Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site mot.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!ut-sally!oakhill!mot!fred From: fred@mot.UUCP (Fred Christiansen) Newsgroups: net.misc,net.jokes Subject: Re: Ah ! The Good Old Times Message-ID: <173@mot.UUCP> Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 14:54:25 EDT Article-I.D.: mot.173 Posted: Thu Jun 27 14:54:25 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 30-Jun-85 03:22:51 EDT References: <196@persci.UUCP> Organization: Motorola Microsystems, Phoenix AZ Lines: 13 Xref: watmath net.misc:8178 net.jokes:13028 [] "dollar" is a transform of "tollar", the name for currency minted in a Czech(?) town that mined silver, minted coinage, and got involved with hydraulics, vacuum and atmospheric pressure. it's been several years, but there was a series on PBS regarding how one thing leads to another to another, etc. and that's where i got the above. the show was hosted by an Englishman. does anyone remember the name of the series? -- << Generic disclaimer >> Fred Christiansen ("Canajun, eh?") @ Motorola Microsystems, Tempe, AZ {attunix, ucbvax!arizona!asuvax, seismo!ut-sally!oakhill, trwrb!wlbr}!mot!fred {btlunix, amdahl!drivax, utzoo!mnetor, hplabs!motsj1, allegra!sftig}!mot!fred