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Subject:	Re: OT: P!$#ed of at ebay.com.au
Newsgroups:	lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au
Date:	Thu, 5 Oct 2000 05:36:22 GMT
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In lugnet.org.au, Benjamin Whytcross writes: > Care to tell us what the dumbest thing is ???? OK, the top dumbest thing is U.S. weights and measures (pounds, gallons, inches, feet, miles, etc.) rather than the metric system, which fully rules. And the third dumbest thing is U.S. paper sizes (Letter, Ledger, Statement, etc.) rather than paper sizes based on the square root of 2 (i.e., DIN A4, B5, etc.) --Todd

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		Re: OT: P!$#ed of at ebay.com.au
(...) ...oh, I forgot to mention...the DIN paper sizes fully rule. :-) I just remembered the fouth dumbest thing: it's 12-hour clocks with a.m. and p.m. instead of 24-hour clocks -- especially digital alarm clocks. I wonder if anyone has ever -not- (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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		RE: OT: P!$#ed of at ebay.com.au
(...) Care to tell us what the dumbest thing is ???? Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, Box Hill, 3128 Growing older is compulsory...Growing up isn't :-) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)

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