Now, that is something I did not know. Thanks, Pierre.
Jim
On 11/17/2018 00:56, Pierre Abbat wrote:
On Friday, 16 November 2018 18.42.54 EST James R. Frysinger wrote:
Your humorous grin was obscured by all the serious proposers of just
that point in the past on this mail list. Give us a hint, Pierre.
Include"in your next pun "Grin."
The pun was "grave", which was the original name of the kilogram before
decimal prefixes were invented, but also a title of nobility (from German Graf
or a cognate). Since the revolutions (in France as well as here) were getting
rid of titles of nobility, they renamed the grave.
Pierre
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