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Old May 24th 2017, 9:54 am
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A large official road sign in Mussafah (Abu Dhabi) I saw yesterday.

"Stopping on this road is prohibited under perjury"
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Old May 24th 2017, 11:18 am
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Sign next to the lifts at work.
"All acticiries monitored by video camera"

It may just be a bad typo, a really bad one.

Also seen quite a few vans with signs saying "For Rant".
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Old May 24th 2017, 11:28 am
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Originally Posted by Miss Ann Thrope
About time we had a cum chat on this forum
There has never been enough, all a bit straight laced and prudish.

Originally Posted by Bahtatboy
That's been around in the sense you quote it since the C 15th. Perfectly legitimate use. Don't let the illiterati dumb you down.
In the medieval times 'nice' meant 'stupid' or 'silly'.
Times change. So cum on, get with it.
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Old May 24th 2017, 11:29 am
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Originally Posted by Scamp
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In the medieval times 'nice' meant 'stupid' or 'silly'.
Times change. So cum on, get with it.
"since"
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Old May 24th 2017, 11:54 am
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"Your good name sir?"

Like I have a bad one as well, maybe even a stupid or funny one!
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Originally Posted by martinbkk
"Your good name sir?"

Like I have a bad one as well, maybe even a stupid or funny one!
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