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  • ?No burials?

    From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Monday, June 08, 2026 17:53:50
  • From quadi@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, June 09, 2026 01:48:27
    On Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:53:50 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

    You would think that would be a given.

    Well, of course. However, if it is considered useful to put notices on
    coffee cups that say the contents may be hot, perhaps this will protect cemetery management from being charged with, say, being accessories to
    murder.

    John Savard

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Monday, June 08, 2026 21:54:42
    On 6/8/2026 8:48 PM, quadi wrote:
    On Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:53:50 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

    You would think that would be a given.

    Well, of course. However, if it is considered useful to put notices on
    coffee cups that say the contents may be hot, perhaps this will protect cemetery management from being charged with, say, being accessories to murder.

    John Savard

    True. Lawyers.

    Lynn


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, June 09, 2026 18:39:32
    On 2026-06-09 01:48:27 +0000, quadi said:
    On Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:53:50 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

    You would think that would be a given.

    Well, of course. However, if it is considered useful to put notices on
    coffee cups that say the contents may be hot, perhaps this will protect cemetery management from being charged with, say, being accessories to murder.

    John Savard

    Food you buy for heating (oven, stove, or microwave) often says
    something like "Caution: Will be hot" at the end of the instructions.

    On some packaging there is a line that says "Open other end" ... and on
    some when you go to the other end it says "Open Here". :-\


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Scott Lurndal@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, June 09, 2026 14:27:43
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> writes:
    On 2026-06-09 01:48:27 +0000, quadi said:
    On Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:53:50 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

    You would think that would be a given.

    Well, of course. However, if it is considered useful to put notices on
    coffee cups that say the contents may be hot, perhaps this will protect
    cemetery management from being charged with, say, being accessories to
    murder.

    John Savard

    Food you buy for heating (oven, stove, or microwave) often says
    something like "Caution: Will be hot" at the end of the instructions.

    Given that half the population of the USA can't read
    beyond the 6th grade level, and over 25% are functionally
    illiterate (and 66% of those were born in the USA) ....

    https://www.nu.edu/blog/49-adult-literacy-statistics-and-facts/


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, June 09, 2026 09:28:39
    On Tue, 9 Jun 2026 18:39:32 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2026-06-09 01:48:27 +0000, quadi said:
    On Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:53:50 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

    You would think that would be a given.

    Well, of course. However, if it is considered useful to put notices on
    coffee cups that say the contents may be hot, perhaps this will
    protect
    cemetery management from being charged with, say, being accessories to
    murder.

    Food you buy for heating (oven, stove, or microwave) often says
    something like "Caution: Will be hot" at the end of the instructions.

    I actually managed to heat an item to the point that it /emitted steam
    for a few minutes/ when I unwrapped it.

    Of course, that was because I heated it way more than needed.

    On some packaging there is a line that says "Open other end" ... and on
    some when you go to the other end it says "Open Here". :-\

    Also "This side up" or "This end up", often with a stylized arrow
    pointing (presumably) "up". Another one is "Use no hooks".

    This has been going on for a long, long time.

    And, sometimes, it /does/ matter which end you open the box from.
    Depending on how the inner packing is set up.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, June 09, 2026 14:01:59
    On 6/9/2026 11:28 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 9 Jun 2026 18:39:32 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:

    On 2026-06-09 01:48:27 +0000, quadi said:
    On Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:53:50 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

    You would think that would be a given.

    Well, of course. However, if it is considered useful to put notices on
    coffee cups that say the contents may be hot, perhaps this will protect
    cemetery management from being charged with, say, being accessories to
    murder.

    Food you buy for heating (oven, stove, or microwave) often says
    something like "Caution: Will be hot" at the end of the instructions.

    I actually managed to heat an item to the point that it /emitted steam
    for a few minutes/ when I unwrapped it.

    Of course, that was because I heated it way more than needed.

    On some packaging there is a line that says "Open other end" ... and on
    some when you go to the other end it says "Open Here". :-\

    Also "This side up" or "This end up", often with a stylized arrow
    pointing (presumably) "up". Another one is "Use no hooks".

    This has been going on for a long, long time.

    And, sometimes, it /does/ matter which end you open the box from.
    Depending on how the inner packing is set up.

    And FRAGILE in three inch tall letters.

    Lynn


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)