We should not have to fret about them, they are part of our culture, but ifp goons (I do not think that all supporters of ifp are goons, but those who use such crazy arguments really are) use them time and time as one of their idiotic arguments against metrication. Crazy as it seems, they seem to gain support by too many gullible people with their nonsense about taking 454 grams of flesh.
Han Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ----- Original Message ----- From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2002-04-07 20:47 Subject: [USMA:19317] RE: Gram of action > 2002-04-07 > > This is something similar to what I posted the other day where "a miss is as good as a mile" was originally "a miss is as good as an ell". These says change anyway. So, why should someone fret if they become metric? > > And, can anyone honestly say that some of these old sayings are still in general use? It won't be metric that destroys them. It will be father time. Truth is, I never use these sayings except in mentioning them in the context of our discussions. Does anyone else out there really use them? How often does anyone on this list? How often in the course of a day, a week, a month or year or beyond do you people hear these old sayings? They don't have an effect on measurements. They are seldom used. So why fret about them? > > John <snip>
