Hi, all.
I am from Sunderland, England, and I wondered if America is experiencing
similar resistance to metrication as we are.
As you know, Sunderland was involved in the recent Metric Martyr's debacle
as right-wing groups resisted the changeover to metric measures for loose
goods for fruit and
America seems to be one of the last bastions of the imperial system, yet I
would ask this.
How many Americans actually know how many ounces there are in a pound, or
how many pints there are in each gallon?
The imperial system is deemed so good by it's supporters, yet I understand
the US gallon
I would just like to make a contribution to this ongoing physics
debate..
WHP-WHOP, ARRRGHHH, K, BLUB'L'LUB'L'LUB'L'LUB, GRGH,
SPROING, SPROING, WHE!!!
Apologies to you all, but this is what happens to my brain when I read all
this complicated physics stuff. I'm
It is strange to see Ireland using units like the perch and the acre when
they are in all other respects a fully metricated country.
We are talking about Southern Ireland here, by the way, aren't we?? Not
Northern Ireland, which would explain a lot!!
Regards,
Steve.
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Yes, Tom. I've already pointed out to Han Maenen that I actually meant to
say that Ireland was in MOST respects a fully metricated country. That's
what happens when you don't check properly what you have typed.
When visiting Castle Barr, County Mayo last year, they were still selling
beer in
I was in Castlebar for my cousin's wedding last September. It's gorgeous,
isn't it? County Galway takes some beating, though!!
I fail to understand the apparent reluctance to go fully metric though,
having embraced the EU so strongly. Have they experienced resistance to
change as we have?
You may or may not be aware of this, but a few years back, a British
University got a government research grant to look into why toast fell onto
the carpet butter-side- up!!
Honestly! I'm not joking!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Stephen C.
I have scoured the internet and I cannot find the story I mentioned to Bill
Potts, the one about how a British University genuinely did have experiments
to see why toast landed on the carpet butter-side-up.
However, I found a similar one and I give you it here (contain your
enthusiasm at the
Inches and pounds are indeed legally defined by the prototype kilogram, as
described by this article here:
English units of weight (ounces, pounds, and tons) are now also derived from
the metric standard of mass, which is the international prototype kilogram.
This is a solid cylinder of
I come into this a bit late in the day, but where do you get the idea that
12pm is noon in America and midnight in the rest of the world?
Over here in Britain, am and pm is still widely used. 12pm designates
midday and 12am designates midnight.
The 24-hour clock, as I understand it, goes from
Neil Herron of the Metric Martyrs has also won a small and hollow victory
against Sunderland city council by bringing to light apparently illegal road
signs that read in metres and kilometres. The ones that read in kilometres
signposted the way to a tiny village near Sunderland and their
system, don't you think??
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Duncan Bath [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 2:39 AM
Subject: [USMA:14966] Re: ENGLAND
From: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S
Somebody from within the EU must have a very well developed sense of irony!!
Type out:
http://www.sunderland-echo.co.uk/fullstory.asp?storyid=3
.. in your browser to see what I mean!!
Regards,
Steve.
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The only comment I will make on this tripe is how does the likes of
otherwise intelligent people like Bernard Levin get themselves involved in
bullshit like this??
Regards,
Steve
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Well, Chris, maybe I should have said what WAS the likes of an otherwise
intelligent person like Bernard Levin involving himself in bullshit like
this?? (WAS being the operative word)!!
Many apologies for that (VERY, VERY) glaring oversight on my part!!!
Regards,
Steve.
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I am myself (as many on the UKMA list will testify) in no way, shape or form
a maths whizz, John, yet, what system would you consider to be the easiest
to use??
The one that is always divisible by 10 whatever you measure, or the one that
has to be divided by 4 for pounds and ounces, by 3 for
Check out this link from the metricsucks.com website:
http://www.metricsucks.com/solution.html
and decide whether or not they are extracting the urine or not!!
(meaning: having a joke, if not familiar with the above expression).
I think the consensus of opinion will decide 100%
Apologies to anyone who may have already seen this, but I sent it yesterday
and it appears to have vanished into thin air, so here it is again!!!
kilopascal wrote:
1.) They converted the metres to yards as 1:1 instead of 1:0.9144. But,
this is common practice anyway. You now have two
The BWMA wrote:
Q: What is the BWMA's position on Britain having signed the Metric
Convention
in 1884 and being a member state of the International Bureau of Weights
and
Measures under this convention?
A: None. We have no objection to people using metric units.
Yes they do!! Why are they
choose to do so.
Persuading members of Congress to sponsor such an amendment is a problem.
Most would rather sponsor more popular causes.
Gene Mechtly.
.
On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Stephen Davis wrote:
I'd like to make a query to our US friends!! In the different states up
This is all very interesting, Joseph but, without wishing to cause offence,
what has this got to do with metrication?
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Joseph B. Reid [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 07,
Joseph B. Reid informs me that there is no mandatory weights and measures
legislation in the US!!
Would it not be reasonable to assume that, if this is indeed the case, that
the US weights and measures system is wide open to abuse?
Also, if traders are not obliged by law to follow any weights
Yes, apologies to Joseph for me misquoting what he actually said!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: James R. Frysinger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 12
I was hoping someone would be prepared to do this. I was unsure about it
myself because it seemed inappropriate.
I wish to reciprocate what Han has said and offer my sympathy and
condolences for what has taken place.
I wish I could say more, but when words fail you, what can you say?
I can
As conspiracy theories go, this is an absolute lulu!! Please forgive me as
my country has not borne the brunt of these awful attack as yours has done,
but do you not think it is a little inappropriate to muse upon this at this
moment in time??
Regards,
Steve.
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I am hugely impressed at your ability to be cynical
about your country at this moment in time.
Over here at the moment, if anyone dares voice the
tiniest criticism of American policy at this particular moment in
time,they areattacked in the press as some kind of weak-kneed
liberal!
Over
Only last week, Neil Herron of the Metric Martyr's has had a letter in the
Sunderland Echo essentially begging for funds!!
They hope to raise in excess of £1000,000 towards the forthcoming appeal for
themselves as well as four other traders, two from London and two from
Cornwall!!
At the last
Duncan Bath wrote:
BTW, wonder why they call
themselves Metric martyrs??? Sounds like they would die for SI!
Exactly, Duncan!! This has puzzled quite a few people!! Why don't they
call themselves the Imperial Martyr's?? Surely that makes more sense??
Regards,
Steve.
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and getting it. So, the
appeal to them is not important.
Only the real diehard nut cases will support such an appeal.
John
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From: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, 2001-09-20 13:38
Subject: [USMA:15309] Metric
. The differences
are that he hardly got any publicity and he had no defense fund at all,
Han
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From: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 11:40 PM
Subject: [USMA:15313] Re: Fw: Save
Could someone please ask Mr Lineacre how 240p to the pound is simpler to
understand than 100p to the pound; or how 12p to the shilling is easier to
understand than 5p to the shilling; or indeed, how 120p making up 0.5 of
£1:00 is simpler to understand than 50p making up 0.5 of £1:00??
Regards
!!
And I thought I had such funky parents!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Joseph B. Reid [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 11:39 PM
Subject: [USMA:15356] RE: Fw: Fwd: Measures
Stephen Davis
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Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 11:55 PM
Subject: [USMA:15357] RE: Fw: Fwd: Measures
Hence the Benny Hill line (possibly plagiarized) as a washroom attendant
in a loo to a hopeful user, Do you have 2p?
Jim
Joseph B. Reid wrote:
Stephen Davis wrote
I fully believe that the movements for the use of SI set out to actively
encourage the use of SI for private and domestic use.
However, I don't think advocates of SI have ever suggested, and nor should
they, that use of SI for private and domestic use should be in any way be
made compulsory!!
This is a rather interesting article, kilopascal!! Unfortunately, Ich nicht
Deutsche verstande!! Est tut mir leid!!
Konnen sie nicht English sprechen??
(And yes, I've probably spelled 'verstande' wrong!!)
Regards,
Steve.
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From: kilopascal
Yes they do!! Metric AND imperial is taught in our schools!!
Nearly everything down to tin tacks is bought in metric measures over here,
yet we still insist on selling beer in pint glasses and keeping miles and
yards on our public roads!!
There are mixed messages all over the place, so it is
To kilopascal and Bill Potts; Are you sure the person who wrote this was
not being ironic??
And as for that line about sending the British packing?? Only once, my
friend, only once!!
I wouldn't fancy your chances now, that's for sure!! (Only kidding)!!!
Regards,
Steve.
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everything the government propaganda and
press mill shove down your throat. They are counting on the millions of
sheep to follow them to the slaughter. And they will be slaughtered before
it is all over.
John
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From: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association
'Fraid not, Brian!! It's close, but it is actually 0.568 litres to a UK
pint!!
Yet you can buy 500 and 250ml bottles of lager or spirit and buy spirit from
the optic in metric!!
Madness!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Brian J White [EMAIL PROTECTED]
,
Steve.
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From: Bill Potts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 12:13 AM
Subject: RE: [USMA:15403] Re: Fw: EURO
Verstande is actually the wrong word. It should be, Ich verstehe kein
Deutsch
All a 'digestive' is and ever has been to me is a tasty biccy that you dip
in your tea!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:22 AM
Subject:
There's been no such thing as the British Empire for over thirty years,
Jim!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 4:59 PM
Subject: [USMA:16428] Re:
I wasn't aware you guy's were going to take this subject THIS
seriously
How about the phrase A' hm gannin' doon the road! as something to REALLY
get your teeth into??
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric
with the old empire, namely France and Germany.
The loyalists to the empire are mostly old has-beens and young wanna be
has-beens!
John
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From: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, 2001-11-27 13:42
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
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To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 10:36 PM
Subject: [USMA:16504] It's That Man Again!!
On Fri, 30 Nov 2001 19:02:04 -, Stephen Davis
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I'll say one thing!! If nothing else, Neil Herron deserves a medal
a letter telling them as much!!
Any newspaper that treats Jeffrey Titford of the UKIP seriously deserves to
be treated with suspicion!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Mark Halsall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, December
Unfortunately, Han, I believe he did!! I am not 100% certain, but I believe
he did!!
Sometimes the EU makes a rod for it's own back with crazy decisions like
this!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Han Maenen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association
, Stephen Davis
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Unfortunately, Han, I believe he did!! I am not 100% certain, but I
believe
he did!!
Sometimes the EU makes a rod for it's own back with crazy decisions like
this!!
Regards,
Steve.
European of the Year was Bono. Yahoo UK mentioned Tony Blair as
European
No, I haven't gone mad!! This is the name of an e mail that turned up in my
inbox!!
Apparently, it is some form of computer virus!!
Luckily, I deleted it before it could do any harm!! It comes with the
header, Snow White and the seven dwarves - the real story!
If it turns up in your inbox, do
If you are familiar with the workings of the
British justice system, you will be aware that nowadays it takes them three
weeks to turn around, let alone arrive at any verdict!!
I expect we will not hear any decision until
mid-January, 2002 at the earliest!!
Regards,
Steve.
[EMAIL
be surprised by the
criticism that you are arrogant, that's all!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: [USMA:16705] Re: I don't understand
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From: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, 2001-12-17 18:37
Subject: [USMA:16705] Re: I don't understand American attitude!
Jim, I find this paranoia that everybody who criticizes the USA must be
jealous of you
doubt it!!
Regards,
Steve.
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PS
My sincere apologies for calling you Bill in my e mail to you!!
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From: Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [USMA:16713] Re: I don't
'Howw!!! Aamm not havin nee Geordie on this site, marra!!! If Ahh see's
yus usin any, Arll come roond and ploat yus arll!!
Yuh can have Makem, but nee Geordie!!! Arlreet
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Bill Potts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric
Oh, but there is, Daniel!! Although 10 only really divides itself into 2
and 5, ALL other numbers divide evenly into 10!!
All numbers from one to ten and beyond divide by ten!! Apart from 1, 2, 3,
4, 6, every number divides by 10!!
Add factors of 10 to all these numbers, eg, 2/10 =0.2,
.
By the way, in the base-ten system, 10 divides by 2, 5 and 10.
Bill Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Stephen Davis
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 04:10
To: U.S. Metric
This is just a mild complaint about how John and others described how to get
the euro sign from the keyboard!!
I would imagine there would have been some confusion from people (ok, me as
well) about what you meant by ALT - 0128!!
I assume this is the ASCII code for the number 4 on the
not be.
On my sytem left alt num lock 128 does not yield the ? sign but this: Ç.
Capital C with a cedille.
I will send this message as Unicode; it is supposed to retain everything I
have tyed in.
Han
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From: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL
- +ADw-hooper+AEA-net-magic.net+AD4-
To: +ACI-U.S. Metric Association+ACI- +ADw-usma+AEA-colostate.edu+AD4-
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 3:00 AM
Subject: +AFs-USMA:17436+AF0- Re: The Euro Sign+ACEAIQ-
on 1/13/2002 2:43 PM, Stephen Davis at Stevo.Davis+AEA-btinternet.com wrote:
(It would
Well, the main thing that got me into supporting metrication
was the Metric Martyr's campaign!!
It rankled with me that they were trying to turn what is in
fact a grossly trivial issue and portray it as something that was an affront to
our democracy and another example of the EU taking over
Madan wrote:
(referring to Steven Thoburn, 'Metric Martyr')
He was found guilty in April of selling his goods in
pounds and ounces.
ARRRGG! He was found guilty of WEIGHING in imperial, not SELLING in
imperial!! The selling of loose items in imperial is still
Today I had an e mail from Neil Herron!! Apart from a lot of interminable guff, he
sent to me what he thought were possible compromises to the regulations we have at
present!! Although this is not a situation that is affecting the US, I would be
interested to know if you have any views on
And so we were the greatest power the world had ever seen!!
The thing is, too many of us are forgetting that this is past tense!!
The trouble is, all too many are still clinging on to the glory days, seemingly
believing that if we rescind our membership of Europe, those glory days will
Jim Elwell wrote:
That means if I want to set up a stand and try to sell my bananas
by the pound, I can do so, and you nor anyone else nor the men in blue can
stop me. I am hurting no one, and I cannot force anyone to purchase them.
That is individual freedom. Mandated metric takes it
I would just like to inquire if Puerto Rico uses mainly IP instead of metric!!
Is this true?? I only ask because someone I have been in contact with says it is the
case that Puerto Ricans mainly use IP!!
Regards,
Steve.
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Are Yahoo paying you are something, John??
Regards,
Steve.
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From: kilopascal [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 11:52 PM
Subject: [USMA:18034] Re: St
Provided the accuracy of the measurements don't have to be absolute, it is relatively
easy to write a conversion program for a computer!!
The only fly in the ointment would be round-off errors in very large numbers converted
to decimal fractions!!
To write one that uses floating-point
kilopascal wrote:
Note the use of Gaelic at the end. This person is definitely anti-British.
Thus anything the British oppose, such as metric and the Euro, he supports.
These Irish support the EU because they feel the EU can protect them from
the British. Ireland can never be truly free.
Sanity has prevailed yet again!! Neil Herron and his motley crew have taken their
seriously-flawed arguments to the highest court in the land and have again been found
wanting!!
Surely now, to all intents and purposes, this argument is all but over!! They have
been to court twice and
had been prosecuted under the same legislation!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: kilopascal [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]; U.S. Metric Association
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Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 11:36 PM
Subject: Re
Jim Elwell wrote:
This case is a tremendous setback to the liberty of the citizens of the UK.
And it will slow the acceptance of metrication in the USA.
It is noting of the sort, Jim!! All it means is that they will have to abide by
weights and measures legislation as they have
kilopascal wrote:
So, is their any indication as to whether they will appeal to the House of
Lords?
I write here in full a column from today's Sunderland Echo:
The battle of the Metric Martyr's will carry on all the way to the house of Lords -
but only if people decide to help.
I'm sure this topic has been discussed before but I have heard it said a few times
that due to certain conditions, the original equation of the measurement from France
to the North pole (or was it the South pole) for the metre was inaccurate!!
I would be interested to know just how
I heard somewhere that Airbus were now manufacturing 'planes to metric
specifications!!
Is this correct??
Regards,
Steve.
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for it!!
Therefore, as said above, it's good to be able to counter this nonsense with the
truth!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Barbara and/or Bill Hooper [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 9
I would be interested to know if anyone knows why Centigrade was replaced by Celsius!!
I always remember weather forecasts giving the dual temperatures of Centigrade and
Fahrenheit!!
Over the last ten years or so, though, it seems to have disappeared off the face of
the Earth!!
Does
This, quite bizarrely, was in the astrology column of the Daily Mirror!! It was
written by a certain John Michell:
It is a tragedy to lose something, or someone, and only then realise how much you
valued them.
It happens all the time in love. And it is happening now, as we are forced to
I remember that in the dim and distant past of my schooldays, we were briefly taught
about Roman Numerals and what numbers V and C amounted to in decimal. If I rightly
remember, it was a history lesson!!
Imagine if we still had to use these and tried to multiply or divide MCMXXIX by
Here in Sunderland and other North East regions, we used to call them dickies!!
Sorry, Bill, couldn't resist!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Bill Potts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, March
Wizard of OS wrote:
Americans have to get rid off the idea it is our heritage, it is Gay
Britain's heritage!
Are you calling us British gay, Wizard of OS?? You
bitch!! I'll scratch your eyes out!! ;-)
Regards,
Steve.
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From:
Wizard
OOHH!! GET
HER!!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From:
Wizard of OS
To: Stephen Davis
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 3:19
PM
Subject: Re: [USMA:18845] Re: our
metrication discussion
brits are somehow gay, you drive on the left side
-
From:
Wizard of OS
To: Stephen Davis
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 8:47
PM
Subject: Re: [USMA:18864] Re: our
metrication discussion
???
who is HER?
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From:
Stephen Davis
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Monday, March 18
Well, excuusssee m!!!
This is the end of this joke(?) I promise!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: James R. Frysinger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 12:04 AM
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From: Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [USMA:18882] Re: our metrication discussion
I, for one, enjoyed the exchange, although I am quite sure I do not
understand enough of the Britsh
I am sure that anyone who knows anything about the French and French history will know
that the vast majority are NOT in favour of fascism!!
This result has been caused by complacency, not by a sudden upsurge of far-right
thinking!!
The turnouts at the polls were apparently very low.This,
Hartlepudlians certainly treat it as a joke now but, about 20 years ago, they
certainly didn't!!
Anybody that uttered the line, Whae hung the monkey? in Hartlepool within earshot
of the locals would have been lucky to get out of Hartlepool alive!!
Regards,
Steve.
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Paragraph from Ma Be's Post:
It disconnects us from our history and erodes an aspect of our distinctive culture,
contrary to the 'celebration of diversity' principle so often promoted in other
contexts e.g. the 'multicultural society'.
Clearly, they believe that they are getting
I Microsoft Word, Go to Tools - Options, then click the
General Tab!! There is a drop-down box in the bottom, left-hand corner of
the Options Dialog box which you can use tochange the measurements to
metric!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From:
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From:
kilopascal
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 11:26 PM
Subject: [USMA:20124] Re: Decimal
markers
2002-05-17
Is that anything like a dominatrix?
John
You read my mind I beat me to
it!!
Does anybody know how much it costs to download an update for Norton Antivirus??
I would like to get the updated patches, but I am not sure if I can afford it or not!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: Han Maenen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S.
Terry Simpson wrote:
I am still dreaming that one day there will be a UK team.
Then dream on!! I'm telling you here and now the Scottish would NEVER agree
to that in a million years!!
I also think it is a bad idea!! I think it will only hinder the competitive nature of
Human rights group Liberty are supporting the Metric Martyr's at the European Court of
Human Rights!!
Here is a transcript of what they have to say on their website. I have interspersed
some comments below!!
Metric Martyrs go to European Court - backed by Liberty
Application papers to
I assume we are talking about the Metric Martyr's here??
If so, there is a basic hypocrisy at work here!! Neil Herron knows fine well he would
have to obey UK weights and measures law whether it be metric OR imperial. There has
NEVER been a choice in the matter, as he likes to imply!!
, October 07, 2002 7:08 PM
Subject: [USMA:22506] Re: Fw: Re: metrication
(Stephen refers to Bill but quotes my email, so I presume that is a typo,
and I will respond.)
At 06:48 PM 7 October 2002 +0100, Stephen Davis wrote:
...
If so, there is a basic hypocrisy at work here!! Neil
A little late in the day, perhaps, but I concur totally with what Ma Be is saying
here!!
This issue is being taken far, far too seriously!! If anybody on this site doesn't
know kilopascal's style by now, they never will!!
Lighten up just a tad, eh??
Regards,
Steve.
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Didn't the aliens, in prehistoric times, around the time of the dawn of man, send
down a large, shrieking black monolith to earth in order to teach our primitive
ancestors, the apes, the power of thought and reason and to use the bones of animals
as primitive weapons to kill animals for
I am surprised to hear about the bad reputation Wal-Mart has over there, as they have
more or less taken control of the British Asda supermarket chain.
Though effectively Wal-Mart owns Asda, the supermarkets in question still retain the
Asda name and despite being owned by an American firm it
You wrote:
Comprehensive schools abolished selection. Everybody gets the same education
and the exams.
Not entirely true. Selection has ended entirely in state-run comprehensives but, if
you are lucky enough to afford public or private school, (public schools in Britain
are entirely different
It is also fairly easy to write (admittedly) simple conversion programs in BASIC and C
or C++
Regards,
Steve
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