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| | | (...) No, it's a tap, but you have to force-it when it won't turn easily! Obviously most taps in the US are hard to turn :-) Martin (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Faucets —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | (...) Can we please plug the pun-fest before it starts? LUGNET's been a-wash with them lately, and I'm feeling drained. BTW, where did the word "faucet" originate, anyway? ROSCO FUT: .pun (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Faucets —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | (...) Ross, don't be a big wet rag, let us have our pun! (...) faucet n. A device for regulating the flow of a liquid from a reservoir such as a pipe or drum. See Regional Note at andiron. ---...--- [Middle English, from Old French fausset, cask (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Faucets —Maggie Cambron
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| | | | | | | (...) Hmph, pure speculation. According to my OED the etymology is unknown. Maggie C. (Hey, I only spicket as I see it!) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Faucets —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | | "Matthew Gerber" <matthew@digitaliris.com> wrote in message news:Gn2w3E.513@lugnet.com... (...) with (...) I agree, and I'll join you in counter-ing Ross. Trying to constrict peoples' puns and basin it solely on your opinion is pretty f-low. (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | | | | Re: Faucets —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | (...) Well, of course. You're only supposed to turn the *knob*. Sheesh, do we have to remind you about *everything*? ;) LFB (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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