They've always been grease nipples to me, I guess in the US they were originally marketed by someone named Zerk (sounds like a bad character from Lost In Space) and thats how they got their name. I guess it is one of those things..we call it a bonnet the Yanks (I hope this term doesn't offend anyone, if so I apologise profusely now) call it a hood, we say boot they say trunk, we say bum (or ar$e or bottom) and they say fanny, we say fanny and it doesn't mean the same thing AT ALL <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> !! Hahahahahaha

Required Mitsu content: The big blue ba$^ard (as opposed to the big black ba$^ard, which powers the boat)is due for a service over Easter.