Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 24, 2016
Transcript:
Man in green pants: There's really no such word as "Xing". The "X" is just a symbol for "cross", not "extra", which wouldn't make any sense, but I digress. Anyway, it's used to save space on a sign and... Caption: The city's epicenter of jaywalking. Sign reads: Caution: PEDANTIC XING
Dtroutma about 8 years ago
Enough to make him step in front of a bus?
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 8 years ago
Xmas too was used for the Christ in Christmas. Though in Spanish X and J are interchangeable. But I digress….
Rumball about 8 years ago
It’s also the city’s center of felonious assault. But I digress…
Somewhat Reticent about 8 years ago
I Xing?
dadoctah about 8 years ago
Depending on the tone, the word xing can mean “prosper”, “star”, “orangutan”, “smell of carnage”, “walk”, “form”, “decapitate”, “model”, “wake up”, “lucky”, “gender”, “apricot”, or a number personal surnames and ancient provinces. Suggest you give a great deal of thought before crossing here.
Superfrog about 8 years ago
Forget Jay Walker. Try Johnny Walker.
Superfrog about 8 years ago
Ha ha. Thanks, Dogsniff. I guess that you just never know how people will react to a comment. I’ll try not to lie awake grieving over this in the wee small hours. Cheers. :)
Pseudandry about 8 years ago
Just wait ‘til he goes into the part where they couldn’t use a cross symbol that looked like a t, because, well, that would infringe on the “Jesus Saves” saying, or people would always be putting an ‘h’ between the t and the i, thinking it was a pedestrian ‘thing’ and… oh you wouldn’t understand.
dot-the-I about 8 years ago
Maybe coulda shoulda been J-walking
Twonky about 8 years ago
Perfect illustration for the meaning of ‘pedantic’!
Varnes about 8 years ago
Is he being sesquipedalian?…
David Wolfson Premium Member about 8 years ago
Shouldn’t that be “pedant xing”????
neeeurothrush about 8 years ago
it’s all greek to me
Dani Rice about 8 years ago
I didn’t understand what the “X” meant; my kids had to explain it to me.
Radish the wordsmith about 8 years ago
When in Rome, X-ing = 10 ing
dabugger about 8 years ago
What species is a pedant? Is there a cure?
Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member about 8 years ago
Remind you of anybody we know?
ChessPirate about 8 years ago
Speaking of saving space on a sign, how about the yellow and black “R X R” railroad crossing sign?
Linguist about 8 years ago
Perhaps, that pendent is rather pedestrian, in his pedagogical pronouncements ?
Lyons Group, Inc. about 8 years ago
I’m not imaginary. I’m as real as real can be.
ladylagomorph76 about 8 years ago
Every person is pedantic in their own way. Just hit the button on their pet peeve, their hobby, favorite food, their new car…whatever interests them the most! Don’t point fingers! Let me know if you want me to go on and on about pet house rabbits! Or vintage and antique jewelry.
Caribena about 8 years ago
Sheldon Cooper?
hippogriff about 8 years ago
Zz9pza
X (chi) transliterates as ch. It merely looks like a Roman X.
Thomas & Tifffany Connolly about 8 years ago
And suicidal pedestrians!!
dl11898 about 8 years ago
holy buckets, …. talk about information overload. this guy loves to hear himself talk.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 8 years ago
That isn’t “information overload” to him anymore than to say Mr. Spock.