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[Alex Tweedly]

Mike Kerner wrote:
> Just a note - because I can google it if i really care, but what the hell -
> oh sorry - what the bloody hell is a fortnight?
>
>   
As other have said, two weeks.
> Sorry, over here in the colonies we don't use such hooey.
>
>   
Sure you do.

VMS (i.e. DEC systems, based in Mass) were well known for the joke of 
having timings defined in microfortnights (pretty close to one second).


-- Alex.