Metric

[Ron Nossaman]

>><<Aren 't they always the same kind of guys? They usually drive around in 
>>old pick ups or Chevvies, smoke cigars, drink Coors or Buds, wear 
>>baseball caps, and kick against any so called progress if it is coming 
>>from 'abroad'.
>> >>
>>
>>Oh....you mean HETEROSEXUALS? (I.E. Real Men)
>
>Oh gawd...  LOL!!!  I can't stop laughing!!!
>
>Oh it hurts...  Oh my.....
>
>Peace,
>Sarah,
>a one-worlder Yank who is rather fond of metric
>
>PS Let's see...  An inch was based on the length of an English king's 
>thumb. A foot was based on the length of his foot.  Now that Americans 
>have taken over this archaic system and use it to do battle over the 
>Internet, I propose we have a new unit corresponding to the length of the 
>average cyber-weapon, which would of course be 8 inches.  Can any of you 
>Europeans help us out with this one?  How big was Henry VIII's 
>weapon.  Eight inches also?  Is there already some metric unit, or can we 
>claim full rights to this one????
>
>Sorry....  I really couldn't resist!

Weapon?! It seems we have a basic calibration problem.

Ron N