They do and they don't, I guess I should spoiler this so...
Precious metals, such as gold, are apparently weighed in TROY pounds which weigh less than "normal pounds" for some reason or another. I don't know how many people would know that off the top of their head though.
Precious metals, such as gold, are apparently weighed in TROY pounds which weigh less than "normal pounds" for some reason or another. I don't know how many people would know that off the top of their head though.
So I just read a Batman story involving the Riddler. (Legends of the Dark Knight 109-111, for the record.) Most of his riddles are answered immediately, as usual, but there's one that trails off. He's just instructed his goons to imprison a former moll of his for later disposal, and he says "Sorry, cutie. I kinda liked you. But like the dog that licked the potato...."
It was probably left unfinished because the answer's rude or something. All I know is Google isn't helping. Anybody know this one?
(Interesting to see that discussion of troy pounds above. I've run into it before in one of DB Sommer's excellent Azumanga Daioh vignettes.)
Bumping this ancient thread because I actually found the answer to my post above... sorta. It occurred to me that, this being the future, I could just write the author (Steve Englehart) and ask him. And he answered -- but all he said was "Man was not meant to know..."
no, i'm sure the author meant he never thought of a real answer to the joke. that's a pretty common writing technique. it can be whatever you want it to be ;)