# Would you go picnicking on this area of grass? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 30, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937 "2014-03-30T22:04:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![compositejoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/compositejoe/32/7232_2.png) [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/1 "2014-03-30T22:04:22Z")
Would you go picnicking on this area of grass you can see in this picture? [http://oi62.tinypic.com/1zlfwie.jpg](http://oi62.tinypic.com/1zlfwie.jpg) Also, would you propose to your lover at this spot? If not to either the picnicking or the proposing, why not? 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/2 "2014-03-30T22:08:08Z")
No. and also no. Also. WTF? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/3 "2014-03-30T22:16:21Z")
It’s his shtick. Look up some of his other OP’s. There all equally “WTF?” ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/4 "2014-03-30T22:43:31Z")
No. I’m married and I don’t picnic. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/5 "2014-03-31T02:21:41Z")
Fenced off? No. (I actually have picnicked on the little areas of grass inside the circular loops of highway ramps – the kind you can access legally without running across traffic lanes. It still ain’t kosher, but it isn’t dangerous, nor fenced off, nor were there signs forbidding it.) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/6 "2014-03-31T02:27:39Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > It’s his shtick. > Look up some of his other OP’s. There all equally “WTF?” I sometimes find his shtick amusing, though I don’t understand it. It’s pretty much orthogonal to anyone else’s shtick on the Dope. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/7 "2014-03-31T02:46:47Z")
That’s totally been photoshopped. Nowhere is that depressing. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/8 "2014-03-31T02:53:36Z")
If it happened to be a little green oasis that had become a favorite meeting spot for lunch then I might but probably not. ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/9 "2014-03-31T03:08:49Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > That’s totally been photoshopped. Nowhere is that depressing. We didn’t get a 360… The other side might be heaven ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/10 "2014-03-31T03:20:11Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > That’s totally been photoshopped. Nowhere is that depressing. Even though it’s photoshopped, that’s no reason not to propose to your lover there. On the other hand, I’d never have a picnic in such as place–there isn’t a duck in sight, real or photoshopped. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/11 "2014-03-31T03:23:27Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > No. and also no. > > Also. WTF? As zoid says, it’s what he does, and I’ll ask you, CJ, again, WHY?? It’s not the grass he’s concerend about, it’s the silos in the background. Here’s some links… > **[This picture taken from a field](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=715283)** > > Look at this picture: https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/t31/q84/s720x720/921380\_10200627325366002\_872338950\_o.jpg and what impression do you get of the building with the straight arm coming out of the side into another structure?... > **[What do you think could be inside this building?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=714936)** > > The building in this picture I am about to mention is actually to do with a steel making plant: Industry and Nature | A serene view of part of the giant ste… | Flickr I’m talking about the massive brown building with the massive arm coming out of... > **[This gas holder](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=713222)** > > Look at the gas holder in this picture: http://i44.tinypic.com/2mx4z5t.jpg and what is the impression you get of it? Also, would it be something you would be happy to get a view of from your backyard and/or bedroom window everyday? > **[What type of place do you think this corridor could be located in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=708030)** > > I was browsing Google and happened to come across this picture: http://www.deadendwaterfall.com/exploration/random\_corridor\_greyred.jpg I don’t know where or what kind of place the corridor is located in, but I wanted your opinion on what kind of... > **[What type of place do you think this staircase could be based in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=711418)** > > What type of place, for example a hospital or a school etc do you think the staircase in this picture: https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/q71/s720x720/1530553\_1433739103522087\_1912775876\_n.jpg could be based in? > **[What is your opinion on this department store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=679102)** > > Hey guys, I was wondering what are your impressions on the department store shown in this video clip? House Of Fraser department store in Doncaster (formerly Binns) - YouTube I did not make this video, one of my friends did, and it is a department... > **[What opinion do you have on this workplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=652430)** > > In the late 1990s, I visited one of my friends in the United Kingdom and they showed me around their workplace. The place that they worked at was an electricity board company. The workplace from the outside looked like this:... > **[Would you go picnicking on this area of grass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=719653)** > > Would you go picnicking on this area of grass you can see in this picture? http://oi62.tinypic.com/1zlfwie.jpg Also, would you propose to your lover at this spot? If not to either the picnicking or the proposing, why not? 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Weedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/weedy/32/301_2.png) [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/12 "2014-03-31T03:39:22Z")
I’d take a sandwich down there, if it were close enough for convenience. It’s not romantic enough to go out of my way to propose there. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/13 "2014-03-31T03:51:42Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > As zoid says, it’s what he does, and I’ll ask you, CJ, again, WHY?? > It’s not the grass he’s concerend about, it’s the silos in the background. > > Here’s some links… > > [This picture taken from a field - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=715283) > [What do you think could be inside this building? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=714936) > [This gas holder - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=713222) > [What type of place do you think this corridor could be located in? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=708030) > [What type of place do you think this staircase could be based in? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=711418) > [What is your opinion on this department store? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=679102) > [What opinion do you have on this workplace - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=652430) > [Would you go picnicking on this area of grass? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=719653) A little bit of googling will show that these sites are all involved in civil litigation regarding industrial contamination. This is one way that counsel susses out possible jury reactions to the photos which get presented as evidence. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/14 "2014-03-31T04:00:21Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > A little bit of googling will show that these sites are all involved in civil litigation regarding industrial contamination. This is one way that counsel susses out possible jury reactions to the photos which get presented as evidence. One of them is pictures of the inside of a department store, the other is just an interior door from a school or church ---
**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/15 "2014-03-31T04:01:20Z")
I.A.I.C. or Industrial/Architectural Inferiority Complex. I have a touch of it myself though I’m only effected by small out-buildings and sheds. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/16 "2014-03-31T04:34:29Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > One of them is pictures of the inside of a department store, the other is just an interior door from a school or church They must be other kinds of lawsuits, then. The department store was brainwashing its employees, and the church was selling its parishioners pirated Bibles. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/17 "2014-03-31T04:40:06Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > They must be other kinds of lawsuits, then. The department store was brainwashing its employees, and the church was selling its parishioners pirated Bibles. If CJ is doing research for legal cases he’s involved in, personally, I’d rather he left us out of it. I’d hate to find out comments we’re tossing around are getting used in court. Especially without our consent or knowledge that that’s even what it’s for, considering most times these threads pop up someone asks him what it’s about. Has he ever actually answered? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/18 "2014-04-02T00:22:00Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > A little bit of googling will show that these sites are all involved in civil litigation regarding industrial contamination. This is one way that counsel susses out possible jury reactions to the photos which get presented as evidence. How are you googling that? It’s a great explanation if true. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/19 "2014-04-02T00:46:48Z")
I suspect that, if this is true, our comment are used to select which photographs to present or how to phrase arguments referencing them. I don’t think it’s terribly immoral to use a focus group to test an argument. I do think it is really deceitful, immoral, and all around reprehensible to do so without informing us (s)he is doing so. **guizot** , I would also ask how you are running your queries. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937/20 "2014-04-02T06:13:35Z")
Pretty sure that would be regarded as an off-board project. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-picnicking-on-this-area-of-grass/684937.md?page=2)