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Old 01-18-15, 10:18 AM   #11
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U-Crank just posted an embarrassing moment in that thread involving a train. He used the word "chimney" in that context. I've learned that on a British ship the big exhaust thingy is called a "funnel". Here in 'Murka I've always referred to both as a "smokestack".
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