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Old 12-22-2004, 03:34 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by GeePeeS'r
But as luck would have it - his ship was taken by pirates of the carribean (serously, no joke) when they were blown off course by a storm, and he was captured and died in a prison cell.
Q: What did the pirates pillage from Joseph Dombey?
A: A meter barrrrrrr!

Sorry, couldn't help myself. Great story, I never would have figured pirates were to blame for the US not using the Systeme Internationale.
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