bdubya wrote:

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:41:22 -0800, The Real Bev
wrote:

"J. Urrrk" wrote:

wrote :
What the h-- does "Freeride" MEAN, anyway?

It means "extreme," except like "extreme" used to mean
before they beat that term into meaninglessness with
overuse.

And while I'm ranting here, has anyone notice those
"Motorcyclists use Extreme Caution" signs out on the
road? WTF is "extreme caution?" And wouldn't it just
be a whole lot more cautious to drive something
sensible like a car if you were going to use "extreme
caution?"

I thought it was a simple declarative sentence extolling the virtues of
the local careful motorcyclists. What, they can't afford a lousy
comma? No wonder our schools are going to hell in a handbasket.

It's actually a misspelling; it's supposed to be "extreme unction".

Is that the last rites, or something involving slavish devotion to one's
wife?

--
Cheers,
Bev
=================================================
It's not the speed that kills, it's the stopping.