NationStates Jolt Archive

Why are yield signs upside triangles?

And what do you think the little plastic things on the tips of shoelaces really are called? I wanna meet the guy who invented those. Do you think he's rich?

But I'm mostly concerned about yield signs.
What the hell...I mean, it oculdn't be a fucking regular triangle could it?

Why are yield signs upside triangles?

And what do you think the little plastic things on the tips of shoelaces really are called? I wanna meet the guy who invented those. Do you think he's rich?

But I'm mostly concerned about yield signs.
What the hell...I mean, it oculdn't be a fucking regular triangle could it?

So people like you would notice them ;)

Oh, and the little plastic things are there so that the laces don't become unthreaded, therefore, your lace falls apart.

So people like you would notice them ;)

Oh, and the little plastic things are there so that the laces don't become unthreaded, therefore, your lace falls apart.

I know what they're for...I just want to know what they're called.

I know what they're for...I just want to know what they're called.

Don't think so hard. It makes life harder.

Just call them little plastic things and accept. Let out the liberal within you and accept any kind of bullshit you think up. Such as Modern art...

And what do you think the little plastic things on the tips of shoelaces really are called?

Aglets. Any other questions?

I guess I'd consider myself a liberal.
That, however is irrelevant...
I'm a liberal who likes to have names for things.

Aglets. Any other questions?

Really?

Aglets. Any other questions?

*GASP**GASP**GASP**GASP**GASP*

Mr. Organless, if you can back that up, You get 499,999 cool points.

But you don't have an answer as to why yield signs are upside down triangles.

Really?

Damn straight. Would I lie to you?

Aglets. Any other questions?

Actually I do. (And given I am super impressed with the above tidbit, you seem to be the man to ask).

Is there an English origin synonym for schadenfreude. I feel there has to be, but I can't think of it.

Damn straight. Would I lie to you?

Maybe. I don't know. This is the internet.

I've always wondered whether morals had any basis other then societal programming. They have to have come from somewhere before society picked them up, but where?

Mr. Organless, I've got to be going. But I am thoroughly surprised at that knowledge.


You can forget about i the yield signs...I have.

Is there an English origin synonym for schadenfreude. I feel there has to be, but I can't think of it.

Don't think so*, I think the English were happy enough just borrowing it from the Germans. The big question here is whether it should be capitalised or not, I would guess.

* as James Nicoll famously wrote on rec.arts.sf.written - "The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary". Why bother coining a new term when we can quite happily steal someone else's?

I've always wondered whether morals had any basis other then societal programming. They have to have come from somewhere before society picked them up, but where?

Somebody saw someone boning a dead wooly mammoth and said "Ugha ugh ugh!"

Translation: "Dude...thats just wrong."

Maybe. I don't know. This is the internet.

Oh yeah, sure, I just knocked up this webpage (http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/agletrepair.htm) to prove a point on NS. Some may find the fact that I knew that these things were called aglets to be disturbing, but the fact that someone has an entire website devoted to shoelaces disturbs me.

Somebody saw someone boning a dead wooly mammoth and said "Ugha ugh ugh!"

Translation: "Dude...thats just wrong."

The degeneration of society...

Can I join?

Oh yeah, sure, I just knocked up this webpage (http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/agletrepair.htm) to prove a point on NS. Some may find the fact that I knew that these things were called aglets to be disturbing, but the fact that someone has an entire website devoted to shoelaces disturbs me.

Well said...

Oh yeah, sure, I just knocked up this webpage (http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/agletrepair.htm) to prove a point on NS. Some may find the fact that I knew that these things were called aglets to be disturbing, but the fact that someone has an entire website devoted to shoelaces disturbs me.

I agree wholeheartedly.

It's like whole websites devoted to Margeret Cho and/or Bill O'rielly not created by the namesakes...

Don't think so*, I think the English were happy enough just borrowing it from the Germans. The big question here is whether it should be capitalised or not, I would guess.

* as James Nicoll famously wrote on rec.arts.sf.written - "The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary". Why bother coining a new term when we can quite happily steal someone else's?

I couldn't find one either. (Though I didn't look that hard, and nor will I).

I had hoped, however, that there was an archaic word that had fallen into disuse that would serve as a synonym, then I could act all smartypants when someone brought schadenfruede's lack of english equivalent up. I further hoped that someone else would know it, to save me any sort of effort.

I couldn't find one either. (Though I didn't look that hard, and nor will I).

'Sadism' is the best I can think of right now, but it doesn't really fit too well.

But you don't have an answer as to why yield signs are upside down triangles.

Why are STOP signs octagons?

'Sadism' is the best I can think of right now, but it doesn't really fit too well.

Epicaricacy, possibly.

But I don't have a subscription to the OED and nor do I have a copy at home, so I can't verify whether or not it is a real word. Online dictionaries tend not to have heard of it either.

Epicaricacy, possibly.

Interesting, but since when does a Greek-rooted word count as one which has an 'English origin'? (as if 'Sadism' wasn't of French origin')

Aside from which, having beaten the Germans fair and square twice in the last hundred years, I think it is safe to say that we have every right to ownership of the word 'Schadenfreude', all the Pickelhauben we could feasibly wear and also copious amounts of Sauerkraut.

Interesting, but since when does a Greek-rooted word count as one which has an 'English origin'? (as if 'Sadism' wasn't of French origin')

Aside from which, having beaten the Germans fair and square twice in the last hundred years, I think it is safe to say that we have every right to ownership of the word 'Schadenfreude', all the Pickelhauben we could feasibly wear and also copious amounts of Sauerkraut.

I just found it BTW.

What I meant by english was not a recent import. (Or, to be more specific, not german.)

You raise a good point about our suzerainity however.