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From: gamiddon@maytag.waterloo.edu (Guy Middleton)
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Subject: Re: Lotteries was: warning: scumbags using usenet for pyramid schemes
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Date: 7 Dec 89 19:53:27 GMT
References: <15389@vlsisj.VLSI.COM> <667@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM> <1989Nov30.182532.2819@eci386.uucp> <5845@ubc-cs.UUCP> <18940@watdragon.waterloo.edu> <1989Dec4.124804.9659@masalla.fulcrum.bt.co.uk>
Reply-To: gamiddon@maytag.waterloo.edu (Guy Middleton)
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In article <1989Dec4.124804.9659@masalla.fulcrum.bt.co.uk> igb@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Ian G Batten) writes:
> 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.

Anthony should know better, too.  He is in Canada, where we use Imperial
pints.