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In article <32ef6ad4.11578190@news.eunet.ie>,
bjg@wordwrights.ie (Brian J Goggin) writes:
> Alan Stokes <alan@rcp.co.uk> wrote:
> >Thomas M. Root wrote:
> >> As I recall, when the unit 'Hertz' replaced 'cycles per second' the
> >> term 'kilocycle' was redefined as 'a community vehicle for ten
> >> centipedes'.
> >'Hertz' is a person; 'hertz' is a unit.
> I thought Hertz hired out cars, not bikes.

Who mentioned bikes?  Ten-centipedes are mythical creatures with dime-feet.
