Too bad they weren't invented in Australia.
That would have really cinched it.
Stephen
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From: kilopascal [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: November 29, 2001 16:42
Subject: [USMA:16484] Humour
BTW, we can start a rumour that
Actually CC saif we dont care
We in germany have these bottles
300 ml Can
500 ml bottle
1 l bottle
2 l bottle
the whole world uses 330 ml bottle only the US does not
kick the 600 ml
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um gottes willen nein, ich wahr bürger der UdSSR
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Subject: [USMA:16487] Re: Is America a Traitor to the Convention of the
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Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001
alright
I am a permanent resident in berlin
I am almost 19 y/o and I am from the former USSR
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Now, you would need The Dinkum Aussie Dictionary to appreciate that one.
Baron
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From: Stephen C. Gallagher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, 30 November, 2001 05:44
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:16496] Re: Humour
Too bad they weren't invented in
See my post [USMA:16446] Re:Depressing...
Briefly, from my understanding, IOC recognizes the International
Association of Athletics Federations as the governing body setting rules for
running events. The IAAF rule book is on line at their website as a PDF
file http://www.iaaf.org/index.asp .
I'll say one thing!! If nothing else, Neil Herron deserves a medal for
trying!!
In today's 'Echo Letters' in the Sunderland Echo, he responds to a letter
sent in by a Mr Don Collin!!
Strangely, he starts off with a refreshing bit of honesty, stating that:
Steve Thoburn was charged with using
The subject line of your message brings back memories from long ago -- of
the wartime BBC Radio program of the same name (ITMA), with Tommy Handley,
Jack Train, Deryck Guyler, and others. See
http://www.britishcomedy.org.uk/comedy/itma.htm.
Bill Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org [SI
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I'll say one thing!! If nothing else, Neil Herron deserves a medal for
trying!!
...
In another attempt to bend the truth, he states that it is an offence to use
dual-purpose scales in the imperial mode!!
As he well
2001-11-30
The problem isn't the 600 mL bottle. In the US, the bottle is 591 mL,
whereas in Canada and Mexico and other metric countries, the size is a
rational 600 mL. 591 mL is a rational 20 oz US. Yet, other sizes of
bottles as provided by Coca-Cola are metric, such as the 500 mL, the 1 L,
2001-11-30
Thanks! But, which country? Russland? Ukraine? Belarussland? Lettland?,
Estland? Litauen? Or one of the new Asian Republics?
Maybe you can even tell us your first name.
John
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Chris:
This is how the case concerning dual-purpose scales is so damn tricky
though, isn't it??
YES, the item MUST be weighed in metric, but if he presses the necessary
button, he sees an imperial readout, doesn't he??
Therefore, isn't it fair to say, for a few seconds at least, he IS reading
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