On Wed, 06 Jun 2001 16:18:33 han.maenen wrote: > >BRITISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ASSOCIATION > >SUNDOWN OVER SUNDERLAND... >The only reason Steve Thoburn was prosecuted is because of the EU's deep >loathing and envy of this UK-US solidarity, that sets us apart from our >European 'partners'. As there's nothing they can do about our sharing a common >language, they are all the more determined to deprive us of our common 'inch- >pound-pint' heritage. > >Our **nationhood, culture**, freedom, could all hinge on the ultimate outcome of >this case. >... What a bunch of crock! :-( But so that it becomes crystal clear what's at stake here I highlighted the couple of words above. This misguided sentence is akin to saying, darn, our Canadian heritage will be destroyed if the light bulb is ever abandoned and replaced by something else! Let's keep the bulb, let's please keep the bulb!!! If Mr. Linacre cannot think of anything really concrete that characterizes what it means to be British, but some old-fashioned technology, then his ***real*** culture is really in danger here. What a pitiful display. Marcus Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
