rooves

[Wilson Gray]

Thanks, Jon! It's obvious, now that you've pointe it out. :-)

-Wilson

On Feb 4, 2008 10:40 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> A roof that admits only moonlight helps protect against sunburn and its complications.
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>   JL
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> Mark Mandel <thnidu at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> I've seen a distinction (but I couldn't tell you where) -- I think in an ad,
> even -- indicating that at least in this model, the sunroof had a fully
> retracting window and the moonroof did not.
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> m a m
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> On Feb 4, 2008 12:35 AM, Wilson Gray wrote:
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> > "... Often referred to as 'moonroofs ...'" doesn't make it clear that
> > the two are necessarily distinct.
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> > -Wilson
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> > On 2/4/08, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
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> > > They are different, aren't they: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunroof.
> > BB
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