On 23.11.2022 14.12, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tliktt$q84$
1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>
>> The danish word for 'lightbulb' is 'pære', which also means 'pear'.
>> While delicious it is important to remember, that a pear is not a
>> suitable replacement for a lightbulb. Or vice versa.
>
> At least lightbulbs are somewhat pear shaped.
> The French word for lightbulb is ampoule which in English is the little
> vial that injectable medicine comes in.
>
Silly french persons. Though 'a sealed glass container' isn't completely
off the mark.
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BeH