----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnathan McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 7:16 PM Subject: Re: [USMA:22788] RE: A new system
> Wow! Someone actually came up with the name John McClure? > > That's something even my parents couldn't do! :P > > Sorry for the misunderstanding. > > Johnathan McClure > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 5:08 AM > Subject: [USMA:22788] RE: A new system > > > > Johnathan, > > > > I was talking about the novel by Nelson DeMille By the Rivers of Babylon > and > > I mentioned it in that mail. DeMille uses the metric system in this book. > In > > this thread - A new system- estimating distances by football fields and > > blocks were discussed. A person *in the novel* is opposed to metric, but > it > > has nothing to do with you; by chance, and chance only, he has the same > name > > you have. I saw this striking example of someone estimating distances by > > football fields in the book. My apologies, but I never intended to insult > > you. People with the same names can have opposed opinions and be utterly > > opposed personalities. Please, read the entire e-mail. > > > > Han > > > > >
