Scrounging - was Floating point routines for the 6809

[Tony Duell]

On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 6:01 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:

> Or the time an English co-worker related the story surrounding her
> initial job interval in the US.  She described the stunned look on the
> face of the desk clerk at the local Holiday Inn when she asked to be
> knocked up at 7:30 the next morning.

Another one....

An English lady had a lot of explaining to do when she asked
'Where can I buy a joint for the weekend'. In England, 'joint'
often means a piece of meat for roasting, not a cigarette
containing drugs.

-tony