tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434291.post804982549391923861..comments2024-01-24T18:18:13.919+09:00Comments on PureLandMountain.com: Robert Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12299574758004022747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434291.post-48588570919476110002008-08-15T21:08:00.000+09:002008-08-15T21:08:00.000+09:00I was in fifth grade when the big push to metrics ...I was in fifth grade when the big push to metrics hit the U.S. My school chose to teach us only metrics because that's all we'd need in the future. It all made perfect sense to me, especially since our monetary system was always based on powers of ten. By sixth grade the whole thing had fizzled and I've spent the rest of my life trying to master the archaic imperial system on my own. How many furlongs in a mile? What's the difference between a rod and a pole? And, as Bill Cosby brilliantly asked in the guise of Noah, "What's a cubit?"<BR/><BR/>I'm an American and I wish we followed the metric system!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434291.post-49636814674891106192008-08-14T22:55:00.000+09:002008-08-14T22:55:00.000+09:00Very funny and a little unsettling.Very funny and a little unsettling.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.com