Another Radio Arm Saw
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77thor
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How about an ad for a "1948 Willys CJ-2A with a 6000lb wench"...
Really??
or people that say "battries" instead of "batterys"
Really??
or people that say "battries" instead of "batterys"
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rancherbill
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I know some guys are 'chubby chasers', but OMG, would you ever get terrible mileage with a 6,000# wench beside you.
(You can thank me, I didn't post a pic of HUGE girls!!!)
Ross/Kzoo
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Thank You! Most of us don't stockpile pictures of huge girls.
djjsr
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Fordman7795
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Friend of mine says the word billage instead of bilge
IMCA38
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I needed a new furnace for my ranch style house, but alas, I find that a
Four Stair Furnace only works in multi level houses!
Seriously, we should embrace these jackwagons with no spelling skill.
I needed some lower control arms for my race car (early CAMARO version).
I kept searching Camaro, Camero, Comero, etc. on eBay and found a pair dirt cheap that way. Anyone searching for Camaro would never find them.
Four Stair Furnace only works in multi level houses!
Seriously, we should embrace these jackwagons with no spelling skill.
I needed some lower control arms for my race car (early CAMARO version).
I kept searching Camaro, Camero, Comero, etc. on eBay and found a pair dirt cheap that way. Anyone searching for Camaro would never find them.
Ross/Kzoo
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Try looking for a John Deere tractor. The alternate search is John Deer and they don't get much action but I can get a good deal with the seller not getting many responses.
santagary
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Spelling and grammar are no longer taught in schools...we have spell check for those who choose to use it. Language in all cultures evolves and words are created daily because kids mimic their parents and then make up their own pronunciations and spelling. Texting has developed its' own language of abbreviations and are used a lot on this forum, ie., IMHO and OMG, etc. We can receive information instantly and resort to abbreviated speech for instant gratification I guess. I'm 72 and my parents tried in vain to understand our secret language called "Pig Latin". I still call things "cool" and often cannot understand the 10 to 12 year old kids in our neighborhood. Texting has become the new way of communicating.. I saw 4 adults in their 20's all texting other people while they were eating with one hand and texting with the other...while they were chewing, they put down their fork and picked up their cell phone. I never did see them conversing with each other. I haven't heard anyone playing "Words With Friends" in church yet, but I'm sure that's next. I just noticed that spell check will not accept texting as a correct word, but try telling that to anyone today...spell check and our Dictionary will be changed, but not that word.
Justanoldguy
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Cadillac fan
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Kingcrome spanners. Usually people spell it Kingchrome (meant to be Kincrome)
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/o-co...piece-gear-spanners-assorted-tools/1038129213
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/o-co...piece-gear-spanners-assorted-tools/1038129213
Riverside
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I recently saw an ad referring to "service rust" (meaning surface rust).
NIS240SHU
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I work in a sales office and have to listen to a co-worker say,
"Let's speak to..."
"I can't speak to that."
"...when you're speaking to..."
"Let's talk to..."
The problem is he's talking ABOUT THINGS, not TO them. It drives me batty. I hear it so much that when someone says it on the radio or TV once, I mentally discredit them and promptly change the station/channel.
Honestly, if I had a dollar for every time I heard the term "speak to" out of his mouth, I'd be able to buy a nice lineup of Lista cabinets.
That is just the most egregious of many improper ways he uses the English language.
Nice guy though...
"Let's speak to..."
"I can't speak to that."
"...when you're speaking to..."
"Let's talk to..."
The problem is he's talking ABOUT THINGS, not TO them. It drives me batty. I hear it so much that when someone says it on the radio or TV once, I mentally discredit them and promptly change the station/channel.
Honestly, if I had a dollar for every time I heard the term "speak to" out of his mouth, I'd be able to buy a nice lineup of Lista cabinets.
That is just the most egregious of many improper ways he uses the English language.
Nice guy though...
Zrexxer
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Oh that reminds me of a guy a work with - his go-to phrase is "Oh, and also too..."
"Oh, and also too, we need to get that report completed."
"Oh, and also too, I need to get the truck serviced."
He can say it twenty-five times in a ten minute conversation. Drives me bat-**** crazy! lol!
Stevie-Ray
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Was it a gun? Service rust is sometimes used as referring to the minimal amount of rust a service weapon gets while being used, like police guns, everyday carries, etc., without an inordinate amount of care.
Rusty Musket
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Here's another classic:
"Sears radio alarm saw - $75 (Vancouver/Salmon Creek)"
Sears craftsman radio alarm saw
the stand has wheels they need a little help
cash only
no texting
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/tls/4401502695.html
"Sears radio alarm saw - $75 (Vancouver/Salmon Creek)"
Sears craftsman radio alarm saw
the stand has wheels they need a little help
cash only
no texting
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/tls/4401502695.html
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PugetDude
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Dam ewe, spel czech!
dirttracker18
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Here ya go
I managed to snap a picture before it ran back into the woods
I managed to snap a picture before it ran back into the woods
Terranova
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Worked at HD.
People always asked for masonARY bits.
People always asked for masonARY bits.
rustiepyles
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http://kansascity.craigslist.org/tls/4307995200.html
Not only did the poster misspell vise (vice) but its misspelled ON THE BOX! So I guess the poster is right...
Not only did the poster misspell vise (vice) but its misspelled ON THE BOX! So I guess the poster is right...
Zeke
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Made in the UK. That's the correct spelling in the Empire.
Justanoldguy
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A vise (American) or vice (British) is a mechanical apparatus used to secure an object to allow work to be performed on it.
Rickedstyles
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http://houston.craigslist.org/for/4403281026.html
Ill just leave this here...also reminded me had a teacher in 8th grade who would always yell "be quite!" At the top of her lungs.
Ill just leave this here...also reminded me had a teacher in 8th grade who would always yell "be quite!" At the top of her lungs.
Ross/Kzoo
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Makes you wonder who's missing two SO torque wrenches.
Pluribus
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tripple axle trailer 21,000 lbs - $3500 (Olympia) ...Wait, WHAT kind of hitch?
http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/4681093299.html
I have a 24 foot deck over, triple axle trailer, rated for 21,000 lbs. Can carry some serious weight. It uses a penal hitch to tow it. Brand new 2x8 decking on it seen in 2 of the 4 pics. This trailer can haul anything, big to small. Serious callers only, Greg
I'm sure the hitch can take some punishment, and we should all be grateful it isn't one of those penile hitches.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/4681093299.html
I have a 24 foot deck over, triple axle trailer, rated for 21,000 lbs. Can carry some serious weight. It uses a penal hitch to tow it. Brand new 2x8 decking on it seen in 2 of the 4 pics. This trailer can haul anything, big to small. Serious callers only, Greg
I'm sure the hitch can take some punishment, and we should all be grateful it isn't one of those penile hitches.
Chitown_hillbilly
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I read an ad the other day for a trailer that had a Pinto hitch
I guess it's pulled by horses??Old post, I know, but 'duck tape' was actually the original and proper name for the fabric based tapes that eventually evolved into 'duct tape'. The early forms of these tapes were based on a fabric called 'cotton duck'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape#History_and_etymology
AnthonyJ124
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Wish I screen captured the craigslist ad I saw a year or so ago for A SETTLING TORCH. Best one I've seen yet.
Lassen Forge
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Our company runs its Fiscal year calendar from July 1 to June 30, and our budget and purchasing cycles run on the same calendar as we have purchasing cutoffs, budgets, etc...
And yet... there are people, even in upper management, who keep referring to it as a "Physical year". THAT drives me nuts. I've asked a couple "Not a mental year?" or "Who's the years doctor" and get blank stares.
Speaking of timely things... That thing that either resides in the kitchen (or whe they're too shot to use as such, in the partswasher basin).. is called a Colander, NOT a Calendar, or worse, a Candler. Or like OJ once said... "I don't know what she thinks, guess I'll have to axe her..."
And yet... there are people, even in upper management, who keep referring to it as a "Physical year". THAT drives me nuts. I've asked a couple "Not a mental year?" or "Who's the years doctor" and get blank stares.
Speaking of timely things... That thing that either resides in the kitchen (or whe they're too shot to use as such, in the partswasher basin).. is called a Colander, NOT a Calendar, or worse, a Candler. Or like OJ once said... "I don't know what she thinks, guess I'll have to axe her..."
Lassen Forge
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I almost choked over seeing a "linked in ark welder". I mean, gimme a break, can't they even read the name off the front of the buzzbox??!! Also, while he was one heck of a shipwright, I'm not too sure that's the brand Noah used...
kelpaso1
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A little off topic here but up here in Canada we have a show on Discovery channel called How It's Made. The dumb chick narrator constantly calls "welding" "soldering" and vice versa. Every once in a while she does get it right. Drives me nuts
Also on the same show, and everywhere else in this world, people call a gas engine a "motor". A "motor" is ELECTRIC
I also see that alot here. C'mon you guy's should know better
Also on the same show, and everywhere else in this world, people call a gas engine a "motor". A "motor" is ELECTRIC
I also see that alot here. C'mon you guy's should know better
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BC1
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All my employees speak English as a second language, it's awesome the words they come up with for tools. It took me a couple of minutes to figure out what a "spike" was, apparently that's a leaf rake. Granted, they have an excuse, unlike anyone born in the U.S.
A little off topic here but up here in Canada we have a show on Discovery channel called How It's Made. The dumb chick narrator constantly calls "welding" "soldering" and vice versa. Every once in a while she does get it right. Drives me nuts
Also on the same show, and everywhere else in this world, people call a gas engine a "motor". A "motor" is ELECTRIC
I also see that alot here. C'mon you guy's should know better
The guy on How It's Made who calls robots "robuts" annoys me.
I still like that show.