Linguiphiles will never satisfy their lust for regional data

[Bowielee]

I could have done that, but that takes all the fun out of it.[DOUBLEPOST=1408985695,1408985455][/DOUBLEPOST]I still remember it blowing my mind when I found out that Escalator was a brand name.

 

[GasBandit]

I could have done that, but that takes all the fun out of it.[DOUBLEPOST=1408985695,1408985455][/DOUBLEPOST]I still remember it blowing my mind when I found out that Escalator was a brand name.

... the hell is the generic name for Escalator then? Moving stairs?

 

[PatrThom]

Yep. Moving staircase; just like moving sidewalk.

"That's the thing about a moving staircase. It can never go out of order, it can only become stairs."
Nah, doesn't have the same ring.

--Patrick

 

[Tinwhistler]

"That's the thing about a moving staircase. It can never go out of order, it can only become stairs."
Nah, doesn't have the same ring.

--Patrick

That comic never saw this Metro escalator accident in DC

 

[PatrThom]

I remember that. Flywheel broke loose, or something, which meant there was no braking system working to keep people who got on at the top from accelerating the whole shebang into the big pileup at the bottom, just like an overshot waterwheel.

--Patrick

 

[Dei]

It said I'm from Buffalo too which is kinda surprising because I'm basically the only person in the city who calls it soda.

BURN THE HERETIC!