according to the logic of the YA global warming crowd, Mt. Everest
I am guessing that Wile E would finally get some dinner after finding Chicken Little on the other side of the plateau looking for something else to worry about.
I had dinner at a fancy restaurant this weekend (in-law anniversary) and the owner (an old Scottish Gentleman (if I guessed his accent correctly)) had a bugs tie and after we complemented his tie, he showed us his roadrunner pin signed by Chuck Jones (the creator) who he said was his friend when he was a regular to his restaurant many years ago. If anyone has a chance, it was Five Crowns Restaurant and it was quite good but not cheap. Apparently Mr. Jones lived somewhere near Corona Del Mar, CA. I told him I was a Wile E fan. I guess I always rooted for Wile E to catch that road runner. I wouldn't mind if he caught Chicken Little too.
The French word for flat is plat which I guess will be derived from the Greek word platus which also means flat. From these we get words such as platform (flat form), platypus (flat footed) and plateau (diminutive of plate). Etymologically speaking plateau simply means flat and it’s in this context that it’s used in everyday speech.
For example “inflation rose for the first six months of the year but has now plateaued” means that the rise in inflation is currently static – in the future it could go up, down or remain the same.
In the context of your question “what’s on the other side of a plateau”, it could be either a rise or a fall, as shown in this diagram:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
According to the warmniks, on other other side of the plateau is the "missing" plateau.
Trust me its there, just keep on running!
Mushman, welcome back! It's been awhile and in your stead the denial side has been manned by nothing but liars and fools.
It's true that in the desert of Wile E. Coyote a plateau would always end in a cliff, but that was a somewhat different situation. For one thing, visibility was good, so you could see that there was no higher peak ahead. In real life it's more like it's clear behind you, but foggy up ahead. Climate scientists think they make out a rise to an even higher peak, deniers like to think there's a decline or a precipice, but the only thing they have to back that up is a purported decline in solar activity and wishful thinking.
Stagflation.
Curved part of a hockey stick.
Generally a cliff.
Have a great day!
A greenie jumping off site. They are in the air and their legs are still running, but they haven't figured out that there is no ground beneath their feet. Ha! Ha! They are busy chasing all that elusive missing heat.
Trevor: Everyone knows that. We learned that in grade school. Over here we have the Platte River, named so because it is so flat. Our 'plates' come from the same source. We speak great english over here, also.
Trick question, I know. But if you have ever been to the SW, or seen Wile E Coyote in action, then you know what's on the other side of a plateau...
