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Re: Metric Time (was Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique))Paul W Schleck KD3FU (pschleck@gonix.com)14 Oct 95 01:03:05 GMT
In <45ce1j$kgt@fg70.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> ig25@fg70.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Thomas Koenig) writes:
>In alt.folklore.computers, lstowell@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell) wrote:
>> Quick. You are 6 foot 1 inch tall.
>I'm not, I'm 1.75 m :-)
That reminds me of an interesting anecdote:
In the 1970 movie "Patton" with George C. Scott in the title role, there
"uber ein achtzig" (over 180cm)
but the subtitles say:
"Over 6 feet"
Nice to have a complete translation for us American audiences :-).
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