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From: johnbu@tektronix.UUCP (John Burgess )
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: More useless conversions
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Date: Wed, 18-Jan-84 01:12:51 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 18 01:12:51 1984
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About a month ago I posted some useless conversions to the net.
Several people responded to my invitation to send their contributions.
Here they are!  My thanks to all those who contributed --- these are 
really great!!!

(And, of course, any more would be appreciated)



10^-3 ink machines = 1 millink machine

10^12 bulls = 1 terabull

10^-18 boys      = atto boy

10^-18	=	nano-nano (Apologies to Mork)

10 dence =	decadence

10 decor =	1 hector

10^-3 on =	1 million

2 homosexuals = 1 bisexual?

10^-12 boos = 1 picoboo

10^-9 goats = 1 nanogoat

10^-18 boys = 1 attoboy

2 x 10^3 mockingbirds = 2 kilo mockingbird

Q. What is a millihelen?
A. The unit of beauty required to launch a single ship.


10 halls with boughs of holly = decahalls with etc.

10^-9 Nanettes = 1 nanoNanette

1000 Kowalskis = 1 Kilokowalski ("Killer" Kowalski was a well-known
                                  professional "wrestler" about 20 years ago.)