Now, you would need "The Dinkum Aussie Dictionary" to appreciate that one.
Baron -----Original Message----- From: Stephen C. Gallagher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 30 November, 2001 05:44 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:16496] Re: Humour Too bad they weren't invented in Australia. That would have really cinched it. Stephen ----- Original Message ----- From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: November 29, 2001 16:42 Subject: [USMA:16484] Humour > > BTW, we can start a rumour that graham crackers originated with that name > becaue their mass was originally 1 g. It may not be true, but who will > dispute it. > > John