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Page 2 of 5 < 1 2 3 4 5 > Topic Options #114763 - 11/03/03 01:05 AM cattle gates or... gift horse member Registered: 11/03/03 Posts: 180 Loc: Austin, TX We called these 'cattle guards' when I was growing up in the Ozark Mountains. Here's a pic for people who have never encountered one: http://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/forages/rotational/images/fencing/cattle_guard.JPG Top #114764 - 11/03/03 06:10 AM Re: cattle guards Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653 We had cattle guards in Flagstaff. Not quite the same thing as a ha-ha. http://www.calpoly.edu/~gnewell/ehs122/pages/part2/sld018.htm Top #114765 - 11/03/03 07:26 AM Re: cattle guards gift horse member Registered: 11/03/03 Posts: 180 Loc: Austin, TX Great image! [Newby question: How did you get your URL to light up as a 'clickable' link?] I've only seen ha-ha's in English gardening books -- and up close and personal in a couple of English gardens as well. Very clever idea. Love the name. Top #114766 - 11/03/03 07:53 AM Re: cattle guards Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653 Newby question: You got 23 posts to go before you get to be a newbie. Check the FAQ link up at the top of the page for the answer to that question and many more and enjoy being strange for a while. And welcome. BTW, don't know about the Ozarks, but in Arizona sometimes they just painted the cattle guards on the roads. Top #114767 - 11/03/03 07:56 AM Re: cattle gates or... dxb Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/06/02 Posts: 1692 Loc: UK We have those cattle gates/guards that Zed described in the UK too, but whereas they protect an entrance way, the ha-ha usually runs for a considerable length. Interesting name you have, gift horse. I won't ask about your teeth. Top #114768 - 11/03/03 08:23 AM Re: cattle guards gift horse member Registered: 11/03/03 Posts: 180 Loc: Austin, TX Thanks for pointing out the FAQ. I'll check them out. Afraid I'm destined to always be strange regardless of the number of times I post. ;-) So, painted cattle guards worked to keep the bovine from roaming, huh? I've never heard of that. Just goes to prove that cattle are not exactly intellectual giants. [moo] Top #114769 - 11/03/03 09:02 AM Re: cattle guards Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653 not exactly intellectual giants. I wondered about that. If nothing else it proves they don't have to stick their feet into them to realize what will happen. Top #114770 - 11/03/03 09:47 AM Stranger than fiction AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6511 Loc: lower upstate New York I'm destined to always be strange Then you'll fit right in!! ...and no, I won't say the obvious about your mouth. Welcome. Top #114771 - 11/03/03 10:32 AM Re: cattle gates or... RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/23/00 Posts: 2204 We have those cattle gates/guards .... in the UK too, but we call them "cattle grids" - even when they are there to keep sheep out Top #114772 - 11/03/03 11:04 AM Re: cattle gates or... dxb Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/06/02 Posts: 1692 Loc: UK True. Baa-aa-aah. Top Page 2 of 5 < 1 2 3 4 5 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8419 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209713 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members Stephen A, fgjhgjk, Nora Francis, sabosophie, Lore Lorena 8419 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 32 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 82 jenny jenny 65 wofahulicodoc 47 endymion6 43 BranShea 35 Rhubarb Commando 27 Buffalo Shrdlu 19 Jackie 16 Faldage 15 zmjezhd 15 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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