I think you need to re-read it. I mean seriously. Look at all his test examples?
"What kind of mean do you order for children at McDonald's?" "How old must Joan Rivers be?" "Name one body part that Britney Spears has shaved." "Name one potential father for Anna Nicole Smith's baby." With all due respect Daniel, I think you're wayyyyyy off base. It was a joke....it was satire. It was not a serious editorial. It's so blazingly obvious, I just can't see why you have your panties in a twist. How could you not see "What does Larry the Cable Guy get done?" as silly? Did you completely miss the test questions? "It means knowing how a Puffy becomes a Daddy?" I mean COME ON Daniel!! hahaha.... Read the article again. On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:24:51 -0700 (PDT), Daniel Jackson wrote > If this is a sample of American editorials, then we have really hit > bottom. > > You may think it is silly, but I don't see it that way. It is just > that this person is too ignorant to publish something that could be > seen and regarded as serious. > > No wonder metrication is stalled in the US. > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Brian White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 11:08:21 AM > Subject: [USMA:38271] Re: Fw: Renounce the metric system?] > > Come on man? Are you serious? I've seen serious editorials bashing > the metric system before. And those require response. This Frank > article was silly. From word one to the end. It was so obviously satire. > > On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 06:54:04 -0700 (PDT), Daniel Jackson wrote > > Every time some jealous Luddite makes a snide remark about SI, the > > supposed supporters of SI try to brush it off as humour. This type > > of trash comment is not humour. This type of "humour" empowers the > > non-committed to align to the anti-metric side and to continue to > > oppose metrication. It is attitudes like these that motivates > > companies to relocate their manufacturing to metric countries. > > > > I wonder how much metric Frank Cerabino uses in his life, both > > knowingly and unknowingly. > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Brian White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 12:21:56 AM > > Subject: [USMA:38267] Re: Fw: Renounce the metric system?] > > > > Come on dude. The article was clearly tongue in cheek. Satire... > > > > http://tinyurl.com/2z9xde > > There is the original article in case anyone wants to read for themselves. > > > > On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:54:34 +0000, Michael Payne wrote > > > I sent the following to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Most Americans have no idea of their own archaic system and most have > > more > > > > knowledge of the metric system. Let's test your knowledge, > > > > > > > > How many ounces are legal in the US? > > > > Is an ounce of cheese or an ounce of gold heavier. > > > > How many miles are legal in the US? > > > > Is the foot used in measuring an acre bigger or smaller than the foot > > rule > > > > I can buy? > > > > How big exactly is a gallon? > > > > How many different Gallons are there? > > > > The next exit is 2000 ft, how many miles is that in decimal miles? > > > > What temperature does water boil at in Fahrenheit? > > > > > > > > Of all the ignorant comments made in a newspaper yours takes the cake. > > One > > > > of our founding fathers (Thomas Jefferson) proposed the metric system > be > > > > used by the US, as would any intelligent human being, it's rational, > > > > simple and most answers can be figured out in your head. Even your > head! > > > > Thank god there are *not *16 cents to the Dollar! > > > > > > > > Michael Payne > > > > 1 Thorton Court > > > > Potomac Falls VA 20165 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > ______ > > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast > > with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather > > ______________________________________________________________________________ ______ > TV dinner still cooling? > Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. > http://tv.yahoo.com/
