But in the colonies your car has a trunk whilst in the UK one has a boot.
We have a hood in the States and a bonnet in GB. We use a wrench, but the
Brits use a spanner. So why can't a dickey seat be the same thing as a
rumble seat?
----- Original Message -----
From: Colin Cobb <cobmeister@zianet.com>
To: Vandergraaf, Chuck <vandergraaft@aecl.ca>
Cc: <ROWEMOGS@aol.com>; <morgans@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 1999 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: 'DICKEY' SEATS
> Hey Chuck,
>
> Maybe in the Frozen North '"dickey seats" are the "seats in a trunk,"'
> but in the rest of Christendom seats in a trunk are "rumble seats."
>
> Shall we resort to a dictionary to settle this?
>
> --Colin Cobb, Las Cruces, NM, USA
>
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