Six and ten

[Ed Keer]

Ah, looks like I'm out some money. Perhaps I vcan get
it back when the Iggles win the Superbowl...

Ed

--- Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU> wrote:
> At 12:40 PM -0800 12/13/02, Ed Keer wrote:
> >I would bet local channels six and ten.
> >
> >Ed
>
>
> I'll take the bet.  I'm sure it was a reference to
> the Bears'
> projected best-possible (or projected) record.  Note
> that this is
> plausibly a written rendering of a spoken statement;
> the "six and
> ten" may be a misleading representation for what
> would more normally
> be transcribed as "6-10".
>
> Larry
>
> >
> >--- Jan Ivarsson TransEdit
> <jan.ivarsson at TRANSEDIT.ST>
> >wrote:
> >>  A translator's problem:
> >>
> >>  A guy who is a Bears fan (but lives in LA) has
> >>  bought a dish antenna because he thinks that the
> >>  Bears will get to the Super Bowl. He has paid
> 4000 $
> >>  for the dish and is deceived. He says:
> >>  "I spent four grand for the dish.
> >>  And what do I get? Six and ten!"
> >>
> >>  My question is: What does he mean by "six and
> ten"?
> >>
> >>  Jan Ivarsson, TransEdit
> >>  Translator, Subtitler
> >>  jan.ivarsson at transedit.st
> >>  http://www.transedit.st
> >
> >
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