Re: Objectionable Material for Children

[Bob Henderson]

Doug Pensinger said:

> > On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
> > > I used the conversion factors 1 inch = 2 cm (measured from my
> > > computer screen, who is nominally 14 inches and measures 28 cm)
> > > and 1 foot = 14 inches (taken from Heinlein's _The Moon is a Harsh
> > > Mistress_). Am I right?

> I'm almost positive he was joking.  At least I nearly split a gut laughing
> when I read his post.  I still laugh every time I picture Alberto
carefully
> measuring his computer screen (tongue out the side of his mouth, one eye
> squinted shut, deep in concentration) with a meter stick or whatever the
hell
> metric people use. Then, in a grand, epiphinomic moment, he exclaims
"Aha!! 2
> centimeters per inch"  not realizing that for some bizarre reason, CRT
tubes
> are measured corner to corner.

No, no, no, no, no, yes.

I talked to Alberto at the imperial butcher's this afternoon.
Here is a transcript of the conversation.

Alberto "A kilogram of steak, please".
Butcher "We only sell pounds."
Me         "Were you joking, Alberto?"
Alberto "A kilogram of pounds, please".

Bob.
(It must be time for me to take my pills.)