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Re: ponder this

To: Philip E Bacon <pboldtrix@juno.com>
Subject: Re: ponder this
From: "Michael D. Porter" <mdporter@rt66.com>
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 23:51:20 -0600
Cc: Day.John@fin.gc.ca, arthurhsmith@compuserve.com, triumphs@autox.team.net, spitfires@autox.team.net
Organization: Barely enough
References: <DDA77299EDD1D111B21800A024B1A06001771A76@server2.fin.gc.ca> <19990511.190232.3910.1.pboldtrix@juno.com>


Philip E Bacon wrote:
> 
> How about the 'naughties' ?
> 
> On Tue, 11 May 1999 07:37:47 -0400 Day.John@fin.gc.ca writes:
> >
> >I have a better question than #3: if the past few decades have been
> >called
> >the Nineties, the Eighties, etc. - what do we call the upcoming
> >decade? The
> >Digits?

If this were Great Britain, they would be called, "the aughts." (!)

> >       If you can answers these questions then you are on your way to
> >knowing the
> >       meaning of life.
> >
> >       1) Why do croutons come in an air tight package? They are just
> >stale
> >bread.

Because we live in a society which has a few crazy people who like to
get into packaging at the grocery store and put strange things in your
food... so, tamperproof packaging. That, or there's a marketing expert
out there who's unclear on the concept.... (!)

> >       2) How can you tell if you run out of invisible ink?

There's no lemonade left (need to be a Boy Scout to understand that
one).

> >       3) Since 21 is pronounced twenty one, and 31 is pronounced
> >thirty
> >one and
> >       so on up, why isn't 11 pronounced onety one?

Because the English language encourages mellifluousness in
pronunciation.... 

> >       4) What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

You die, but get a credit on half a life in your next life.

Cheers.

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