Re: JPMorgan Chase to strengthen offshoring to India

In article <snvtp1hukh4q6e5kn7f6q038a18qpj778n_at_4ax.com>, Howard Brazee <howard_at_brazee.net> writes
>On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:44:34 +0000 (UTC), Richard Heathfield
><invalid_at_invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> For day to day use, I
>>still revel in inches, feet, yards, chains, furlongs, miles, ounces,
>>pounds, stones, tons - and degrees Fahrenheit.
>
>What do you do in chains?

Cricket.

> I once had a high school physics class
>calculate the speed of light in furlongs per fortnight. But that was
>to learn the process of conversion. In real life, I rarely have any
>need to convert units.

I had a friend who calibrated his speedometer (on a scooter) in furlongs per fortnight. BTW where did F/F come from?

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