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Re: Faucets
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lugnet.off-topic.pun
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001 02:54:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Ross Crawford writes:
> 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 :-)
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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.
Ross, don't be a big wet rag, let us have our pun!
> BTW, where did the word "faucet" originate, anyway?
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.
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[Middle English, from Old French fausset, cask stopper, from fausser, to
break in, from Late Latin falsre, to falsify, from Latin falsus, false. See
false.]
Ain't Dictionary.com wonderful?
Matt
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Message has 2 Replies:
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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)
| | | Re: Faucets
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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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| (...) 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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