"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
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On 9/8/2009 6:32 AM J. Clarke spake thus:

dpb wrote:

Robatoy wrote:

...

But what seems to be the reason for the US hold-out to stay with an
archaic system?

Comfort...it's what people grew up with so it's what's natural.

The hold-out is that the US is still at least somewhat responsive to the
will of the people and the public doesn't _want_ some bizarre French
system crammed down its throat.

Amen.



Yeah, the US would much rather hold out for some stupidly bizarre
measurement that had to do with the distance from the nose to the thumb of
some long dead English king.

Bizarre French system? Talk about your basic unadulterated horse****...
downright bizarre, if you ask me.

LOL... sometimes I think the stuff here is akin to really poorly done
comedy.

Ed