I may not think that the way of Jim Ellwell would work for Europe and most other nations but I vehemently oppose the notion of bringing in things like metrication or driving on the right side of the road by means of Hitler- and Stalin types and methods. They are only to be brought in by decent, parliamentary democratic methods, by parliamentary vote, the minimum demand as far as I am concerned. Or should we reopen 'holiday resorts'like Dachau, Buchenwald and Mauthausen for violators of W&M laws? "Gestapo! You are under arrest. You have used pounds and ounces while shopping! To Mauthausen, you scoundrel!" NO WAY. Private citizens should be left alone at all times, but traders who violate should be fined for misdemeanour, not crime, accrding to decent systems of justice. I REJECT ALL TOTALITARIAN REGIMES AND METHODS!
Han Citeren Wizard of OS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I would love it too, a single language for entire europe, a great idea > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 1:02 AM > Subject: [USMA:22683] RE: Metric Pub > > > > Yes, and German-speaking too. Kilopascal would love that!! > > > > Mike > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 7:15 PM > > Subject: [USMA:22664] RE: Metric Pub > > > > > > | one thing to the nazi, Hitler had the cure for the common code, if he > > would > > | have taken UK it we be metric and right-side driving now! > > | > > | > > | ----- Original Message ----- > > | From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > | To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > | Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 1:21 PM > > | Subject: [USMA:22663] RE: Metric Pub > > | > > | > > | > Only too bad that here metric is part and parcel of a horrific > > | > Nazi/Bolshevik society. I read somewhere, some years ago, that a US > > | edition > > | > of 1984 was ifp. In 1984 Britain was Imperial before the 'Revolution' > > but > > | > the party of Ingsoc metricated after it came to power. In 1984 the > > party > > | was > > | > replacing the English language with Newspeak. > > | > And 1984 begins with what is now ISO 8601: "It was a clear, cold day > > and > > | the > > | > bells struck thirteen". (Translated from the Dutch edition). > > | > > > | > But the contemporary totalitarians, the Jacobins, did not support > > | > metrication. Let it be known that during the French Revolution > > | > guillotine-lovers like Marat were not in favour of metric at all. > They > > | > hounded at least two people who were involved to their deaths and > > | threatened > > | > Delambe and Mechain with the guillotine and the lamp-post. In > > Saint-Denis > > | a > > | > mob of hysterical Jacobins screamed that Delambre should be strung up > > 'a > > | la > > | > lanterne, a la lanterne!', as they thought he was a Royalist, > Austrian, > > | > British spie. Lavoisier was guillotined, and Condorcet died in jail > > before > > | > he could be guillotined. > > | > > > | > Han > > | > > > | > ----- Original Message ----- > > | > From: "David Owen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > | > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > | > Sent: Friday, 2002-10-11 20:01 > > | > Subject: [USMA:22627] RE: Metric Pub > > | > > > | > > > | > Here's the part about pints & litres from Orwell's 1984: > > | > > > | > On the opposite side of the alley there was a dingy little pub whose > > | windows > > | > appeared to be frosted over but in reality were merely coated with > > | > dust.............. > > | > > > | > <snip> > > | > > > | > > > | > > | > > > > > __________________________________________________________ Nieuw: Wanadoo ADSL Lite voor 27,95 euro per maand! Meer informatie: http://www.wanadoo.nl/adsl
