You see now, you are all doing it again. Here I go on to say that we are getting bogged down by silly details and now my thread has become bogged down by a discussion on the pint. Let it go, folks. I am more interested on what big things we can all do to promote metric and make it, as Congress has stated, "the preferred system of measurement in the United States."
Remember, the original intent of the Metric Act of 1975 was to make metric predominant, not exclusive. Arguing about the exact size of the pint does not help meet that goal. I would suggest that if you want to have a discussion about the pint and its various forms in Britain, take the discussion off-line. Thanks, Phil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Daniel > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:27 AM > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:34321] Re: Nibbled to Death by Ducks > > That is why they should offer three pint (or four) sizes: > > small pint = 400 mL > medium pint = 500 mL > large pint = 600 mL > > maybe even a super pint equal to a litre. > > Those who want a pint close to the old size can ask for large. > > The imperials always whine about choice, well what better choice then > this? > > Dan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Gallagher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 2005-09-07 10:55 > Subject: [USMA:34314] Re: Nibbled to Death by Ducks > > > > > > > > > >> Bah. A pint should be locked into 500mL. > >> > >> Ok..next issue please. haha...it should be that > >> easy. > > > > And one of the major complaints you'll get from the UK > > is that doing so would reduce the pint in size, as an > > imperial pint is larger than 500 mL. They don't want > > smaller glasses of beer, even if prices were reduced > > accordingly, which many in the UK would doubt. > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/91 - Release Date: 2005-09- > 06 > > > >
