Random facts and strange road names
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381938)
Rockingham, Australia
January 19, 2023 5:29pm CST
A few random facts that you might amusing:
Vince read that, with the old phones, Siri would tell you how to get rid of a dead body but the response has now been changed. So, out of curiosity, Vince asked Siri ‘how do you get rid of a dead body’. Siri replied ‘That’s not funny’ which pretty much is. Funny, I mean.
Our house-sit is on Doodenanning Road. How’s that for an address? Other interesting names here are Doodlakine and Mulukine. I wonder if the suffix ‘-kine’ has any significance? Another rabbit hole to go down one day.
And did you know that double negatives are a no-no?
And, for our members who are not native English speakers, there is a saying that the early bird gets the worm. Someone has come up with a second part to this saying that it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese.
The photo is the view from the front verandah of a house we visited in the West Dale area, Western Australia, not too far from the church I wrote about. Isn’t it stunning?
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12 responses
@DaddyEvil (174326)
• United States
20 Jan 23
The suffix "kine" means "to move", if that's any help to you. It's from New Latin.
Yes, I am aware that double negatives will get a red mark on a paper presented to a teacher. 
(I only did it once. 
)
I'm not a fan of desert landscapes but yes, that does have an appeal all its own. 
(I only did it once. )
I'm not a fan of desert landscapes but yes, that does have an appeal all its own. 1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (174326)
• United States
20 Jan 23
@JudyEv I'm used to the landscape here being shades of green in spring, summer and fall and then being brown or white in the winter. Even when the colors are brown here, it doesn't look like desert. It's a plant brown instead of a sand brown.
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@JudyEv (381938)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan 23
@DaddyEvil Fair enough but this isn't dry pasture rather than bare ground.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
20 Jan 23
What about the first mouse. Does it only steal the cheese.
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@JudyEv (381938)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 23
@aninditasen I guess that is a possibility too.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
21 Jan 23
@JudyEv That's true but the second mouse may take a poisoned cheese and die.
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@snowy22315 (208802)
• United States
20 Jan 23
Hah, and I thought Bumpass was bad...the name of this area..its embarassing actually..
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
25 Jan 23
Oh that is absolutely lovely Judy!!
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
25 Jan 23
@JudyEv Gorgeous..I would be so soothed there
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
20 Jan 23
That is a beautiful view. And a funny address name.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
20 Jan 23
@JudyEv We have Pig Pen Rd, Five Cent Rd, but I love Dragonfly Lane.
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@JudyEv (381938)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 23
@1creekgirl Those are good one. I like the last better than the first! lol
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@wolfgirl569 (135664)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Jan 23
I need to try Alexa sometime. Love the mouse. It is true
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@JudyEv (381938)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 23
There is a table and two chairs in an appropriate place on that verandah. There is a Tank Road nearby and we house-sat at Tank Farm. Apparently, at one time, there was a community tank at the end of the road.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Jan 23
I love the second mouse gets the cheese.
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
20 Jan 23
Great photo. Interesting about the roads. Yes, I know about the double negatives.
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@Beestring (15373)
• Hong Kong
20 Jan 23
That's a nice view. I like the second mouse gets the cheese.:)
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