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Date:      Thu, 16 Mar 2000 18:18:29 +0000
From:      Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org>
To:        Freddie Cash <fcash@bigfoot.com>
Cc:        "Dr. Brain" <drbrain@toxic.magnesium.net>, chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Useful Metric Conversions
Message-ID:  <20000316181829.B235@parish>
In-Reply-To: <200003160709.XAA18340@ocis.ocis.net>; from fcash@bigfoot.com on Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 11:08:44PM -0800
References:  <200003152321.PAA31496@ocis.ocis.net>; <20000315154859.A71662@toxic.magnesium.net> <200003160709.XAA18340@ocis.ocis.net>

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On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 11:08:44PM -0800, Freddie Cash wrote:
> D'oh, you're right.  My bad.  Damn slide rule just doesn't work like it 
> used to.  :)
> 
> Freddie
> 
> > Freddie Cash (fcash@bigfoot.com) wrote:
> > 
> > > <SNIP>
> > > 
> > > >   8 nickels = 2 paradigms
> > > 
> > > The rest are very useful, but isn't this supposed to be:
> > > 	4 nickels = 2 paradigms  ??
> > > 
> > > I swear my slide rule says so.  Let me fish it out...
> > 
> > no:
> > 
> > 8 * 5 = 40
> > 
> > 2 * (2 * 10) = 40
> > (two pair of dimes)
> > 

Ah, that's it; para-digm - pair o' dimes. I knew I was missing a pun :)

> > (caught me for a little bit also <g>)
> > 
> > -- 
> > Eric Hodel - drbrain@segment7.net - http://segment7.net
> > 
> > "If you understand what you're doing, you're not learning anything."
> >  -- A. L.
> > 
> 
> 
> Reject complexity, embrace simplicity, and leave your
> ego at the door.
>           - Colonel Kernel
> 
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