From: Stephen Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:31774] RE: The shape of the Earth Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:01:06 -0500 (EST)
--- 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
I assume that strictly speaking it's not USMA policy to "name-call" other
units?
