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Caption This for 02/21/2020

Posted February 21, 2020 4:45 PM by lmno24

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02/21/2020 4:54 PM

Looks like this Farside kid finally graduated with his architecture degree.

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02/21/2020 5:15 PM

Leroy had studied the theory of doors, but forgot that the school door was of the pull variety, and unfortunately, he wasn't tall enough to read the sign.

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02/26/2020 8:18 AM

I just reading through this and realized I posted the same... All I can say is...

imitation is the best form of flattery

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02/26/2020 2:30 PM

Some say imitation is the sincerest form of plagiarism.

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02/26/2020 4:09 PM

Only if you get caught...

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02/21/2020 4:58 PM

Come on Maintenance! Get a handle on the situation!

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02/21/2020 5:00 PM

Mensa HQ : The entrance exam.

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02/21/2020 5:04 PM

...then the beacons were lit, sirens were sounded, damsels were distressed, as the city clamored for .…

. to save the day!

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02/21/2020 5:09 PM

That's when it became apparent that needed to retire.

(apologies)

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02/21/2020 5:58 PM

No problem!

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02/21/2020 11:15 PM

You're assuming that the door plates are magnetic...

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02/22/2020 10:12 AM

If not, suction cups should work.

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02/22/2020 11:18 AM

True!

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02/24/2020 1:24 AM

used the suction cup version for lifting computer room false floors.

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02/21/2020 6:13 PM

Is physics his teacher taught him that nothing actually pulls in the universe but only pushes.

He speculated that the school must be closed and he went home.

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02/21/2020 9:16 PM

National headquarters for PULL (Proud United Liberated Lesbians)

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02/22/2020 9:14 AM

Just next door to PUSH (Principled & Unrepentant Society of Homophobes)

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02/21/2020 10:56 PM

A door that can only be used by those that knows how to handle it?

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02/21/2020 11:43 PM

Magnetic capabilities!

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02/22/2020 5:05 AM

I like the new set for Candid Camera! Come on suckers!

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02/22/2020 1:02 PM

Ahhh,... the government came up with mandatory childproof doors... on all news construction.

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02/23/2020 12:58 AM

Then how are the politicians supposed to get in their buildings and work?.. or a reasonable facsimile thereof?

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02/23/2020 9:01 AM

So far, no one noticed.....

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02/24/2020 9:06 PM

Great one phoenix!

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02/23/2020 6:00 AM

They ran out of signs for the inside (and the LH outside) that say "Push to open" so just put "PULL" on the non-push doors.

Besides, who reads the signs!! As an engineer, I usually look at the hinges.

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02/23/2020 2:47 PM

That should keep the in-laws out but may also keep the out-laws in.

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02/23/2020 7:47 PM

How to handle this door? push the left side open, when passing through, and push the right side when entering from the other side? and injuries will be avoided.

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02/23/2020 11:32 PM

It's the door to Lyn's personal business. PULL stands for Push Unless Lyn Left.

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02/24/2020 10:39 AM

Really poor sportsmanship Lyn. You could have had a laugh. Instead you chose to frown and pout.

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02/24/2020 10:59 AM

And for the left, “losing is the new winning”,... so I’m marking that post OT also.

Because you’re a winner.

And you’re welcome.

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02/24/2020 5:05 AM

"And this is the entrance to the facility that is used by our younger engineers; whatever the instructions tell them, they do exactly the opposite"

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02/24/2020 6:32 AM

.....perhaps there is no glass in the adjacent panel....?

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02/24/2020 6:36 AM

What started as Side walk graffiti, are now using sides of walls for its canvas....

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02/24/2020 12:34 PM

Really impressive and creative art work.

I hope it was done in some sort of weather-resistant paint, and not in Chalk, and would therefore, resist wearing thin in a short while...

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02/24/2020 12:47 PM

Some of the artwork is unbelievable realistic...

take this for instance...

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"It's not the end of the world! Get a grip, man..."

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02/24/2020 11:47 AM

The building manager finally had enough of Lyn's practical jokes.

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02/24/2020 11:52 AM

See mom, I've been doing it right my whole life! HAHAHA!!!!

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02/24/2020 12:49 PM

What? It's a fire door exit.

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02/24/2020 1:28 PM

''Uhhhhh, Sorry, Mr. Planning Commisioner, but your funding ran a little short, so we had to chose either the PUSH or the PULL sign... ''

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02/24/2020 5:36 PM

Life imitating Art...

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02/24/2020 9:09 PM

And Led Zeppelin releases their latest album "In Through the Out Door, NOT"!

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02/25/2020 4:46 PM

Entrance to 'customer service dept'. May as well be, the amount of customer service anymore! -- JHF

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02/26/2020 4:53 AM

Marginally better than the complaints department:-

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02/26/2020 2:44 PM

Off to the right, just out of the picture, is a suction cup on a rope.

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02/26/2020 4:12 PM

That rope may be a use for something else... and may be a mistake...

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02/26/2020 3:56 PM

Exit doors on a cruise ship when a coronavirus outbreak occurs.

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02/27/2020 3:39 PM

"Pull what?"

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03/02/2020 7:49 AM

Finally...an exercise to dispel the "do-nothing democrats" label

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03/02/2020 10:29 AM

I think a lot of politicians would get lost in a round-a-bout.

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03/04/2020 7:54 AM

And Wiley Coyote has set his latest trap for the Roadrunner.

(They never work) BEEP! BEEP!

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