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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Martin Scragg writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > In lugnet.lego.direct, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
> > > > Real faucets are a great addition to any town.
> > > I think you will find they are called taps.
> > No, no, no...it's only a "tap" when it's attached to a beer keg. ;)
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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 :-)
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
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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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| (...) 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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