No problem. Now I'll get back to whatever MLB Baseball game T-W cable is offering.Fleeboy wrote:Oops. Pardon my redundancy
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I thought the GSF forum was where you talked about the GS forum?Fleeboy wrote:Oops. Pardon my redundancy.Paucle wrote:Hmmm... I thought I knew what GSF stood for. Perhaps I was wrong.Fleeboy wrote:(and the thread on the GSF forum) made my day.
http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/GSF
Sorta like how we're sometimes a Sony forum forum
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RIP Deacon Jones, the man who taught us its OK to be in both the glee club and play football.
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As much as I like sports that was my first thought when I saw the sad news. So if you were on "The Experts" I guess we know your area?Bamaman wrote:RIP Deacon Jones, the man who taught us its OK to be in both the glee club and play football.
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I'm a little young to remember his playing days, so that's pretty much my only frame of reference for him. Although I did not think of Greg Brady first when Don Drysdale died.
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Some interesting maps about variations in word usage and pronunciation across the continental U.S.
The one the surprises me the most is the fact almost the entire country pronounce Mary/merry/marry as the same. Also most of the country uses roundabout instead of traffic circle. I always figured "roundabout" as a British thing.
The one the surprises me the most is the fact almost the entire country pronounce Mary/merry/marry as the same. Also most of the country uses roundabout instead of traffic circle. I always figured "roundabout" as a British thing.
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Don't they call them "rotaries" in New England? I've only heard @roundabout" used in Old Blighty.
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All my friends from England called them roundabouts when we here still called them traffic circles. Of course, that was back in the day when there were only three in Hamilton.Johnblue wrote:Don't they call them "rotaries" in New England? I've only heard @roundabout" used in Old Blighty.
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This is my (and XTC's) favourite roundabout:
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That sorta resembles one of those plastic adapter devices you put in a 45 RPM record.
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I'm originally from Brooklyn. While I've lost much of my accent, I'm still firmly in the camp that pronounces Mary/merry/marry all differently, thinks they should be pronounced differently, and has no desire to pronounce them the same.BoK wrote:Some interesting maps about variations in word usage and pronunciation across the continental U.S.
The one the surprises me the most is the fact almost the entire country pronounce Mary/merry/marry as the same. Also most of the country uses roundabout instead of traffic circle. I always figured "roundabout" as a British thing.
Grew up saying "traffic circle"--there was a large one in Latham, NY with Latham Circle Mall (that I hear fell upon hard times) nearby. My friend from Boston always called it a rotary. Where I live now, someone apparently decided that roundabouts R gr8 because there are a bunch of them, and I hate them.
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My dad's from Long Island, and everyone else in our family teases him mercilessly over his pronouncing Mary/marry/merry all differently. Also he pronounces "what" as "watt". Long Islanders are weird
And no way could I navigate that traffic circle without crashing. They're pretty much foreign to me. That's one reason why I love my hometown. Nearly all roads run either directly north-south or east-west. None of this "hey let's have an intersection where five different streets meet" nonsense.
And no way could I navigate that traffic circle without crashing. They're pretty much foreign to me. That's one reason why I love my hometown. Nearly all roads run either directly north-south or east-west. None of this "hey let's have an intersection where five different streets meet" nonsense.
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As you approach, reduce speed to the limit (usually 25 in the ones around here); keep moving, yield if you have to. That's it. Easy peasy.Jasoni22 wrote:And no way could I navigate that traffic circle without crashing.
Unfortunately, they're relatively new in this region (save the aforementioned Latham Circle) and the majority of drivers treat them as "Stop at the entrance and enter when it's empty." (Although to be fair, those drivers are slightly better than the "No lights? Awesome!!" Z=O=O=O=O=O=M! drivers. )
I've found that as long as drivers are sticking relatively close to the limit, you have plenty of time to enter if your "6 o'clock" vehicle enters the circle when the closest car is at "9 o'clock."
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Yes, we are. But we also pronounce things correctly.Jasoni22 wrote:My dad's from Long Island, and everyone else in our family teases him mercilessly over his pronouncing Mary/marry/merry all differently. Also he pronounces "what" as "watt". Long Islanders are weird
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... especially if we've gotten rid of our accents.econgator wrote:Yes, we are. But we also pronounce things correctly.Jasoni22 wrote:My dad's from Long Island, and everyone else in our family teases him mercilessly over his pronouncing Mary/marry/merry all differently. Also he pronounces "what" as "watt". Long Islanders are weird
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How many do you have?alietr wrote:... especially if we've gotten rid of our accents.econgator wrote:Yes, we are. But we also pronounce things correctly.Jasoni22 wrote:My dad's from Long Island, and everyone else in our family teases him mercilessly over his pronouncing Mary/marry/merry all differently. Also he pronounces "what" as "watt". Long Islanders are weird
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Congrats to Todd for today's NYT Crossword!
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This is old so I apologize if you've seen it. I probably posted it on the Sony board my first year there but I just came across it again and it's hopefully worth a repeat.
KNOW YOUR STATE MOTTO
Alabama
Hell Yes, We Have Electricity.
Alaska
11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!
Arizona
But It's A Dry Heat.
Arkansas
Literacy Ain't Everything.
California
By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda.
Colorado
If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother.
Connecticut
Like Massachusetts,
Only The Kennedy's Don't Own It Yet.
Delaware
We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water.
Florida
Ask Us About Our Grandkids.
Georgia
We Put The Fun In Fundamentalist Extremism.
Hawaii
Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru
(Death To Mainland Scum,Leave Your Money)
Idaho
More Than Just Potatoes...
Well, Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good?
Illinois
Please, Don't Pronounce the "S"
Indiana
2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free
Iowa
We Do Amazing Things With Corn
Kansas
First Of The Rectangle States
Kentucky
Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names
Louisiana
We're Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos,
But That's Our Tourism Campaign.
Maine
We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster
Maryland
If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It
Massachusetts
Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's
Michigan
First Line Of Defense From The Canadians
Minnesota
10,000 Lakes...And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes
Mississippi
Come And Feel Better About Your Own State
Missouri
Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work?
Montana
Land Of The Big Sky, The Unabomber, Right-wing Crazies,
and Very Little Else.
Nebraska
Ask About Our State Motto Contest
Nevada
Hookers and Poker!?
New Hampshire
Go Away And Leave Us Alone
New Jersey
You Want A ##$%##! Motto?
I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto
Right here!
New Mexico
Lizards Make Excellent Pets
New York
You Have The Right To Remain Silent,
You Have The Right
To An Attorney...
North Carolina
Tobacco Is A Vegetable
North Dakota
We Really Are One Of The 50 States!?
Ohio
At Least We're Not Michigan?
Oklahoma
Like The Play, But No Singing?
Oregon
Spotted Owl...It's What's For Dinner?
Pennsylvania
Cook With Coal
Rhode Island
We're Not REALLY An Island?
South Carolina
Remember The Civil War?
Well, We Didn't Actually Surrender Yet
South Dakota
Closer Than North Dakota
Tennessee
The Edyoocashun State
Texas
Se Hablo Ingles
Utah
Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus
Vermont
Ay, Yep
Virginia
Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?
Washington
We have more rain than you do
West Virginia
One Big Happy Family...Really!
Wisconsin
Come Cut The Cheese!?
Wyoming
Where Men Are Men... And The Sheep Are Scared
KNOW YOUR STATE MOTTO
Alabama
Hell Yes, We Have Electricity.
Alaska
11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!
Arizona
But It's A Dry Heat.
Arkansas
Literacy Ain't Everything.
California
By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda.
Colorado
If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother.
Connecticut
Like Massachusetts,
Only The Kennedy's Don't Own It Yet.
Delaware
We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water.
Florida
Ask Us About Our Grandkids.
Georgia
We Put The Fun In Fundamentalist Extremism.
Hawaii
Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru
(Death To Mainland Scum,Leave Your Money)
Idaho
More Than Just Potatoes...
Well, Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good?
Illinois
Please, Don't Pronounce the "S"
Indiana
2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free
Iowa
We Do Amazing Things With Corn
Kansas
First Of The Rectangle States
Kentucky
Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names
Louisiana
We're Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos,
But That's Our Tourism Campaign.
Maine
We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster
Maryland
If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It
Massachusetts
Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's
Michigan
First Line Of Defense From The Canadians
Minnesota
10,000 Lakes...And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes
Mississippi
Come And Feel Better About Your Own State
Missouri
Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work?
Montana
Land Of The Big Sky, The Unabomber, Right-wing Crazies,
and Very Little Else.
Nebraska
Ask About Our State Motto Contest
Nevada
Hookers and Poker!?
New Hampshire
Go Away And Leave Us Alone
New Jersey
You Want A ##$%##! Motto?
I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto
Right here!
New Mexico
Lizards Make Excellent Pets
New York
You Have The Right To Remain Silent,
You Have The Right
To An Attorney...
North Carolina
Tobacco Is A Vegetable
North Dakota
We Really Are One Of The 50 States!?
Ohio
At Least We're Not Michigan?
Oklahoma
Like The Play, But No Singing?
Oregon
Spotted Owl...It's What's For Dinner?
Pennsylvania
Cook With Coal
Rhode Island
We're Not REALLY An Island?
South Carolina
Remember The Civil War?
Well, We Didn't Actually Surrender Yet
South Dakota
Closer Than North Dakota
Tennessee
The Edyoocashun State
Texas
Se Hablo Ingles
Utah
Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus
Vermont
Ay, Yep
Virginia
Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?
Washington
We have more rain than you do
West Virginia
One Big Happy Family...Really!
Wisconsin
Come Cut The Cheese!?
Wyoming
Where Men Are Men... And The Sheep Are Scared
I used to be AWSOP but wanted to be more theatrical.