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Re: question about the metric system
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Mon, 6 May 2002 17:44:56 GMT
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> I actually got called anto-american a
> few weeks ago when someone stopped me while i walking down the sidewalk
> and asked me directions somewhere and I said it's about a kilometer down
> the road. ;)
Can't put it better than Abe Simpson:
"Yes I said the metric system is the devil. My car gets 40 rods to the
hog's head, and that's the way I likes it."
:-)
-Chris
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| (...) Thanks for the info. So in the last example is used in the context of frequent flier miles? (...) well, as a scientist i'm well informed of the inherent goodness and usability of the metric system-- I use it more frequently than the imperial (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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