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Wrote in message: Except for the few Americans who wanted to continue living in the dark ages, we'd be totally on the metric system now like the rest of the civilized world. It will happen eventually anyway but it's taking a lot longer than it should have. Some of the arguments presented against converting were right out of the lunatic fringe. Yabut I just can't envision saying, "Give him 2.54 cm and he'll take 1.60934 km". --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 17:37:06 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: Wrote in message: Except for the few Americans who wanted to continue living in the dark ages, we'd be totally on the metric system now like the rest of the civilized world. It will happen eventually anyway but it's taking a lot longer than it should have. Some of the arguments presented against converting were right out of the lunatic fringe. Yabut I just can't envision saying, "Give him 2.54 cm and he'll take 1.60934 km". === Followed by 28.35 grams of prevention is worth .45 kilos of cure. But a stitch in time saves nine still holds together. Over time this would all get sorted out and new cliches would emerge after a generation or two. Maybe the Canadians could lend us some in the meanwhile, ehh? Here's a few suggestions for starters: Give him a centimeter and he'll take a kilometer. A gram of prevention is worth a kilo of cure. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 19:15:00 -0500, wrote:
On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 18:36:02 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 17:37:06 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Wrote in message: Except for the few Americans who wanted to continue living in the dark ages, we'd be totally on the metric system now like the rest of the civilized world. It will happen eventually anyway but it's taking a lot longer than it should have. Some of the arguments presented against converting were right out of the lunatic fringe. Yabut I just can't envision saying, "Give him 2.54 cm and he'll take 1.60934 km". === Followed by 28.35 grams of prevention is worth .45 kilos of cure. But a stitch in time saves nine still holds together. Over time this would all get sorted out and new cliches would emerge after a generation or two. Maybe the Canadians could lend us some in the meanwhile, ehh? Here's a few suggestions for starters: Give him a centimeter and he'll take a kilometer. A gram of prevention is worth a kilo of cure. Somehow that just doesn't sound like it is going to catch on. === Just trying to get the ball rolling. Feel free to chip in. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 17:37:06 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: Wrote in message: Except for the few Americans who wanted to continue living in the dark ages, we'd be totally on the metric system now like the rest of the civilized world. It will happen eventually anyway but it's taking a lot longer than it should have. Some of the arguments presented against converting were right out of the lunatic fringe. Yabut I just can't envision saying, "Give him 2.54 cm and he'll take 1.60934 km". I bet the Brits still stop at a pub for a pint too. I doubt it will be "Mate I will have a 568.261 25 milliliter" |
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 17:37:06 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
Wrote in message: Except for the few Americans who wanted to continue living in the dark ages, we'd be totally on the metric system now like the rest of the civilized world. It will happen eventually anyway but it's taking a lot longer than it should have. Some of the arguments presented against converting were right out of the lunatic fringe. Yabut I just can't envision saying, "Give him 2.54 cm and he'll take 1.60934 km". --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com It's give him a meter and he'll take a klick. |
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