This is often posed as a question to the anti-metric brigade to ask why they
never jumped to this man's defence and try to protect his 'freedom of
choice'.
We are still waiting for a proper answer to that question!!
I wonder why??
Regards,
Steve.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:36 AM
Subject: [USMA:15327] Re: Fw: "Save ..."
> The British publican who was fined about 3000 pounds some years ago for
> using metric glasses in his pub was a real Metric Martyr. The differences
> are that he hardly got any publicity and he had no defense fund at all,
>
> Han
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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 ..."
>
>
> 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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