<OT> Re: Unity ROCKS not!!!

Ric Moore wayward4now at gmail.com
Thu May 12 06:19:39 UTC 2011


On Wed, 2011-05-11 at 08:40 +0100, Colin Law wrote: 
> On 11 May 2011 00:01, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 15:26 -0400, Tom H wrote:
> >> ..
> >> Not quite (for the Imperial gallon). It's 1 Imperial Gallon = 4
> >> Imperial Quarts = 4.8 US Quarts
> >
> > Heh, kinda like the butcher with a finger on the scale. You all over
> > there, are losing out on 8/10's of a quart, in a gallon, and then brag
> > about your unit of measure being better? Who-wee! That was pretty slick
> > marketing by someone. On top of that they charge you all MORE for a less
> > than full US gallon? <cackles> Ric
> 
> You have it the wrong way round, US gallons (and quarts) are smaller
> than Imperial.

Then that was still pretty slick marketing by someone. And, we bought
into it! <chuckles> Ric


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