PassedOut Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Down at the corner bar, you often hear whippersnappers say, "Other than the U.S., the only countries that haven't adopted the metric system are Liberia and Myanmar." Actuallly the U.S. legalized the metric system for use here 1866 and established it as the U.S. legal standard in 1893. As a people though, we just don't make changes like that overnight. Tradition is important here. Our car has a temperature and mileage display that switches between systems. I always set it to metric. When my wife notices, she always changes it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 But not nearly as much as the Dewey decimal system. hear hear! that was invented by the devil. I am fairly sure of that... My mother was a high school librarian, 30+ years in the business. When she graduated with her Masters of Library Science, she could make Dewey Decimal System jokes - and tell you what most xxx.xxxx entries were from first principles (if not from memory). When she retired, she admitted she wasn't quite as up on it; sometimes after the first decimal place she'd have to see the book to know what was going on. I'd say that kind of minutiae skill freaks me out, but I play Precision with 40 pages of system notes... Michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Only 40? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I am sure I haven't written everything down. Of course we play "Berkowitz and Manley" with a few minor changes, so I don't really have to write everything down :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Dewey decimal system - there is something that needs to die a quick and painful death. Ever been to the late 790's - they are going out to 3-4 decimal places! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shubi Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Amendment 001Please delete 1 year time limit clause from previous posts, its impossible to implement in that time frame.Repleace with no time limt.than youShubi Nandy20/12/2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdeegan Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 I was thinking this very same thing this morning. I am frankly ticked off about the great Canadian odometer scandal, as well as the impact of drinking while talking on a cell phone in a motorized vehicle. Just yesterday, a crazy old coot was driving his lawn mower, one that he bought in Toronto, while text messaging his grand-daughter and drinking Jim Beam from a plastic cup. I went over to complain, and I realized that he did not even have an odometer on his lawn mower. I flipped out. The police were called, BY ME, but they arrested me and took me to a hospital for processing. I just got out today, with a silly ankle bracelet. But, boy am I ticked. :P Be of good cheer. You are simply ahead of your time. As my late, sainted mother (God rest her soul) used to often say to me: "Sonny, if you are too drunk to drink, you are too drunk to drive." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Darn! I kept the one year limit and deleted the rest.......oh well :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 wtf, shubi has sent us a message from the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossoneri Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 wtf, shubi has sent us a message from the future! Indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 wtf, shubi has sent us a message from the future! no no no.....from OUR future. Shubi is another timezone completely.... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 i think shubi invented complex speeds in 3-dimensional space. wait a sec... could it be? is shubi Chuck Norris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifee Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 As my late, sainted mother (God rest her soul) used to often say to me: "Sonny, if you are too drunk to drink, you are too drunk to drive."Overheard an old bridge pro once say, "I have to drive because I am too drunk to walk." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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