In a message dated 96-02-05 00:53:48 EST, you write:
 
>Sistank is probably Cesstank, as in Cesspool.  Sounds to me to either
confirm
>the dry well story or be merely a disparaging remark about the British
>Monarchy, which sounds about right for some of the more vehement feelings of
>certain Scottish Nationalists.
>
>
 
Could this sistank be a form of "cistern"-----a receptacle for holding water
or other liquid, especially a tank for catching and storing rainwater?  I
really haven't caught the first of this discussion, so I may not know what
you're talking about.  But the word just caught my eye.  :-)