Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-24 Thread P.J. Alling
It's a funny language because the Romans, Danes, French and various German tribes wouldn't just stay home. On 7/24/2015 12:48 PM, John wrote: On 7/23/2015 1:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways drive them on parkways?

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-24 Thread John
On 7/23/2015 1:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways drive them on parkways? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/410/why-do-we-drive-on-the-parkway-and-park-on-the-driveway I already knew that, but it doesn't answer the REAL

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-24 Thread John
I think I stole it from Steven Wright. Maybe *HE* stole it from Carlin? On 7/23/2015 4:32 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: stealing lines from Carlin are ya.. ann On 7/23/2015 1:17 PM, John wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways drive them on parkways? On 7/23/2015 12:24 PM, Bob

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-24 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 24 Jul 2015, at 17:48, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: On 7/23/2015 1:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways drive them on parkways?

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-24 Thread Bill
On 24/07/2015 12:02 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 24 Jul 2015, at 17:48, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: On 7/23/2015 1:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways drive them on parkways?

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread ann sanfedele
stealing lines from Carlin are ya.. ann On 7/23/2015 1:17 PM, John wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways drive them on parkways? On 7/23/2015 12:24 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread David Mann
So they can fly off a runway. On Jul 24, 2015, at 5:17 am, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways drive them on parkways? On 7/23/2015 12:24 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread steve harley
On 2015-07-23 11:17 , John wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways drive them on parkways? don't people drive bikes and ride cars, after all? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread John
... and why do people park their cars in driveways drive them on parkways? On 7/23/2015 12:24 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? A

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread John
On 7/23/2015 1:06 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Sullivan wrote: speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? A big landfill somewhere? When the milk gets warm and you

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread Darren Addy
And, as Steven Wright famously asked, Does anybody have another word for thesaurus?. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 23 July 2015 at 20:09, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: And, as Steven Wright famously asked, Does anybody have another word for thesaurus?. synonymy -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread Bob W-PDML
My dictionary, lexicon, wordbook, wordfinder, vocabulary, synonymy, encyclopaedia, storehouse, repository, treasury does... B [Chambers Thesaurus (iOS) © Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd.] On 23 Jul 2015, at 20:09, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: And, as Steven Wright famously

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread David J Brooks
If the professor on Gilligan's Island make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat? Dave On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 23 Jul 2015, at 18:21, John sesso...@earthlink.net wrote: On 7/23/2015 1:06 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Sullivan wrote: speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread P.J. Alling
On 7/23/2015 1:06 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Sullivan wrote: speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? A big landfill somewhere? When the milk gets warm and you

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread Mark Roberts
John wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways drive them on parkways? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/410/why-do-we-drive-on-the-parkway-and-park-on-the-driveway -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Maybe because a driveway is a way to the drive, while a parkway is a way to the park? ;-) John Thu, 23 Jul 2015 10:18:54 -0700 wrote: ... and why do people park their cars in driveways drive them on parkways? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? A big landfill somewhere? When the milk gets warm and you put it back in the refrigerator, whats happening? You replacing the

Re: OT: Obscure Questions (was What's in the name?)

2015-07-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Sullivan wrote: speaking of obscure language questions... As my sons were growing up, we wondered what happened to Frigerators. We knew about re-frigerators, but where were the originals? A big landfill somewhere? When the milk gets warm and you put it back in the refrigerator, whats