Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, a firkin is a nine gallon CASK of beer. A keg is technically something else again. And the oft-misused term "barrel" refers to a 36 gallon cask of beer - all Imperial measures, of course. Always beer, of course! (We might not have States' Rights, but we still have some Imperial measures). ;) Nick - --- firkin <firkin@balhpl01.ncable.net.au> wrote: > Kit McChesney | Acmefoto writes: > > > Alistair-- > > > > Now, if a firkin is 9 gallons, what was the > original "stuff" that was being > > measured in 9 gallon quantities? Was it the beer? > And why is 9 gallons > > significant? > > > > Gosh, I guess this is off-topic. We're talking > Crackers and Firkins now. > > > > "I'm" always on topic ;-) The firkin is a 9 gallon > keg of beer. 6 firkins > make a hogshead (our family home when 4 children > lived at home) and 2 > firkins make a Kilderkin (our family home when we > all left ;-) ) > > Forget all references to bathwater and lard > ;-)Simply not true > > Alastair Firkin @ work ;-) > > http://www.afirkin.com > http://www.familyofman2.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html