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Re: Does it hold water?

#58932 03/04/2002 7:43 AM

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jmh

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So far as I know, the common usage is that a bucket or pail is a container for liquids ...

I have never used "pail" except when reciting Jack and Jill as a child. I would get a bucket of water.

In Scotland "bucket" is also used for what I would call a "bin" for rubbish (never garbage).

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Does it hold water? Rubrick 02/27/2002 12:08 PM

Re: Bucket / pail wow 02/27/2002 12:39 PM

Re: Does it hold water? Sparteye 02/27/2002 2:28 PM

Re: Does it hold water? Bean 02/27/2002 2:43 PM

Re: Does it hold water? wwh 02/27/2002 2:51 PM

Re: Does it hold water? Rubrick 02/27/2002 2:52 PM

Re: Does it hold water? jmh 03/04/2002 7:39 AM

Re: Does it hold water? rkay 03/06/2002 3:57 PM

Re: Does it hold water? jmh 03/07/2002 1:33 PM

Re: Does it hold water? Hyla 03/04/2002 5:30 PM

. Max Quordlepleen 02/27/2002 7:35 PM

Re: Does it hold water? Flatlander 02/27/2002 7:39 PM

Re: Does it hold water? boronia 02/27/2002 8:41 PM

Re: Does it hold water? Rubrick 02/28/2002 10:33 AM

Re: Does it hold water? Bobyoungbalt 02/28/2002 4:03 AM

Flagon Rubrick 02/28/2002 9:34 AM

Re: Flagon Capital Kiwi 03/01/2002 8:59 AM

Re: Flagon (with the dragon) Bean 03/01/2002 1:05 PM

Re: Flagon (with the dragon) Keiva 03/01/2002 5:28 PM

Re: Flagon Jackie 03/01/2002 6:16 PM

. Max Quordlepleen 03/01/2002 9:45 PM

Re: Flagon Keiva 03/01/2002 9:57 PM

Re: Does it hold water? jmh 03/04/2002 7:43 AM

What a waste Jackie 03/04/2002 11:03 AM

Re: What a waste jmh 03/04/2002 11:15 AM

Re: What a waste Bean 03/04/2002 6:20 PM

Re: What a waste boronia 03/04/2002 7:04 PM

Re: trash vs. garbage Keiva 03/04/2002 7:58 PM

Re: What a waste Jackie 03/05/2002 1:35 AM

Re: Trash it! WhitmanO'Neill 03/05/2002 2:13 AM

Re: Trash it! jmh 03/05/2002 7:48 AM

Re: Wheelie bins and "Herbie Kerbies" wow 03/05/2002 1:20 PM

Skips? Rubrick 03/05/2002 1:35 PM

Re: Smart Trashcan!? WhitmanO'Neill 03/05/2002 3:28 PM

Re: Compacter WhitmanO'Neill 03/05/2002 3:40 PM

Re: Smart Trashcan!? TEd Remington 03/05/2002 9:41 PM

Re: Skips? of troy 03/05/2002 4:23 PM

Re: Skips? of troy 03/06/2002 12:00 AM

Re: Skips = Dumpsters wow 03/07/2002 1:51 PM

Re: Wheelie bins and "Herbie Kerbies" jmh 03/05/2002 9:32 PM

Re: Wheelie bins and "Herbie Kerbies" TEd Remington 03/05/2002 9:42 PM

Re: Wheelie bins and "Herbie Kerbies" jmh 03/05/2002 10:04 PM

Re: Wheelie bins and "Herbie Kerbies" Capital Kiwi 03/05/2002 10:00 PM

Re: What a waste consuelo 03/05/2002 2:20 AM

. Max Quordlepleen 03/05/2002 2:26 AM

Re: What a waste jmh 03/05/2002 7:34 AM

Re: slops jmh 03/05/2002 7:41 AM

Re: What a waste Keiva 03/04/2002 4:15 PM

Re: What a waste wwh 03/04/2002 5:16 PM

. Max Quordlepleen 03/04/2002 8:59 PM

Re: What a waste wwh 03/04/2002 9:55 PM

Re: What a waste Angel 03/05/2002 12:00 AM

Re: What a waste Bobyoungbalt 03/05/2002 4:43 AM

Re: Does it hold water? wwh 03/01/2002 6:33 PM

Re: Does it hold water? wwh 03/01/2002 6:55 PM

Re: Does it hold water? Rapunzel 03/01/2002 7:41 PM

Re: Does it hold water? wwh 03/01/2002 8:09 PM

Re: Does it hold water? WhitmanO'Neill 03/01/2002 8:40 PM

Re: Does it hold water? Keiva 03/01/2002 8:56 PM

Re: Does it hold water? wwh 03/01/2002 9:29 PM

Re: Does it hold water? wwh 03/01/2002 9:37 PM

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