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echo: barktopus
to: Don Hills
from: Robert Comer
date: 2006-05-01 08:49:24
subject: Re: Record fuel prices in the UK

From: "Robert Comer" 

> British gallons are bigger than Texas. Gallons, that is. It therefore
> follows that British ten gallon hats are bigger than Texan ten gallon
> hats,
> which means that Britons have bigger heads than Texans.     QED.

I agree. 

> But seriously, 1 Imperial gallon = 1.2 US gallons, give or take a
> thinbleful.

I thought there was a little difference.

--
Bob Comer


"Don Hills"  wrote in message
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> In article , "Robert Comer"

> wrote:
>>You sure you aren't using bigger gallons than we do here?  None of the
>>Audi's sold here even come close to that.  The A3 is supposed to get
>>around
>>32MPG highway and it's the smallest. (other than the TT, which doesn't
>>mention the mileage, but I doubt it gets any better.)
>
> British gallons are bigger than Texas. Gallons, that is. It therefore
> follows that British ten gallon hats are bigger than Texan ten gallon
> hats,
> which means that Britons have bigger heads than Texans.     QED.
>
> But seriously, 1 Imperial gallon = 1.2 US gallons, give or take a
> thinbleful.
>
> --
> Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
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> preparing you for the wonders of OS/2!"
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