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Tim Bruening
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nemo wrote:
"Douglas D. Anderson" <dda@rr.rochester.com> wrote in message
news:wXdfe.16722$ia6.6015@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
> "nemo" <nemo@newtylust.nit> wrote
> >
> > "Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
> > news:427C67F4.3812928B@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
> > >
> > > "Douglas D. Anderson" wrote:
> > >
> > > > "Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Keith E." wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Sun, 16 May 2004 09:19:41 -0400 was a day just like any
other,
> > > > > > until "Greg Evans" <gregIGNOREevans@charter.BLATHER.net>
wrote:
> > > > > > >Keith E. wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >>> Battles in the part of the jacket that covers the
head?
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Are you talking about the Trojan war?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Do you think they take pleasure in your ribbing them like
that?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If not, they outta unsheathe their swords and start
poking.
> > > > >
> > > > > Then we would have to Heel them!
> > > > >
> > > > Hee Ling - Chinese Doctor
> > >
> > > A MALE Chinese doctor!
> > >
> > Of course. Otherwise the doctor would be 5p = Wun She Ling!
> >
> > She'd be extremely skinny too - only weighing in at one twentieth
of a
> > pound!
> >
> >
> It's really funny that a (avp.) pound of Sterling silver is worth
about
> 53 pounds Sterling. It must be something like how one human year
> is equal to seven dog years.
>
It's due to inflation since 1377!
Meaning "unit of money" was in O.E., originally "pound of silver." At
first
"12 ounces;" meaning "16 ounces" was established before 1377.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pound
And it costs a damned sight more to get your car out of one!
Pounding: Bell costing 100p. (Mustn't forget Tim!)
Scenting: Nice smelling bee costing 1 penny.
"Douglas D. Anderson" <dda@rr.rochester.com> wrote in message
news:wXdfe.16722$ia6.6015@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
> "nemo" <nemo@newtylust.nit> wrote
> >
> > "Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
> > news:427C67F4.3812928B@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
> > >
> > > "Douglas D. Anderson" wrote:
> > >
> > > > "Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Keith E." wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Sun, 16 May 2004 09:19:41 -0400 was a day just like any
other,
> > > > > > until "Greg Evans" <gregIGNOREevans@charter.BLATHER.net>
wrote:
> > > > > > >Keith E. wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >>> Battles in the part of the jacket that covers the
head?
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Are you talking about the Trojan war?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Do you think they take pleasure in your ribbing them like
that?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If not, they outta unsheathe their swords and start
poking.
> > > > >
> > > > > Then we would have to Heel them!
> > > > >
> > > > Hee Ling - Chinese Doctor
> > >
> > > A MALE Chinese doctor!
> > >
> > Of course. Otherwise the doctor would be 5p = Wun She Ling!
> >
> > She'd be extremely skinny too - only weighing in at one twentieth
of a
> > pound!
> >
> >
> It's really funny that a (avp.) pound of Sterling silver is worth
about
> 53 pounds Sterling. It must be something like how one human year
> is equal to seven dog years.
>
It's due to inflation since 1377!
Meaning "unit of money" was in O.E., originally "pound of silver." At
first
"12 ounces;" meaning "16 ounces" was established before 1377.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pound
And it costs a damned sight more to get your car out of one!
Pounding: Bell costing 100p. (Mustn't forget Tim!)
Scenting: Nice smelling bee costing 1 penny.