> Heard yesterday about British greengrocers who are being
> fined for continuing to use pounds and ounces instead of
> kilograms and grams. They're being called the Metric
> Martyrs.

It's true, but they're allowed to show both prices/weight, so most are
doing this as the majority of Brit's think in Imperial

> One was saying some things just can't be translated -
> like calling a Quarter-Pounder a "McDonalds 113-grammer".

Ah, but that's a trade-mark name, isn't it? So it won't change to
something silly

> Last night we pounded some chicken breasts thin to make
> piccatta. What will we do when the U.S. goes metric?

Does that mean that you would have Grammed some chicken breasts? <g>

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