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Re: question about the metric system
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Sat, 4 May 2002 02:44:38 GMT
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Pedro Silva wrote:
> Pedro (who illegally used a wooden spoon to cook dinner tonight - thanks, EU!)
Is this because of bacteria? Do they still sell them within the EU?
-c
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| (...) Allegedly. But I never got food-poisoned, so it sounds void to me... It's a bit dumb as a rule. Some years ago they also forbid stomping grapes to make wine (as done since time immemorial), for the same reason. If they keep this path, noone (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: question about the metric system
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| (...) Oh, I see - we used to have the "Légua", which ranged from 5 to 25 km. (...) We use that - you don't? I thought the EU had a directive about it (they do about *everything* else.. ;-) Pedro (who illegally used a wooden spoon to cook dinner (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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