Another Sign

Here is another sign. This one was on a locked gate to the tennis court. The mayor must be busy keeping track of all the keys and safety chains for Leeman Field.

Statistics

 
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. 
Benjamin Disraeli

 
Chances are, he’s probably right . . .

Dead as a Doornail

Growing up in Maine, I often heard the expression “dead as a doornail.”
I never thought much about it, figuring it was an old Yankee way of emphasizing a lack of life in a person, place or thing. It sort of made sense – what could be more “dead” than a nail? But just about anything could fit [...]

Mashup

Mashup

 

(computing slang) A derivative work consisting of two pieces of (generally digital) media conjoined together, such as a video clip with a different soundtrack applied for humorous effect, or a digital map overlaid with user-supplied data.

And I though mashup was what you did with the ‘taters you eat with meatloaf and gravy . . .

Incongruence

incongruence (plural incongruences)

a want of congruence; incongruity.
out of place, absurd

I saw one of those big four wheel drive pick up trucks the other day. It had a skull and cross bones on the tailgate and the name of a construction company painted on the doors. The license plate read “FUZZY1″ which seemed out of place, absurd.

Make No Bones About It

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Make no bones about
Meaning
To state a fact in a way that allows no doubt. To have no objection to.
Origin
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