Re: slrn for Dummies??

On 2007-05-31, Eggs Zachtly <re@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Whiskers said:

On 2007-05-30, Thierry Boudet <tth@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2007-05-30, Blinky the Shark <no.spam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

How much does a slrn weigh?

42.

42 in African or European units?

British units.

Troy, jewellers, apothecaries, ale, wine? English or Scottish?

Duck units.

Muscovy or Pekin?

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