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 #2 (permalink) Tue Jan 09, 2007 13:55 pm "Out of order" vs "Broken" |
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Hi Tom
"...***..."
I suppose MM might have had a "colorful" expletive in mind -- which his good breeding prevented him from actually writing. ;)
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Jan 09, 2007 15:12 pm "Out of order" vs "Broken" |
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ROFL
Let me see here:
In the US, "out of order" would be used at least in the following cases:
- Courtroom proceedings (Judge Smith hollered at the miscreant, "You are out of order, sir! Sit down!")
- Vending machines
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Jan 09, 2007 15:41 pm "Out of order" vs "Broken" |
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| Hmm... someone else will have to think of an adjective for car |
If my car won't start, I refer to it as "dead". My car has died and been 'resurrected' rather often, as a matter of fact. :D
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Jan 09, 2007 15:47 pm "Out of order" vs "Broken" |
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Which begs the question:
At what point does a $350 monthly payment on a new car make more sense than $350 monthly to keep one's current car operational?
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| #6 (permalink) Wed Jan 10, 2007 0:02 am "Out of order" vs "Broken" |
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| Tom wrote: |
| How would you like to complete the red sentence?? |
This broken-down car is not mine?
But I'd really like to know what MM had in mind! |
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