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From: igb@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Ian G Batten)
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Subject: Re: Lotteries was: warning: scumbags using usenet for pyramid schemes
Message-ID: <1989Dec4.124804.9659@masalla.fulcrum.bt.co.uk>
Date: 4 Dec 89 12:48:04 GMT
References: <15389@vlsisj.VLSI.COM> <667@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM> <1989Nov30.182532.2819@eci386.uucp> <5845@ubc-cs.UUCP> <18940@watdragon.waterloo.edu>
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In article <18940@watdragon.waterloo.edu> afscian@violet.waterloo.edu (Anthony Scian) writes:
>in "1984". There is mention of conversion to the metric system in
>the book and its effect on beer drinkers (1/2 litre too small,
>1 litre too large, bring back the pint). Maybe George miscounted?

culture specific!  a uk pint is 0.57l.  a us pint is 0.45l.
so americans would get more beer in a 50cl glass.  but like
the barbarians they are they'd probably serve it (1) cold and
(2) having been brewed at the wrong end :-) :-) :-)

ian


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