Re: HVAC Is Gay {was: Re: Metric System Is Gay}

On Jul 4, 1:32 am, "Alex W." <ing...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:27:49 +0100, "Alex W." <ing...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Thanks for the trouble of explaining all that :-)
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> > I was under the impression that marking prices in
> > guineas was a nice way to make them look smaller
> > (especially in those expensive shops :-)
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> >>Two and five guinea coins
> >>belong to an earlier age.
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> > I don't think that I saw any guinea coins, ever.
> > So I might not be as old as I think ...
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> >>Got that?
> >>Quite simple really....
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> > Now that you explained it so well :-)
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> >>Now, can I tell you about cricket?
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> > I learnt some cricket rules in NZ, but yes why not :-)
> > Let's try :>
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> Cricket comprises a game played by 11 men a side (though the women's
game is
> coming along nicely, too).  The object is to score more runs than the
> opposing team.  The team that does this are the winners.  I'm not going
too
> fast for you, am I?
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> Now for the basic rules

/pedant mode on/

Cricket doesn't have rules - it has laws.