Dear All, You might be interested in this interchange.
On 10/04/06 10:05 AM, "Pierre Abbat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 09 April 2006 19:17, you wrote: >> On 10/04/06 8:32 AM, "Pierre Abbat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Do you know how to convert dogs to degrees Celsius? >>> >>> Pierre >> >> Dear Pierre, >> >> I'm at a loss. I don't know the unit 'dogs' at all. > > As I understand it, it is a temperature scale which increases with colder > temperatures. For instance, one speaks of a three-dog night. > > phma Dear Pierre, Thanks for the explanation. Now I recall this term as an old Australian sheep drover's expression for coldness at night. A 'three-dog night' was when it was sufficiently cold to have three dogs sleep with you in your small (dare I say pup) tent. I don't think that there is a direct conversion to degrees Celsius as the idea of a three-dog night is highly subjective and varies widely from person to person. Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216 Geelong, Australia 61 3 5241 2008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.metricationmatters.com
