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Old 07-20-2009, 02:27 PM   #1
Flint
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Common Sense

Coworker:
How much does a gallon weigh?
Isn't it eight pounds?

Me:
It depends on what it is...

Coworker:
It's milk.

Me:
[shrugs and walks away]

Coworker:
[putting a gallon of milk on a scale]
It says nine pounds!



I wanted to go back and ask her whether a pound of gold weighs more than a pound of feathers.
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