Oh, everyone knows that an American philosopher is a former candidate that lost an election... "Stone" is either something he was, something he wanted to do or the condition of his heart! (Certainly not a measure of weight!) At least our sessions of Congress are civilized compared to what I've seen of British Parliament! Other rules: A napkin often is a serviette, not a "nappy" A "Rubber" is a condom and not a pencil eraser. To "Knock one up" is to get them pregnant and not a visit. A "Jay Arthur" is, well now known by the Austin Powers movies. There were "Mini Coopers" before BMW brought them to the States. And, as I understand it, Four O'clock Tea is actually "low" tea and not "high" tea. Petrol is gas or gasoline. We use an absurd amount of different measures, very few are metric. Most of us older folk say "Pound foolish and Penny wise" wearas "Dollar foolish and Penny wise" would be more apropos. And, finally, maybe it's different in the Midwest, but here in California, nearly every grocery sells Coleman's Mustard for not much more than McCormick's.