Author: James T. Walker
Date: 16:38:20 09/09/00
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On September 09, 2000 at 12:26:53, Jari Huikari wrote: >On September 09, 2000 at 12:06:37, James T. Walker wrote: >> >>A "lightyear" is a measure of distance and not time. (Distance light travels in >>one year) > > >Yes. It didn't took me a lightyear to learn that... :-) > >But it's used as a fun verbal effect to measure a long time too among some >people. (Who sure know that it actually means distance.) Same way like the >word zillion means a very big number... > > > Jari Sure you know but I couldn't resist taking a dig at Vincent. He deserves it! Jim
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