# A PSA: Sight != Site != Cite **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 13, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601 "2003-06-13T15:46:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/21 "2003-06-13T23:43:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gonzoron \* > **I’ve noticed an increase in frequency around here.** [Site?](http://timefordvd.com/ref/Frequency.shtml) :evil: Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/22 "2003-06-14T01:29:58Z")
It’s about time someone put the breaks on this annoying problem… ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/23 "2003-06-14T01:57:15Z")
Won’t you stay for the nite / > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mayfield St. Cloud \* > > \*\*Or, maybe > > BYTE? \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/24 "2003-06-14T02:30:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fang \* > I don’t suppose that to support this claim you happen to have any kind of…proof? Nary a cite in sight, which I would expect at this site. ---
**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/25 "2003-06-14T03:06:00Z")
How trite. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/26 "2003-06-14T04:17:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Troy McClure SF \* > \*\*Won’t you stay for the nite / > > > [@](#): > > > > _Originally posted by Mayfield St. Cloud_ > > > > \*\*Or, maybe > > > > BYTE? \*\* > > \*\* He said a byte, not a lyck! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/27 "2003-06-14T13:43:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Troy McClure SF \* > \*\*Won’t you stay for the nite / \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > _Originally posted by Mayfield St. Cloud_ > > \*\* Or, maybe > > > > BYTE?\*\* I could show you my favorite obsession. ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/28 "2003-06-15T06:04:03Z")
These language usage rants just demonstate a lack of tolerance that is on the rise in society – it’s just the citegeist of our times. Peas. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/29 "2003-06-15T06:40:41Z")
_Zeit?_ ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/30 "2003-06-15T07:34:45Z")
_Geist_? ---
**Author:** ![emarkp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3be4f8/32.png) [@emarkp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emarkp)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/31 "2003-06-15T09:45:59Z")
Of course, my pet peeve is that ‘cite’ is a verb not a noun. But then, times change. ---
**Author:** ![hebesphenomegacorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@hebesphenomegacorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hebesphenomegacorona)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/32 "2003-06-15T13:17:38Z")
Right? ---
**Author:** ![FairyDust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@FairyDust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyDust)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/33 "2003-06-15T13:33:52Z")
As I read this thread I keep picturing Fezzik from The Princess Bride movie making rhymes. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/34 "2003-06-15T18:06:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FairyDust \* > \*\*As I read this thread I keep picturing Fezzik from The Princess Bride movie making rhymes. \*\* Princess Bride? You’re so behind the… _times_. Not really, I love it too. ---
**Author:** ![NameAlreadyTaken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/97f17d/32.png) [@NameAlreadyTaken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NameAlreadyTaken)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/35 "2003-06-15T20:46:59Z")
I always wanted to walk around Chicago in the winter time with a big back of mixed-size black letters. Every time I saw a sign for “Watch for Falling Ice”, I’d add a letter to the “Ice” part. Falling Mice … next to the pet store. Falling Rice … next to the Chineese place. Falling Lice … well, not sure where to put this one. Falling Price … near the walmart, of course. Falling Dice … either for a gaming shop or an illegal casino. Falling Slice … next to the pizza place of course. Sorry for the hijack, but it seems to fit with the alternate “Cites.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601.md?page=1)