully (for instance, quoting the U.S. Constitution, "The House of Representatives shall chuse [sic] their Speaker...") or to highlight an error, often for the purpose of ridicule or irony (for instance, "Dan Quayle famously changed a student's spelling to 'potatoe' [sic]"), or otherwise, to quote accurately whilst maintaining the reputation of the person or organisation quoting its source.

In folk etymology, "sic" is sometimes erroneously thought to be an abbreviation of "spelling is correct", "same in copy", "spelled incorrectly", "spelling incompetent", "said in context", "stupid in context", "stand incorrect", or "spelling intentionally changed", "sans intent comique", to cite but a few backronyms.
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If God created us, who created God???

If the big bang created life, where did the matter come from that was used in the big bang???
 
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Old 10-24-2006, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Norm
Why do ATMs ask you if you want Spanish or French?
ENGLISH is the American language. If you want to get to your money learn it.

Are you serious? So private businesses are not allowed to try to serve as many customers as they can? If you went to a non-English speaking company, wouldn’t you hope that an ATM would be able to help you?
 
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Old 10-24-2006, 05:06 PM
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I do mine!

You were trained very well.
 
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Old 10-24-2006, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by lovetrucks
You were trained very well.
No, if he were "trained very well" he wouldn't need to wipe... Just as you wouldn't need to wash your hands if you didn't p*ss on your fingers...

or so I've heard...
 
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Old 10-24-2006, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by closer9
No, if he were "trained very well" he wouldn't need to wipe... Just as you wouldn't need to wash your hands if you didn't p*ss on your fingers...

or so I've heard...

I never did that!!!!!! (I don't think)
 
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Just stay the course.
 
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Why don't they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff?

If vegetable oil comes from vegetables, where does baby oil come from?

If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?

If a jogger ran at the speed of sound, could he still hear his Walkman?

If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?

Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?

If a pig loses its voice is it disgruntled?

If you are born again, do you have 2 bellybuttons?

If Wal-Mart is lowering prices every day, why isn't anything free yet?

 
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Old 10-25-2006, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by henkyjenky
Are you serious? So private businesses are not allowed to try to serve as many customers as they can? If you went to a non-English speaking company, wouldn’t you hope that an ATM would be able to help you?
Are you serious? If I go to a non English speaking company [sic] why would I use their ATM?
When I go to a foreign country I do not expect an English ATM unless the country speaks english. I go to an exchange counter and get my money there. An english ATM would be a bonus but it is not expected.
You missed the point of my comment completely. Lighten up.
 
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Old 10-25-2006, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Norm
Are you serious? If I go to a non English speaking company [sic] why would I use their ATM?
When I go to a foreign country I do not expect an English ATM unless the country speaks english. I go to an exchange counter and get my money there. An english ATM would be a bonus but it is not expected.
You missed the point of my comment completely. Lighten up.
company/country hahahahaha (*dammit!!!!*)

I'm glad you are not in charge of any multi-national companies.
 
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Old 10-25-2006, 10:09 AM
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Ambos usted necesidad de aligerar para arriba.
 
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Old 10-25-2006, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by henkyjenky
company/country hahahahaha (*dammit!!!!*)

I'm glad you are not in charge of any multi-national companies.
I'm glad I have a sense of humor.
 
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Old 10-25-2006, 01:02 PM
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How does a fly land on the ceiling? Does it do a 180 degree sideways move or a half loop? Way to fast for me to see how they do it. But it seems to me that at one point they are flying upside down.
 


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