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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Dead policemen #85012 11/01/02 10:09 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England I think that in Zild they are generally called "What the f... was that?" The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Rumble Bumps #85013 11/02/02 03:26 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 I occasionally drove over a dead policeman in the road. In UK, CJ, these are known as "Sleeping Policemen" and refer to the bumps, about six to ten inches high, used to force you to either reduce speed or ruin your car's suspension. They are usually marked with white stripes so that you are aware that you are approaching them, so can slow down. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Chopped liver, anyone? #85014 11/03/02 12:17 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Our term for the same is a little kinder. Ours are merely sleeping. ~ jmh In UK, CJ, these are known as "Sleeping Policemen" ... ~ RC Welcome to the club, Jo. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Chopped liver, anyone? #85015 11/03/02 01:43 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Good heavens, Anna, I got that before I even saw your subject title! I'll pass the toast. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Rumble Bumps #85016 11/03/02 04:42 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA What a wonderful evocative term is rumble bumps. Here in stuffy old New England the signs say: "Uneven pavement, motorcycles proceed with caution." I will use rumble bumps at every opportunity and see if I can precipitate adaptation of rumble bumps on our signage! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Chopped liver, anyone? #85017 11/03/02 10:09 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 J jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah J Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 >Welcome to the club, Jo Maybe my comment was too subtle, like me. Although is this being discussed in two places because I thought I saw them mentioned in the daily e-mail from one of the places that I hardly ever get time to look at - Wordplay and Fun, maybe? I'm too busy for fun [sob emoticon] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Chopped liver, anyone? #85018 11/04/02 02:30 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta polisi tidur (sleeping police) here as well. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  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... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,837 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 596 guests, and 6 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 16 LukeJavan8 4 Bill_L 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,870 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,944 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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