Posted by Robert Dilley on April 04, 2004 at 01:41:26 from 65.39.15.185 user rdilley.
In Reply to: Re: Mrs Dixon's Kitchen posted by David Bamford on April 03, 2004 at 23:42:04:
For the benefit of those on this side without a transatlantic dictionary: railway sleeper = railroad tie. Didn't want you to think the Brits used to burn drowsy passengers.