June 30
I've been trying to search this all day!
Can you tell me what company would have that Logo? On the side of a black box?
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.212.96.79 (talk) 04:47, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Where did you see it? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 04:55, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- It's not a company logo. It's a standard symbol used on shipping boxes. There are some examples at Packaging_and_labeling. There's an image of it here [1]]. I couldn't find a description of it, but I think it means Handle with Care (the broken glass icon means Fragile). RudolfRed (talk) 06:00, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- found another link. It does mean Handle with Care. [2] RudolfRed (talk) 06:02, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
There seems to be a real trend developing ...since the introduction of computer dating it's found so many using a new term
for "whore" ..being 21st century....that " POF Whore"....referring to the new type of skanky person who dates while dating 20 others on line .....what is the procedure for updating terms..can this new term be added??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.39.140.142 (talk • contribs) 13:48, 30 June 2013
- Wikipedia is not a dictionary - we have articles about subjects, not terms. We do not have articles on slang phrases. AndyTheGrump (talk) 13:52, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- I believe you could add new terms like that to the urban dictionary, [3]. SemanticMantis (talk) 14:09, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- See WP:NEOLOGISM. Dismas|(talk) 14:19, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- While Wikipedia is not a dictionary, our sister project "Wiktionary" is exactly that. If you look up "whore", on that site, you get the following definitions:
- A prostitute.
- (pejorative) A person who is considered to be sexually promiscuous (see also: slut).
- A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.
- A person who will violate behavioral standards to achieve something desired.
- A contemptible person.
- I'd say that your usage is somewhere between (2) and (4)...with a touch of (3) and (5). I think Wiktionary has your modern usage about right. FYI: "POF" stands for the online dating site "PlentyofFish" - so that prefix is a bit overly specific. Similar behavior patterns on other online dating sites would have different names.
- It also offers "attention whore" [4] - which I think is the precise usage you're after here.
SteveBaker (talk) 15:53, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]