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[elfs]

This afternoon Omaha and I and the girls did our weekly grocery shopping. I went up to the deli and said, "I'd like eight ounces of sliced roast beef, please."

The girl behind the counter looked at me with a puzzled expression for a moment and then said, "How much is that? I'm not very good with ounces."

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[elfs.livejournal.com]

Well, Hell, if I go to B&E meats the butcher can easily nail any amount of meat to within an ounce. That because he's a butcher and has been doing this his whole life. A fundamental grasp of units of weight under one pound, though, is one thing I expect of most people, and I hope that's not asking too much.