StoneMtn Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Okay. I have a pass to park in our underground garage. We don't have specific spaces, but some people have passes allowing them to park on a monthly basis, while others just get a ticket in the morning and pay for the day.Every day, I drive past a sign that says:[color:red]MONTHLY PARKING ONLY BEYOND THIS POINTEvery day I think to myself, "Does that mean that only monthly-parkers can park beyond this point, or does it mean that monthly-parkers can park only beyond this point, and nowhere else?"Clearly, punctuation is missing. As it happens, since I am a monthly-parker, I just park beyond that point and don't worry about it, but it bugs me every morning.Any thoughts on this very important issue?(Can you tell I don't feel like working?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Good question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Ask someone who works at the garage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I vote the above as the most useless post of 2008 so far, it's neither helpful nor funny.Why don't you ask the garage attendants about the rules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 "No Day Parkers Beyond This Point"is how I reads it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) Think of it in terms of what the parking lot's owners want to prevent: since daily parkers are, in a sense, "second-class citizens" (if they wanted more secure parking, they'd pay for a monthly pass), I would assume the sign is to keep the riff-raff (i.e., the daily parkers) out, which'd mean that, beyond the sign, only monthly parkers are allowed. Presumably, monthly parkers could (if they wanted) park in an area not beyond the sign, i.e., have their cars mixed in with the daily parkers.Aloha,Brad Edited January 8, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I vote the above as the most useless post of 2008 so far, it's neither helpful nor funny.Why don't you ask the garage attendants about the rules?[color:purple]Thanks for coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I vote bokonon as the most useless poster of 2008 so far, neither helpful nor funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Who pee'd in bokonon's cereal this morning....How do you spell pee'd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I vote the above as the most useless post of 2008 so far' date=' it's neither helpful nor funny.Why don't you ask the garage attendants about the rules?[/quote'][color:purple]Thanks for coming out.It makes more sense than asking a bunch of people that have likely never been in the garage nor know with any authority what the intentions of the sign are, ask the people that enforce the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Any thoughts on this very important issue?(Can you tell I don't feel like working?)Why pick on the Mtn today...there have been other posts like this recently but you have not made comments on them...I think Stoned Phillips holds the record for posts like that...and they are all in good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I vote the above as the most useless post of 2008 so far, it's neither helpful nor funny.Why don't you ask the garage attendants about the rules?I already suggested that, making this post just as useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I vote the above as the most useless post of 2008 so far' date=' it's neither helpful nor funny.Why don't you ask the garage attendants about the rules?[/quote']I already suggested that, making this post just as useless.ZING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I take full responsibility for the useless threads I've posted. And I think StoneMtn deserves kudos for actually warning people in the thread title what they are in for when they open the thread..no confusion there..Perhaps bokonon is just upset because she's having an issue figuring out how to turn "parking garage signage" into a thread about sex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 "No Day Parkers Beyond This Point"is how I reads it.agreed. this one is easy. try reading street parking signs in hamilton. No parking this sideEach month 1st to 15thApril to December... i need a venn diagram to know where to park in this city ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 "No Day Parkers Beyond This Point"is how I reads it.agreed. this one is easy. try reading street parking signs in hamilton. No parking this sideEach month 1st to 15thApril to December... i need a venn diagram to know where to park in this city ... Voted Best Useage of the Phrase "Venn Diagram" in '08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Since when are threads here required to be funny or helpful? To answer StoneMtn's question, I read it as only people who have paid for monthly parking are permitted to park beyond that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Why is it so easy?Doesn't the meaning completely change if you include the necessary punctuation?MONTHLY PARKING, ONLY, BEYOND THIS POINT.Instead of...MONTHLY PARKING; ONLY BEYOND THIS POINT.To me the first says that only monthly parkers can park there. The second says that monthly parkers are not allowed to park elsewhere.Then again, I'm not too smart or adept at the use of language or grammar. (I'm also not helpful or funny, but what can you do?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 MONTHLY PARKING ONLY, BEYOND THIS POINT.MONTHLY PARKING: ONLY BEYOND THIS POINT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 MONTHLY PARKING ONLY. BEYOND THIS, POINT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 ding ding ding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 To me the first says that only monthly parkers can park there. The second says that monthly parkers are not allowed to park elsewhere.The problem with the second interpretaion is that it would require monthly parkers who intended to park elsewhere to know, without having seen the sign, that they couldn't park elsewhere. This also leads me to conclude that it's much more reasonable to accept the first interpretation as the correct one.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 is all the text on one line? (ir)regardless, StoneMtn, just park the fucking minivan and get to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I totally forgot that StoneMtn has a Smart car. Did you ask your car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Doesn't it fit into an elevator? Just bring it to your office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now