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solice · 2003-06-06 15:59:32

did you ever notice that when those electronic signs on motorways are out of order they say that they are out of order. how can they say they are out of order when they are saying something. and why in stadiums are stands called stands when you sit. should they not be called sits.

06-06-2003 3:59pm

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did you ever notice that when those electronic signs on motorways are out of order they say that they are out of order. how can they say they are out of order when they are saying something.

and why in stadiums are stands called stands when you sit. should they not be called sits.

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#2 06-06-2003 4:19pm

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:rolleyes:

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#3 06-06-2003 8:51pm

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brilliant observation

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#4 06-06-2003 10:03pm

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Why is a building called a 'building' and not a 'built'??

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#5 07-06-2003 6:27am

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Why did they call it the "civil war"... didnt seem to civil to me!

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