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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Sump oil #43534 10/08/01 05:15 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Various stales 10/02/01 10:58 AM Re: Various Geoff 10/02/01 12:29 PM Re: Various of troy 10/02/01 01:01 PM Re: ode to Helen Keiva 10/02/01 03:16 PM In search of enlightenment Bingley 10/02/01 03:25 PM Re: Enlightenment, Oooh, ooh ooooh! Faldage 10/02/01 03:37 PM Re: en-lightening up Keiva 10/02/01 04:34 PM Re: (off)color photography Keiva 10/02/01 04:37 PM Re: color photography Pos vs Neg One question Faldage 10/02/01 04:41 PM Re: color photography Pos vs Neg One answer Keiva 10/02/01 05:06 PM re: #22 consuelo 10/02/01 08:51 PM Re: #1 Keiva 10/04/01 02:51 PM Re: #17 Capital Kiwi 10/06/01 07:12 AM Re: #17 Jackie 10/06/01 11:42 AM Re: #17 Capital Kiwi 10/06/01 12:24 PM Re: #17 of troy 10/06/01 01:29 PM Re: #17 Bingley 10/06/01 02:19 PM Re: #17 maverick 10/06/01 06:24 PM high tea wordcrazy 10/06/01 07:02 PM Re: #17 Jackie 10/06/01 01:59 PM Max Quordlepleen 10/06/01 07:52 PM Re: #17 Jackie 10/07/01 03:39 AM Re: #17 Capital Kiwi 10/07/01 04:28 AM Re: #17 jmh 10/07/01 07:34 AM Re: #17 Jackie 10/07/01 11:39 AM More tweaking Jackie 10/07/01 11:41 AM Re: More tweaking Capital Kiwi 10/07/01 11:58 AM Re: More tweaking Jackie 10/07/01 12:05 PM Re: Tea wow 10/07/01 02:46 PM Re: Tea stales 10/10/01 01:44 PM Re: Tea consuelo 10/10/01 03:25 PM Re: Tea Keiva 10/10/01 03:56 PM Re: More tweaking Keiva 10/07/01 03:02 PM Re: Drinks wow 10/07/01 04:00 PM Sump oil Bobyoungbalt 10/08/01 12:54 AM Max Quordlepleen 10/08/01 03:17 AM Re: Sump oil jmh 10/08/01 11:17 PM Max Quordlepleen 10/08/01 11:42 PM Re: Sump oil jmh 10/08/01 11:51 PM Re: Sump oil Anonymous 10/08/01 11:56 PM Re: dosh Bingley 10/09/01 04:22 AM Re: Sump oil musick 10/08/01 05:15 PM Re: Sump oil of troy 10/09/01 03:55 PM Re: Snake oil maverick 10/09/01 04:08 PM S'adder Jackie 10/09/01 07:22 PM Re: S'adder is but wiser Keiva 10/09/01 10:53 PM Re: S'adder is but wiser Jackie 10/10/01 02:16 AM Re: S'adder is but wiser Keiva 10/10/01 04:36 PM Re: S'adder is but wiser Jackie 10/10/01 04:45 PM Re: S'adder is but wiser Jackie 10/10/01 04:40 PM Re: S'adder is but wiser Keiva 10/10/01 04:50 PM Re: S'adder is but wiser Jackie 10/10/01 05:01 PM Re: S'adder is but wiser TEd Remington 10/11/01 06:13 PM Re: S'adder is but wiser Jackie 10/12/01 01:34 AM Re: S'adder is but wiser of troy 10/10/01 05:12 PM Re: S'adder maverick 10/10/01 12:51 PM Re: Sump oil belMarduk 10/08/01 05:27 PM Max Quordlepleen 10/07/01 08:01 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,845 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 437 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 19 LukeJavan8 4 Bill_L 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,874 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,944 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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