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| Re: DUC[KT] tape |
| 04 Jan 26 06:05:58 |
From: bowman@montana.com On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 16:56:58 -0500, c186282 wrote: > Somebody said "dollar" ... I think that term came from Syria. NOT > sure why the US founders picked it up. Given alliances, I'd have > expected them to pick up 'francs' instead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaler https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/why-do-we-call-it-a-dollar --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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