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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: 13667 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: 13667 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: 13667 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 8453 Members 16 Forums 13691 Topics 210118 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members zhangzhen, dene13, MariaAnastasia, MNPrasad, Krysto4 8453 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 43 Guests and 1 Spider online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 93 endymion6 71 wofahulicodoc 69 jenny jenny 67 teepee 20 Rhubarb Commando 16 Faldage 14 tsuwm 9 anddrewlee 6 Jackie 4 June 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

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