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От : Dallas Hinton 1:153/7715 17 апр 25 16:48:08
К : Alexander Koryagin 17 апр 25 02:53:02
Тема : Bushel
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Hi, Alexander -- on Apr 17 2025 at 15:39, you wrote:
AK> From "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome
AK> I accept ten pounds of potatoes, few cabbages etc. But tell me
AK> please - what does mean a bushel of peas? AFAIR, a bushel is a
AK> volume about 40 litres, in other words it is 4 big water pails for
AK> fire fighting. And it was as they said for 3 days.
AK> :-)
For that matter, 10 pounds of potatoes is a tad excessive for 3
days! And, how are they going to cook this stuff in a small (row?)
boat?
The whole thing, imo, is a gross exaggeration to add to the humour
of the event. Don`t take it seriously.
Cheers... Dallas
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