I may be into that. With who?
Smoking is not permitted in this area
Smoking will be fined by 69 try
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With WHOM.
Actually, who now means both who and whom, officially. It was recently changed, I believe.
“Officially”? By whose office? I didn’t get that memo. Srsly, legislation to change the language is not going to work in any country where English is the first language.
Most likely, it’s changing by common usage. That happens over time with all languages.
And “whom” now means biscuits with gravy.
Except in Australia, of course, where it means Vegemite.
I don’t think it means biscuits, either!
We only put Vegemite on savoury biscuits, like Ryvita or Vitaweet. Vegemite on Timtams is just too weird even for pregnant people.
Is Vitaweet the one where you take 2 of them, make a Vegemite sandwich, then squeeze the biscuits tightly together and get Vegemite “worms” extruded through the holes? Haven’t done that in years!
Vegemite worms? Mmmm, that sounds even more delectable than a paste made primarily from beer manufacturing by-products usually does!
I have to say I agree. Vegemite is the worst…
But give me Marmite anytime! <3
Marmite > Vegemite. Poor Aussies, don’t know any better.
They’re both the Devil’s toe cheese! That said, I can deal with people who love them even thought they’re wrong.
There’s something very suspicious about people who claim to be ambivolent on the subject though!
At the risk of looking suspicious, The only real differences I can find between Marmite and Vegemite are that Marmite contains sugar, and is around half the price of Vegemite.
If you don’t care to eat either of them, It could be fun to take a small jar into your favourite fast food outlet (dine in) and leave smears on the paper napkins. Watch whoever clears the table before you leave.
Marmite? But Pa might not…
Bet he would if Marmalade him.
I suppose you are correct, John.
In an attempt to boost sales of Vegemite against Marmite, it was once re-named “Parwill”. That didn’t last.
What is marmite, anyway?
I ought to leave this to the folks Down Under to explain, but as far as I can figure it out, Marmite is essentially the same as Vegemite except that it is made by a company in New Zealand, not Australia, that is called (and I swear I am not making this up) The Sanitarium Health Food Company.
The Seventh Day Adventist Church owns the Sanitarium food company. I like some of their other food products, too.
Did you know Vegemite is made by a Merkin company? (Still called Kraft, AFAIK). I don’t know if Vegemite is still banned in the USA. The ban was apparently called by the FDA because, would you believe, Vegemite contains folate, and was not on their list of products permitted to contain folate!
I’m still unclear on what Vegemite is supposed to be, too… I’ve never heard of it until I started coming here. What is folate?
Wikipedia has a good description of Vegemite and how it’s used.
Folate is the name for vitamin B9. It’s essential in various bodily processes, and is thought to protect pregnant women from giving birth to babies with spina bifida, which is why it is added to some cereal products.
I’ll have to look it up sometime, then, I guess.
I first heard of Vegemite, as I’m sure millions of people did worldwide, when the Aussie band Men At Work had their big hit, “Land Down Under.”
That’s the bunny. They were always very popular lunch box inclusions when I was at school. The very epitome of disappointment was finding that the apple had squashed up against your Vitaweets & Vegemite, and the worms had already been extruded.
That’s a new answer to the old joke about what’s worse than finding a worm in your apple.
whats with the number 69?
669?
Well, if you do it with the Great Beast, that would be 6669.
Get your kiicks on route 669?
I get mine on Route 69.
Route 69 is just as fine.
Your 69 is not as fine a you think…
69 is a sexual position in which the head of one partner is located near the sexual organs of the other partner, and vice versa. The loops of the 6 and 9 represent the heads, and the line represents the legs or upper body.
It is intended to allow both partners to orally satisfy the other at the same time.
It has been documented since before 1885, and works for all combinations of sexes (man-man, man-woman and woman-woman).
It is suspected that this occurred before 1885, but we’re having all sorts of trouble getting people from before that date to turn in their required forms.
I was thinking the difficulty was in photographic evidence, as photography required long periods of immobility in those days.
I’ve known some women who take that approach to secks.
Are you sure they weren’t just bored? I have met, ahem, gentlemen who were just about capable of inspiring catatonia.
Quite certain. The only criticism I ever received was, “Can’t you be a little quieter, or tamer, or, um… less creative?”
Well, sometimes we’re looking for a tactful way to say “I’m really quite worried that the chandelier is not going to take your weight if you insist on swinging on it like that” without making you feel anxious that we are calling you overweight.
I always make sure any accessory equipment is fit for use, sanitary, and well within tested limits before it is utilized. Equipment malfunction and breakage can be such a mood-buster!
K. Is anybody else imagining a naked guy swinging on a chandelier now?
oO
Yes, how can I erase that from my mind?
*ERASE*
It’s a shame no one yelled “first!”
After the world’s first 69? I bet someone yelled something!
I’m not so sure; after all, they may both have had their mouths full at the time!
It was a brave man that ate the first oyster…
Especially given that it happened long before people started bathing on a regular basis!
GMTA
ZOMG FIRST!!!
But to answer your question: Google is your friend.
Wow – wonder if work would adopt that policy?
It may be an effective approach. It would certainly take the mind of the smoker off the cigarette, at least for awhile. It might be a bit heavy-handed to deal with every nicotine craving this way, however.
On the other hand, previously non-smoking employees may relapse.
That depends on who the enforcer will be: if it’s a cute bimbo or himbo from Personnel, you may get people relapsing to smoking, but if it’s Ursula the cleaning lady (aka The Bear) who picks up the photocopier with one hand whilst she vacuums under it with the other, this may work as a stop-smoking threat.
And then you just can’t allow yourself to suck. Yuck!
Anyone notice the “69 try” has a bounding box with a different shade of grey?
hmmmmmm…………….
that’s strange…
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale
That’s because he pulled out at the end of the 69.
It’s good to be on line at the same time as you for a change, but I’m tired so I’m off to bed.
‘Tis a rare treat, but certainly, get your rest. We need your sharp wit to stay sharp!
He smoked like a pile of wet leaves.
The rumblings warned of the gas.
She fainted, gasping and choking
when he blew smoke out of his a$$.
Funny! Is that an original?
Yes. Thanks. I was inspired by the postings and driven to add to JohnB’s first verse something that would interrupt 69.
You clever little PoodleGroomer you!
THAT’S the verse I was looking for but could never find!
I think that’s because it’s a money amount. It probably changes occasionally.
Trust me they’re ALWAYS changing it! Some posters don’t even have the fine on them because it’s not worth putting up a fine that constantly changes. But one thing I don’t get is why they call it TRY! It’s Turkish Lira people!
It’s the same reason that the abbreviation for “barrel” is “bbl” and “ounces” is “oz.”
The ISO code was TRL prior to 2008, but the currency was so worthless (1 USD to 1,650,000 TRL in 2001), they removed the last six zeros from the currency and changed it to New Turkish Lira (ISO code TRY).
I bow to your superior knowledge
*bows*
actually it was called TRY only for two years to avoid confusion during the transition,now it is back to TL…so it means this picture is taken before 2009
Well, thank you so much for the clarification. Now I know how to properly abbreviate all my Turkish currency.
TRY actually stands for the Turkish Lira, the currency in, well, Turkey.
On today’s exchange rate, 69 TRY would equal to USD46,00.
The “bounding box with a different shade of grey” being a sticker allowing to change the amount according to the local laws. Conspirationists!
Wow, I see this sign all the time and I never thought about this!
doesn’t smoking usually come after 69 and not 69 as a result of smoking? still, i’ll try that for a dollar.
69 DURING smoking, however, is not recommended.
That ain’t the way to get hot, son.
If you really want to smoke, you could ask your lady for a 68……
If at first you don’t 69, try and try again.
If at first you don’t suck seed……
*chortle!! chortle!! gasp!!*
*clonk!*
PROTEST!! PROTEST!!
*throws red challenge flag*
There was NO dreadfulness in that pun! I demand a review!
The umpire’s decision is final. That was an EXTREMELY dreadful pun. You may also have a *clonk*, and accompany DnT to Dreadful Pun Hell. Go on, you know the way. And remember, no glass in or around the jacuzzi, use the plastic glasses or drink out of cans.
I understood that a review of the instant replay was now in effect.
Tell it to FIFA. Why are you still here? Dreadful Pun Hell is that way.
Sometimes the revolving door spins at the speed of light.
THIS ISNT EVEN ENGRISH!! ITS JUST IMMATURE LITTLE KIDS BEING PERVERTS!!
Ugh! – Hate this website!
GO KILL YOURSELF!!! EVERYBODY HATES YOU WHEN YOU SAY THAT!!!!
well obviously everybody here hates someone…
You disgust me!
Is that a kind of pun? The fact that you didn’t write Someone, with the capital, makes me wonder.
Not me! I’m a bundle of love!
Not to everyone….
Yes! Everyone is loved! I always take good care of my playthings.
Must. Resist. Urge. To be Troll! *gasp*
So nice of you to stop by and share a little of your charming self with us. We look forward to seeing you again in, well, how about when we’re all dead? I think a hundred years would do it, but let’s be safe and say 1,000.
You know what they say – you’re only as immature little kid as you feel.
That’s not what I said…
You forgot to mention that the 69 totally looks like it’s photoshopped.
Hello, Hebime. My word, you are looking like a triangular monkey person. Would you like us to make fun of you? Then you could feel smugly superior. Oh, wait, you already feel smugly superior… okay, we’ll just make fun of you because you’re a fun-killing jerk. POINT AND LAUGH! POINT AND LAUGH!
For some this may seem more like an encouragement to take up smoking.
Ok, I hope no one hates me for what I am about to say. But now that I look back, I am pretty sure this isn’t Engrish.
It says Smoking will be fined by
69 TRY
This notice is from Istanbul. Their currency is the Turkish Libra. The abbreviation is TRY.
However, I have no intention of killing the funny. And it does sound funny that they chose the number 69 and that their currency is TRY. So carry on.
I agree completely!
Ok, now I am angry with myself. Since some people had already said this before. Please excuse me.
No foul. I hadn’t thought about the fact they chose 69 until you mentioned it. Yes, why not round it off to 70? I think the choice of such an odd amount qualifies it for this site.
There must be code somewhere that limits the fine to less than 70 TRY. Political satire only has to tell the truth to be funny.
Oh whatever!
“69″ is Engrish?….this site is getting really, REALLY watered out
Let me guess. Someone stepped on your c0ck?
No, you are thinking of “49″…69 doesn’t include any stepping on anthing
I’m sorry to disappoint people, but this just is the standard fine in Turkey for smoking in non-designated areas. Nothing to get excited about.
Who said they were excited?