On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 07:55:26 +0800, Old Nick
wrote:

On 9 Mar 2004 05:47:21 -0800, (Jacques) vaguely proposed
a theory
......and in reply I say!:
remove ns from my header address to reply via email

Sorry. I love the "US units" vs "Metric" idea. It _is_ called
"imperial", although I can see certain propblems with that G.

[anti-bush rant mode on]

Well with bush around you're well on the way to an empire...
Afganistain, then Iraq, and from his spoutigns it seemed that Syria
had a bit of a close shave... I suppose they just didn't have enough
oil... there was reason to go into Afganistan... and none for Iraq....

[anti-bush rant mode off]

imperial units worked well in the british emipre ya know