At 04:15 PM 8/11/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Wrench Spanner,
( 'wrench' means to pull hard in UK,)
Isn't pulling hard the idea??? If I want to span something, I'll build a
bridge!
>Cop Police Constable,('cop' means to get the blame
for something.)
Actually, COP is short for "Constable On Patrol".
And a few you may have missed...
Antenna Aerial
Muffler Silencer
Crank Commencing rod
Set screw Grub screw
Rear Window Backlight
Wrist Pin Bushing Small End bush
Drive Shaft Propeller Shaft
Firewall Bulkhead
Shock Absorber Road Damper
Fan Clutch Viscous Coupling
Kerosene Paraffin
Battery Energizer
Glove Box Cubby
Trunk Boot
Ground (Electrical) Earth
Door Handle Remote Control
Counter Shaft Lay Shaft (Transmission part)
(Try asking a burly American parts man for a "lay shaft", and see what he
says!)
Control Box Regulator
Wristpin Gudgeon pin
Rod bearing Big end
Traffic circle Roundabout
Emergency brake Handbrake
Stickshift Manual gearbox
Alternator Dynamo
Ball Joint Trunnion
Windshield Windscreen
Moon roof Sun roof (Ever hopeful !)
Blinker Indicator
Rag Top Soft Top
Hub cap Nave plate
Turn Signal Trafficator
And finally:
Drunk Pissed
Beautiful Horny... as in "She's really horny"... It doesn't
necessarily
mean she's ready or willing to do a horizontal nasty, she just looks good.
Hope this helps,
Dave Iwansky
'62 MGA 1600 MkII
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