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A painted sign, forgotten on the wall of a small Swiss railway station, abstracts the German imperative and admonishes simply, "VERBOTEN"
In Spanish, the word hay means "there is/are" as in No hay huevos (there are no eggs, or we don't have any eggs) or no hay bananas (Yes, we have no bananas). A sign on a store in Ortega era Nicaragua read simply NO HAY
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VERBOTEN - Since nothing was specified, remember Was nicht verboten ist, ist erlaubt. So everything was allowed.
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alleged This is an example of journalese gone mad. Since any person apprehended and/or charged in the commission of a crime is presumed innocent until duly convicted in a court of law, the TV people especially, print mavens to a lesser degree, refer to the "alleged" perpetrators in order to avoid a libel suit, or to avoid having the criminal's lawyers claim at trial that the media unduly influenced the community and hence the juror pool so that the defendant can't get a fair trial. Well and good, but they insist on referring to "alleged burglars", "alleged shooters" etc. even if the perpetrator was caught red-handed, there are 40 eyewitnesses and the whole thing was caught on tape.
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caught on tapeBob, just repeat after me: "OJ is innocent; OJ is innocent..."
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RE: OJ-- Lizzie Borden was acquitted too, in spite of pretty strong evidence-- she had a habit of shoplifting, and recently stolen a ax, she was the only persons home at the time, "she heard nothing", etc.) but the she sat there in soft white dresses, looking demure. None of the jurors (middle class white men) could believe this middle class women could commit such a heinous crime.
She was of course found guilty by the public... Lizzie Borden took an ax, gave her father 40 whacks When she saw what she had done, gave her mother 41!
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"None of the jurors (middle class white men) could believe this middle class women could commit such a heinous crime."
Neither could the presiding Judges, who practically instructed the jury to acquit. I read the jury instructions to a group of lawyers, who all identified what I'd read as the closing argument for the defense. Of course, that the Judges included a couple who were appointed to the bench by one of the defense lawyers (while in his former position as Governor) had nothing to do with it.
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And in the middle of a Yorkshire moor, miles from anywhere, a post holding a board that states: "It is forbidden to throw stones at this notice!"
Rod Ward
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I had a laugh when I was in London in 1998. In a street opposite Westminster Cathedral (can't remember which street), there was a big hole in the ground with a six-foot mesh fence around it. On it was a sign which read "Men's Toilets Closed Temporarily". I thought it was a masterpiece of understatement and went to pieces laughing at the statement. Maybe it's just me!
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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A sandwich board (of the Depression Era sort) at 42nd and Madison announces:
"RESUMAVEN CAREER COUNSELING"
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Oh, my dear! It ain't just you, me too! lol'd
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