On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:09:24 -0800, Rich Grise
wrote:

On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:17:43 +1100, Sylvia Else wrote:
Phil Allison wrote:

The markings are clearly 1, 2 and 3 with the fourth a NEGATIVE sign
!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are they? Their order is a bit strange if so.

On the other hand, take the - to be a 1, and the other symbol to be a 4
with a bit missing,

This is how right-pondians write the numeral "1". They also cross their
"7"s. ;-)

Cheers!
Rich

Wrong. Rigt of the English Channel, not of the pond.