"get off my lawn..."
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Several years ago there was a discussion about, and I don't remember the actual title but it was an automatous, heat seeking intruder eliminator...I believe JSOP had something to do with it.
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"Eliminator"?
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I don't believe it!! (UK readers will get it.)
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I don't believe it!! (UK readers will get it.)
Obviously a reference to that one episode of Father Ted[^], and nothing else. :-D
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Do people in other parts of the globe, especially in UK, have a clue what the phrase means?
We have, in the UK, a similar phrase. "Get orf my land" pokes fun at crimson-faced, shotgun-carrying farmers, who stereotypically loathe members of the public using perfectly-legal public footpaths across farm land. <°}}}>«<
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not really. When you finally get all of the kids out of the house and you can have a nice lawn... not sure that's territorial. Now, about the time this happens to me (I'm getting close), the elephanting moles move in and start shredding my yard... I know this is a gopher, but it's where I'm at: Carl vs the Gopher Part 3 - YouTube[^]
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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Do people in other parts of the globe, especially in UK, have a clue what the phrase means?
This is what came to mind... (Yes, I'm that old.)(Oh yeah, NSFW) [The Pope: Live at the Vatican - YouTube](https://youtu.be/WFPNDWsZc8Y?si=qXM3RwF-1UTug3MG)
Cheers, Mike Fidler "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright "I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.
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Do people in other parts of the globe, especially in UK, have a clue what the phrase means?
I find some of the posts mildly entertaining , some "way off in left field" ( I am NOT going to ask for "opinio0ns" on that one) and "...vverry interesting, but s...." (look up that one under
Arte Johnson
), especially one with references or the one who had no clue, but could not resist to chime in. I would like to continue and my next one is "people who live in glass houses should not throw stones" "opinions" from cultures beside US or UK would be interesting .
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Do people in other parts of the globe, especially in UK, have a clue what the phrase means?
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Do people in other parts of the globe, especially in UK, have a clue what the phrase means?
My part of the globe Arizona my property has no grass. Not sure what to shout Majority of property is covered with pine & oak trees, gravel and flagstones Only intruders are occasional Black Bear Coyotes looking for continual invading Rabbits and Squirrels The Elk and Deer are fond of the 3 Apple trees Had a herd of beef cattle twice till the Apache fixed the fence across the street Guy that plows the snow with a Road Grader puts the blade 4 ft into my gravel drive way and drags the contents 10 ft down the black top road I tried shouting "get off my gravel" sure that would not work Just park the pickup at the end of the driveway
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I don't know about hating anything new, more like being territorial and needing to find things to complain about.
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.You might be careful mentioning this to Clint Eastwood, or you are going to hear "Make my day!" next... :laugh: Gran Torino Get Off My Lawn Scene - YouTube[^]
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We have, in the UK, a similar phrase. "Get orf my land" pokes fun at crimson-faced, shotgun-carrying farmers, who stereotypically loathe members of the public using perfectly-legal public footpaths across farm land. <°}}}>«<
seismofish wrote:
members of the public using perfectly-legal public footpaths across farm land.
In the UK those paths are historical based. In the US if one doesn't protect property rights from actual trespassers on their land (no existing historical public right of way) both of the following can happen. - The owner of the land can be held liable for injuries - The owner of the land can lose the right to the land, it becomes a public right of way.
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My part of the globe Arizona my property has no grass. Not sure what to shout Majority of property is covered with pine & oak trees, gravel and flagstones Only intruders are occasional Black Bear Coyotes looking for continual invading Rabbits and Squirrels The Elk and Deer are fond of the 3 Apple trees Had a herd of beef cattle twice till the Apache fixed the fence across the street Guy that plows the snow with a Road Grader puts the blade 4 ft into my gravel drive way and drags the contents 10 ft down the black top road I tried shouting "get off my gravel" sure that would not work Just park the pickup at the end of the driveway
where in Arizona? Spent 3 years in Tucson. The desert is incredibly beautiful in the morning and evenings and a hot $itch during the day :) Pretty sad what's happened to southern Arizona....
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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Do people in other parts of the globe, especially in UK, have a clue what the phrase means?
probably not, but the phrase resurfaced with the movie Grand Torino care of Clint Eastwood. As I recall, he had a rifle in his hand at the time, and the local bozos broke one of his yard gnomes.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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Get rid of the grubs and the moles will go elsewhere to find them. I recommend milky spore, but you could try less natural things.
I tried that one year. The neighbors on either side of me are chasing the dang things from yard to yard. You've reminded me to put the die grubs die stuff down soon. I live in northern Georgia, and we're already getting into spring. It happens every year - I miss the two months when I'm supposed to be doing this stuff :). The real issue is the rat terrier mix that my daughter left me. That dog can dig like a back hoe. Gets on whiff of a mole or vole and my zoysia is savaged.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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where in Arizona? Spent 3 years in Tucson. The desert is incredibly beautiful in the morning and evenings and a hot $itch during the day :) Pretty sad what's happened to southern Arizona....
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
In Lakeside 34°09'35.2"N 110°00'46.9"W Spent a year in Sierra Vista about 10 years ago things were not too bad then The people I worked with at the hospital were less than friendly to Mexican patients The sad part a lot of the unfriendly ones were from Korea second generation
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In Lakeside 34°09'35.2"N 110°00'46.9"W Spent a year in Sierra Vista about 10 years ago things were not too bad then The people I worked with at the hospital were less than friendly to Mexican patients The sad part a lot of the unfriendly ones were from Korea second generation
Never made it down to Sierra Vista. Shoot, never made it up to the Grand Canyon. After 2+ years, wife caught valley fever, and we had to leave. Honestly, give me a 3 bedroom 2 bath adobe house up in the hills, and I'd never leave. As for your comment about Mexicans, moving to Arizona was eye opening. My family comes from the northeast, but my dad's side was from the coal country of eastern Kentucky. When I was 6, we moved from New York - Woodstock - yes, that Woodstock to Raleigh NC in the great IBM migration. Most of our neighborhood was from the north, there were a few natives. So, in that environment, blacks were looked down on. There were NO asians of any type or hispanics. The few natives had black maids which I thought was totally weird. Don't judge me - it just did not compute. I remember having great chats with them. Moving to Arizona was eye opening. Back in the early 80s, the border was under control and pretty much the only border traffic were people crossing at Nogales. The societal pecking order was whites, blacks, Mexicans, and Indians - as in native Americans. I never could wrap my head around it. I just ate the food. There was one family in our neighborhood - husband was retired Air Force, his wife was Korean. She invited all the women over for an authentic Korean lunch. This is where my wife learned that MSG is evil. 36 hours later, 2 gallons of water and the migraine was gone. Live and learn.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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Never made it down to Sierra Vista. Shoot, never made it up to the Grand Canyon. After 2+ years, wife caught valley fever, and we had to leave. Honestly, give me a 3 bedroom 2 bath adobe house up in the hills, and I'd never leave. As for your comment about Mexicans, moving to Arizona was eye opening. My family comes from the northeast, but my dad's side was from the coal country of eastern Kentucky. When I was 6, we moved from New York - Woodstock - yes, that Woodstock to Raleigh NC in the great IBM migration. Most of our neighborhood was from the north, there were a few natives. So, in that environment, blacks were looked down on. There were NO asians of any type or hispanics. The few natives had black maids which I thought was totally weird. Don't judge me - it just did not compute. I remember having great chats with them. Moving to Arizona was eye opening. Back in the early 80s, the border was under control and pretty much the only border traffic were people crossing at Nogales. The societal pecking order was whites, blacks, Mexicans, and Indians - as in native Americans. I never could wrap my head around it. I just ate the food. There was one family in our neighborhood - husband was retired Air Force, his wife was Korean. She invited all the women over for an authentic Korean lunch. This is where my wife learned that MSG is evil. 36 hours later, 2 gallons of water and the migraine was gone. Live and learn.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
Born and grew up in Canton, Ohio Town was divided Black and White Sides of town before 1945 and till about 1965 My grade school 8 years was rural farm country All White every year being young and dumb when I got to High School OMG there were Black kids I was too unenlightened to understand and disliking people because of the color of their skin My lesson came when my father talked about a NAACP person who came to the Circular Saw Mfg Plant where he was the VP. They only had 35 employees I think 10 of which were Black This NAACP guy told my dad he had to have 6 Black employees My dad told him he had 10 but that he would fire 4 of them to meet the quota That was the last time the NAACP showed up When I was a teenager we had only one Mexican Restaurant in all of Stark County and it was 30 miles east of Canton about 1970 that changed we had our first Mexican Restaurant I was told to move out of the barracks I was in at Ft. Polk by the Black guys who where the only occupants. I was only in that barracks because my Black Friend Henry from Ohio and I were transferred to the 91st Evac Hospital from Fort San Antonio Henry put a stop to the whole mess he always had my back. FYI Henry's upper arm was 10 in in diameter his father was Military so he understood much more about life than this wet nose kid for rural Ohio
