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Re: found another deep pink Sprite in Seattle

To: "dmeadow@juno.com" <dmeadow@juno.com>
Subject: Re: found another deep pink Sprite in Seattle
From: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 07:41:26 -0500
On 5/11/06, dmeadow@juno.com <dmeadow@juno.com> wrote:
> My guess is that the seller is in the financial industry.  We use "M" to
> mean thousands (I'm a banker).  Comes from the Roman numeral system.  I
> know it's confusing, but it is a tradition that is hard to break.

So "C" is hundreds?    Your explanation makes sense, I guess.  No
wonder I never understood high finance!!   For the rest of us "Kilo"
(K) = thousands....  It's the dreaded metrics again!  (Bastards!
Alice!  Fetch my gun..... ;-)

Cheers!!
Jim - 68 Kidget in Dodge City

>
> On Thu, 11 May 2006 06:38:26 -0500 "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
> writes:
> > Linda,
> >
> > Read the ad...    $7 Million dollars for a car with 56 Million
> > miles
> > on it???  The "M" and the "K" are close to each other on the
> > keyboard
> > BUT.......      ;-)
> >
> > Cheers!!
> > Jim - 68 Midget in Dodge City




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