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Post #76,333
by jb4
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1/23/03 10:47:56 AM
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New We don't do 'fortnights' here...it's simply 'two weeks'
Sheesh!

Manufactured time intervals...just what the world needs!
jb4
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Post #76,336
by Another Scott
1/23/03 10:56:05 AM
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New 1/26th of a yahren. HTH. :-D
Post #76,343
by pwhysall
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1/23/03 11:15:05 AM
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New Manufactured....
...just like a "week".

YHL. HAND.

Peter
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Post #76,363
by jb4
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1/23/03 1:05:48 PM
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New Hey! A week is 1/52 of a year...
...rounded as a result of integer math, of course....

;-\ufffd
jb4
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         Well, I don't know anything about fortnights, but . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (25) - Jan. 23, 2003, 09:59:05 AM EST
             Unit of time. 14 days. - (pwhysall) - (24) - Jan. 23, 2003, 10:32:44 AM EST
                 We don't do 'fortnights' here...it's simply 'two weeks' - (jb4) - (3) - Jan. 23, 2003, 10:47:56 AM EST
                     1/26th of a yahren. HTH. :-D -NT - (Another Scott) - Jan. 23, 2003, 10:56:05 AM EST
                     Manufactured.... - (pwhysall) - (1) - Jan. 23, 2003, 11:15:05 AM EST
                         Hey! A week is 1/52 of a year... - (jb4) - Jan. 23, 2003, 01:05:48 PM EST
                 yabbut whats fortnight in metric? 10 days -NT - (boxley) - (10) - Jan. 23, 2003, 10:54:32 AM EST
                     Do the words "metric" and "decimal" look IDENTICAL to you??? -NT - (CRConrad) - (9) - Jan. 23, 2003, 02:48:17 PM EST
                         Re: "metric" and "decimal" - (a6l6e6x) - Jan. 23, 2003, 03:03:01 PM EST
                         both are base 10 -NT - (boxley) - (7) - Jan. 23, 2003, 05:06:17 PM EST
                             Nope - one, the numbering system, is... - (CRConrad) - (6) - Jan. 23, 2003, 05:25:20 PM EST
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                                         Just curiousity - (boxley) - Jan. 27, 2003, 10:31:47 AM EST
                 Thank God you're there to take up the slack -NT - (deSitter) - Jan. 23, 2003, 11:39:10 AM EST
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