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From: yackob@ccu.umanitoba.ca
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Subject: Re: Lotteries was: warning: scumbags using usenet for pyramid schemes
Summary: We're using SI now!
Keywords: metric
Message-ID: <1989Dec9.141728.3829@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Date: 9 Dec 89 14:17:28 GMT
References: <15389@vlsisj.VLSI.COM> <667@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM> <1989Nov30.182532.2819@eci386.uucp> <5845@ubc-cs.UUCP> <18940@watdragon.waterloo.edu> <1989Dec4.124804.9659@masalla.fulcrum.bt.co.uk> <993@maytag.waterloo.edu>
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In article <993@maytag.waterloo.edu> gamiddon@maytag.waterloo.edu (Guy Middleton) writes:
>In article <1989Dec4.124804.9659@masalla.fulcrum.bt.co.uk> igb@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Ian G Batten) writes:
>> In article <18940@watdragon.waterloo.edu> afscian@violet.waterloo.edu (Anthony Scian) writes:
>> >in "1984". There is mention of conversion to the metric system in
>> >the book and its effect on beer drinkers (1/2 litre too small,
>> >1 litre too large, bring back the pint). Maybe George miscounted?
>> 
>> culture specific!  a uk pint is 0.57l.  a us pint is 0.45l.
>
>Anthony should know better, too.  He is in Canada, where we use Imperial
>pints.

	Guy should know better, too.  He is in Canada, where we use
systeme international (metric) units.  The metric-ification of the
nation started around 1971, so Guy is really dating himself.......
	:-)
-- 
Kerry Yackoboski		|yackob@ccu.UManitoba.CA
"Run, run, fast as you can, you can't catch me, I'm a fractal man!"