----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Thought you might get a kick out of the entry I saw in a list of jokes: ************* >[log in to unmask] wrote: > >> "The ISBN number is all I need. Its the world standard ! With the >>ISBN number, I can locate the book on the computer and order it for >>you" > >> I handed over the sheet of paper with the details and pointed to >>the ISBN number. > >> "Oh, damn, you've got the American ISBN number, and we need the >> European ISBN number." > >To convert American ISBN to European ISBN, multiply the American >ISBN by1.8 and then add 32. > >-- >Jonathan B. Horen >Sr. System Administrator >Applicom Systems, Ltd. >[log in to unmask] > *********************** In case some don't recoginze the formula, its how to convert Celsius temperatures to Fahrenheit. Debbie Lords [log in to unmask] Marriott Library University of Utah