The sun never sets on the mighty Jeep.
-Mike Eldred
1954 MG TF
1951 Willys M38 Jeep
1973 MG Midget
> From: clive.sherriff@ntlworld.com
> To: PopeyMike@aol.com; KVacek@Ameritech.net; sumton@sbcglobal.net;
mg-t@autox.team.net
> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:21:04 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Mg-t] cars2 the movie
>
> There are reasons ..........
>
> The imperial measurements systems, with the odd basis of 12ths, 14th, rods,
> poles, furlongs and perches etc. etc. was a cunning British way of keeping
> the minds of the English speaking nations of Empire more alert than those of
> the foreigners! <G>
>
> And dont forget, the Sun never sets on the British Empire ! (though there
> are rumours that this is so because God was concerned about what the British
> might get up to in the dark !!!)
>
> Clive
> Oxford, UK
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <PopeyMike@aol.com>
> To: <KVacek@Ameritech.net>; <sumton@sbcglobal.net>; <mg-t@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 3:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mg-t] cars2 the movie
>
>
> >I beg to differ with you Karl. Metric system makes sense in more ways
> > than one. It is the British system that is confusing for most people with
> > fractions and inches and the base 12 measuring system.
> >
> > I think this was a conspiratorial plot by the British Crown to brainwash
> > people in the USA and in this way keep the USA from using the metric.
> > Imagine if we would have went metric back in the early 1900 - with the
> > force of
> > USA innovation we would have flooded the whole European theater with USA
> > goods.......................................
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