You can tell when you haven't been reading enough books and have spent too much time online when you start coming up with shit like this.

( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 19 May 2008, 18:56, 8 replies)

*Sings*
Someone's got too much time on their hands.

Busy day at the office?
( girlinthehole, Mon 19 May 2008, 19:12, closed)

Not really.
I shot that over the weekend- I was out exploring and saw that little sign and instantly came up with the above. After giggling at myself for being such a geek I took the picture, and just remembered that I hadn't posted it yet.

So there ya go.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 19 May 2008, 19:14, closed)

I've SEEN these logos!
Long Fence is HUGE up here too! In fact, I HATE them because my Brother's buddies (twins) own a fencing company that competes with them in this region!

Small world isnt it? Long Fence must cordon off a pretty sizeable piece of that small world!

:)

Cheers,

Sean
( Citadel Because the world needs less morons, Mon 19 May 2008, 19:45, closed)

I had never really looked before.
This was taken at an entrance onto Rte 288. There's a small family cemetery behind the fence that I had seen from the highway, so I walked up to get a closer look. As I did so I saw this sign and thought "Long Fence is looooooong" (in case you haven't encountered it before, it's a lolcat meme- "Longcat is looooooooong".)

It's stupid and entirely too geeky, but there ya go.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 19 May 2008, 19:51, closed)

Erm!
Do the short fences have 'Short Fence' on them?
( girlinthehole, Mon 19 May 2008, 20:13, closed)

Only if
a family named Short had a business installing them, I would think...

A question: if family names like Tailor or Baker came from an ancestor who had that profession and names like Little or Long came about because of a family characteristic of some sort, where did the name Hancock come from?
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 19 May 2008, 20:26, closed)

Your not the only one that can use google..
The boy's name Hancock \ha-nco-ck, han-cock\ is of Old English origin. May possibly relate to poultry. Bostonian patriot John Hancock was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence. His name is now used for a huge insurance conglomerate and an ultra-modern glass building in downtown Boston.

Hancock has 1 variant form: Handcock.



Hancock is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).

Edit. Yes I know you were joking.
( girlinthehole, Mon 19 May 2008, 20:39, closed)

Right.
So if your family name was derived from an ancestor's wanking habit, wouldn't you be likely to change your name? I think I would...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 19 May 2008, 21:08, closed)