Re: a dumb query? pls humor me
"Roberto C. Sanchez" <roberto@connexer.com> said:
> On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 02:19:03PM -0600, Kent West wrote:
> > hendrik@topoi.pooq.com wrote:
> > >I heard the US switched to the metric system some time ago, and
> > >that the inch is now *defined* as 2.54 cm as a transition measure.
> > >
> > Which is a mouthful when pointing out to my young son a "2.54
> > centimeter worm" while we're out exploring in the back meter (me
> > wearing my Texan 40-liter hat) ....
> >
> I thought it'd be closer to a 38-liter hat.
>
> Regards,
>
> -Roberto
You can't say, "38," in Texas without being thought of as the one who
can't handle the big guns.
Cybe R. Wizard
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