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* Unit of distanceJim S
+- Unit of distanceRustyHinge
+- Unit of distanceNick Odell
`* Unit of distanceAhem A Rivet's Shot
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 |`* Unit of distanceDon Stockbauer
 | +* Unit of distanceJohn Williamson
 | |`* Unit of distanceSam Plusnet
 | | +* Unit of distanceJohn Williamson
 | | |`- Unit of distanceDon Stockbauer
 | | `* Unit of distancecrn
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 | +* Unit of distanceDon Stockbauer
 | |`- Unit of distanceDon Stockbauer
 | +- Unit of distanceNick Odell
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 | `* Unit of distancesoup
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 |  |  +* Unit of distancemaus
 |  |  |`- Unit of distanceAhem A Rivet's Shot
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 |  |   | |||      `- Unit of distanceAhem A Rivet's Shot
 |  |   | ||`* Unit of distanceThomas Prufer
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 |  |   | || +- Unit of distanceJim S
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 |  |   | `* Unit of distancemaus
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 |  |   `- Unit of distanceNick Odell
 |  `* Unit of distanceChrisND@privacy.net
 |   `- Unit of distanceJim S
 +- Unit of distanceNicholas D. Richards
 `* Unit of distanceDennis Davis
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 by: Jim S - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 12:25 UTC

I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving the pizza
takeout and throwing the box in a garden.
Suitable name for it?
--
Jim S

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 by: RustyHinge - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 14:10 UTC

On 03/04/2022 13:25, Jim S wrote:

> I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving the pizza
> takeout and throwing the box in a garden.
> Suitable name for it?

The Lout? The Slut? The Gauche?

--
Rusty Hinge
To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

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 by: Nick Odell - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:18 UTC

On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:25:19 +0100, Jim S <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:

>I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving the pizza
>takeout and throwing the box in a garden.
>Suitable name for it?

There's a story behind this, isn't there.....?

Nick

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 by: Ahem A Rivet's - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 16:54 UTC

On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:25:19 +0100
Jim S <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:

> I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving the pizza
> takeout and throwing the box in a garden.
> Suitable name for it?

Not sure, but it might help to reflect on the related (also
nameless) unit of distance being the distance between the dodgy kebab shop
and the nearest pavement pizza after chucking out time on Saturday night.

--
Steve O'Hara-Smith
Odds and Ends at http://www.sohara.org/

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 by: Tone - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 18:06 UTC

On 03/04/2022 17:54, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:25:19 +0100
> Jim S <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving the pizza
>> takeout and throwing the box in a garden.
>> Suitable name for it?
>
> Not sure, but it might help to reflect on the related (also
> nameless) unit of distance being the distance between the dodgy kebab shop
> and the nearest pavement pizza after chucking out time on Saturday night.
>

How about the twat?

Two twats to the pillock.

Four pillocks to the imbecile.

Tone

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 by: Don Stockbauer - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 19:01 UTC

On Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 1:06:33 PM UTC-5, Tone wrote:
> On 03/04/2022 17:54, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> > On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:25:19 +0100
> > Jim S <j...@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving the pizza
> >> takeout and throwing the box in a garden.
> >> Suitable name for it?
> >
> > Not sure, but it might help to reflect on the related (also
> > nameless) unit of distance being the distance between the dodgy kebab shop
> > and the nearest pavement pizza after chucking out time on Saturday night.
> >
> How about the twat?
>
> Two twats to the pillock.
>
> Four pillocks to the imbecile.
>
> Tone

This is already named but I forgot what the name is and that's the shortest interval of time is the time between when the light turns green and the person in back of you honks.

Do the British have the same set up where green means go and red means stop? I mean maybe my whole example doesn't pertain to Britain.

Which raises the question, is the whole globe on the system where red means stop and green means go?

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 by: John Williamson - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 19:09 UTC

On 03/04/2022 20:01, Don Stockbauer wrote:

> This is already named but I forgot what the name is and that's the shortest interval of time is the time between when the light turns green and the person in back of you honks.

The "New York" second?
>
> Do the British have the same set up where green means go and red means stop? I mean maybe my whole example doesn't pertain to Britain.
>
Yes, but we also have an amber light. In London, green means go, amber
means accelerate, and red means stop if you are driving a car, but does
not, apparently, mean anything to cyclists.

> Which raises the question, is the whole globe on the system where red means stop and green means go?
>
The red light for danger dates back to the very early days of the
railways, when it was noticed that if you can see a red light, you know
what colour it is, but for green lights, you can see the light well
before you can tell what colour it is. As a result, it made sense to use
red for danger. Human vision is weird,

--
Tciao for Now!

John.

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 by: Don Stockbauer - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 19:12 UTC

On Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 2:01:55 PM UTC-5, Don Stockbauer wrote:
> On Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 1:06:33 PM UTC-5, Tone wrote:
> > On 03/04/2022 17:54, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> > > On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:25:19 +0100
> > > Jim S <j...@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving the pizza
> > >> takeout and throwing the box in a garden.
> > >> Suitable name for it?
> > >
> > > Not sure, but it might help to reflect on the related (also
> > > nameless) unit of distance being the distance between the dodgy kebab shop
> > > and the nearest pavement pizza after chucking out time on Saturday night.
> > >
> > How about the twat?
> >
> > Two twats to the pillock.
> >
> > Four pillocks to the imbecile.
> >
> > Tone
> This is already named but I forgot what the name is and that's the shortest interval of time is the time between when the light turns green and the person in back of you honks.
>
> Do the British have the same set up where green means go and red means stop? I mean maybe my whole example doesn't pertain to Britain.
>
> Which raises the question, is the whole globe on the system where red means stop and green means go?

And furthermore , I saw some show that claimed what predated even lights were little wooden signs that would read "stop" or "go" controlled by a box at the center of the intersection.

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 by: Don Stockbauer - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 19:18 UTC

On Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 2:12:59 PM UTC-5, Don Stockbauer wrote:
> On Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 2:01:55 PM UTC-5, Don Stockbauer wrote:
> > On Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 1:06:33 PM UTC-5, Tone wrote:
> > > On 03/04/2022 17:54, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:25:19 +0100
> > > > Jim S <j...@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving the pizza
> > > >> takeout and throwing the box in a garden.
> > > >> Suitable name for it?
> > > >
> > > > Not sure, but it might help to reflect on the related (also
> > > > nameless) unit of distance being the distance between the dodgy kebab shop
> > > > and the nearest pavement pizza after chucking out time on Saturday night.
> > > >
> > > How about the twat?
> > >
> > > Two twats to the pillock.
> > >
> > > Four pillocks to the imbecile.
> > >
> > > Tone
> > This is already named but I forgot what the name is and that's the shortest interval of time is the time between when the light turns green and the person in back of you honks.
> >
> > Do the British have the same set up where green means go and red means stop? I mean maybe my whole example doesn't pertain to Britain.
> >
> > Which raises the question, is the whole globe on the system where red means stop and green means go?
> And furthermore , I saw some show that claimed what predated even lights were little wooden signs that would read "stop" or "go" controlled by a box at the center of the intersection.

yes, yes Amber forgot about that getting old
I did not know that red was used because you can see the light from green far away but not the color green . learn something every day

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 by: Nick Odell - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 19:26 UTC

On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 12:01:54 -0700 (PDT), Don Stockbauer
<donstockbauer@hotmail.com> wrote:

>On Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 1:06:33 PM UTC-5, Tone wrote:
>> On 03/04/2022 17:54, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>> > On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:25:19 +0100
>> > Jim S <j...@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving the pizza
>> >> takeout and throwing the box in a garden.
>> >> Suitable name for it?
>> >
>> > Not sure, but it might help to reflect on the related (also
>> > nameless) unit of distance being the distance between the dodgy kebab shop
>> > and the nearest pavement pizza after chucking out time on Saturday night.
>> >
>> How about the twat?
>>
>> Two twats to the pillock.
>>
>> Four pillocks to the imbecile.
>>
>> Tone
>
>This is already named but I forgot what the name is and that's the shortest interval of time is the time between when the light turns green and the person in back of you honks.
>
>Do the British have the same set up where green means go and red means stop? I mean maybe my whole example doesn't pertain to Britain.
>
>Which raises the question, is the whole globe on the system where red means stop and green means go?

To your last question the answer is yes, I believe that is correct.

What we can't all agree on is what the yellow one in the middle
means[1] and I reckon if you look closely that question may be behind
all the wars that have been fought since 1912.

Nick
[1]We can't all agree that it's yellow either.

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On 2022-04-03, Don Stockbauer <donstockbauer@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 1:06:33 PM UTC-5, Tone wrote:
>> On 03/04/2022 17:54, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>> > On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:25:19 +0100
>> > Jim S <j...@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving the pizza
>> >> takeout and throwing the box in a garden.
>> >> Suitable name for it?
>> >
>> > Not sure, but it might help to reflect on the related (also
>> > nameless) unit of distance being the distance between the dodgy kebab shop
>> > and the nearest pavement pizza after chucking out time on Saturday night.
>> >
>> How about the twat?
>>
>> Two twats to the pillock.
>>
>> Four pillocks to the imbecile.
>>
>> Tone
>
> This is already named but I forgot what the name is and that's the shortest interval of time is the time between when the light turns green and the person in back of you honks.
>
> Do the British have the same set up where green means go and red means stop? I mean maybe my whole example doesn't pertain to Britain.
>
> Which raises the question, is the whole globe on the system where red means stop and green means go?

My question; Why does Red in america mean Rightwing politics and Blue
Leftwing? In Yurope, it's the opposite.

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 by: Sam Plusnet - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 19:35 UTC

On 03-Apr-22 20:09, John Williamson wrote:
> On 03/04/2022 20:01, Don Stockbauer wrote:

>> Do the British have the same set up where green means go and red means
>> stop?   I mean maybe my whole example doesn't pertain to Britain.
>>
> Yes, but we also have an amber light. In London, green means go, amber
> means accelerate, and red means stop if you are driving a car, but does
> not, apparently, mean anything to cyclists.

Amber means "Get ready to stop"
Red means "Stop getting ready, and just STOP"
Red + Amber means "Get ready to go - but don't do it."
Green means "Get £$%^&*ing moving!"

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 by: Nicholas D. Richards - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 19:38 UTC

In article <20220403175447.486c62c192c9f3b7865056da@eircom.net>, Ahem A
Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> on Sun, 3 Apr 2022 at 17:54:47 awoke
Nicholas from his slumbers and wrote
>On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:25:19 +0100
>Jim S <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving the pizza
>> takeout and throwing the box in a garden.
>> Suitable name for it?
>
> Not sure, but it might help to reflect on the related (also
>nameless) unit of distance being the distance between the dodgy kebab shop
>and the nearest pavement pizza after chucking out time on Saturday night.
>
The same distance as chucking up on my bottom step. She usually chucks
up after sitting on my doorstep eating the dodgy kebeb.

There is also the guy (her boyfriend?) who chucks the dodgy kebab in the
litter box (very considerate) along with a baby's nappy. Both are then
spread across the garding by the local fox.
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 by: John Williamson - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 19:53 UTC

On 03/04/2022 20:35, Sam Plusnet wrote:
> On 03-Apr-22 20:09, John Williamson wrote:
>> On 03/04/2022 20:01, Don Stockbauer wrote:
>
>>> Do the British have the same set up where green means go and red
>>> means stop? I mean maybe my whole example doesn't pertain to Britain.
>>>
>> Yes, but we also have an amber light. In London, green means go, amber
>> means accelerate, and red means stop if you are driving a car, but
>> does not, apparently, mean anything to cyclists.
>
> Amber means "Get ready to stop"
> Red means "Stop getting ready, and just STOP"
> Red + Amber means "Get ready to go - but don't do it."
> Green means "Get £$%^&*ing moving!"
>
>
>
The way I learned it to pass my test was:-

Amber = Stop if safe to do so

Red = STOP.

Red and amber = Get ready to go.

Green = Go if safe to proceed.

Then I moved to London.

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John.

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 by: Don Stockbauer - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 20:25 UTC

On Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 2:53:28 PM UTC-5, John Williamson wrote:
> On 03/04/2022 20:35, Sam Plusnet wrote:
> > On 03-Apr-22 20:09, John Williamson wrote:
> >> On 03/04/2022 20:01, Don Stockbauer wrote:
> >
> >>> Do the British have the same set up where green means go and red
> >>> means stop? I mean maybe my whole example doesn't pertain to Britain.
> >>>
> >> Yes, but we also have an amber light. In London, green means go, amber
> >> means accelerate, and red means stop if you are driving a car, but
> >> does not, apparently, mean anything to cyclists.
> >
> > Amber means "Get ready to stop"
> > Red means "Stop getting ready, and just STOP"
> > Red + Amber means "Get ready to go - but don't do it."
> > Green means "Get £$%^&*ing moving!"
> >
> >
> >
> The way I learned it to pass my test was:-
>
> Amber = Stop if safe to do so
>
> Red = STOP.
>
> Red and amber = Get ready to go.
>
> Green = Go if safe to proceed.
>
> Then I moved to London.
> --
> Tciao for Now!
>
> John.

interesting that you're talking about red and Amber together , it's not done here in Leftpondia , You always have just a single color showing.
if y'all have red light cameras over there they will take a picture of a car that's in an intersection and have a ticket issued Determined by the license plate, and if you have those you surely don't want to enter the intersection on yellow.

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>> Yes, but we also have an amber light. In London, green means go, amber
>> means accelerate, and red means stop if you are driving a car, but does
>> not, apparently, mean anything to cyclists.
>
> Amber means "Get ready to stop"
> Red means "Stop getting ready, and just STOP"
> Red + Amber means "Get ready to go - but don't do it."
> Green means "Get £$%^&*ing moving!"

Or the Bristol version -
Amber means floor it
Red means just 3 more cars
Red + Amber means go if nothing to actually hit
Green means go

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 by: Sam Plusnet - Mon, 4 Apr 2022 00:32 UTC

On 03-Apr-22 22:46, crn@nospam.com wrote:
> Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>> Yes, but we also have an amber light. In London, green means go, amber
>>> means accelerate, and red means stop if you are driving a car, but does
>>> not, apparently, mean anything to cyclists.
>>
>> Amber means "Get ready to stop"
>> Red means "Stop getting ready, and just STOP"
>> Red + Amber means "Get ready to go - but don't do it."
>> Green means "Get £$%^&*ing moving!"
>
> Or the Bristol version -
> Amber means floor it
> Red means just 3 more cars
> Red + Amber means go if nothing to actually hit
> Green means go
>
Many fortnights ago, I had a jbex trip which I did quite often.
Part of the route involved going through the centre of Bristol, just as
the morning rush hour was getting into its swing.
Around that time, there was an announcement that the police were
withdrawing all their traffic patrols from the area, to see what happened.
My transit through Bristol sped up by at least 20 minutes.

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 by: Sam Plusnet - Mon, 4 Apr 2022 00:34 UTC

On 03-Apr-22 20:30, maus wrote:
> On 2022-04-03, Don Stockbauer <donstockbauer@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 1:06:33 PM UTC-5, Tone wrote:
>>> On 03/04/2022 17:54, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:25:19 +0100
>>>> Jim S <j...@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving the pizza
>>>>> takeout and throwing the box in a garden.
>>>>> Suitable name for it?
>>>>
>>>> Not sure, but it might help to reflect on the related (also
>>>> nameless) unit of distance being the distance between the dodgy kebab shop
>>>> and the nearest pavement pizza after chucking out time on Saturday night.
>>>>
>>> How about the twat?
>>>
>>> Two twats to the pillock.
>>>
>>> Four pillocks to the imbecile.
>>>
>>> Tone
>>
>> This is already named but I forgot what the name is and that's the shortest interval of time is the time between when the light turns green and the person in back of you honks.
>>
>> Do the British have the same set up where green means go and red means stop? I mean maybe my whole example doesn't pertain to Britain.
>>
>> Which raises the question, is the whole globe on the system where red means stop and green means go?
>
>
> My question; Why does Red in america mean Rightwing politics and Blue
> Leftwing? In Yurope, it's the opposite.
>
I read that Red = GOP, Blue = Dems is a relatively recent idea.

--
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 by: Ahem A Rivet's - Mon, 4 Apr 2022 03:51 UTC

On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 12:01:54 -0700 (PDT)
Don Stockbauer <donstockbauer@hotmail.com> wrote:

> This is already named but I forgot what the name is and that's the
> shortest interval of time is the time between when the light turns green
> and the person in back of you honks.

New York Second.

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 by: Dennis Davis - Mon, 4 Apr 2022 06:59 UTC

In article <t2e1ra$jp1$1@dont-email.me>,
Brian Howie <brian@b-howie.co.uk> wrote:
>On 03/04/2022 17:54, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>> On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:25:19 +0100
>> Jim S <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving
>>> the pizza takeout and throwing the box in a garden. Suitable
>>> name for it?
>>
>> Not sure, but it might help to reflect on the related (also
>> nameless) unit of distance being the distance between the dodgy
>> kebab shop and the nearest pavement pizza after chucking out time
>> on Saturday night.
>
>I suggest the "Hughie" after the man who invented the expression.

I quite like the expression "technicolour yawn". It's a colourful
phrase.

Or you could call it a "prayer"; a contraction of the phrase "pray
to the porcelain God".
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 by: Kerr-Mudd, John - Mon, 4 Apr 2022 09:29 UTC

On 3 Apr 2022 19:30:01 GMT
maus <maus@dmaus.org> wrote:

> On 2022-04-03, Don Stockbauer <donstockbauer@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 1:06:33 PM UTC-5, Tone wrote:
> >> On 03/04/2022 17:54, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> >> > On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:25:19 +0100
> >> > Jim S <j...@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving the pizza
> >> >> takeout and throwing the box in a garden.
> >> >> Suitable name for it?
> >> >
> >> > Not sure, but it might help to reflect on the related (also
> >> > nameless) unit of distance being the distance between the dodgy kebab shop
> >> > and the nearest pavement pizza after chucking out time on Saturday night.
> >> >
> >> How about the twat?
> >>
> >> Two twats to the pillock.
> >>
> >> Four pillocks to the imbecile.
> >>
> >> Tone
> >
> > This is already named but I forgot what the name is and that's the shortest interval of time is the time between when the light turns green and the person in back of you honks.
> >
> > Do the British have the same set up where green means go and red means stop? I mean maybe my whole example doesn't pertain to Britain.
> >
> > Which raises the question, is the whole globe on the system where red means stop and green means go?
>
>
> My question; Why does Red in america mean Rightwing politics and Blue
> Leftwing? In Yurope, it's the opposite.
>
It seems it was all down to some TV pundits in the US. It was arbitrary at first, but then it got stuck.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states#Origins_of_the_color_scheme

(TL;DNR - y2k)

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 by: soup - Mon, 4 Apr 2022 10:12 UTC

On 03/04/2022 20:01, Don Stockbauer wrote:

> Do the British have the same set up where green means go and red means stop?
Yes we do, but we have a third light between these two states
(amber/yellow). It means the lights are about to change .

No Jenkins it does not mean "put your foot down" you might make it
before the lights go red.

If the light is showing red and amber it is about to change to green if
it is amber on its own the lights are about to change to red .

> Which raises the question, is the whole globe on the system where red means stop and green means go?

I would imagine so !
Some with/some without the intermediate state.

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 by: Richard Robinson - Mon, 4 Apr 2022 11:50 UTC

Dennis Davis said:
> In article <t2e1ra$jp1$1@dont-email.me>,
> Brian Howie <brian@b-howie.co.uk> wrote:
>>On 03/04/2022 17:54, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
>>> On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 13:25:19 +0100
>>> Jim S <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I propose a nerw unit of distance: the distance between leaving
>>>> the pizza takeout and throwing the box in a garden. Suitable
>>>> name for it?
>>>
>>> Not sure, but it might help to reflect on the related (also
>>> nameless) unit of distance being the distance between the dodgy
>>> kebab shop and the nearest pavement pizza after chucking out time
>>> on Saturday night.
>>
>>I suggest the "Hughie" after the man who invented the expression.
>
> I quite like the expression "technicolour yawn". It's a colourful
> phrase.
>
> Or you could call it a "prayer"; a contraction of the phrase "pray
> to the porcelain God".

Ah, but. The porcelain god that is only immanent in the places sacred
to it, and non-existent in pavements, gardens, and other such secular
spaces.

--
Richard Robinson
"The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem

My email address is at http://qualmograph.org.uk/contact.html

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 by: Ahem A Rivet's - Mon, 4 Apr 2022 12:25 UTC

On Mon, 4 Apr 2022 11:12:16 +0100
soup <invalid@invalid.com> wrote:

> No Jenkins it does not mean "put your foot down" you might make it
> before the lights go red.
>
> If the light is showing red and amber it is about to change to green if
> it is amber on its own the lights are about to change to red .

Green: Accelerate (it might change)
Amber: Accelerate hard (it will change)
Amber/Red: Cruise (you might get green)
Red: Accelerate (pay particular attention to steering)

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 by: Tone - Mon, 4 Apr 2022 12:47 UTC

On 04/04/2022 13:25, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Apr 2022 11:12:16 +0100
> soup <invalid@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>> No Jenkins it does not mean "put your foot down" you might make it
>> before the lights go red.
>>
>> If the light is showing red and amber it is about to change to green if
>> it is amber on its own the lights are about to change to red .
>
> Green: Accelerate (it might change)
> Amber: Accelerate hard (it will change)
> Amber/Red: Cruise (you might get green)
> Red: Accelerate (pay particular attention to steering)
>

For York cyclists -

Red Ignore
Red & Amber Ignore
Green Ignore
Amber Ignore

Tone

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