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From: Tako.Schotanus@bouw.tno.nl (Tako Schotanus)
Subject: Re: Fog of War
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In article <3r4veo$hue@cassandra.cair.du.edu>, Robert A. Uhl 
(ruhl@phoebe.cair.du.edu) says...
>
>In article <1995Jun7.110136.2976@hermes.bouw.tno.nl>,
>Tako Schotanus <Tako.Schotanus@bouw.tno.nl> wrote:
>>In article <3r1p7j$p1b@cassandra.cair.du.edu>, Robert A. Uhl 
(ruhl@phoebe.cair.du.edu) 
>>says...
>>>
>>>In article <1995Jun6.101639.16751@hermes.bouw.tno.nl>,
>>>Tako Schotanus <Tako.Schotanus@bouw.tno.nl> wrote:
>>>>In article <3qubck$7nn@cassandra.cair.du.edu>, Robert A. Uhl 
>>>>(ruhl@phoebe.cair.du.edu) says...

>  Only idiots and math incomptents have trouble with our system. The
>metric system is for those without memories. For those who cannot
>divide by 12, 3, 5280 &c.

Thank you very much :(

>
>>>possesses more useful units ( amile is better than a kilometer, an inch better
>>>than a centimeter)
>>
>>They are?????? Please explain, I've never found the kilometers nor the 
centimeters
>>(nor any other meter for that matter, especially a meter of beer :) anything but
>>useful. So if you think they are better as you say it might be worthwhile for 
all
>>others, including myself, to try to give an objective statement as to WHY you 
think
>>they are better.
>
>  A centimeter is too small for everyday use. The inch, which is
>approx. 2.5 times as large, is more useful. The foot is an excellent
>length. It is incredibly useful. The yard, roughly equivalent to a
>meter, is as nice as the meter. The mile is roughly 1,000 paces. It is
>a useful distance.

[again] Why oh why?

>  I won't even go into the fact that the metric system was
>commissioned and developed by a bunch of raving regicidal maniacs.

Well, where I come from we have a Queen,
I both like her AND the metric system :)

>  I know more Latin than you do, in all likelihood.

Than you should have known that half of the things I mentioned were Greek
instead of Latin ;)

>The Real System is
>elegant in that the names re manageable. We don't need abbreviations
>for everything.

Manageable??? Take a look at this!

> furlong furrow-long gallon and quart fluid ounce barleycorns inch thumb
> yard foot mouthfuls jigger jack jill cup pint quart pottle gallon peck pail
> bushel strike tun pipes hogsheads barrels casks coombs strikes

I rest my case :)

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