You don't have to go farther than your local High or Middle School football field to hear the " Two bits, Four bits, Six bits a Dollar, all for <insert local heroes school name here>, stand up and holler" to learn what 1/8 of a dollar is...
Benje -----Original Message----- From: Joseph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 8:31 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Re: Download time for open office Bob Estes wrote: > > > Joseph wrote: >> >> >> JOE Conner wrote: >>> Lisi Reisz wrote: >>>> <<SNIP>> >>>> >>> >>>> For the benefit of those of us who did not understand it... >>>> >>>> My guess would be that there is an American/Australian coin worth >>>> 12.5 cents, since that would make sense of this comment. Is that >>>> correct?? >>>> >>>> Lisi >>> It was a Mexican coin. Numerous references to it may be found in >>> old western movies. >>> >> >> And the old jingle with a tune: "Shave and a haircut, two bits!" >> Of course now it's "Shave and a haircut, ten bucks" (if you're lucky) > > You would need to be real lucky. Most barbers will not even do shaves > anymore. I'm sure that most don't, but the one two blocks from me still does. He's an aged, and old fashioned barber.... which is a breed that's fast becoming extinct. He'll probably be retiring soon.... Joseph --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
