Right on, Ian! A pint of beer is a pint of beer, and no one can take that away from mankind. It's a basic natural law.
Wonder if anyone read my comment about the metric system in Canada, accompanied by a rant about our politicians who had the bad idea in the first place. I agree, it's a fine system for science, finances, and calculations. Hooever, there are still a lot of maps around in Canada which were printed in Imperial measurements with metric added. And that's a pain because if someones talking metric, and you're thinking Imperial, it can cause a few minor problems, like getting lost in the bush where we live. Anyway, it's a good argument; thank goodness that we don't do financial transactions in cowrie shells as they used to do in the South Pacific. Pat -----Original Message----- From: Robert Derman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 2008/05/21 10:55 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [social] I am not receiving anything from this list Ian Lynch wrote: > On Wed, 2008-05-21 at 09:43 +0200, Daniel Carrera wrote: > > >> USians will come around at some point. Canada used to have the imperial >> system and now it's metric. The UK is in a transition period. When the >> current adult generation is dead, the UK will be entirely metric. >> > > Where it matters. I still think we will ask for pints of free beer for > some time to come :-). > > Ian > A pint and a half-litre are essentially the same, at least as far as one's thirst is concerned, but asking for a half-litre is both cumbersome and unpoetic. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.24.0/1459 - Release Date: 08/05/21 17:34 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
