On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 9:36 AM, Doug <[email protected]> wrote: > > [...] A more interesting > question: in what year did the British decide that a pint should have > 20 ounces in it? Must have been a bunch of beer-drinkers who decided > to make that change! > > (Obviously it worked in that direction, not the other way, since the > old saying exists: "A pint's a pound the world around." And now it > ain't!)
For anyone who really cares, the wikipedia page, while not perfectly canonical, is usually and generally informative on this particular subject. (I assume we are all either on break or spinning our wheels at this particular moment?) -- Joel Rees Be careful where you see conspiracy. Look first in your own heart. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/caar43io0xftfnx-w2jkc0qbkgkck6xgqza1dcp9abma8ua9...@mail.gmail.com
