Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #36172
From: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] More technicalities
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:15:34 -0400
To: <lml>
Posted for Alain NOIREAUX <alainoireaux@club-internet.fr>:

 Paul Lipps a écrit :
 
The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5
inches.
That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used?
...snip...


 Very,very nice Paul!! In France we'd add " and this is the reason for which
your daughter is dumb" .
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