>Among the voyageurs of the fur trade, time and travel was measured by how
long it
>took to smoke a pipe (approximately an hour). It was surprisingly accurate,
I
>discovered.
Yuck. I ain't going to take up smoking a pipe just to figure distances. Maybe I'll use a different measure - how long it takes for my gum to lose it's flavor. "It's about 14 sticks of Juicyfruit to get to the next town."
RR
C'est par mon ordre et pour le bien de l'Etat que le porteur du pr�sent a
fait ce qu'il a fait.
- Richelieu
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