Patriotism and Hypocracy are different things; and so is UK beer as topic of discussion for usma! Are we really achieving the *metric goal*. Brij B.Vij
>From: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [USMA:22642] Re: UK beer - challenge Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 >12:40:48 +0200 > >you have to remember one thing too, > >Lets take a view back on the British and Spanish Empire, so what did they >do? > >Both parties attempted to conquer the world, they felt to be the number one >race on this planet. They supperessed everybody who wasnt capable to fight. > >Their colonization destroyed whole countries, they imposed their will, >their >habits, the queen. They suppressed and exploited the colonies to the full >extent over centuries, OVER CENTURIES. Hitler didn't even came close to 20 >years of such a cruelty. > >They killed for the queen/king and/or for the chruch. They have thrown down >contries back in their evolution which wouldn't suffer now from poverty. >The British imposed on their colonies the perverted left side driving and >imperial measurements. >The Spanish killed for the king and the church, they killed more than a 100 >million people in the N and S America. > >why do you think I should like the Brits or Spanish?? >I shouldn't because of these facts, the bulk of the people does not know >all >these facts because they aren't interested in and it's been a long time >ago. > >For me, Hitler was a joke but the purification and personification of >cruelty, evil and tyranny is the queen and the pope. > >they represent all they mass murder which have been done for one thought, >you are not like us if you don't change we will force you!! > >So I hate the queen and monarchy and the pope/the church because of what >they did, what they represent and what they are! > > >think about it! > >bye >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mike Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 3:17 AM >Subject: [USMA:22635] Re: UK beer - challenge > > > > Chris, Carleton and all, > > > > You have to remember that many Britons are still paranoid about Germany > > taking over Britain. > > > > Those who were bombed as a child in W.W.II (and my ex-wife is one) >still > > have nightmares. > > > > These are the LAST people in the world who want a German (or Austrian) > > person opening up a bier-keller in their country and using their >measures > > to sell to their kin-folk, i.e. litres. > > > > Younger people might be a little more tolerant. > > > > Hence the resistance to metricate in the UK. > > > > Regards > > > > Mike > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:05 AM > > Subject: [USMA:22589] Re: UK beer - challenge > > > > > > | In a message dated 2002-10-09 15:58:56 Eastern Daylight Time, > > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > | > > | > > | > An Austrian woman running a pub in Britain has been told to stop >using > > | > litres: > > | > > > | > http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_686659.html?menu= > > | > > > | > Chris > > | > > | The bigger question is why this crazy exception remains. > > | > > | cm > > | > > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
