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We're pregnant.

 

No. One of you is, the other is not.

Same people that end up with the "Baby on Board" signs.

I thought those went out with the 80s, but I have been seeing them around a lot lately, too.

Same signs. New generation of d-bags.

 

 

No longer restricted to babies...now they have little stick people in the back window, one for each family member.

 

Now the family pets are included, too.

 

And, I don't think any of that is a good idea...

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On your theme of ATM Machine and PIN Number...

 

Hot water heater. It is not a hot water heater. It is a water heater. The result is hot water. If the water going into the heater was already hot, you would not need the heater...

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On your theme of ATM Machine and PIN Number...

 

Hot water heater. It is not a hot water heater. It is a water heater. The result is hot water. If the water going into the heater was already hot, you would not need the heater...

I have to admit, that's what I have always called it. Never heard it called anything other than that. :blush2: Edited by Second Chances
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"Did you hear about Johnny?"

"No! What happened??"

"He put his hand through a plate glass window in the kitchen.... blood everywhere, 23 stitches. Ruined all Dottie's best dish towels."

"Oh, poor Dottie!"

 

It's only "plate glass" when someone has put a body part through it. Otherwise, it's just a glass door or plain old window.

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On your theme of ATM Machine and PIN Number...

 

Hot water heater. It is not a hot water heater. It is a water heater. The result is hot water. If the water going into the heater was already hot, you would not need the heater...

 

In New York City when I was grwoing up it was commonly known as a "boiler" or as my Puerto Rican grandfather would say "El Boyler"

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On your theme of ATM Machine and PIN Number...

 

Hot water heater. It is not a hot water heater. It is a water heater. The result is hot water. If the water going into the heater was already hot, you would not need the heater...

 

In New York City when I was grwoing up it was commonly known as a "boiler" or as my Puerto Rican grandfather would say "El Boyler"

Can you imagine if the water was boiling?

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There is a difference in glass. Plate glass is the cheap glass commonly found in house windows. It breaks into big sharp pieces that will readily cut a body part that crashed through the glass. Tempered glass, a form of "safety glass", is used for doors where the whole door is glass, quality table tops, and the side and back windows of cars. It is harder to break and when it does, the whole pane bursts into little crumbs that don't cut people as readily.

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

It's not a word, but the exclamation point has been cheapened by overuse all over the internet. I'm guilty of overusing it, too.

 

Epic

 

I don't think any other word has been overused or cheapened on the internet as much as epic. If you are using it to describe a video, I can assure you that it isn't epic.

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s'up? - makes me cringe/

"Supper" does the same for me. I think they eat that in Mudland.

My grandparents always had "supper" when I was growing up. Dinner was the noon meal and supper was the evening meal. I tend to use them interchangeably.

 

 

Must have been from the UK?

 

My mom did the same.

 

Dinner was for a Sundays or holidays ; "Sunday dinner" , Christmas Dinner , Easter Dinner , etc. was always 1-2 pm

 

Supper was the evening meal.

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

It's not a word, but the exclamation point has been cheapened by overuse all over the internet. I'm guilty of overusing it, too.

 

Epic

 

I don't think any other word has been overused or cheapened on the internet as much as epic. If you are using it to describe a video, I can assure you that it isn't epic.

True that. I've always used 3 !!! to ensure my point is coming across. More than 3 is excessive to me LOL

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s'up? - makes me cringe/

"Supper" does the same for me. I think they eat that in Mudland.

My grandparents always had "supper" when I was growing up. Dinner was the noon meal and supper was the evening meal. I tend to use them interchangeably.

 

 

Must have been from the UK?

 

My mom did the same.

 

Dinner was for a Sundays or holidays ; "Sunday dinner" , Christmas Dinner , Easter Dinner , etc. was always 1-2 pm

 

Supper was the evening meal.

 

Nope, not from the UK. They were from Georgia. While I use them interchangeably, I still always use dinner for Sundays and holidays.

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s'up? - makes me cringe/

"Supper" does the same for me. I think they eat that in Mudland.

My grandparents always had "supper" when I was growing up. Dinner was the noon meal and supper was the evening meal. I tend to use them interchangeably.

 

 

Must have been from the UK?

 

My mom did the same.

 

Dinner was for a Sundays or holidays ; "Sunday dinner" , Christmas Dinner , Easter Dinner , etc. was always 1-2 pm

 

Supper was the evening meal.

 

Nope, not from the UK. They were from Georgia. While I use them interchangeably, I still always use dinner for Sundays and holidays.

 

 

most folks do.

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