[windows2000] Re: British gigabytes

  • From: "Joe Shonk" <JShonk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 07:58:46 -0800

It's the brits that invented feet, inches...  (a foot was the length of =
the king's foot)

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris McEvoy [mailto:chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 3:44 AM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: British gigabytes



When you come over I'll buy you a pint ... (that's a UK pint, which is
slightly smaller than a US one)

Damnit, why can't everyone just use metric?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Costanzo, Ray [mailto:rcostanzo@xxxxxxxxxxx]=3D20
> Sent: Thursday 02 January 2003 21:38
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: British gigabytes
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> I just have to make sure I know what's up before I head over.
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> Ray at work
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Greg Cullup [mailto:greg@xxxxxxxxxxx]=3D3D20
> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 4:32 PM
> > To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [windows2000] Re: British gigabytes
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