Excelsior! Academy Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Why!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeachyDoodle Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 LOL... Reminds me of this: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 No..I don't. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I'm so confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 What yellow trucks with orange paint? Off to google... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 No. Should I? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Oh, do you mean Yellow Freight with the words in orange? I believe it's because the founder or owner or someone had something to do with the Yellow Cab Company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Google: yellow trucking The images show trucks with the name "yellow" but the trucks are orange. Eta: Apparently that shade of orange is considered most visible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Why!? Because Penske's trucks are yellow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Ah, it's a combination. The founder started Yellow Cab and after commissioning a safety study found that orange is the most visible color from a distance. Founding Color The things you find yourself researching because of something someone said on WTM are endless. :lol: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Those? I don't get it. What's the problem with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 The problem is that they drive some people (like me) crazy. Kind of like naming a baby born in December "Summer". (Not knocking anyone if they have done this.) Just for word-geek people like me, it's a little disconcerting. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 The problem is that they drive some people (like me) crazy. Kind of like naming a baby born in December "Summer". (Not knocking anyone if they have done this.) Just for word-geek people like me, it's a little disconcerting. :) He has a daughter he calls Easter. She was born on a Tuesday night... Every day is a winding road... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 The problem is that they drive some people (like me) crazy. Kind of like naming a baby born in December "Summer". (Not knocking anyone if they have done this.) Just for word-geek people like me, it's a little disconcerting. :) Not as disconcerting as when you realize that December means "tenth month" (because the Romans ran out of steam sometime in the middle of summer) even though it's really the twelfth. Your December-born baby might be Australian, or her parents might have just been optimistic, but tenth month being the twelfth is very annoying, even when you know the historical reasons behind such a thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 They're like blue Redboxes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Not as disconcerting as when you realize that December means "tenth month" (because the Romans ran out of steam sometime in the middle of summer) even though it's really the twelfth. Your December-born baby might be Australian, or her parents might have just been optimistic, but tenth month being the twelfth is very annoying, even when you know the historical reasons behind such a thing. Thank you. Now instead of wondering why they would name their child "Summer" I can just imagine that they are from Australia. And the 10th month is really the 12th month is annoying. Just like when my high school science teacher said that Deuteronomy was the 2nd book in the Bible (because of the "two" root). Not quite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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