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Caption This for 11/13/15

Posted November 12, 2015 4:45 PM by LakeGrl
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11/12/2015 4:57 PM

An engineer's version of the chicken and the egg conundrum, what came first, the light standard or the building?

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11/12/2015 4:59 PM

Light pole saplings are able to bore right through the toughest materials, but as the light poles mature they tend to divert away from objects, rather than bore through them.

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11/12/2015 5:10 PM

Firehouse pole, UK style.

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11/13/2015 4:42 AM

Worked great until the traffic speed signage people added a third use!

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11/13/2015 8:59 AM

That's an end stop!

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11/12/2015 5:25 PM

If you have any problems, just work around them.
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11/16/2015 11:50 AM

Clearly the pole installers decided to work through their problems.
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11/12/2015 6:34 PM

We don't solve problems, we just follow orders....If the man says put it there, we put it there....solving problems is somebody else's job....(overheard during installation of lightpole)

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11/13/2015 2:13 AM

Your research of this problem is as usual excellent GA.
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11/12/2015 7:01 PM

It's my porch light!

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11/12/2015 10:24 PM

This innovative street lighting system doubles as a "Batpole" style fire escape!

(I'm surprised Lyndor hasn't claimed it).

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11/12/2015 10:26 PM

That's rediculous! sic
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11/12/2015 10:26 PM

Newsflash: The military has devised an effective trap for the Martian invaders. The earth is saved.

Contact H. G. Wells for design details.
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11/12/2015 11:19 PM

They don't make that light pole anymore, and The governments great wisdom declared that light pole an endangered species.

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11/12/2015 11:33 PM

The team that gave you the Cavalier demonstrates its design philosophy can be applied to buildings.
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11/12/2015 11:49 PM

Then we had to build a stairway to get up to the third floor balcony.
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11/13/2015 12:31 AM

Answer to Legolaz's question: "Can a street light be used as a lightning arrestor?"

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11/13/2015 5:04 AM

I gave it a GA... it doesn't make sense, but then neither do Lego's questions

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PS... the "40" sign at the bottom... is that the bulb wattage?

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11/13/2015 4:58 AM

That is a lot of effort just to change a light bulb!!

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11/13/2015 5:19 AM

Hi, we've come to move that lighting pole. Sorry it took so long, the work order got snagged up in the Planning Department. You're gonna have to take down those balconies while we get it out.

I have had a real one of these. We asked the architects to leave an access in the plant room wall big enough for us to drive the plant in on a 4 tonne fork truck. We got a personnel door.
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11/13/2015 8:07 AM

"Knock three times on the light pole if you want me."

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11/13/2015 2:01 PM

Yah, and now I can't get the blasted song out of my head!

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11/16/2015 5:37 PM

another mind worm! I can't either.

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11/17/2015 8:20 AM

"One floor below me

You don't need to know me

I love you".

Sorry.

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11/13/2015 1:10 PM

Twice on the bulb..if the answer is no oo

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11/13/2015 2:49 PM

"Clang clang clang means you'll meet me on the balcon-y

Thump thump means you fell down the ho-o-ole"

Sing it, brother!

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11/16/2015 7:39 AM

Oh my dar-lin!

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11/13/2015 8:13 AM

Batman: "To the Bat pole, Robin."

Robin: "Oh shucks Batman, since we had to move the Bat cave into Pine Crest Assisted Living apartments.... why can't we use the elevator?"

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11/13/2015 8:41 AM

Architecture 101, slide 37.

A fine example of pole-ish architecture.
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11/13/2015 8:48 AM

"Well... at least the brick layers will not be complaining about working in the dark again".

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11/19/2015 11:38 PM

Setbacks? We don't need no setbacks!
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11/13/2015 9:13 AM

.....So the lady puts the faucet on the architect's desk, and asks, "Can you build a house around THIS?"

The architect replies, "Sure lady. Just look out the window at the street light...."

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11/13/2015 2:15 PM

Just in case you missed what I was referring to......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=6iEEbYIWhxM

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11/13/2015 9:33 AM

Public pole dancing show begins each night at sundown. Live nudes inside.

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Do you really have to specify the 'live' part? I didn't question whether the girls on stage would be dead or alive, but now I have questions. I must check this out......
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11/13/2015 10:03 AM

The Firemen's residence emergency exit!

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11/13/2015 10:50 AM

Where's the safety railing?

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11/13/2015 10:59 AM

The pet dogs of the upper apartments at least have a poll to piss on. .

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11/13/2015 11:40 AM

HAHAH! Free light to my room.

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11/13/2015 12:17 PM

Pole-lish porch light

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11/13/2015 12:36 PM

"Hi darling! what was that council chap doing here the other day - our electric bill has gone sky high!"

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11/13/2015 12:53 PM

"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art th.......

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. What the f***?"

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11/13/2015 7:13 PM

'what light through yonder window breaks'

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11/14/2015 7:32 AM

"...that is the question.."

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11/13/2015 1:01 PM

Gather around boys and girls,..... let me tell you about a fella named Jack, "Jack and his magical beans".......

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11/19/2015 9:16 PM

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