On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:47:21 GMT, "Homer J Simpson"
wrote:


"Bill S." wrote in message
...


The bottom line: not only are Americans now fully fluent with metric
and decimal measurements

Say what? Most Americans of the US variety wouldn't know a metre from a
kilogram.



Hey, just yesterday I drove almost 40 kilograms to by a meter of
sugar.