From owner-freebsd-chat Thu Mar 16 13:53:21 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from tantalum.btinternet.com (tantalum.btinternet.com [194.73.73.80]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 651D137BB7C for ; Thu, 16 Mar 2000 13:53:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org) Received: from [213.1.180.220] (helo=parish.my.domain) by tantalum.btinternet.com with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #1) id 12Vi55-00065q-00; Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:45:23 +0000 Received: (from mark@localhost) by parish.my.domain (8.9.3/8.9.3) id VAA00669; Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:53:07 GMT (envelope-from mark) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:53:07 +0000 From: Mark Ovens To: Brian Dean Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Useful Metric Conversions Message-ID: <20000316215307.B248@parish> References: <200003162106.QAA34527@dean.pc.sas.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <200003162106.QAA34527@dean.pc.sas.com>; from brdean@unx.sas.com on Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 04:06:21PM -0500 Organization: Total lack of Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 04:06:21PM -0500, Brian Dean wrote: > Mark Ovens wrote: > > 1 million microphones = 1 megaphone > > 2000 mockingbirds = two kilomockingbirds > > 10 cards = 1 decacards > > 1 millionth of a fish = 1 microfiche > > 453.6 graham crackers = 1 pound cake > > 1 trillion pins = 1 terrapin > > 10 rations = 1 decoration > > 100 rations = 1 C-ration > > 10 millipedes = 1 centipede > > 3 1/3 tridents = 1 decadent > > 2 monograms = 1 diagram > > 8 nickels = 2 paradigms > > 2 wharves = 1 paradox > > > > I hope this proves a useful tool. > > I like this list, here's an addition: > > 1 noid = a solenoid. > 2 solenoids = a paranoid. > OK, but what's an android? > I can't take credit for these, these are from a co-worker. > > -Brian > -- > Brian Dean brdean@unx.sas.com > SAS Institute Inc. bsd@FreeBSD.ORG -- Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow? BSD: Are you guys coming, or what? -Poster at LinuxWorld 2000 ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message