I'll settle for a pint for each point. Equal stature sez I!

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On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 16:12:09 GMT, "Bart Senior"
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That's interesting, I didn't know that. It must be a still older
term. 1 pt to you also Thom.

Thom Stewart wrote

Vang;; A strap to hold the sails of a wind mill from turning.

I assume you got that question from your Dutch sailing friend. Holland
was were the Vang came from. The name, that is.

OT


I think when someone is able to find an error on a test, they are entitled
to
more than 1 pt, unless the "pt" stands for PINT, rather than POINT.

BB