It's spelt wrongly in all the bloody clothes catalogues. Have they not noticed that petrol, if you spill a drop a fiver's worth is clear?
A petrel, OTOH, is a bird. A blue one. Petrel blue. Can we start a campaign?
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It's petrel, not petrol, when talking about the colour...
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MirandaGoshawk · 17/10/2013 16:10
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