re-ver-sal |riˈvərsəl|
noun
a change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action : a dramatic reversal in population decline in the Alps | the reversal of tidal currents.
• Law an annulment of a judgment, sentence, or decree made by a lower court or authority : the Court has upheld the appellate justices in their reversal of the trial court judgment.
• an adverse change of fortune : the league champions suffered a reversal at the finals last month.
• Photography direct production of a positive image from an exposed film or plate; direct reproduction of a positive or negative image.
ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as a legal term): from the verb reverse + -al .
1. A Stern Reminder
Anyone who has ever rowed a boat will notice that this picture is back-assward. Oarsmen sit facing the stern so that when they pull the boat goes forward. As drawn, this Viking ship would be backing up. That would be quite difficult, especially since boats have their tillers and rudders in the stern and this boat has no helmsman.
2. Reversal of Fortune
This customer is always wrong, and his situation reminds me of a completely unrelated joke.
A termite walks into a bar and asks, "Is the bar tender here?"
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3. Backpedaling From Accountability
4. A Peek In The Rear-View Mirror
5. Remembering Tom "The Hammer" DeLay (AKA The Indian-Taker)
6. That Was Then; Then That Wasn't
Perhaps this has already happened - perhaps more than once. It would certainly explain why there are no time machines or time-travelers today.
7. Reverse Psychology
Eno Camino exposes the bare facts and uncovers a basic flaw in administrative power.
8. Ex Post Facto, Supreme Marketing
Once upon a time, there were five FOX-Y justices...
9. Ideological Whiplash!
Didn't see that coming, did you, my conservative friends? I'd suggest that you rub some BENGAY on your neck, but Im pretty sure you'd rather suffer than use a product whose name Mike Huckabee would tell you was clearly chosen to promotes homosexuality.
10. Reversing One's Opinion
Some things are better left unsaid.
11. Taken Aback
Press "Star" if you're embarrassed. This scenario reminds me of something I did years ago when I worked a parking lot gate at the Ohio State Fair.
As people drove up to my gate to pay, I would rattle off the information they needed to hear about the parking rules and then end my spiel with, "This is a recording." I'll bet I set a record for the number of double-takes in a day those words produced.
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