Digital BW, The Print

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  From: bhhc 

   About the only holdout still using the quaint, antiquated Avoirdupoids system is the US and the reason for it is simple. At the time that Canada, Britain and others were changing over, the US once again decided that THEY would guide? the world and opted to stay in the dark ages . . . no one would tell them what to do (a lot like the little brat crying and running home, screaming "it's my ball, and my bat, and I'm going home!"). Most (americans) would argue that it is of little consequence because everybody has a calculator or a computer and they do conversions readily . . . true, but there is NO reason to do conversions. America just needs to wake up.


  Hmmmmmmm, next thing you know they'll be trying to get us to speak ENGLISH!!!!!  ;-\

  John



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