Crescent wrenches (was: Nomenclature (was: NEXT Color Printer find

From: Michael Nadeau <menadeau_at_mediaone.net>
Date: Fri Jan 4 10:02:05 2002

Wait til they find out about frost heaves.

> >
> > Odd that you should mention this ...
> >
> > As they've reccently had snow in the southern U.S, where that's a
noteable
> > and rare event, youngsters interviewed DO refer to the thing as a "snow"
> > sled, apparently because snow is such a rarity.
>
> HA... And they are *just* learning about the phenomenon known as "black
ice".
> :-D
>
> Bryan
>
>
> >
> > Dick
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Matt London" <classiccmp_at_knm.yi.org>
> > To: "'ClassicComputers'" <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 6:10 AM
> > Subject: Re: Crescent wrenches (was: Nomenclature (was: NEXT Color
Printer
> > find
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > > Whoa, can't let that one by: we know what a snowmobile is up here
> > (c'mon,
> > > > fellow Canucks, back me up on this one!); mind you, if you asked ME
what
>
> Yes, as a fellow Canuck, I know what a snowmobile is... In the town of
9,500
> where I grew up, as soon as there was 3 to 6 cm of snow, everyone would be
> on their skidoo's.
>
>
> > > > a snowmobile is, I would indeed look at ya kind of funny (oops,
funnily,
> > for
> > > > the language police), since apparently YOU don't know what it is or
you
> > > > wouldn't be asking...
> > > >
> > > > But a snow sled??? Who calls it that? Sounds like the SkiDoo
trailer.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, one of us invented the thing, so we can call it what we
like!
> > >
> > > Just a second! What's this I see...
> > > From: M H Stein <mhstein_at_usa.net>
> > > A Canuck wuth a usa.net email address? Something screwy there if you
ask
> > > me, but then again I'm one of those dodgy brits :&)
> > >
> > > -- Matt
>
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