sf > wrote:
>
>> I've been told people can hear this bell from five miles away:
>> http://i42.tinypic.com/20ge3co.jpg
>
>I have one of those. It's an old ship's bell... you can hear it for
>acres, not miles.

No, it's a farm bell, and it can be heard for miles... acres are not
measures of distance, you uneducated doofus.
http://www.prindlestation.com/farm.html