Re: Use of Extension Cord

On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:15:24 -0000, Big Mouth Billy Bass <nannerbac@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:49:48 -0000, via
<op.s0kchai1wabk2w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Peter Hucker" <no@xxxxxxxx>
spake thusly:

On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:17:00 -0000, Big Mouth Billy Bass <nannerbac@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 17:50:44 -0000, via
<op.s0h06uwxwabk2w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Peter Hucker" <no@xxxxxxxx>
spake thusly:

I've been electrocuted 6 times at proper mains voltage (240, not your pansy 110), and I'm still alive. 

Does "electrocute" mean something other than "to cause death with an
electric shock" in your corner of the English speaking world?  The
etymology of the word is "to execute by use of electricity."  Very few
references allow for the word to also apply to severe injury.  Perhaps
you are a cat, and have three lives left?


Another pedant.  I, and almost everyone I've ever met who has spoken about electricity,
uses "electrocute" as a synonym for "electric shock"..


You've met some strange people.  I've met exactly zero people who so
severely misunderstand the word.


You don't get it at all do you?  People are not machines.  Words are not precise.  And they vary vastly from place to place.

 Here's a clue for you - not
everyone speaks like they've swallowed a dictionary


OK, here's a clue for you - stalwart defense of ignorance is stupid in
the extreme.  You've been twice corrected; a sensible man would accept
the corrections and be improved by the process.  An ignorant man will
belittle those who attempt to educate him.  Your choice.

And oh by the way, your use of the word "pedant" is also incorrect. 

You just shot yourself in the foot.

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Three Scousers and three Mancs are travelling by train to a football match in London.
At the station, the three Mancs each buy a ticket and watch as the three Scousers buy just one ticket between them.
"How are the three of you going to travel on only one ticket?" asks one of the Mancs.
"Watch and learn," answers one of the Scousers. They all board the train. The Mancs take their respective seats but all three Scousers cram into a toilet and close the door behind them.
Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor arrives to collect the tickets. He knocks on the toilet door and says, "Ticket please."
The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on. The Mancs are mightily impressed by this, so after the game, they decide to copy the Scousers on the return trip and save some money.
When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip...To their astonishment; the Scousers don't buy a ticket at all!!!
"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" asks one perplexed Mancunian. Watch and learn..." says one Scouser.
When they board the train the three Mancs cram into a toilet and soon after the three Scousers pile into another nearby.
The train departs. Shortly afterwards, one of the Scousers leaves the toilet and sneaks across to the toilet where the Mancs are hiding.
He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket please..."
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