>On Tue, 31 Oct 1995, Jerome Keller wrote:
>
>> And while we're at it, just what the hell IS a "stone" anyway? (scores
>> of old English films, and I STILL don't know....)
>>
>> Jerry Keller
>
>"[A]n official British unit equal to 14 pounds" -- Webster's New
>Collegiate Dictionary
And before anyone grumbles about stone and pounds, remember there are still
folks in the good ol' USA for whom measurments such as chains and rods (66
and 16.5 feet, respectively) are still important. (Extra credit for those
who know that an acre is a parcel of land that measures 2 rods by 2
chains.)
--Bill Singleton
'52 TD (in pieces, but the termites are DEAD)
'94 Toyota PU
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