rooves

[Wilson Gray]

Geez, I don't really know. From the ads for the better class of car
that I've read, I'd assumed that "moonroof" was the cool term for
sunroof. What would be the point of a roof that could let in only
moonlight? Thanks for the URL. I'll check it out.

-Wilson

On 2/4/08, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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> They are different, aren't they: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunroof. BB
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> Wilson Gray wrote:
> > BTW, I wonder what happened to
> > "moonroof," used for "sunroof"?
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