In those days the joke was that the "rch" was the smallest unit of measurement in the world. Carpenters would say "Move it over an rch" and the guys would laugh.
In case you want any hints as to what rch refers to, r is red, h is hair, and "c" refers to a part of a woman's anatomy, a term not normally used in polite company.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "John M. Steele" <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, June 2, 2013 5:52 am
Subject: [USMA:52838] RE: metric.org domain name
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
>
Newsbiscuit is a satire site, my Google search noted that in the entry. However, the tagline: " The news before it happens" might be a hint, along with about half the tag words at the bottom of the article. However, I would like to suggest real news agencies introduce the unit "fursure" as a measure of how carefully they have fact-checked before publishing the story. :)
>
> Www.metric.org is already an alias, which simply redirects to the other site. The role of primary and alias could be reversed, with the alias handling redirection for any old links. But any big overhaul should perhaps begin with a "real" forum rather than the email list server.
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Team Metric Info <[email protected]>
> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sun, June 2, 2013 5:53:24 AM
> Subject: [USMA:52837] RE: metric.org domain name
>
> Hello Martin:
>
> I assume this article is a joke?
> http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2013/06/01/secret-ukip-plans-to-decimate-the-metr
> ic-system-revealed/
>
>
> PS: I agree with www.metric.org as the better alternative. Honestly, the
> entire website needs a new user interface.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of Martin Vlietstra
> Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2013 4:44 AM
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:52836] RE: metric.org domain name
>
> As a non-USMA ember (though UKMA member), sounds a good idea, but if
> everything is migrated to www.metric.org, please ensure that there is
> adequate time for links on other sites (eg Wikipedia) to be migrated.
>
> Martin Vlietstra
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of Eric Kow
> Sent: 02 June 2013 07:42
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:52835] metric.org domain name
>
> Hello USMA (and fans)!
>
> Just
> joined the list but have been growing an interest in US metrication for
> some time.
>
> I was just wondering: would it be beneficial for the USMA website's primary
> URI to be http://metric.org rather than
> http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/?
>
> I think the former looks a bit more official/professional and could lend a
> bit more weight to the USMA.
>
> How do folks feel in principle about this sort of thing happening (for the
> sake of argument let's talk about this as though we had somebody with the
> skills and time to do the work and it really is just a matter of having the
> green light). Any chance I could get some sort of official stance on
> whether this would be a good move to have?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> --
> Eric Kow <http://erickow.com>
>
>
>
>
> Www.metric.org is already an alias, which simply redirects to the other site. The role of primary and alias could be reversed, with the alias handling redirection for any old links. But any big overhaul should perhaps begin with a "real" forum rather than the email list server.
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Team Metric Info <[email protected]>
> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sun, June 2, 2013 5:53:24 AM
> Subject: [USMA:52837] RE: metric.org domain name
>
> Hello Martin:
>
> I assume this article is a joke?
> http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2013/06/01/secret-ukip-plans-to-decimate-the-metr
> ic-system-revealed/
>
>
> PS: I agree with www.metric.org as the better alternative. Honestly, the
> entire website needs a new user interface.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of Martin Vlietstra
> Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2013 4:44 AM
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:52836] RE: metric.org domain name
>
> As a non-USMA ember (though UKMA member), sounds a good idea, but if
> everything is migrated to www.metric.org, please ensure that there is
> adequate time for links on other sites (eg Wikipedia) to be migrated.
>
> Martin Vlietstra
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of Eric Kow
> Sent: 02 June 2013 07:42
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:52835] metric.org domain name
>
> Hello USMA (and fans)!
>
> Just
> joined the list but have been growing an interest in US metrication for
> some time.
>
> I was just wondering: would it be beneficial for the USMA website's primary
> URI to be http://metric.org rather than
> http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/?
>
> I think the former looks a bit more official/professional and could lend a
> bit more weight to the USMA.
>
> How do folks feel in principle about this sort of thing happening (for the
> sake of argument let's talk about this as though we had somebody with the
> skills and time to do the work and it really is just a matter of having the
> green light). Any chance I could get some sort of official stance on
> whether this would be a good move to have?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> --
> Eric Kow <http://erickow.com>
>
>
>
