Re: Handwritten EURO sign (off topic?)

From: John Cowan (cowan@mercury.ccil.org)
Date: Sun Aug 17 2003 - 16:13:56 EDT

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    Doug Ewell scripsit:

    > > For the record, it's true that the Imperial gallon has 20 fluid ounces
    > > and the Fred Flintstone gallon only 16, [...]
    >
    > Quite a small gallon. The one I use has 128 fluid ounces.

    Arrgh. I've actually made this mistake publicly before. Of course it's
    the *pint* (8 pints to a gallon) that is 16 or 20 fluid ounces.

    > Such is the confusion inherent in the Flintstone system.

    Indeed. 

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