[SOC] Sennight

[Bill Cunningham]

Well, I've been called lack-lustrum on more than one  occasion, but I take
it lightly.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis" <ve3vg@sympatico.ca>
To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Sennight


> Hi Jan...
> Sorry, no sennight or lustrum in common use here in the great white north
!
> Although lustrum does sound like an ingredient in shampoo...
> 73
> Dennis  - VE3VG - SOC - 545
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan" <n0aaa@n0rxd.ampr.org>
> To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 2:24 PM
> Subject: [SOC] Sennight
>
>
> > I found his Algebra book, Paul. Here is the question and the foils.
> > This man must be a sadist:
> >
> > "24. Each of the words below stands for an interval of time. How long is
> >      the interval?
> >
> >       a. decade       b. century           c. millenium
> >       d. fortnight    e. sennight          f. lustrum"
> >
> > These are 11-12 year olds. My wife and I have 42 years of education
> between
> > us. When we saw "e" and "f" we just stared at each other with our jaws
> agape.
> >
> > The first line we could handle and both of us knew what "fortnight" was,
> even
> > though it is archaic in Yankish (as opposed to contemporary Brit or
Oz...
> > I don't know about modern Canuck, do you guys use it up there?).
> >
> > This is the third kid to get to the point of making me anticipate
> humiliation
> > as he asks for help with his math. His sisters each got to this point a
> little
> > earlier in their education. I had hoped to wait a little longer with
him.
> > Ah, well....... the joys of aging. 73 Jan N0AAA #389
> >
> >
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