Seen in Print

[Rufus T. Firefly]

The moment I saw that photo, I wondered why anybody would want to say so, directly or reflected, on their presence.

Oh, wait a minute. I think I just got it. It's a comment for the reading, in a rear view mirror, by a driver he is following who displeases him?

Or, you now know the character of the person who is following you - an arsehole.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Excellent point (!)
And if his comment and proximity were that visible to me, I'd get out of his lane, quick as possible. (That may not have been my move fifty years ago, though, when I'd have considered the situation "Game On!" )

[webenda]

The moment I saw that photo, I wondered why anybody would want to say so, directly or reflected, on their presence.

Oh, wait a minute. I think I just got it. It's a comment for the reading, in a rear view mirror, by a driver he is following who displeases him?

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The mirror knows.

I think he is just feeling sooo smart because he got one over on the censors. I wouldn't take it personally.

[webenda]

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What is this sign saying?
Bicycles==[ride into]==>Pedestrials==[walk into]==>Horses
Bicycles==[ride into]==>Horses

Riding into pedestrians is not too bad, but I would not want to ride into a horse.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

What does that sign say? Since it is shaped like a yield sign, l'd say it says:
Bicyclists, yield to pedestrians; pedestrians , yield to horses; bicyclists yield to horses (.too).

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Not "seen in print," but witnessed in real-life:
Three favorite students and I in attendance at an all-school assembly featuring teachers who volunteered to have pies thrown in their faces, as a way of raising money for school projects.

I did not volunteer to be one of the victims . Nobody dared suggest it.

[webenda]

What does that sign say? Since it is shaped like a yield sign, l'd say it says:
Bicyclists, yield to pedestrians; pedestrians , yield to horses; bicyclists yield to horses (.too).

In that case, somebody is doing it wrong. Bicyclists yield to no one, not even automobiles.
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/3876 ... d-bicycles

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...teachers who volunteered to have pies thrown in their faces...

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What are they looking at?

[MurphOnMillerAve]

If I recall correctly, what they were looking at was that they had just begun and one of the first pies had missed its mark, but the male teacher received one by this shot...(left rear background)...

[Rufus T. Firefly]

But was it good pie?

Was this on Pi Day (3/14)?

[MurphOnMillerAve]

But was it good pie?

Was this on Pi Day (3/14)?

Nor was it on Pie Day , January 23 . (You clever lad!) But it might have been Little Stinkers Day. Oh, no, wait, that's closer to Christmas , for the kids who fart on Santa's lap. This was last week.

[Seaboard Air Line Fan]

Don't know why I picked this book up this morning, but here's some facts out of it.

The book is The Railroad Police by H.S. Dewhurst, it's one of the Police Science Series books from 1955.

Fact - To move an infantry division in WW2 (15,000 men) required 65 trains of approx. 1350 cars. For an armored division it took 75 trains from 28 to 45 cars each.

Fact - Every soldier sent overseas the army initially sent 6 tons of equipment and supplies, an additional ton of supplies was sent each month.

Fact - Estimated $40,000 a month in losses of Pullman linens, blankets and such were reported.

Fact - President Truman traveled over 75,000 miles by rail, President Roosevelt traveled over 240,000 miles.

There's all kinds of stories told of what was expected of the RR police and what they encountered. I plan on reading the whole thing soon.

Forgot...here's a link that has some good info:

http://www.therailroadpolice.com/history.htm

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Right........

[Seaboard Air Line Fan]

One of our local pawn shops started selling guns. In March they had a sign out front that said:

Buy A Handgun, Get Ammo For Life

I wonder if that was 1 bullet per month, 1 box/month, or the life of the buyer???

I may have to stop in and see what their inventory is like, they said 90% of the guns are new. But I need another gun like I need another engine

[Rufus T. Firefly]

One of our local pawn shops started selling guns. In March they had a sign out front that said:

Buy A Handgun, Get Ammo For Life

I wonder if that was 1 bullet per month, 1 box/month, or the life of the buyer???

I may have to stop in and see what their inventory is like, they said 90% of the guns are new. But I need another gun like I need another engine

Didn't say it was free or anything,