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ah think ah recawl that down in ol kaintuck, th' home o' that deelahtful nectaar known as th' mint julep, ain't nobody would waste thar tastebuds on a silly ol' "tea!.
As one old Kentucky Colonel said, explaining why he always closed his eyes while imbibing, "The sight of a good bourbon makes mah mouth water -- and suh, I will not stand to have mah drink diluted!"
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Or : "As the Governor of North Carolina said to the Governor of South Caroline 'It's a mighty long time between drinks'."
This is a phrase I've heard when anyone is *waiting ...
Although the comment is usually met with a smile and a nod (around these parts anyway) what its origin is I know not.
Anyone offer Enlightenment?
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I believe that sump oil is what we USns call crankcase oil, since I seem to remember that in foreign English the crankcase of a car is called the "sump". Right, Max? or am I having a nightmare instead of a recollection of recherche trivia?
If I'm right, I would, following Max's example, say that when it comes to tea, I would rather drink sump oil than that Earl Grey blend with the bergamot flavor. Any other tea is fine, as long as we're talking about real tea, not those herb brews labelled 'tea' such as chamomile, red zinger and other concoctions beloved of hippies.
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Wherefore comes the use of the term "sump pump" to describe an underwater pump for the ejection of drain tile (storm run-off) water? It sounds like the color of that water may resemble "sump oil"(the tea)... or vice-versa.
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and other concoctions beloved of hippies. BYB you are dating yourself sweetie. I have not heard that expression since the 70's. Actually, those teas are extremely popular right now and have been for many years(both in English and French Québec circles). Most restaurants let you choose from a wide variety when you ask for tea instead of coffee. When talking about the highly aromatic or herb type teas we usually call them tisanes. Many are purported cleansing or healing properties. Peace man. 
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I'd always assumed that when people talked about sump oil, they were refering to used engine oil, drained from the sump, therefore the nastiest dirtiest rustiest stuff, not the clean stuff that is bought at the shop and poured into the engine - but then what I know about the internal combustion engine would fit in a book of matches - without taking the matches out
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>what part of a car's innards a sump ...
Good we are agreed.
I think the sump is the bottom of the engine. I think that the instruction that I was given years ago was, "To change oil, position bucket, pull out sump plug, stand clear, replace sump plug and refill, the order of events, I recall was significant". Nowadays it is "Take car to garage, request oil change as part of expensive service, hand over dosh".
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hand over doshDosh? Does that mean wallet, or cash, or just a general term? I've never heard it. Neat word though! 
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