My nearly 13 year old son looks out the mini van window at a stop light and sees 14+00 written on a lath set in the median.
He says, "that's 14 butts."
I said, "actually son, the industry term for that is 14 balls."
He said, "really?, that is awesome!"
Top notch parenting. It has its fun moments.
Brad Ott, post: 377382, member: 197 wrote: My nearly 13 year old son looks out the mini van window at a stop light and sees 14+00 written on a lath set in the median.
He says, "that's 14 butts."
I said, "actually son, the industry term for that is 14 balls."
He said, "really?, that is awesome!"
Top notch parenting. It has its fun moments.
30+00 was always my fav..."dirty balls"...of course we'd all giggle and make faces when the tail-chainman announced he was at "eight balls"....:pinch:
Brad Ott, post: 377382, member: 197 wrote: Top notch parenting. It has its fun moments.
You will be getting a note from his school about his 'crude' behavior...and, possibly, a visit from Child Protective Services...
DDSM
(don't ask me how I know)
How about "Punk" for eleven. Did anyone else use that? Jp
We used punk for eleven on the USACE field crew I was on in the early 80's. I had to give it up after I left because everyone looked at me kinda funny when I used that.
The phrase that began angle turning on the triangulation crew was "Balls aloft!".
I was taught plunky was 11, here in SoCal.
JA, PLS SoCal
Yup. Time to pull that child from a negative environment. Next thing you know he'll want to sign up as a registered (pick your opposite political party).
There you go, Mr Ott. If DNA, in general, hadn't doomed the boy, exposure through proximity should head him in the right direction.
Regardless of what these PCer's are saying. 😛
11 = "railroad" in the midlands of SC. Some parts of north GA, too.
+ balls appears to be universal (aka "a pair").
[USER=20]@paden cash[/USER] happy birthday, buddy....B-)
RADAR, post: 377522, member: 413 wrote: [USER=20]@paden cash[/USER] happy birthday, buddy....B-)
Thanks. Money Penny took me out on the town and bought me dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. I had their Mango & Key Lime cheesecake. I caught my A1C whimpering and trying to crawl out the door.....;-)
Dropped by my youngest son's place and played with the grandkids after that. Then momma had to bring me home and tuck me in...I'm tuckered after all that attention.
We've always use "a pair" for the double-ought portion of the station. I think "balls" was deemed to be just a bit too "risque" by my early mentors and so the less "obvious" phrase of "a pair" was used.
I use a lot of quotations in my typing, I guess.
" @#$% hair left, ok you're nuts on"
I've heard both 'a pair' and 'balls' for even stations. I've used 'doughnuts' in the past; mostly 'a pair' nowadays.
One of my early PCs, Burton Cook, would say 14 not-not.
Dave Karoly, post: 377988, member: 94 wrote: not-not
Who's there?
Dave Karoly, post: 377988, member: 94 wrote: One of my early PCs, Burton Cook, would say 14 not-not.
That would be 14 naught naught
JaRo, post: 378004, member: 292 wrote: That would be 14 naught naught
It sounded like not-not not naught naught.
Dave Karoly, post: 378029, member: 94 wrote: It sounded like not-not not naught naught.
14 OTT OTT
Mike Berry, post: 378003, member: 123 wrote: Who's there?
Burton Cook...pay attention.
