tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post6334849824783011967..comments2024-03-28T19:45:08.560-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): A "hundred" used to mean 120Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28378009825704418812014-10-29T19:01:09.698-05:002014-10-29T19:01:09.698-05:00re: "the break is after 12, not 10" ... ...re: "the break is after 12, not 10" ... wasn't the "old" pre-decimalisation British currency also based on 12? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-88793039393498473362014-10-28T07:50:53.116-05:002014-10-28T07:50:53.116-05:00The German half of my DNA thanks you for the link....The German half of my DNA thanks you for the link. :.)Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-39794650930114701472014-10-28T03:41:26.862-05:002014-10-28T03:41:26.862-05:00I linked this to a friend, who linked this back to...I linked this to a friend, who linked this back to me:<br />https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alte_Ma%C3%9Fe_und_Gewichte_%28deutschsprachiger_Raum%29#SchockMirarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-62626650037996917032014-10-27T14:13:24.470-05:002014-10-27T14:13:24.470-05:00I always thought that a "hundredweight" ...I always thought that a "hundredweight" was 120 pounds, but this prompted me to check it out: apparently, it's 112 pounds (8 stone).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com