Yes, we are 2 countries separated by a common language.


"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
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> aha, we call those all "torch", but the second one "welding torch".
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:54fc5$42f64756$42a1cc8c$1503@FUSE.NET...
>> A flashlight is one of those things you put batteries in and push a
>> button
>> to make light come out.
>>
>> A torch can be a soldering/welding tool that burns propane, acetylene,
> etc.
>> or it can be a stick wrapped with rags on one end that is soaked in tar
>> or
>> pitch, etc and set alight. It is then carried upright for allumination
>> (villagers chasing Frankenstein)
>>
>> I was referring to the burning stick being used instead of a flashlight
>> (torch).
>>
>>
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:IlrJe.84146$G8.28237@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>> > Given I'm in one of those parts of the world that only has torches,
> what's
>> > a
>> > flashlight then ? I thought it was just US for torch.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Dave Milne, Scotland
>> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>> > "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
>> > news:ifqJe.7045$_41.2069@fe02.lga...
>> >> ture, and in some parts of the world, you use a flashlight to see the
>> >> bolt
>> >> that you are going to cut of with a torch. I was joking around, wasnt
>> > sure
>> >> if OP was familiar with torch being also a flashlight
>> >>
>> >> Patrick
>> >> ΤΏΤ
>> >>
>> >> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:e5726$42f6258c$42a1cc8c$25632@FUSE.NET...
>> >> > In some parts of the world you use a torch in place of a flashlight.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "jaco" <jaco@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:IdpJe.958$32.687@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>> >> >> in some parts of the world a 'torch' is the same as a 'flashlight'
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:wf7Je.2561$J7.132@fe07.lga...
>> >> >>> Instead of a torch, he might need to use a flashlight. :-)
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Patrick
>> >> >>> ΤΏΤ
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> "popeyeball" <popeyeball@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> >> >>> news:1123063080.454901.100160@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> >> >>>> H,
>> >> >>>> Go to a big parking lot late at night when it's empty. Bring
>> >> >>>> someone
>> >> >>>> to drive for you. Get yourself under the hood with a torch and
> look
>> >> >>>> for the clicking sound
>> >> >>>> OR
>> >> >>>> take it to the dealer for warranty work.
>> >> >>>> I'd choose the second personally.
>> >> >>>> Steve
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

 

just to set things straight on the language I speak. I speak American, not
English. People from England speak English, people from America speak
American. American is a varient of English

Patrick
ΤΏΤ

"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:59723$42f66685$42a1cc8c$9105@FUSE.NET...
> Yes, we are 2 countries separated by a common language.
>
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:_TrJe.84171$G8.72863@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>> aha, we call those all "torch", but the second one "welding torch".
>>
>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>
>> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>> news:54fc5$42f64756$42a1cc8c$1503@FUSE.NET...
>>> A flashlight is one of those things you put batteries in and push a
>>> button
>>> to make light come out.
>>>
>>> A torch can be a soldering/welding tool that burns propane, acetylene,
>> etc.
>>> or it can be a stick wrapped with rags on one end that is soaked in tar
>>> or
>>> pitch, etc and set alight. It is then carried upright for allumination
>>> (villagers chasing Frankenstein)
>>>
>>> I was referring to the burning stick being used instead of a flashlight
>>> (torch).
>>>
>>>
>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>> news:IlrJe.84146$G8.28237@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> > Given I'm in one of those parts of the world that only has torches,
>> what's
>>> > a
>>> > flashlight then ? I thought it was just US for torch.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>> > "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
>>> > news:ifqJe.7045$_41.2069@fe02.lga...
>>> >> ture, and in some parts of the world, you use a flashlight to see the
>>> >> bolt
>>> >> that you are going to cut of with a torch. I was joking around,
>>> >> wasnt
>>> > sure
>>> >> if OP was familiar with torch being also a flashlight
>>> >>
>>> >> Patrick
>>> >> ΤΏΤ
>>> >>
>>> >> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>> >> news:e5726$42f6258c$42a1cc8c$25632@FUSE.NET...
>>> >> > In some parts of the world you use a torch in place of a
>>> >> > flashlight.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "jaco" <jaco@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> >> > news:IdpJe.958$32.687@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>>> >> >> in some parts of the world a 'torch' is the same as a 'flashlight'
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >> news:wf7Je.2561$J7.132@fe07.lga...
>>> >> >>> Instead of a torch, he might need to use a flashlight. :-)
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> Patrick
>>> >> >>> ΤΏΤ
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> "popeyeball" <popeyeball@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >>> news:1123063080.454901.100160@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>>> >> >>>> H,
>>> >> >>>> Go to a big parking lot late at night when it's empty. Bring
>>> >> >>>> someone
>>> >> >>>> to drive for you. Get yourself under the hood with a torch and
>> look
>>> >> >>>> for the clicking sound
>>> >> >>>> OR
>>> >> >>>> take it to the dealer for warranty work.
>>> >> >>>> I'd choose the second personally.
>>> >> >>>> Steve
>>> >> >>>>
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

just to set things straight on the language I speak. I speak American, not
English. People from England speak English, people from America speak
American. American is a varient of English

Patrick
ΤΏΤ

"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:59723$42f66685$42a1cc8c$9105@FUSE.NET...
> Yes, we are 2 countries separated by a common language.
>
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:_TrJe.84171$G8.72863@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>> aha, we call those all "torch", but the second one "welding torch".
>>
>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>
>> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>> news:54fc5$42f64756$42a1cc8c$1503@FUSE.NET...
>>> A flashlight is one of those things you put batteries in and push a
>>> button
>>> to make light come out.
>>>
>>> A torch can be a soldering/welding tool that burns propane, acetylene,
>> etc.
>>> or it can be a stick wrapped with rags on one end that is soaked in tar
>>> or
>>> pitch, etc and set alight. It is then carried upright for allumination
>>> (villagers chasing Frankenstein)
>>>
>>> I was referring to the burning stick being used instead of a flashlight
>>> (torch).
>>>
>>>
>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>> news:IlrJe.84146$G8.28237@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> > Given I'm in one of those parts of the world that only has torches,
>> what's
>>> > a
>>> > flashlight then ? I thought it was just US for torch.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>> > "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
>>> > news:ifqJe.7045$_41.2069@fe02.lga...
>>> >> ture, and in some parts of the world, you use a flashlight to see the
>>> >> bolt
>>> >> that you are going to cut of with a torch. I was joking around,
>>> >> wasnt
>>> > sure
>>> >> if OP was familiar with torch being also a flashlight
>>> >>
>>> >> Patrick
>>> >> ΤΏΤ
>>> >>
>>> >> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>> >> news:e5726$42f6258c$42a1cc8c$25632@FUSE.NET...
>>> >> > In some parts of the world you use a torch in place of a
>>> >> > flashlight.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "jaco" <jaco@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> >> > news:IdpJe.958$32.687@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>>> >> >> in some parts of the world a 'torch' is the same as a 'flashlight'
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >> news:wf7Je.2561$J7.132@fe07.lga...
>>> >> >>> Instead of a torch, he might need to use a flashlight. :-)
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> Patrick
>>> >> >>> ΤΏΤ
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> "popeyeball" <popeyeball@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >>> news:1123063080.454901.100160@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>>> >> >>>> H,
>>> >> >>>> Go to a big parking lot late at night when it's empty. Bring
>>> >> >>>> someone
>>> >> >>>> to drive for you. Get yourself under the hood with a torch and
>> look
>>> >> >>>> for the clicking sound
>>> >> >>>> OR
>>> >> >>>> take it to the dealer for warranty work.
>>> >> >>>> I'd choose the second personally.
>>> >> >>>> Steve
>>> >> >>>>
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

just to set things straight on the language I speak. I speak American, not
English. People from England speak English, people from America speak
American. American is a varient of English

Patrick
ΤΏΤ

"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:59723$42f66685$42a1cc8c$9105@FUSE.NET...
> Yes, we are 2 countries separated by a common language.
>
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:_TrJe.84171$G8.72863@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>> aha, we call those all "torch", but the second one "welding torch".
>>
>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>
>> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>> news:54fc5$42f64756$42a1cc8c$1503@FUSE.NET...
>>> A flashlight is one of those things you put batteries in and push a
>>> button
>>> to make light come out.
>>>
>>> A torch can be a soldering/welding tool that burns propane, acetylene,
>> etc.
>>> or it can be a stick wrapped with rags on one end that is soaked in tar
>>> or
>>> pitch, etc and set alight. It is then carried upright for allumination
>>> (villagers chasing Frankenstein)
>>>
>>> I was referring to the burning stick being used instead of a flashlight
>>> (torch).
>>>
>>>
>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>> news:IlrJe.84146$G8.28237@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> > Given I'm in one of those parts of the world that only has torches,
>> what's
>>> > a
>>> > flashlight then ? I thought it was just US for torch.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>> > "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
>>> > news:ifqJe.7045$_41.2069@fe02.lga...
>>> >> ture, and in some parts of the world, you use a flashlight to see the
>>> >> bolt
>>> >> that you are going to cut of with a torch. I was joking around,
>>> >> wasnt
>>> > sure
>>> >> if OP was familiar with torch being also a flashlight
>>> >>
>>> >> Patrick
>>> >> ΤΏΤ
>>> >>
>>> >> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>> >> news:e5726$42f6258c$42a1cc8c$25632@FUSE.NET...
>>> >> > In some parts of the world you use a torch in place of a
>>> >> > flashlight.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "jaco" <jaco@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> >> > news:IdpJe.958$32.687@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>>> >> >> in some parts of the world a 'torch' is the same as a 'flashlight'
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >> news:wf7Je.2561$J7.132@fe07.lga...
>>> >> >>> Instead of a torch, he might need to use a flashlight. :-)
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> Patrick
>>> >> >>> ΤΏΤ
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> "popeyeball" <popeyeball@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >>> news:1123063080.454901.100160@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>>> >> >>>> H,
>>> >> >>>> Go to a big parking lot late at night when it's empty. Bring
>>> >> >>>> someone
>>> >> >>>> to drive for you. Get yourself under the hood with a torch and
>> look
>>> >> >>>> for the clicking sound
>>> >> >>>> OR
>>> >> >>>> take it to the dealer for warranty work.
>>> >> >>>> I'd choose the second personally.
>>> >> >>>> Steve
>>> >> >>>>
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

just to set things straight on the language I speak. I speak American, not
English. People from England speak English, people from America speak
American. American is a varient of English

Patrick
ΤΏΤ

"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:59723$42f66685$42a1cc8c$9105@FUSE.NET...
> Yes, we are 2 countries separated by a common language.
>
>
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> news:_TrJe.84171$G8.72863@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>> aha, we call those all "torch", but the second one "welding torch".
>>
>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>
>> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>> news:54fc5$42f64756$42a1cc8c$1503@FUSE.NET...
>>> A flashlight is one of those things you put batteries in and push a
>>> button
>>> to make light come out.
>>>
>>> A torch can be a soldering/welding tool that burns propane, acetylene,
>> etc.
>>> or it can be a stick wrapped with rags on one end that is soaked in tar
>>> or
>>> pitch, etc and set alight. It is then carried upright for allumination
>>> (villagers chasing Frankenstein)
>>>
>>> I was referring to the burning stick being used instead of a flashlight
>>> (torch).
>>>
>>>
>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>> news:IlrJe.84146$G8.28237@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> > Given I'm in one of those parts of the world that only has torches,
>> what's
>>> > a
>>> > flashlight then ? I thought it was just US for torch.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>> > "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
>>> > news:ifqJe.7045$_41.2069@fe02.lga...
>>> >> ture, and in some parts of the world, you use a flashlight to see the
>>> >> bolt
>>> >> that you are going to cut of with a torch. I was joking around,
>>> >> wasnt
>>> > sure
>>> >> if OP was familiar with torch being also a flashlight
>>> >>
>>> >> Patrick
>>> >> ΤΏΤ
>>> >>
>>> >> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>> >> news:e5726$42f6258c$42a1cc8c$25632@FUSE.NET...
>>> >> > In some parts of the world you use a torch in place of a
>>> >> > flashlight.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "jaco" <jaco@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> >> > news:IdpJe.958$32.687@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>>> >> >> in some parts of the world a 'torch' is the same as a 'flashlight'
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >> news:wf7Je.2561$J7.132@fe07.lga...
>>> >> >>> Instead of a torch, he might need to use a flashlight. :-)
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> Patrick
>>> >> >>> ΤΏΤ
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> "popeyeball" <popeyeball@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >>> news:1123063080.454901.100160@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>>> >> >>>> H,
>>> >> >>>> Go to a big parking lot late at night when it's empty. Bring
>>> >> >>>> someone
>>> >> >>>> to drive for you. Get yourself under the hood with a torch and
>> look
>>> >> >>>> for the clicking sound
>>> >> >>>> OR
>>> >> >>>> take it to the dealer for warranty work.
>>> >> >>>> I'd choose the second personally.
>>> >> >>>> Steve
>>> >> >>>>
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

Exactly. You misspelled "variant" but I still understood you :-)

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
news:nmBJe.8449$_41.5046@fe02.lga...
> just to set things straight on the language I speak. I speak American,
not
> English. People from England speak English, people from America speak
> American. American is a varient of English
>
> Patrick
> ΤΏΤ
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:59723$42f66685$42a1cc8c$9105@FUSE.NET...
> > Yes, we are 2 countries separated by a common language.
> >
> >
> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:_TrJe.84171$G8.72863@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> >> aha, we call those all "torch", but the second one "welding torch".
> >>
> >> Dave Milne, Scotland
> >> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >>
> >> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> >> news:54fc5$42f64756$42a1cc8c$1503@FUSE.NET...
> >>> A flashlight is one of those things you put batteries in and push a
> >>> button
> >>> to make light come out.
> >>>
> >>> A torch can be a soldering/welding tool that burns propane, acetylene,
> >> etc.
> >>> or it can be a stick wrapped with rags on one end that is soaked in
tar
> >>> or
> >>> pitch, etc and set alight. It is then carried upright for
allumination
> >>> (villagers chasing Frankenstein)
> >>>
> >>> I was referring to the burning stick being used instead of a
flashlight
> >>> (torch).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> >>> news:IlrJe.84146$G8.28237@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> >>> > Given I'm in one of those parts of the world that only has torches,
> >> what's
> >>> > a
> >>> > flashlight then ? I thought it was just US for torch.
> >>> >
> >>> > --
> >>> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> >>> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >>> > "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
> >>> > news:ifqJe.7045$_41.2069@fe02.lga...
> >>> >> ture, and in some parts of the world, you use a flashlight to see
the
> >>> >> bolt
> >>> >> that you are going to cut of with a torch. I was joking around,
> >>> >> wasnt
> >>> > sure
> >>> >> if OP was familiar with torch being also a flashlight
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Patrick
> >>> >> ΤΏΤ
> >>> >>
> >>> >> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> >>> >> news:e5726$42f6258c$42a1cc8c$25632@FUSE.NET...
> >>> >> > In some parts of the world you use a torch in place of a
> >>> >> > flashlight.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > "jaco" <jaco@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
> >>> >> > news:IdpJe.958$32.687@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> >>> >> >> in some parts of the world a 'torch' is the same as a
'flashlight'
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in
message
> >>> >> >> news:wf7Je.2561$J7.132@fe07.lga...
> >>> >> >>> Instead of a torch, he might need to use a flashlight. :-)
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>> Patrick
> >>> >> >>> ΤΏΤ
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>> "popeyeball" <popeyeball@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >>> >> >>> news:1123063080.454901.100160@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> >>> >> >>>> H,
> >>> >> >>>> Go to a big parking lot late at night when it's empty. Bring
> >>> >> >>>> someone
> >>> >> >>>> to drive for you. Get yourself under the hood with a torch
and
> >> look
> >>> >> >>>> for the clicking sound
> >>> >> >>>> OR
> >>> >> >>>> take it to the dealer for warranty work.
> >>> >> >>>> I'd choose the second personally.
> >>> >> >>>> Steve
> >>> >> >>>>
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

 

Exactly. You misspelled "variant" but I still understood you :-)

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
news:nmBJe.8449$_41.5046@fe02.lga...
> just to set things straight on the language I speak. I speak American,
not
> English. People from England speak English, people from America speak
> American. American is a varient of English
>
> Patrick
> ΤΏΤ
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:59723$42f66685$42a1cc8c$9105@FUSE.NET...
> > Yes, we are 2 countries separated by a common language.
> >
> >
> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:_TrJe.84171$G8.72863@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> >> aha, we call those all "torch", but the second one "welding torch".
> >>
> >> Dave Milne, Scotland
> >> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >>
> >> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> >> news:54fc5$42f64756$42a1cc8c$1503@FUSE.NET...
> >>> A flashlight is one of those things you put batteries in and push a
> >>> button
> >>> to make light come out.
> >>>
> >>> A torch can be a soldering/welding tool that burns propane, acetylene,
> >> etc.
> >>> or it can be a stick wrapped with rags on one end that is soaked in
tar
> >>> or
> >>> pitch, etc and set alight. It is then carried upright for
allumination
> >>> (villagers chasing Frankenstein)
> >>>
> >>> I was referring to the burning stick being used instead of a
flashlight
> >>> (torch).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> >>> news:IlrJe.84146$G8.28237@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> >>> > Given I'm in one of those parts of the world that only has torches,
> >> what's
> >>> > a
> >>> > flashlight then ? I thought it was just US for torch.
> >>> >
> >>> > --
> >>> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> >>> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >>> > "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
> >>> > news:ifqJe.7045$_41.2069@fe02.lga...
> >>> >> ture, and in some parts of the world, you use a flashlight to see
the
> >>> >> bolt
> >>> >> that you are going to cut of with a torch. I was joking around,
> >>> >> wasnt
> >>> > sure
> >>> >> if OP was familiar with torch being also a flashlight
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Patrick
> >>> >> ΤΏΤ
> >>> >>
> >>> >> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> >>> >> news:e5726$42f6258c$42a1cc8c$25632@FUSE.NET...
> >>> >> > In some parts of the world you use a torch in place of a
> >>> >> > flashlight.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > "jaco" <jaco@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
> >>> >> > news:IdpJe.958$32.687@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> >>> >> >> in some parts of the world a 'torch' is the same as a
'flashlight'
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in
message
> >>> >> >> news:wf7Je.2561$J7.132@fe07.lga...
> >>> >> >>> Instead of a torch, he might need to use a flashlight. :-)
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>> Patrick
> >>> >> >>> ΤΏΤ
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>> "popeyeball" <popeyeball@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >>> >> >>> news:1123063080.454901.100160@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> >>> >> >>>> H,
> >>> >> >>>> Go to a big parking lot late at night when it's empty. Bring
> >>> >> >>>> someone
> >>> >> >>>> to drive for you. Get yourself under the hood with a torch
and
> >> look
> >>> >> >>>> for the clicking sound
> >>> >> >>>> OR
> >>> >> >>>> take it to the dealer for warranty work.
> >>> >> >>>> I'd choose the second personally.
> >>> >> >>>> Steve
> >>> >> >>>>
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

 

Exactly. You misspelled "variant" but I still understood you :-)

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
news:nmBJe.8449$_41.5046@fe02.lga...
> just to set things straight on the language I speak. I speak American,
not
> English. People from England speak English, people from America speak
> American. American is a varient of English
>
> Patrick
> ΤΏΤ
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:59723$42f66685$42a1cc8c$9105@FUSE.NET...
> > Yes, we are 2 countries separated by a common language.
> >
> >
> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:_TrJe.84171$G8.72863@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> >> aha, we call those all "torch", but the second one "welding torch".
> >>
> >> Dave Milne, Scotland
> >> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >>
> >> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> >> news:54fc5$42f64756$42a1cc8c$1503@FUSE.NET...
> >>> A flashlight is one of those things you put batteries in and push a
> >>> button
> >>> to make light come out.
> >>>
> >>> A torch can be a soldering/welding tool that burns propane, acetylene,
> >> etc.
> >>> or it can be a stick wrapped with rags on one end that is soaked in
tar
> >>> or
> >>> pitch, etc and set alight. It is then carried upright for
allumination
> >>> (villagers chasing Frankenstein)
> >>>
> >>> I was referring to the burning stick being used instead of a
flashlight
> >>> (torch).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> >>> news:IlrJe.84146$G8.28237@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> >>> > Given I'm in one of those parts of the world that only has torches,
> >> what's
> >>> > a
> >>> > flashlight then ? I thought it was just US for torch.
> >>> >
> >>> > --
> >>> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> >>> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >>> > "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
> >>> > news:ifqJe.7045$_41.2069@fe02.lga...
> >>> >> ture, and in some parts of the world, you use a flashlight to see
the
> >>> >> bolt
> >>> >> that you are going to cut of with a torch. I was joking around,
> >>> >> wasnt
> >>> > sure
> >>> >> if OP was familiar with torch being also a flashlight
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Patrick
> >>> >> ΤΏΤ
> >>> >>
> >>> >> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> >>> >> news:e5726$42f6258c$42a1cc8c$25632@FUSE.NET...
> >>> >> > In some parts of the world you use a torch in place of a
> >>> >> > flashlight.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > "jaco" <jaco@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
> >>> >> > news:IdpJe.958$32.687@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> >>> >> >> in some parts of the world a 'torch' is the same as a
'flashlight'
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in
message
> >>> >> >> news:wf7Je.2561$J7.132@fe07.lga...
> >>> >> >>> Instead of a torch, he might need to use a flashlight. :-)
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>> Patrick
> >>> >> >>> ΤΏΤ
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>> "popeyeball" <popeyeball@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >>> >> >>> news:1123063080.454901.100160@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> >>> >> >>>> H,
> >>> >> >>>> Go to a big parking lot late at night when it's empty. Bring
> >>> >> >>>> someone
> >>> >> >>>> to drive for you. Get yourself under the hood with a torch
and
> >> look
> >>> >> >>>> for the clicking sound
> >>> >> >>>> OR
> >>> >> >>>> take it to the dealer for warranty work.
> >>> >> >>>> I'd choose the second personally.
> >>> >> >>>> Steve
> >>> >> >>>>
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

 

Exactly. You misspelled "variant" but I still understood you :-)

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
news:nmBJe.8449$_41.5046@fe02.lga...
> just to set things straight on the language I speak. I speak American,
not
> English. People from England speak English, people from America speak
> American. American is a varient of English
>
> Patrick
> ΤΏΤ
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:59723$42f66685$42a1cc8c$9105@FUSE.NET...
> > Yes, we are 2 countries separated by a common language.
> >
> >
> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:_TrJe.84171$G8.72863@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> >> aha, we call those all "torch", but the second one "welding torch".
> >>
> >> Dave Milne, Scotland
> >> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >>
> >> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> >> news:54fc5$42f64756$42a1cc8c$1503@FUSE.NET...
> >>> A flashlight is one of those things you put batteries in and push a
> >>> button
> >>> to make light come out.
> >>>
> >>> A torch can be a soldering/welding tool that burns propane, acetylene,
> >> etc.
> >>> or it can be a stick wrapped with rags on one end that is soaked in
tar
> >>> or
> >>> pitch, etc and set alight. It is then carried upright for
allumination
> >>> (villagers chasing Frankenstein)
> >>>
> >>> I was referring to the burning stick being used instead of a
flashlight
> >>> (torch).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> >>> news:IlrJe.84146$G8.28237@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> >>> > Given I'm in one of those parts of the world that only has torches,
> >> what's
> >>> > a
> >>> > flashlight then ? I thought it was just US for torch.
> >>> >
> >>> > --
> >>> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> >>> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> >>> > "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message
> >>> > news:ifqJe.7045$_41.2069@fe02.lga...
> >>> >> ture, and in some parts of the world, you use a flashlight to see
the
> >>> >> bolt
> >>> >> that you are going to cut of with a torch. I was joking around,
> >>> >> wasnt
> >>> > sure
> >>> >> if OP was familiar with torch being also a flashlight
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Patrick
> >>> >> ΤΏΤ
> >>> >>
> >>> >> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> >>> >> news:e5726$42f6258c$42a1cc8c$25632@FUSE.NET...
> >>> >> > In some parts of the world you use a torch in place of a
> >>> >> > flashlight.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > "jaco" <jaco@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
> >>> >> > news:IdpJe.958$32.687@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> >>> >> >> in some parts of the world a 'torch' is the same as a
'flashlight'
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> "Patrick ΤΏΤ" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in
message
> >>> >> >> news:wf7Je.2561$J7.132@fe07.lga...
> >>> >> >>> Instead of a torch, he might need to use a flashlight. :-)
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>> Patrick
> >>> >> >>> ΤΏΤ
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>> "popeyeball" <popeyeball@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >>> >> >>> news:1123063080.454901.100160@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> >>> >> >>>> H,
> >>> >> >>>> Go to a big parking lot late at night when it's empty. Bring
> >>> >> >>>> someone
> >>> >> >>>> to drive for you. Get yourself under the hood with a torch
and
> >> look
> >>> >> >>>> for the clicking sound
> >>> >> >>>> OR
> >>> >> >>>> take it to the dealer for warranty work.
> >>> >> >>>> I'd choose the second personally.
> >>> >> >>>> Steve
> >>> >> >>>>
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

 

The Southern Association of Colleges & Schools is requesting billions of
federal dollars to teach
"Y'allbonics"in all classrooms south of the Mason-Dixon line. Included
here are some
samples of "Y'allbonics."

If you do not understand any of them, contact a Southerner for an
explanation.


HEIDI:
(noun)
Greeting.

HIRE YEW:
(complete sentence)
Remainder of greeting.
Usage: "Heidi, hire yew?"

BARD:
(verb)
Past tense of the infinitive "to borrow."
Usage: "My brother bard my pickup truck."

JAWJUH:
(noun)
The state north of Florida. Capital is Lanner.
Usage: "My brother from Jawjuh bard my pickup truck."

BAMMER:
(noun)
The state west of Jawjuh. Capital is Berminhayum.
Usage: "A tornader jes went through Bammer an'
left $20,000,000 in improvements."

MUNTS:
(noun)
A calendar division.
Usage: "My brother from Jawjuh ba! rd my
pickup truck, and I ain't herd from him in munts."

THANK:
(verb)
Cognitive process.
Usage: "Ah thank ah'll have a Coke."

RANCH:
(noun)
A tool used for tight'nin' bolts.
Usage: "I thank I leff my ranch in
the back of that pickup truck
my brother from Jawjuh bard a
few munts ago."

ALL:
(noun)
A petroleum-based lubricant.
Usage: "I sure hope my brother
from Jawjuh puts all in my pickup truck."

FAR:
(noun)
A conflagration.
Usage: "If my brother from Jawjuh
don't change the all in my pickup truck,
that thing's gonna catch far."

TAR:
(noun)
A rubber wheel.
Usage: "I hope that brother of mine from
Jawjuh don't git a flat tar in my pickup truck."

TIRE:
(noun)
A tall monument.
Usage: "Lord willin' and the creek don't rise, Ah
sure hope to see that Eiffel Tire in Pars sometime."

RETARD:
(verb)
To stop working.
Usage: "My grampaw retard at age 65."

FARN:
(adjective)
Not domestic.
Usage: "I ! cuddint unnerstand a wurd he
sed must be from some farn country."

DID:
(adjective)
Not alive.
Usage: "He's did, Jim."

ARE:
(noun)
A colorless, odorless gas; oxygen.
Usage: "He cain't breathe
give 'im some ARE!"

BOB WAR:
(noun)
A sharp, twisted cable.
Usage: "Boy, stay away from that
bob war fence.

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> Exactly. You misspelled "variant" but I still understood you :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ