Re: OT: quarter size and dime size
- Subject: Re: OT: quarter size and dime size
- From: S*@t-online.de (StroWi)
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 21:46:47 -0500 (CDT)
Piabinha@aol.com schrieb:
> In a message dated Wed, 25 Apr 2001 12:34:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, a
> pissed-off dutchman writes:
>
> << Berhard,
>
> We have had this issue of these USA'ers not using standardised measuring
> sets before. WHEN will they learn that the world is a trifle larger than a
> few isolated states and their idiosyncrasies...... GOOD LUCK!!!!!! I always
> measure in ET (Elephant Trunks): 1 German coin = 1.2245 ET......
>
> Wilbert >>
>
> well, which elephants are these that the trunks are so small? either that,
> or germans have very large pockets to accommodate giant coins...
>
There might be some rare specimens of Germans who do - I regret that I am not
one of them....
B.