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Quote from: kphoger on August 16, 2021, 04:09:22 PMAlso, chances are you don't know what "everyday" means.I've seen this one often in businesses (e.g. free ear piercings everyday, although they don't tell you that it's free with purchase of something else). The worst I've seen, however, is this:"Walk-In's Welcome", made worse in that it would cost a lot to fix it. You can't just replace a piece of paper, a menu, or anything like that in this particular case.
Also, chances are you don't know what "everyday" means.
If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.
Quote from: zachary_amaryllis on August 14, 2021, 12:26:35 PMwhy does holyoke, colorado have a street called 'interocean blvd' ? big aspirations? it's a wide spot in us 6 for chrissakes.According to the Phillips County website coordinator:Quote from: http://cogenweb.com/phillips/towns-holyoke.htmlMost of its streets were named for important people in the community, but there is some question as to the naming of the street named “Interocean”. Some believe it was named because the Pacific Ocean is on one side and the Atlantic is on the other, others say that it was a slam against the Union Pacific, ...
why does holyoke, colorado have a street called 'interocean blvd' ? big aspirations? it's a wide spot in us 6 for chrissakes.
Most of its streets were named for important people in the community, but there is some question as to the naming of the street named “Interocean”. Some believe it was named because the Pacific Ocean is on one side and the Atlantic is on the other, others say that it was a slam against the Union Pacific, ...
Random thoughts about ... piñatas.The problem at the point of the killing blow, when it splits open and the candy rains down, is that all the other kids rush in to grab the candy. You know how much kids love missing out: who's the one not getting any candy? The one still blindfolded and swinging a bat. That's when the dad needs to rush in and grab the bat: "whoa whoa there sport!"If kids figure out that there's a negative benefit to being the one delivering the blow, they'll start treating it like Jenga and doing little bunts, hoping someone else will do the coup de grâce. This will extend piñata time to the length of a typical Monopoly game.To fix this: set aside some good candy that will go to the kid that closes the deal. It has to be better than what's inside the piñata: like full-size name-brand bars. No Tootsie Rolls or Palmer "chocolate" from the aisle in CVS. Then the incentives will be aligned correctly with no conflicts. allow the hitter to swing at the other kids with the bat, to fend them off till he or she can remove the blindfold and have first grab at the goodies. Then those other greedy little runts won't be so keen on making their move so fast.
Random thoughts about ... piñatas.The problem at the point of the killing blow, when it splits open and the candy rains down, is that all the other kids rush in to grab the candy. You know how much kids love missing out: who's the one not getting any candy? The one still blindfolded and swinging a bat. That's when the dad needs to rush in and grab the bat: "whoa whoa there sport!"If kids figure out that there's a negative benefit to being the one delivering the blow, they'll start treating it like Jenga and doing little bunts, hoping someone else will do the coup de grâce. This will extend piñata time to the length of a typical Monopoly game.To fix this: set aside some good candy that will go to the kid that closes the deal. It has to be better than what's inside the piñata: like full-size name-brand bars. No Tootsie Rolls or Palmer "chocolate" from the aisle in CVS. Then the incentives will be aligned correctly with no conflicts.
Doesn't seem inherently much more dangerous than fielding a ground ball.
Quote from: kphoger on August 16, 2021, 04:14:23 PMQuote from: zachary_amaryllis on August 14, 2021, 12:26:35 PMwhy does holyoke, colorado have a street called 'interocean blvd' ? big aspirations? it's a wide spot in us 6 for chrissakes.According to the Phillips County website coordinator:Quote from: http://cogenweb.com/phillips/towns-holyoke.htmlMost of its streets were named for important people in the community, but there is some question as to the naming of the street named “Interocean”. Some believe it was named because the Pacific Ocean is on one side and the Atlantic is on the other, others say that it was a slam against the Union Pacific, ...huh... never knew that. just seemed like a weird street name for a town that is... well, nowhere.
Quote from: kphoger on August 17, 2021, 11:39:07 AMDoesn't seem inherently much more dangerous than fielding a ground ball.No blindfold though.
Adults should be able to order from the kids' menu.
-Am I the only one that went through the pain of explaining that I wasn't a junior, even though me and my dad had the same first and last name?- *sigh* Some of you won't ever experience the pain of having to get a haircut every two weeks and wearing a durag to bed.
There must be a few Michigan visitors that have to find out "majors" is correctly pronounced "meyers"
Why do people stop at a Yield sign, but yield at a Stop sign?