That's almost impossible to read as a limerick unless you reformat it as:

Ely found metric signs hard. 
The U.K.I.P. said: 'They're barred!' 
So without much ado, 
Using plates and some glue, 
They changed them to miles and to yards.

Bill Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]

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Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 03:35
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:16208] ELY DEMETRICATION OPERATION


For your information :

ELY DEMETRICATION OPERATION

The limerick to commemorate the 10 November 'Ely
strike' goes as follows:

Ely found metric signs hard The U.K.I.P. said:
'They're barred!' So without 
much ado Using plates and some glue They changed them
to miles and to yards.

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