Jon Ison
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 09:02 PM |
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Washers......... ?
Just seen an add on TV for washing machine which got me too thinking, why do we call washers washers, as in the washers we put behind nuts n
bolts......... ?
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procomp
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 09:10 PM |
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Hi perhaps this should be in the topic below ( un-answerable question)
Wont be sleeping tonight thinking about that one cheers 
cheers matt
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iank
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 09:14 PM |
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From http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=washer
"flat ring for sealing joints or holding nuts," 1346, generally considered an agent noun of wash (q.v.), but the sense connection is
difficult, and the noun may derive instead from the ancestor of Fr. vis "screw, vise."
In other words the word geeks aren't sure 
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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macnab
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| posted on 20/1/07 at 11:41 PM |
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that sound well made up
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Macbeast
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| posted on 21/1/07 at 05:29 AM |
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In case you haven't heard it....
Psycho bursts into launderette, rapes all the women and runs back out. Headline in paper next day - "Nut screws washers and bolts"
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