In article ,
Brian Thorn wrote:
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:54:15 -0000, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:
...at the Whitehouse in November.

It's "White House", not "Whitehouse." :-)

I'm sure the Brits should get a special dispensation on this, since
they're the reason why it's white. :-)

(For those unaware of this bit of history: the President's house was
originally natural stone color. But after the Royal Marines burned
Washington during the War of 1812, the rebuilders couldn't get the soot
off the somewhat-porous stone. So they whitewashed it instead, and it
became the White House as a result.)
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