Regarding the conditions at the Royal Liverpool Golf Course in Hoylake, England, where the British Open is being played this year, Tiger Woods predicted, “Unless it rains again, this course will not see another drop of water.”
Tag: humor
Known to the State of California
Known to the State of California
Originally uploaded by MajorMike.
I had to laugh.
We were at Harris Ranch. A cool spot to eat between LA and Sacramento on I-5 in California. (They say “The Five” in CA). We stopped to eat and relax on our journey from Arcadia to San Jose. Here was this sign. I’d seen it before in California, but this time I had the camera.
I’m not sure why facilities in CA post these signs or what exactly they refer to (asbestos, mercury in the fish, global warming, contaminated Viagra), but I found the sign hilarious.
How can a state know anything? Scientists know, citizens know, people know, but implying a state knows is like saying, “a rock knows.” Jeepers, the State of Florida knows that drilling within 100 miles of the coast will destroy the tourist trade. Sheesh. It’s the citizens who know, or the experts in the state who know, or the legislators who think they know, but the state who knows?
Actually, those who require signs in the state of California who requred the warning sign I’m making fun of are serious about the risks they are warning about. Too bad they butcher the language in which the sign is written.
Ok, I’m a critic.
Los Baños
On our recent trip to California, we drove by a town called Los Banos. When I was a kid we used to drive through it on the way to go fishing or to Yosemite. It’s pronounced Loss Baanos.
I never made the connection, probably because of the pronunciation and the city omits the tilde over the n, but it struck me funny when I realized it’s from one of the few Spanish phrases I know.
¿Donde es el baño? (Where is the toilet?)
Baño actually means bath. But call me wierd, I got tickled when I realized that it could mean “The Toilets”.
Laws of the Natural Universe
Law of Mechanical Repair:
After your hands become coated with grease your nose will begin to itch or you’ll have to pee.
Law of the Workshop:
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner. Read more