Mike Supino
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Trees and rocks?? ..... The absolutely, uncontested answer
In Mexico, why do they paint tree trunks and rocks white?
White paint is the least expensive !!!!
[Edited on 5-6-2005 by Mike Supino]
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DanO
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To mark the road for night driving. Cheaper than installing reflecting signs, and it looks nice.
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yankeeirishman
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It's done in many countries. Works like a champ for nite driving. Looks sorta cool too.
What control freaks there are here. Don\'t believe that post you just read!
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Mike Supino
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YI,
You wrote "Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet soup?"
I don't see that the marital status of your parents could possible alter your appreciation of soup!   
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wilderone
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 That's the funniest thing I've read in a long time.
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Skipjack Joe
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Keeps bugs of the trees
I think that the trunks of trees next to the earth are painted to either (a) keep the insects from chewing on the bark or (b) it discourages them from
climbing up to the leaves and eating them. Basically, it preserves the plant by keeping the bugs off due to a chemical ingredient they avoid.
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Ken Bondy
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I'll go with the bug theory. You see this everywhere throughout Latin America, and not just near roads.
++Ken++
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DanO
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That doesn't explain why the rocks are painted white.
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yankeeirishman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mike Supino
YI,
You wrote "Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet soup?"
I don't see that the marital status of your parents could possible alter your appreciation of soup! |
A. my parent has passed (that's deceased).
B. I didnt "write it", it's the Signature option that goes with my postings. Had nothing to do with this topic or anyone in scope's range!.
What control freaks there are here. Don\'t believe that post you just read!
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yankeeirishman
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Avocado
Avocado trees used to be painted at the trunk (plastic barrier now) to prevent sunburn. Other trees as well. Oh....now I am talking trees here...not
soup!
What control freaks there are here. Don\'t believe that post you just read!
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Mike Supino
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| Quote: |
A. my parent has passed (that's deceased).
B. I didnt "write it", it's the Signature option that goes with my postings. Had nothing to do with this topic or anyone in scope's range!.
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I'm sorry it was possibly a poor attempt at humour.
Illiterate ~ Illegitimate
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yankeeirishman
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you!
You need to make up for this! Meet me in San Felipe for Fish Tacos, drink, and merry (not Mary!). Sorry ...little sensitve to Dad's death. I jumped
, not you.
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Mexray
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It was a vast WHITE WING consperiency...
...of the likes of that 'white washer', Tom Sawyer and his possie...
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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