# Neighbor has a orange sign with "8.15.10" on it **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 28, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264 "2010-07-28T03:25:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/41 "2010-07-28T19:36:10Z")
I’m subscribing to this thread to find out what all the fuss was about. I await 8/16/10 with baited breath. ---
**Author:** ![poker\_in\_the\_rear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dc4da7/32.png) [@poker\_in\_the\_rear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poker_in_the_rear)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/42 "2010-07-28T19:39:21Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > I’m subscribing to this thread to find out what all the fuss was about. I await 8/16/10 with baited breath. That’s the 33rd anniversary of the King’s death on the throne. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/43 "2010-07-28T19:39:54Z")
8-15-10, Nitrogen - Phosphorus - Potash. It’s her fertilizer. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/44 "2010-07-28T19:42:03Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Just posting this here to see if the teeming millions might know why my neighbor has has an orange sign with “8.15.10” written on it. They were out of blue ones? ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/45 "2010-07-28T19:42:21Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > 8-15-10, Nitrogen - Phosphorus - Potash. > > It’s her fertilizer. FTW. I was rolling! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/46 "2010-07-28T19:54:43Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > 8-15-10, Nitrogen - Phosphorus - Potash. > > It’s her fertilizer. You are the KING. To answer the OP, we have a major code drop that day, but I’m betting she’s not as cranked up about that as I am. So, nuthin’. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/47 "2010-07-28T20:27:57Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > I’m subscribing to this thread to find out what all the fuss was about. I await 8/16/10 with baited breath. I think you’ve got your own troubles to focus on, there, Minnow Mouth. mmm ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/48 "2010-07-28T21:01:53Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > > [@HeyHomie](#): > > > > I’m subscribing to this thread to find out what all the fuss was about. I await 8/16/10 with baited breath. > > I think you’ve got your own troubles to focus on, there, Minnow Mouth. > > mmm Spelling errors. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/49 "2010-07-28T21:24:35Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > > > > [@HeyHomie](#): > > > > > > I’m subscribing to this thread to find out what all the fuss was about. I await 8/16/10 with baited breath. > > > > I think you’ve got your own troubles to focus on, there, Minnow Mouth. > > > > mmm > > Spelling errors. :smack: Don’t beat yourself off over it. It’s a common mistake. Not everyone can master “bate” and “bait”. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/50 "2010-07-28T21:39:47Z")
OK, I am going to try to catch my neighbor and ask her what it means. I appreciate all the ideas, serious ones, as well as the funny ones. should I make a poll to see how many of teeming millions can guess it correctly? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/51 "2010-07-28T22:07:29Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > OK, I am going to try to catch my neighbor and ask her what it means. I appreciate all the ideas, serious ones, as well as the funny ones. > > should I make a poll to see how many of teeming millions can guess it correctly? Absolutely! Best idea in the thread, among some great ones. Should be a hoot. ---
**Author:** ![TerpBE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc8723/32.png) [@TerpBE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TerpBE)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/52 "2010-07-28T22:11:15Z")
Any chance she’s a Broncos fan? That’s their first preseason game of the year. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/53 "2010-07-28T22:14:35Z")
> [@TerpBE](#): > > Any chance she’s a Broncos fan? That’s their first preseason game of the year. Hmmm…and aren’t their colors orange and blue? Is the writing in blue, by any chance? If so, that may be a winner. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/54 "2010-07-28T22:16:09Z")
> [@Mops](#): > > 15 August is the Assumption of Mary, a major feast day in Catholic countries - but no clue about why 15 August of this year should be significant. The doctrine was defined formally by Pius XII in 1950, so this year is the 60th anniversary of the definition. This may be the reason for the sign, although the definition itself actually took place on 1 November (All Saints’ Day), not 15 August (the feast of the Assumption). ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/55 "2010-07-28T23:27:19Z")
As I was walking the dog, she was getting her mail. I got the scoop. the answer is buried in [this pol](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=572607)l over in IMHO. If you want me to post a spoiler, I will. Or PM me if you are impatient. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/56 "2010-07-28T23:28:46Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > OK, I am going to try to catch my neighbor and ask her what it means. I appreciate all the ideas, serious ones, as well as the funny ones. > > should I make a poll to see how many of teeming millions can guess it correctly? If it weren’t for a Sunday, I’d guess it was a reminder of her next doctor’s/dentist appointment. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/57 "2010-07-28T23:40:05Z")
It is obviously the combination to her home safe. t’weren’t for the sign, she would forget it. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/58 "2010-07-28T23:44:27Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > If you want me to post a spoiler, I will. No, No! Wait till I vote, dammit! ---
**Author:** ![SD\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@SD\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SD_Dude)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/59 "2010-07-29T00:34:08Z")
Was it an answer that someone suggested in this thread? ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264/60 "2010-07-29T01:03:59Z")
Revivals don’t start on Sunday though. Usually it’s Thursday night start then big days Friday and Saturday. . . [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-a-orange-sign-with-8-15-10-on-it/548264.md?page=4)