Well, then let's stir the pot a bit.... http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20040320cz.htm
Nat <snip>.... The biggest problem with the Japanese copying America's bad eating habits, however, is that we fear they will find out one of our darkest secrets -- the one about why we haven't converted to the metric system. Metric measurements are, quite simply, too small for our tastes. How could we live without being able to buy a gallon of buttered popcorn at the movie theater? Imagine a McDonald's Quarter Pounder with cheese being, instead, a 0.1 Kilogrammer with cheese. That's microscopic! And of course, more fundamentally, the metric system doesn't include handfuls, shots of tequila or pitchers of beer. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Potts Sent: Friday, 2004 March 19 13:49 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:29240] RE: Have I been taken off list? No you haven't. Don Hillger has assured me that all is normal with the list server. I think it's just that everyone fell asleep (or something). Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Stephen Davis >Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 10:44 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:29239] Have I been taken off list? > > >I haven't received any emails from the USMA mailing list for about >two days now! > >Has the email address changed or have I been taken off the list? > >Regards, > >Steve. >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
