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OT We kept Ounces instead of Sheppard's Pie and Sausage Rolls???

blasting
blasting Posts: 6,262
edited September 2015 in Off Topic
Back when we were all BRITISH, our King George decreed that we as his ROYAL subjects were to use the Imperial system of measurements, and we obediently did as we were told.  Then, 239 years ago on JULY 4th we gained our independence, shedding the confines of all that was British... not really.

We continued to use Britain's ODDBALL units of measurements for some reason.  In the 1970's when the Brits had the good sense to abandon their own flawed system - yet we still continue to use it.  I mean, come on, Ounces can mean volume or weight??? How drunk was the Brit who came up with this genius idea?

If we wanted to keep a remembrance of the oppressive motherland, why not SAUSAGE ROLLS??  Maybe sausage rolls are just too delicious.  Or maybe a measurement system that is based upon 1/10ths is just to simple.

While I'm poking fun at us for our system, I think Canada is even more challenged, since they use a blend of both.  In the GREAT WHITE NORTH, you drive 100 kilometers per hour and buy gas by the litre, but you are 5'10" tall and weigh 175 pounds.

Oh Well, Happy Friday  Saturday.

Phoenix 
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 17,983
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  • blasting
    blasting Posts: 6,262
    edited September 2015
    @DoubleEgger  lol - that was fast buddy - how long have you been hanging onto that waiting for me to post?


    Phoenix 
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 17,983
    edited September 2015
    I saw it a while back so it was easy to recycle  =)

    By the way, it's Saturday
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  • blasting
    blasting Posts: 6,262
    edited September 2015
    DoubleEgger said:

    By the way, it's Saturday
    Yeah, thanks - I lost track of time while supervising my brining, but I've corrected it now for all the sticklers.


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  • peggyc
    peggyc Posts: 54
    DoubleEgger said:
    The NASA uses the metric system...
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    While I'm poking fun at us for our system, I think Canada is even more challenged, since they use a blend of both.  In the GREAT WHITE NORTH, you drive 100 kilometers per hour and buy gas by the litre, but you are 5'10" tall and weigh 175 pounds

    It is 24C outside, the pool water temp is at 80F and the egg/oven temp is 350F
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657
    in the uk, you buy gas in liters, but road signs are in miles, IIRC.  your speedo shows mph.  the weatherman was telling us temps in celsius, windspeed in mph

    you buy beer by the pints, wine in milliliters.

    you weigh yourself in stone or pounds, but everything else in kilos

    i wouldn't say the US is the 'only' country that doesn't have it together, unit-wise


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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 17,983
    peggyc said:
    DoubleEgger said:
    The NASA uses the metric system...
    And they pretty much went out of business  =)
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    Darby_Crenshaw said:
    in the uk, you buy gas in liters, but road signs are in miles, IIRC.  your speedo shows mph.  the weatherman was telling us temps in celsius, windspeed in mph

    you buy beer by the pints, wine in milliliters.

    you weigh yourself in stone or pounds, but everything else in kilos

    i wouldn't say the US is the 'only' country that doesn't have it together, unit-wise



    Our speedos are in both. Meat is sold by the pound and the Kg, products are labelled in English and French just so we don't offend anyone.

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • blasting
    blasting Posts: 6,262
    Darby_Crenshaw said:
    i wouldn't say the US is the 'only' country that doesn't have it together, unit-wise


    I've spent half my life in each  - Canada and the US.  I enjoy stirring the pot with either side.  In Canada you purchase your Canadian made Cabinetry in inches.  In America you purchase you're American fabricated granite in cm's.

    Lot's of funny inconsistencies to go around.


    Phoenix 
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