Victory for Britain's metric martyrs as Eurocrats give up the fight

The Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | September 11, 2007 | BENEDICT BROGAN and PAUL SIMS

[Stoat]

 

Better be careful the metric folks don’t creep up on us in this country. During the recent tennis matches, the height
and weight of the tennis players was shown in metric
terms.

 

hmmmmm.....there are some traditions that should never be trifled with.

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You said, “My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead, and that’s how I like it.”

Do you record speed in “furlongs per fortnight?”

[Stoat]

You said, “My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead, and that’s how I like it.”

Do you record speed in “furlongs per fortnight?”

LMAO!

That sounds like a wonderful car!   :-)

(visualizing how dashboard instrumentation would look)

You said, “My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead, and that’s how I like it.”

Do you record speed in “furlongs per fortnight?”

[MinorityRepublican]

Bttt