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  Re: OT: P!$#ed of at ebay.com.au
 
(...) OK, the top dumbest thing is U.S. weights and measures (pounds, gallons, inches, feet, miles, etc.) rather than the metric system, which fully rules. And the third dumbest thing is U.S. paper sizes (Letter, Ledger, Statement, etc.) rather than (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
 
  Re: OT: P!$#ed of at ebay.com.au
 
(...) ...oh, I forgot to mention...the DIN paper sizes fully rule. :-) I just remembered the fouth dumbest thing: it's 12-hour clocks with a.m. and p.m. instead of 24-hour clocks -- especially digital alarm clocks. I wonder if anyone has ever -not- (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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