Isn't it about time U.S. went metric?

[Mort]

You guys are awesome. Sometimes people don't get my humor.

Seems if I remember my history classes correctly, Germany lost two very important wars. So why should we use their measuring systems? I think it's in the Marshall Plan that Germany makes power tools in inches.

 

[Kev]

To many it'll be obvious that I'm an advocate for metric ... but I'll join in drawing the line (no longer than 250mm) on common saying conversions. Thinks I would want to change:

Pound of flesh
Give and inch and he takes a mile
Foot long hot dog
She's miles away

...

C'mon  [wink] [big grin]

 

[sae]

We should just adopt shilling, pounds, and pence. And stone and hundredweight while we're at it.

Get all the stupidity in one place.

 

[semenza]

Please continue to keep this friendly.

Please be sure the humor is humor.

And please drop the political content entirely.

Thanks,

    Seth

 

[sicd_steve]

Hey MORT we get your humour man! You'd make a good Aussie we always laugh at ourselves and a mans worth in Aussie land is how much we bag each other and come out laughing!
Consider yourself and honourary Aussie! Vested in me by the powers of Bulls**t ✌

 

[stvrowe]

and for now I am having a cup of tea and going out to the workshop and spending the weekend dominion non imperial style..lol\\

See you guys later remembers NO IMPERIAL STICKERS on FESTOOL campaign....keep it real!

Does anyone else see the irony of having a cup of tea in this thread?

 

[Mort]

Sweet! Do I have to spell honorary with a "u?" The autocorrect on my iPhone (invented in America) wouldn't like it.

 

[mouppe]

Sweet! Do I have to spell honorary with a "u?" The autocorrect on my iPhone (invented in America) wouldn't like it.

No, honorary is the same everywhere. "Honourary" doesn't exist in Britain, Canada or anywhere else. The same goes for humourous etc. Also incorrect.

 

[semenza]

Does anyone else see the irony of having a cup of tea in this thread?

No. It is 8 oz. or 236.588 ml. Not a cup.  :  [tongue]

Seth

 

[Holmz]

Does anyone else see the irony of having a cup of tea in this thread?

No. It is 8 oz. or 236.588 ml. Not a cup.  :  [tongue]

Seth

hmmm... [clears throat]
Most teacups are 4 to 6 oz.

There is 5-oz TeaCup-125 and the 6-oz TeaCup-150.

 

[semenza]

Does anyone else see the irony of having a cup of tea in this thread?

No. It is 8 oz. or 236.588 ml. Not a cup.  :  [tongue]

Seth

hmmm... [clears throat]
Most teacups are 4 to 6 oz.

There is 5-oz TeaCup-125 and the 6-oz TeaCup-150.

Aaah, yes, teacup not measuring cup.  [doh]

But if we are talking tea cups of varying sizes , might as well throw in coffee cups too.  [wink] At US coffee shops 16 oz. , 20 oz. , and 24 oz. are common.  [big grin]

Seth

 

[Stephen B]

Does anyone else see the irony of having a cup of tea in this thread?

No. It is 8 oz. or 236.588 ml. Not a cup.  :  [tongue]

Seth

hmmm... [clears throat]
Most teacups are 4 to 6 oz.

There is 5-oz TeaCup-125 and the 6-oz TeaCup-150.

[size=13pt]
Well actually you are both correct.  There is a U.S. Cup and an UK Cup. 
Now we have something else to discuss/debate; whose cup is more accurate, for the Cups now runneth over!? [eek]  [smile]

http://www.traditionaloven.com/culinary-arts/volume/convert-cup-uk-to-cup-us.html

[size=8pt][member=1619]SRSemenza[/member] [member=40772]Holmz[/member]

 

[Mr Heavy]

I've got to get back to my boat building project, It's starting to get rather cloudy so time may be short.

I DEMAND a saw scale marked in milicubits, well, actually centicubits as milicubits aren't visible with the naked eye and...

The tracksaw  kerf needs to be relabelled as Cbt/150 too as I'm cutting my gopherwood a little too short which means that when I eventually pitch it with pitch within and pitch it with pitch without, I'll need more pitch than I pitched for at the auction.

What's the sheckel price per cubic cubit in your local yard, btw? Is it cheaper Adzed or do you get it gophered all round to save time?

Oops got to go - the camels are threatening the giraffes again and the badgers are fretting..

 

[semenza]

Well actually you are both correct.  There is a U.S. Cup and an UK Cup. 
Now we have something else to discuss/debate; whose cup is more accurate, for the Cups now runneth over!? [eek]  [smile]

In which case you probably should have used a pint.  [scared]

We all might need pint before this is done  [blink]

Seth

 

[Mort]

But if we are talking tea cups of varying sizes , might as well throw in coffee cups too.  [wink] At US coffee shops 16 oz. , 20 oz. , and 24 oz. are common.  [big grin]

Seth

Remember, this is 'Murica. It's "Tall," "Grande," and "Venti."

 

[Kev]

Is there any irony in the fact that of all the country names on the planet, America is the closest to having the word Metric spelt within it?

aMETRICa

Hmmm

 

[Kev]

I must admit I've always preferred MPG, not litres per 100km. The paradigm shifted from a big number being good to a small number being good [blink]

 

[AlexThePalex]

How about coffee cups? They are more my cup of tea.

 

[charley1968]

How about coffee-shops to discuss this further..?

 

[Holmz]

...
At US coffee shops 16 oz. , 20 oz. , and 24 oz. are common.  [big grin]

Seth

Seth- Starbucks is now a worldwide phenomenon these days.

However the Australian coffee is about as good as it gets.

If I get a tripple shot latte in the kiddie cup (5 oz??) at Starbucks it is not bad.

The coffee is over roasted, so it is bitter and oily, but it is the same exact beans that my local roaster uses... Only the local felow is a craftsman, so he takes pride in doing it perfect...