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anthroguy101 (250 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 09:53 PM Original message |
Is it really too late for the US to switch to the metric system? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. We don't want any of that socialist French stuff around here, mister. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. Once we resolve wars, oil spills, the economy, the environment, |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. Doesn't even rank in the top 50 issues, as far as I'm concerned |
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rzemanfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. BP would use it to confuse us. I think they'd like to measure the |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. I don't have a problem with it other than I hate "Newtons" as a force unit. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Eat enough of them |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. If we wouldn't do it as the baby boom generation was growing up |
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Kringle (411 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
8. consumers will be ripped off ...nt |
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Lithos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. No |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
10. I think the English system is better |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. Why not use both systems and let culture, business, and perference sort it out? |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
12. My son who is a total |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
13. meh |
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