> Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 21:18:33 EST > From: AAllan at AOL.COM > Subject: icebox lives on > > "icebox" has escaped obsolescence, because the machine that replaced > the icebox still is associated with ice. Ask a young person why it's > sometimes called an icebox, and the person will explain that's because > it makes ice. Thanks. Now, what explains "broom" and "glasses"?