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Discussion Groups / English Usage / November 2006Another PhotoTour
I've just put up another PhotoTour page at http://home.earthlink.net/~tony_cooper213/auemisc.html Nothing spectacular, but some things that might be interesting to those who are not familiar with all forms of American culture.  SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL Tony Cooper <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> had it: > I've just put up another PhotoTour page at > http://home.earthlink.net/~tony_cooper213/auemisc.html > > Nothing spectacular, but some things that might be interesting to > those who are not familiar with all forms of American culture. Goodness, is there anybody here who is familiar with all forms of American culture? I've been in 38 States, and I've barely scratched the surface. SignatureDavid ===== >Tony Cooper <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> had it: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Goodness, is there anybody here who is familiar with all forms of >American culture? Areff is. If he hasn't experienced or seen it, he still manages to have an opinion. >I've been in 38 States, and I've barely scratched >the surface. States? With a capital "S"? SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL Tony Cooper <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> had it: > >Tony Cooper <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> had it: > > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > States? With a capital "S"? I wondered about it at the time. The simple word "state" to me means a country with an independent government, army, foreign policy, etc. Since the term "United States" has a capital S, I reused it. But I don't insist on it, or even think it's particularly correct. SignatureDavid ===== >I wondered about it at the time. The simple word "state" to me means >a country with an independent government, army, foreign policy, etc. >Since the term "United States" has a capital S, I reused it. But I >don't insist on it, or even think it's particularly correct. That is certainly the usage of the late Georgian and early Federal period, as seen, for example, in the text of the Constitution. I'm not sure when this usage fell out of favor; now capitalized "State" is generally only used in the context of a partially-elided proper noun -- "My father works for the State", or "The State now requires that frobbotzim be inspected for gungenflush fatigue every five years" -- and even there the lower-case would be considered acceptable by many. Of course, the ceremonial name of most states is "The State of ____" where the "State" is part of a proper noun (phrase).[1] -GAWollman [1] There are four states which are known ceremonially as "The Commonwealth of ____"; Massachusetts and Virginia retain more odd historical names of this sort than do the other two, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. SignatureGarrett A. Wollman | The real tragedy of human existence is not that we are wollman@csail.mit.edu| nasty by nature, but that a cruel structural asymmetry Opinions not those | grants to rare events of meanness such power to shape of MIT or CSAIL. | our history. - S.J. Gould, Ten Thousand Acts of Kindness >Nothing spectacular, but some things that might be interesting to >those who are not familiar with all forms of American culture. In <http://home.earthlink.net/~tony_cooper213/auemisc.html>, Tony writes: > Some signs out in front of churches just give list the times and > types of service, but many include pithy little religious > sayings. I've always wondered if pastors subscribe to services that > come up with them. Yes. I've come across one or two of them in researching quotations for Wikiquote. (The number and variety of religious organizations in the U.S. must be bewildering for many foreign visitors. Even the Boy Scouts here are a religious organization....) -GAWollman SignatureGarrett A. Wollman | The real tragedy of human existence is not that we are wollman@csail.mit.edu| nasty by nature, but that a cruel structural asymmetry Opinions not those | grants to rare events of meanness such power to shape of MIT or CSAIL. | our history. - S.J. Gould, Ten Thousand Acts of Kindness Garrett Wollman filted: >In <http://home.earthlink.net/~tony_cooper213/auemisc.html>, Tony >writes: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Yes. I've come across one or two of them in researching quotations >for Wikiquote. Did I post this here before?...a little something from Our Lady Of Obsessive Precision: http://members.cox.net/radishman/Set176_01.jpg ....r Signature"Keep your eye on the Bishop. I want to know when he makes his move", said the Inspector, obliquely. >>Nothing spectacular, but some things that might be interesting to >>those who are not familiar with all forms of American culture. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >bewildering for many foreign visitors. Even the Boy Scouts here are a >religious organization....) So are Scouts here, according to their pledge and laws (latest version appears to be 1993): Pledge. 1. On my honour I will Love God; Honour the Queen; Respect all. 2. On my honour I will without fear or reward, protect the weak, defend the helpless and assist my neighbour. 3. On my honour I will keep the Scout Law. laws. 1. A Scout is honourable, truthful and reliable. 2. A Scout is loyal to the Queen, his/her Country, his/her Parents, his/her Officers and to comrades high and low. 3. A Scout is helpful to others, whatever it may cost him/her. 4. A Scout is a friend to all and a brother/sister to all other Scouts. 5. A Scout is courteous to all. 6. A Scout is kind to animals. 7. A Scout is obedient and follows orders from his/her Parents and Officers promptly. 8. A Scout is cheerful and takes trouble with a trusting grace. 9. A Scout is self-reliant and a good steward of his/her possessions. 10. A Scout is upright in his/her conduct. SignatureRobin Herts, England Robin Bignall <docrobin@ntlworld.com> had it: > >(The number and variety of religious organizations in the U.S. must be > >bewildering for many foreign visitors. Even the Boy Scouts here are a [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > defend the helpless and assist my neighbour. > 3. On my honour I will keep the Scout Law. ... Apart from the downright illegal, the only thing which automatically disqualifies one from becoming a scout leader is atheism. SignatureDavid ===== > Robin Bignall <docrobin@ntlworld.com> had it: > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Apart from the downright illegal, the only thing which automatically > disqualifies one from becoming a scout leader is atheism. When I was a Cub Scout, nobody asked. 'Course that was in the U.S. Here they're more worried you might be gay. I'm really no fan of the organization. --Jeff SignatureOften war is waged only in order to show valor; thus an inner dignity is ascribed to war itself, and even some philosophers have praised it as an ennoblement of humanity, forgetting the pronouncement of the Greek who said, "War is an evil in as much as it produces more wicked men than it takes away." --Immanuel Kant Jeffrey Turner <jturner@localnet.com> had it: > > Apart from the downright illegal, the only thing which automatically > > disqualifies one from becoming a scout leader is atheism. > > When I was a Cub Scout, nobody asked. 'Course that was in the U.S. > Here they're more worried you might be gay. I'm really no fan of the > organization. It's not an issue for those joining the Scouts as children - it's only a disqualification for those who want to be Scout *leaders*. SignatureDavid ===== > I've just put up another PhotoTour page at > http://home.earthlink.net/~tony_cooper213/auemisc.html > > Nothing spectacular, but some things that might be interesting to > those who are not familiar with all forms of American culture. The sign for the "True Holiness United Pentecostal Church of Jesus Inc." made me wonder about the corporation they apparently worship. SignatureEvan Kirshenbaum +------------------------------------ HP Laboratories |Pardon him, Theodotus. He is a 1501 Page Mill Road, 1U, MS 1141 |barbarian and thinks that the Palo Alto, CA 94304 |customs of his tribe and island are |the laws of nature. kirshenbaum@hpl.hp.com | (650)857-7572 | George Bernard Shaw http://www.kirshenbaum.net/ >>I've just put up another PhotoTour page at >>http://home.earthlink.net/~tony_cooper213/auemisc.html [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > The sign for the "True Holiness United Pentecostal Church of Jesus > Inc." made me wonder about the corporation they apparently worship. It's all perfectly legit, you can even get a loan right in the temple. --Jeff SignatureOften war is waged only in order to show valor; thus an inner dignity is ascribed to war itself, and even some philosophers have praised it as an ennoblement of humanity, forgetting the pronouncement of the Greek who said, "War is an evil in as much as it produces more wicked men than it takes away." --Immanuel Kant > I've just put up another PhotoTour page at > http://home.earthlink.net/~tony_cooper213/auemisc.html > > Nothing spectacular, but some things that might be interesting to > those who are not familiar with all forms of American culture. Very nice pictures, Tony. The one with the porch reminded me of my grandfather's house in Cleveland, where I would sit in a rocking chair and read as a child. He had a coal chute and a coal bin to fuel the furnace, and later converted to gas. The basement was an endlessly fascinating place, with a big workbench, giant ancient soldering irons on gas rings, and wooden bins with all kinds of interesting junk. There was a storage bin behind a door cut into the basement wall for storing perishables, I guess before electric refrigeration. I drove by there a few years ago, just to take a look at the house. The neigborhood had converted into a ghetto; there was a group of black teenagers in the street, and one of them challenged me, saying "What do you think this is, a tourist area?". I thought of stopping and telling him that I'd lived there from age zero to five, about five decades before, but then I thought better of it and drove on. -- John > I've just put up another PhotoTour page at > http://home.earthlink.net/~tony_cooper213/auemisc.html > > Nothing spectacular, but some things that might be interesting to > those who are not familiar with all forms of American culture. Just clicked on the link and it appears to be broken. Will. >> I've just put up another PhotoTour page at >> http://home.earthlink.net/~tony_cooper213/auemisc.html [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Just clicked on the link and it appears to be broken. The link itself is good, but there seems to be trouble in connecting to the any home.earthlink.net site this morning. Evidently, a server problem. Try the link later. SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL |
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