Re:The computer revolution hasn’t happened yet (1997)
by cbozeman on Sunday January 24, 2021 @08:05PM
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By Jove, Northington!
Look yonder at yon contraption! A beast of iron and stream that can pull yet more buttloads [0] than a team of a hundred horses doth speed along tracks at a brisk pace of 80 miles every hour!
Yes, yes... quite right, Wigglesbarton. Truly we live in an age of wonders!
Well, I must away to beat my servants. Cheerio, old boy!
[0]: Actual unit of liquid measurement, eq. to 126 gal.
Look yonder at yon contraption! A beast of iron and stream that can pull yet more buttloads [0] than a team of a hundred horses doth speed along tracks at a brisk pace of 80 miles every hour!
Yes, yes... quite right, Wigglesbarton. Truly we live in an age of wonders!
Well, I must away to beat my servants. Cheerio, old boy!
[0]: Actual unit of liquid measurement, eq. to 126 gal.