Well, these discussion has had one use - my sister, initials LK is 60 in two weeks time and all her relations have been asked to to a small drawing on a mini-canvas 70mm x 70mm. I am going write LX, with the X shaped from a broken K!
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 04 February 2011 17:41 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:49754] Re: Super Bowl: NFL, stop with the Roman numerals Probably because using Roman numerals gives a Gladiator-like aura to the game. Carleton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Trusten" <[email protected]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 4, 2011 12:12:13 AM Subject: [USMA:49751] Re: Super Bowl: NFL, stop with the Roman numerals I don't think I will see the Super Bowl give up Roman numerals, even if I live to be CX. ----- Original Message ----- From: John M. Steele <mailto:[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: 03 February, 2011 18:31 Subject: [USMA:49750] Super Bowl: NFL, stop with the Roman numerals This reporter would rather learn the metric system than decode Roman numerals. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/03/AR2011020303 182.html Long rant about Roman numerals for numbering Superbowls. This pragraph says it all: "I'd have no objection to learning, say, the metric system, even in my dotage, because a lot of the world is already using it. Good incentive. Why should I have to decode Roman numerals once a year? The Romans don't even have to do that, for Pete's sake."
