When presented with the fact that when you multiply 9 by 6 you get 42 (if
you do it all in base 13), Douglas Adams himself said something to the
effect of "nobody writes jokes in base 13."  (It has to be true, I read it
on Slashdot).

All your base are belong to us.

John Pfaff - KA3RVE
pfaff@writeme.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Russell McMahon" <apptech@CLEAR.NET.NZ>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [OT]: Help the metric man


> > 42 and a bit.......didn't you know?
> >
> > Dan
>
> > ..how many whatevers to the inch then ?
> >
> > Graham
>
>
> Base 13 of course.
>
>
>
>     RM
>
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