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Re: [OM] Fortnight (was Mr. Fildes' Progress)

Subject: Re: [OM] Fortnight (was Mr. Fildes' Progress)
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:28:58 -0500
That was good, Larry.  :-)

Chuck Nrocutt

Lawrence Woods wrote:
>> "Fortnight".  Isn't that one of those weird, funny Brit words that
>> we 'Murcans stopped using so we didn't sound so uppity?
> 
> I think it fell out of use here because it was only found in Agatha
> Christie novels, and nobody remembered the conversion tables.
> 
> If I remember my conversion tables correctly, 1 fortnight plus six
> farthings divided by 2 Imperial pints equals 6 troy ounces.  We'll
> just have to weight for Andrew to get back to the list.
> 
> Sorry.
> 
> ----- Larry Woods lmwoods@xxxxxxx
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