RE: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen request

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2002.04.23 at 19:19:38(8614) Now here we have a full-scale European trying to make me happy. Well, I guess it didn't work but thanks for trying Bernhard. I think we must start a new discussion group: DECIMAL-l and this will ONLY be open to decimalists (decimal-list....get the picture.......?) and metrists. We will only be allowed to speak the decimal languages (there are several) and we must rise up to a boycot of the infamous Ouncists, Stoneists, Fahrenhitters, Inchers, Gallonists ate., etc. etc. Errr, am I getting carried away here a little on a list of aroid nuts? Sorry folks, will try to behave better next time. Lord +More P(inch) -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----Van: aroid-l@mobot.org [mailto:aroid-l@mobot.org]Namens StroWiVerzonden: maandag 22 april 2002 21:52Aan: Multiple recipients of list AROID-LOnderwerp: RE: Amorpholphallus titanum pollen requestMy dear Lord, you have my full compasion in your desperation about these units dating back probably to the mediaeval ages. Or are they even of celtic ??? However, dear Lord, maybe I can give a rough idea about stones. About two decades ago I was run over by a mastiff dog; luckily not attacked, since it was just a puppy of about one year. This dog weight 10 stone seven, that was and is converted to kg about 67 kg!!! (If i remember it correctly ... or was it rather the weight that dog would reach, when grown up? Can't remember exactly..) I gues the seven of the 10 stone seven was some kind of lb; no idea, if imperial, american or celtic lbs. And, if I am not wrong again, 12 lbs made up one of these stones. So my dear Lord, did you get it? But surely some US aroider, faintly acquainted with the decimal/metric system will bring some light into this darkness. With deep sympathy, Bernhard. (grown up with the decimal and metric system and probably too simple minded to see through these other systems :-( .......) "Wilbert Hetterscheid" schrieb: > AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Could anyone tell me what 11 > stones measures up to??????? Gads, I thought you USA'ers were a pain in > converting to Celsius but this one takes the cake....... Stones, can you > believe it? My crusade for the decimal/metric system on this group obviously > is futile........and I have tried SOOOOOOOOOOO hard. This is not going to > work by a mile (did I say "mile"?????). > > > Lord S. Tony Phalloids

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