[USMA:27315] RE: Interesting fact from the archives

[Bill Potts]

While we're at it, we might as well share WOMBAT, which is either "Ways Of Measuring Badly in America Today" or "Waste Of Money, Brains And Time."   I can't take credit for either of them, but both were coined by participants in this forum and we tend to use WOMBAT and FFU interchangeably.   Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Mighty Chimp Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 21:22 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:27313] RE: Interesting fact from the archives Now, that is priceless.  I will make an attempt to use it in the future.  Who came up with that term?   Thanks for sharing it with me.   Euric  ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Sunday, 2003-10-26 23:50 Subject: [USMA:27312] RE: Interesting fact from the archives In a message dated 2003-10-26 18:05:40 Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 2003-10-26 01:29:45 Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: An excellent practice; it makes FFU look even stranger and more confusing than it already is. cm     What is FFU? Fred Flintstone Units, one of the more popular derogatory terms we've come up with in an attempt to give a name to the non-system of units used in the USA.   cm