Posted by Robert Hill on January 15, 2001 at 16:29:37 from 129.11.159.105:
In Reply to: Re: Oil Stoves, fuel names posted by John Wilson on January 13, 2001 at 15:02:46:
"White Spirit(s) ... in Britain can also mean a turpentine substitute."
I once invented a riddle (meaningless outside the UK):
Q: Why is turpentine like a P60 tax form?
A: You never see the real thing, only ever a substitute.
Anyone know why, in either case?
Oh dear - I've just invited people to digress even further off topic.