(a la Ed M. from the Tonight Show) "aaaah I did not know that!" --- :^) Neil. On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > "Refrigerator" is often abbreviated either as "reefer" or "refer." "Reefer" > is the older and more common spelling. > > Reefer –noun Slang. > a marijuana cigarette. > [Origin: 1930–35; prob. < MexSp grifa; see griefo] > Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) > Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, (c) Random House, Inc. 2006. > > Reefer –noun Informal. > 1. a refrigerator, esp. one large enough to be walked into. > 2. a refrigerator car, ship, truck, etc. > [Origin: 1910–15; alter. and shortening of refrigerator] > Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) > Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, (c) Random House, Inc. 2006. > > I'm sticking to "reefer" instead of "refer" when discussing refrigerators. > > -- > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR > > On 5/20/2008 9:46 AM neil N wrote: > >> True, true. >> >> ;^) >> >> Neil. (now more Vanagon "refer" aware than ever! --- :^) >> >> >> >> On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Jake de Villiers >> <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Well, he's selling stuff from a VW Bus!! >>> >>> On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 9:25 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Do you mean "reefers"? Or "refers" (fridge) >>>> >>>> I was, "ahem", kindly reminded by Jake that "reefer" and "refer" >>>> aren't interchangeable! >>>> >>>> --- ;^) >>>> >>>> >>>> Neil. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> That's a new twist on Roach Coach. I can see it now. No bed, no cabs >>>>> just >>>>> four reefers and stove tops serving everything from bento, sushi, bbq >>>>> and >>>>> hot huckleberry pie! >ttp://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ |
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