One time on Usenet, zxcvbob > said:
> Bob (this one) wrote:

> > The cliché that says a volume ounce of water weighs an ounce
> > avoirdupois is wrong. Close but no cigar.

> My wife likes to say, "A pint's a pound, the world around." Then I ask
> her what the price of beer in London has to do with anything. Well, I
> asked her that once.

DH is a complete smart ass, and he likes that "pint's a pound"
phrase as well. I can't wait until the next time he says it, I'll
happily spring your response on him -- revenge is sweet... ;-)

--
J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~
"You still haven't explained why the pool is
filled with elf blood." - Frylock, ATHF