[USMA:31775] RE: The shape of the Earth

[David King]

FFU = Fred Flintstone Units, thus called because they are the 
old-fashioned units that most of the world does not use, and which are 
more suited to the Stone Age typified by the Flintstones cartoon.

Could also stand for Failed Former Units, Funny Foreign Units, Fake 
Foolish Units, etc.

David King
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Stephen Gallagher wrote:
--- Stephen Humphreys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 

This type of activity was the death knoll for FFU.
     

What's FFU 
   

FFU or Fred Flintstone Units, is a slang term 
(in some pro-metrication groups) for the current
systems of measurement being used in the US (
and a few other countries) at this time.   

Stephen Gallagher