OT archaic units of measurement (was Re: 9 Minute clutchchange!)

[ats at longcoeur.com (Patrick Bureau)]

There goes the US male ego again....

Lol

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-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Drew MacPherson
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 12:20 PM
To: Anson Clement
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: OT archaic units of measurement (was Re: 9 Minute clutch change!)


British ones, of course! A rod is 16.5 feet or 5.5 yards.  

Drew


On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Anson Clement wrote:

> Whose rod get's used for the measurement?
>  
> Anson
> 
> Drew MacPherson <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> 
> I don't think that'll be happening any time soon. I've had the 
> neighbours complain when I'm working on my car, and the nearest ones 
> are a good 20 rods away.... :-)
> 
> Brian's cat would have a vocabulary that would make a Russian sailor 
> blush, and Ron wouldn't speak to me again.
> 
> Drew
> 
> 
> On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Anson Clement wrote:
> 
> > Thanks for all the kind words, some of you other guys and gals need 
> > to start posting some vids..... competition breeds excellence and 
> > all that : )
> > 
> > Anson
> > 
> > Jeff Toomasson wrote:
> > I finally got to check this out (my DSL @ home is dead).
> > 
> > ROFL! You rock, Anson!
> > 
> > Thanks for picking up my Monday morning!!
> > 
> > Yet another example of why this is the shiz-nit! :p
> > 
> > Happy Monday, Everyone!
> > 
> > Jeff
> > 
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