As I was cycling on a street near my home I noticed some plumbing work going on in a house. The plumbing company van was parked outside. Of course, this mundane affair doesn't merit notice. What was of some linguistic interest was the name of the plumbing company. "Pipe Dreams" . That's right. "Pipe Dreams"! Surely, the proprietor of the plumbing company is out to prove the linguistic wisdom of the smoking crowd wrong. My hearty wishes to their indomitable naming spirit. They are taking Pipe Dreams to a place it has never been.
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