On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 23:57:16 kilopascal wrote: >2002-11-11 > >I came up with the term FFU. I used Google to search FFU and only after putting FRED >in the search engine, did I come up with this editorial: > >http://www.aerobusiness.com.br/editorial_old.asp?controle=39 > >Na verdade os prsprios norte americanos brincam com isso e muitos deles referem-se ao >seu sistema de medidas como FFU (Fred Flisntone Units). Mas essa "brincadeira" esta >custando caro, e o prego aumenta a cada ano. > >I wonder how my term got all the way down to Brasil. > >It is in Portuguese, so maybe Marcus can translate it for us. >... My pleasure, John. The text says:
'Actually Americans themselves joke about this and many of them refer to their own measurement system as FFU (Fred Flintstone Units). But this "joke" is costing them a lot, and it price is increasing every year.' Now, how the heck they learned of that term there I have no clue!... Perhaps it trickled down via the internet's search engine usage, who knows?... Marcus PS: I'll try to contact this journalist and see if I can somehow stir some action on his employer to either campaign against ifp or be "on the alert" for matters involving this isse. ____________________________________________________________ Get 25MB of email storage with Lycos Mail Plus! Sign up today -- http://www.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus
