Only my wife

[Quartlow]

She calls from work to just to ask me, why are garages called garages?  :  :
Her theory is it should be called a car houses sine it houses a car. After all a carriage house held carriages  :

I told her I have no idea but she thinks I should know by the time she gets home

[Radar67]

Tell her it is because they pull the car into the auto garage to work on it and the name carried over from the commercial industry to the residential area.

If she buys that, I've got some ocean front property......

[ARKANSAWYER]

  It come from French, "garer" which means 'to dock.'  It is a place to dock you car.  Most of the time it is the place to dock every thing else and you dock your car outside.

[zopi]

Ask her where she thinks "Car" came from..

[Quartlow]

Ask her where she thinks "Car" came from..

NO!! I'm not gonna open that can of worms.  :D  :D


ARKANSAWYER
Sounds good to me.

[isawlogs]

   Garage is actualy French , it was used with trains . a train station in French is * gare *  the building that they serviced the trains was named * garage *  :P  I am guessing that when automobiles came around * car in garage * took a whole left turn .

   Garer translates to: to park .

[Captain]

Marcel, you'll have us understanding you one word at at time  ;D

Captain

[Quartlow]

Man I love this place  8)  8)  8)

[Jeff]

http://www.answers.com/topic/garage

http://www.answers.com/topic/car

[pigman]

Garage comes from the word "rage". That is what happens when the building conected to the house is so full of stuff that there is no room for the car. I would say that it is a hillbilly term, but hillbillies don't have garages. ;) ;D

[Raider Bill]

Garage comes from the word "rage". That is what happens when the building conected to the house is so full of stuff that there is no room for the car. I would say that it is a hillbilly term, but hillbillies don't have garages. ;) ;D

  It come from French, "garer" which means 'to dock.'  It is a place to dock you car.  Most of the time it is the place to dock every thing else and you dock your car outside.

Both of these are correct. But you MUST always leave room for the Harleys!

[Hotrod RLC]

being a not to smart ky briar my wife being college grad i just figured what happened to bldg that was or us ed   to be ourcar storage // bldg has three roto tillers one she uses other two back up / two lawn mowers . only one used  potting soil hoes .pitch fork / rock pick ax baskets tubs and assortment of corn planters tobacco setters and couple tater diggers  8)

[sawguy21]

Same reason you park in a driveway but drive on a parkway.

[B.C.C. Lapp]

She calls from work to just to ask me, why are garages called garages?

I told her I have no idea but she thinks I should know by the time she gets home

Geeze, a pop quiz.   Stuff like this is why I really don't like my cell phone. :D

[Cedarman]

What happened to quartlow.  Is he in his garage?

[Kindlinmaker]

I'm sure I'll hear about this one BUT I just can't resist - 

Garage - The space attached to a wife's house where husbands can feel they are actually in charge of something.

[kantuckid]

Garage comes from the word "rage". That is what happens when the building conected to the house is so full of stuff that there is no room for the car. I would say that it is a hillbilly term, but hillbillies don't have garages. ;) ;D

I have never owned a garage. I rented one many years ago to store a car while on active duty. I have a current spot where I was thinking of a car park built on post & beams but ended up deciding it sort of ruined our view of the woods through our glassed ended great room, so they sit outside. Honestly, during my work life they sat out side there, now it a 24/7 thing. Meanwhile my motorcycles, scooter and tractor and mowers all in a storage barn-go figure huh? :D
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