There was a web link, and a picture of the sign, but no ad. The 1.75 l may not be colloquial, but it is close to the traditional 1.89 l, so it is an adjustment of the WOMBAT to an "even" metric size, like the 1..75 L in alcoholic beverages. Wish they would do the same with 591 ml--->600 ml.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 10:54 AM Subject: [USMA:26182] metric ice cream -- with attachment this time > My eagle-eyed wife found the advertisement in the attachment, in today's > Salt Lake Tribune, for a 1.75 liter carton of Snelgrove ice cream. As you > can see, there is no colloquial equivalent to the metric size. > > Snelgrove's was orignally a Salt Lake City company, and is now a division > of Dreyer's, although this plant is still here (about 1.5 km from where I > live). Note also the patriotic, American theme along with the metric units > -- clearly not everyone associates "metric" with "foreign." > > More about Snelgrove's: > http://www.sltrib.com/2002/jun/06062002/business/743153.htm > > Jim Elwell > > >
