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Do gay men and lesbian women celebrate Valentine's Day the same way as straight people? I have never seen the upside down pink triangle and the rainbow be used in my hometown of Clearlake, California or even my previous hometown of Clearlake Oaks. Deaths in 2013 ( talk) 21:11, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
Lately, I have noticed a number displayed on the lower left of city bus windshields, as viewed from outside. It is not the route number, as that is above the windshield; and it is not the number of the vehicle, as that is painted on the bus body. The photos show the numbers in question in six different cities. Any idea what they are for?
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→ Michael J Ⓣ Ⓒ Ⓜ 01:39, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
"Run number" is the term I've heard in Toronto too. Same sort of idea as an airline flight number, except that (at least on some systems) the vehicle will keep one run number all day as it goes back and forth — unless there is a schedule disturbance requiring it to be turned back or swapped onto another route or something. See
here a
Line 2 train showing run #72, and
here run #141 #130 on
Line 1. --
65.94.50.4 (
talk)
02:59, 10 January 2015 (UTC), corrected 07:48, 10 January 2015 (UTC).
Hello. I live in the Southeastern United States. The ducks I see are brown in color. They are about 30% larger than Mallard ducks. They have longer bills. Their main distinguishing characteristic is they dive underwater occasionally then re-surface. I have also not observed them foraging in the grass, ever. Another thing is that they want nothing to do with humans. If they are sitting on the bank of the pond and see a human walk within twenty feet of them they will jump in the water immediately. What kind of ducks are these? I looked through the duck articles here on Wikipedia and the ducks I am describing look very much like these: Canvasback but without the reddish head. These are more uniform in color. Also, I live further south than the described areas of the canvasbacks. Thanks. Zombiesturm ( talk) 23:10, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
I encountered the word "bangle" for the first time in my life when coming back from my Christmas vacation in Nice, France, on an on-board shopping catalogue in the aeroplane. I understand it's some sort of women's, and less commonly, men's, decoration. But I don't understand what sort. All the Wikipedia article bangle tells me it's a circular decoration with jewels. I'm completely at a loss about where exactly it is worn. The Wikipedia article seems to make it a point not to tell people how bangles are worn. JIP | Talk 23:30, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
It's a bracelet. Worn 'round the 'rist. Zombiesturm ( talk) 23:32, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
Simply put, a bangle is a hard bracelet with no moving parts. Think a clunky bracelet made of solid wood on a woman's arm anywhere from the wrist up to the elbow instead of a bracelet with a lot of charms dangling from a chain that can move around. Africans and ancient Egyptian would wear a bracelet called an "armlet" around the bicep. I wonder if it's called an "anklet" when it's around the ankle? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:8051:4D60:9483:E7C0:E0F1:8FB ( talk) 14:38, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
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Do gay men and lesbian women celebrate Valentine's Day the same way as straight people? I have never seen the upside down pink triangle and the rainbow be used in my hometown of Clearlake, California or even my previous hometown of Clearlake Oaks. Deaths in 2013 ( talk) 21:11, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
Lately, I have noticed a number displayed on the lower left of city bus windshields, as viewed from outside. It is not the route number, as that is above the windshield; and it is not the number of the vehicle, as that is painted on the bus body. The photos show the numbers in question in six different cities. Any idea what they are for?
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→ Michael J Ⓣ Ⓒ Ⓜ 01:39, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
"Run number" is the term I've heard in Toronto too. Same sort of idea as an airline flight number, except that (at least on some systems) the vehicle will keep one run number all day as it goes back and forth — unless there is a schedule disturbance requiring it to be turned back or swapped onto another route or something. See
here a
Line 2 train showing run #72, and
here run #141 #130 on
Line 1. --
65.94.50.4 (
talk)
02:59, 10 January 2015 (UTC), corrected 07:48, 10 January 2015 (UTC).
Hello. I live in the Southeastern United States. The ducks I see are brown in color. They are about 30% larger than Mallard ducks. They have longer bills. Their main distinguishing characteristic is they dive underwater occasionally then re-surface. I have also not observed them foraging in the grass, ever. Another thing is that they want nothing to do with humans. If they are sitting on the bank of the pond and see a human walk within twenty feet of them they will jump in the water immediately. What kind of ducks are these? I looked through the duck articles here on Wikipedia and the ducks I am describing look very much like these: Canvasback but without the reddish head. These are more uniform in color. Also, I live further south than the described areas of the canvasbacks. Thanks. Zombiesturm ( talk) 23:10, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
I encountered the word "bangle" for the first time in my life when coming back from my Christmas vacation in Nice, France, on an on-board shopping catalogue in the aeroplane. I understand it's some sort of women's, and less commonly, men's, decoration. But I don't understand what sort. All the Wikipedia article bangle tells me it's a circular decoration with jewels. I'm completely at a loss about where exactly it is worn. The Wikipedia article seems to make it a point not to tell people how bangles are worn. JIP | Talk 23:30, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
It's a bracelet. Worn 'round the 'rist. Zombiesturm ( talk) 23:32, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
Simply put, a bangle is a hard bracelet with no moving parts. Think a clunky bracelet made of solid wood on a woman's arm anywhere from the wrist up to the elbow instead of a bracelet with a lot of charms dangling from a chain that can move around. Africans and ancient Egyptian would wear a bracelet called an "armlet" around the bicep. I wonder if it's called an "anklet" when it's around the ankle? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:8051:4D60:9483:E7C0:E0F1:8FB ( talk) 14:38, 11 January 2015 (UTC)