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

[mr.utility at highstream.net (David Utley)]

DOH!  

  Yeah, on that topic, Julie or Cathy (Im sorry, I cannot remember) wrote a 
really nice little treatise on all the possibilities, and it brought up a 
question...  Trouble is, I saved the message at home so that I could reply to 
it properly, and I have not had time to do that yet...  SO, on to another 
topic...

David


Quoting Patrick Bureau <ats@longcoeur.com>:

> 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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