Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site bbnccv.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!bbnccv!jlowry From: jlowry@bbnccv.UUCP (John Lowry) Newsgroups: net.misc,net.jokes Subject: Re: Ah ! The Good Old Times Message-ID: <84@bbnccv.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 12:38:19 EDT Article-I.D.: bbnccv.84 Posted: Fri Jun 28 12:38:19 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Jun-85 04:28:49 EDT References: <196@persci.UUCP> <173@mot.UUCP> Reply-To: jlowry@bbnccv.UUCP (John Lowry) Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, MA Lines: 21 Xref: watmath net.misc:8172 net.jokes:13012 Summary: In article <173@mot.UUCP> fred@mot.UUCP (Fred Christiansen) writes: >[] >"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 The name of the series was "Connections", hope they show it again soon ... John Lowry