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Old 07-18-2010, 03:32 AM   #16
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I believe I had some sort of stuffed toy. A leopard, I think.

Oh, you mean for city streets? At least in my reading, the term "blocks" goes back quite a ways in the US. Bilbo is the one who said they made no sense, leaving me wondering how you tell someone how far to go.
We'd just say "go a hundred yards" or "a quarter of a mile" or however far it might be.
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