Closets and Wardrobes

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Goddlefrood" <gav_fiji at ...> wrote:
>
> > Geoff:
> > To me, a tallboy is a high chest of drawers - maybe five levels 
> > instead of the usual three.
> 
> Goddlefrood:
> 
> Ah, but it's not what it means to a Brit that counts, it's what it 
> would mean to our American cousins. They have some odd ideas over 
> there, including calling the engine door of a car a hood, when we 
> all know that another item of headwear covers same, that being a 
> bonnet. Have you never noticed the frills on many cars?

Geoff:
And they're confusing elephants and cars. Don't they put their luggage 
in the trunk instead a the boot?

I dunno. These people wot can't speak proper.
:-)