Mystery Questions
My cubical neighbor, D, asked me a few questions today that I couldn't answer definitively. So out of curiousity, I am posing them to you. Let us know what you think about the questions below (and don't cheat and point us to wikipedia or something; just give us your opinion)!
1. What is the difference between a porch and a patio?
2. What is the difference between a jacket and a coat?
And just for fun...
Gordie: Mickey is a mouse, Donald is a duck, Pluto is a dog. What's Goofy...?
Teddy: He's a dog, he's definitely a dog...
Chris: He can't be a dog, he wears a hat and drives a car...
Vern: Yeah, that is weird. What the hell is Goofy?
Stand By Me, 1986
1. What is the difference between a porch and a patio?
2. What is the difference between a jacket and a coat?
And just for fun...
Gordie: Mickey is a mouse, Donald is a duck, Pluto is a dog. What's Goofy...?
Teddy: He's a dog, he's definitely a dog...
Chris: He can't be a dog, he wears a hat and drives a car...
Vern: Yeah, that is weird. What the hell is Goofy?
Stand By Me, 1986
posted by Charissa at 7:11 PM
12 Comments:
Hmmm...life's big questions. Without cheating, I'd say:
1) a porch is covered and a patio isn't.
2) a coat is heavier than a jacket.
A porch is a raised area off an entrance door that usually has steps down to ground level. A patio is a larger area that is usually paved and at ground level.
A jacket does not extend below the hip and is generally lighter than a coat.
Woohoo! Am I right?!
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I concur with anger hangover.
I agree with Julie.
According to my Nana: The difference between a porch and a patio is a breezeway. The difference between a jacket and a coat is a wrap.
Use in a sentence:
It's too chilly to sit out on the davenport (couch) in the breezeway! Put on a wrap!
porch is out front and a patio is out back.
a coat is winter wear and a jacket is fall/spring and office
Oh, C, I'm so with AH. Those were my answers EXACTLY.
I agree with julie on the porch/patio.
The jacket/coat distinction can get murky when you throw in raincoat or trenchcoat, as they are both light like jackets, but since they are longer, I guess that's why they are coats?
What prompted your cubicle neighbor's sudden interest?
Now you have me wondering the difference between a sofa and a couch.
AH nailed it.
we had a front porch and a back porch when I was a kid. Connected to the back porch was a breezeway that connected to the garage. When a tree fell on the breezeway, the back porch and the breezeway became the dining room (after some construction...)! ;-) Now they just have a front porch, but hope to put in a patio soon.
We have a patio, no porches.
And the coat rack is full of coats AND jackets, for whatever the weather cooks up.
I've been reading your comments over at Cheryl's blog and when I saw today that you're a NKOTB fan - I couldn't stay away!
I love the blog ... Here are my answers:
A porch is attached to the house and in the front. A patio involves a cement flooring and no covering thereby not attached to the house.
A jacket is light and falls above the hip, while a coat is heavier and falls at the hip or lower.
I hope you're going to share the answers with us! Stop by my blog anytime :)
Porch is in the front, patio in the back.
Jackets stop at your butt.
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