unfortunately I've deleted the original 'thank you ...' mail but I'm sure he
called it 'lighter fluid' in one sentence and 'butane' in the other..
else why would I have written what I did?
oh forget it.
Best Cheers
Frank
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----- Original Message -----
From: David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com>
To: <lro@Works.Team.Net>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: LRO: Re: Thanks for the "laundry tips"
> On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, Frank Elson wrote:
>
> :whoops, glad it wasn't me asking the question.
> : It's our good old 'common language' again.
> :
> :Lighter Fluid in the UK is petrol - what you call gas. We use it in our
> :Zippos.
> : Butane in the UK is gas (actually lpg, liquid petroleum gas) - what you
lot
> :call lighter fluid. We use it in our Clippers.
> :
> :so... hang on, what do you call the stuff you put in a Zippo ?
>
> Lighter fluid. It's naptha. Gasoline works pretty well, but doesn't last
> as long. It works well as a stain remover. Butane is butane, and I've
> never heard anyone call it lighter fluid before.
>
>
>
> --
> dscheidt@tumbolia.com
> Bipedalism is only a fad.
>
>
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