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Date:      Thu, 16 Mar 2000 14:39:25 -0500
From:      Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>
To:        Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no>
Cc:        Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, Paul Richards <paul@originative.co.uk>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Useful Metric Conversions
Message-ID:  <20000316143925.A393@argon.blackdawn.com>
In-Reply-To: <xzpn1ny4tv3.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>; from des@flood.ping.uio.no on Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 08:06:56PM %2B0100
References:  <20000315214713.H244@parish> <38D042B3.8B07AA4C@originative.co.uk> <20000316182207.C235@parish> <xzpn1ny4tv3.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>

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On Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 08:06:56PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> 453.6 g (gram) = 1 lb (pound)
> 
> Geez, isn't it scary when furriners who've spent a grand total of one
> week in an English-speaking country in their entire lives get jokes
> the natives don't?

You should be aware that this is a universal conversion method, not an
English/American-only thing.

The average American could give less than a rat's behind about
English-metric conversions.

-- 
Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>
GCS/E/S @d- s+:+>+:- a--->+++ C++ UB++++ P+ L- E--- W+++ !N !o ?K w---
?O M+ V-- PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP+>+++ t++ 5 X++ R+ tv+ b++>++++ DI+++ D+ 
G++>+++ e->++++ h! r-->+++ y?


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