A "lemon" is a citrus fruit with a tart or sour (not sweet) flavor. In the
1800's, people started using the word 'lemon' to describe people who were sour (or unfriendly). Over time, 'lemon' came to refer to anything that was defective or broken.
In the American verison of English, good things are often sweet while the reverse is sour. A lemon is the essence of sour.
The British verison of English has some auto related terms that had me scratching my head big time. When I got my first British motorcycle, the tune up manual kept referring to "tickover"...it took me a long time to figure out that was idle speed...
As a non native english speaker I find sometimes problems to understand mechanical jargon, not to mention de subtle differences between the american and british english. One word that has always puzzled me is lemon, I know that having a lemon for a car is bad, but why do you say that? what's the connection between a lemon and a bad car?
The second puzzling word was monkey wrench, but I already discover where it comes from.
Nope. generally anything good can be regarded as a peach, including beach fodder ( walking down the beaches, looking at the peaches..). It carries on... a corker for example...
On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 11:51:26 +0100, "Juper Wort" shared the following:
Orange you going to ask if I was being serious? Puns are the apple of my eye. I've been raisin the roof with them for years. We probably should prune this thread before it gets out of hand, though.
-- Travis '63 VW Camo Baja...
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that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.
MINT n. 1. a place where coins, paper currency, special medals, etc., are produced under government authority. 2. a place where something is manufactured. 3. a vast amount, esp. of money. adj. 4. being in its original, unused condition, as if newly made: a book in mint condition.
As opposed to the word "meant" which is probably more appropriate for the descriptive nature used in many Ebay Motors ads, which merely "meant to be a restoration , not Actually being one................As in "restored" , "lowered" and "chopped" used to describe the same vehicle.
These words meaning that the car is either nice looking and has a new appeaance or....................is never boing to be driveable, leaving the car as it was (permanently) when "rebuilt".......................LOL
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