Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gary Todoroff wrote: >Would the old "Tom Swifty" apply here? "It's about two yards long," Tom said >parametrically. You should try the Irish compromise. Some of our roadsigns are in miles, others (more modern) in kilometres. The fun, if you're a tourist, is guessing which is which. In addition, there is also the old 'Irish mile' which is considerably longer than the English variety. There is a story that a few years ago when Ireland joined the EEC there was a plan to switch to driving on the right. The taxi-drivers here in Cork asked if they could change over a week early to get some practice in.. :-) Slan Alex Alex Hurst Cork Florists 19 Winthrop St, Cork Republic of Ireland Tel: +353 21 270 907 Fax: +353 21 271 248 email: corkflor@iol.ie Website: http://www.flowerlink.com/corkflorists Home website: http://homepages.iol.ie/~corkflor/