Thank You State Patrol

[catbirdseat]

You made my day this morning by writing tickets for the diamond lane violators at the metered onramp at NE 175th who think that their time is so much more valuable than mine. It's nice to see them pay for their priviledged status. The State needs the money.

[foraker]

They're always catching those goobers downtown when they exit the express lane and get off at Pine St. They roll up to the stop light and there's a smiling trooper handing 'em a nice shiny new ticket and a delay. It makes me smile in a small and petty kind of way.

[catbirdseat]

They like to work the Pine Street exit on rainy days. That way they can stay dry and comfortable.

[David Trippett]

schadenfreude : enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others

 

Etymology: German, from Schaden damage + Freude joy

[catbirdseat]

There is an English word too. Okay it's a phrase because we can't just run words together as in German, it's called "just desserts".

[Weekend_Climberz]

"just desserts"

 

We should do that on Thursday and then top rope "late for dinner". Rad has done that like 3 times now on lead and he makes it look easy.

[catbirdseat]

That's because Just Desserts is easy. It's fun as hell.

 

I have to go and get the redpoint on Won't Get Fooled Again.

Edited August 8, 2006 by catbirdseat

[catbirdseat]

There is an English word too. Okay it's a phrase because we can't just run words together as in German, it's called "just desserts".

The word police just PM'd me to say that "just deserts" is spelled with one s.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

There is an English word too. Okay it's a phrase because we can't just run words together as in German, it's called "just desserts".

The word police just PM'd me to say that "just deserts" is spelled with one s.

 

the word police are morons. desert = Mojave, Sahara, etc.

[Weekend_Climberz]

That's because Just Desserts is easy. It's fun as hell.

 

I meant "Late for Dinner", it's just to the left on the steep face.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

There is an English word too. Okay it's a phrase because we can't just run words together as in German, it's called "just desserts".

The word police just PM'd me to say that "just deserts" is spelled with one s.

 

the word police are morons. desert = Mojave, Sahara, etc.

 

OK, I retract. But did anybody else here know there is another word pronounced like dessert, but with one s?

[catbirdseat]

Don't you just love our English language? Only in this phrase is the word used to mean "deserves". Anywhere else, it means "to abandon".

[KaskadskyjKozak]

Don't you just love our English language? Only in this phrase is the word used to mean "deserves". Anywhere else, it means "to abandon".

 

Now that the word police are listening, is it "tow the line" or "toe the line"?

[catbirdseat]

The latter, of course. Think about the meaning of the phrase- to stay within bounds.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

The latter, of course. Think about the meaning of the phrase- to stay within bounds.

 

that logic doesn't work in these situations... you could plausibly argue the first phrase too by similar logic. you have to know the etymology of the phrase to get it right.

[Couloir]

Talk about fucking thread drift!

[catbirdseat]

Perfectly acceptable in Spray.