Screw the rest of the world. The rest of the world should be following *our*
lead and drop the metric system.

I'll tell you what, when one of you metric sons of bitches land on the moon
with a metric spaceship, then I'll switch.

   Jim
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> From: Scott Hunsucker <swhac@ho*.co*>
> Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 16:59:17 -0500
> To: Wendell Grogan <wgrogan@dc*.ne*>, techdiver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> Subject: Re: Metric vs Imperial
> 
> The entire country should switch to the metric system.  Our being lazy
> and not wanting to learn something should serve as no excuse for our
> hanging on to an antiquated system.  I for one am tired of having to switch
> back and forth simply because most people are lazy and those that are in
> charge are to stupid to change our educational system.
> Since this is techdiver I would be willing to change the MOD on every
> bottle I own (there this post was related to diving and not just my venting
> because I am tired of studying) if we would switch.
> Scott
> 
> At 02:07 PM 9/2/01 -0400, Wendell Grogan wrote:
>> OK, here's something we should be able to discuss without the usual
>> sexist references to women's underwear and menstrual cycles...
>> 
>> Should US technical divers switch to metric?
> 
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