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Britain to Adopt Imperial Measures, Dump Metric!

PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2022 11:46 am
by saxitoxin
On behalf of the United States, Liberia and the Philippines, I welcome the UK (back) to the Club!

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ ... t-27090524

We're winning the fight.

Re: Britain to Adopt Imperial Measures, Dump Metric!

PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2022 12:11 pm
by jonesthecurl
What a tosspot Boris is.

Re: Britain to Adopt Imperial Measures, Dump Metric!

PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2022 12:28 pm
by saxitoxin
Great essay on why Imperial measurements are superior to Metric! (Also, apparently I was wrong, the Philippines has fallen. But Burma is still Imperial.)

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/advantag ... teininger/

Re: Britain to Adopt Imperial Measures, Dump Metric!

PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2022 1:28 pm
by bigtoughralf
jonesthecurl wrote:What a tosspot Boris is.


Spoken like someone who wouldn't bung a bob for a Big Ben bong.

Re: Britain to Adopt Imperial Measures, Dump Metric!

PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2022 1:48 pm
by jonesthecurl
An accurate assessment me old china.

Re: Britain to Adopt Imperial Measures, Dump Metric!

PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2022 4:28 pm
by jimboston
bigtoughralf wrote:
jonesthecurl wrote:What a tosspot Boris is.


Spoken like someone who wouldn't bung a bob for a Big Ben bong.


Please translate.

Re: Britain to Adopt Imperial Measures, Dump Metric!

PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2022 8:00 pm
by mookiemcgee
saxitoxin wrote:Great essay on why Imperial measurements are superior to Metric! (Also, apparently I was wrong, the Philippines has fallen. But Burma is still Imperial.)

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/advantag ... teininger/


Burma doesn't exist, does Myanmar use imperial? Also.... do they use US or UK imperial since their volume measure are entirely different?

Re: Britain to Adopt Imperial Measures, Dump Metric!

PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2022 9:34 pm
by saxitoxin
mookiemcgee wrote:
saxitoxin wrote:Great essay on why Imperial measurements are superior to Metric! (Also, apparently I was wrong, the Philippines has fallen. But Burma is still Imperial.)

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/advantag ... teininger/


Burma doesn't exist, does Myanmar use imperial? Also.... do they use US or UK imperial since their volume measure are entirely different?


Dunno but I will die on the Imperial hill. Opposition to metrication is ULTRA MAGA. Thank you, BOJO!

Re: Britain to Adopt Imperial Measures, Dump Metric!

PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2022 9:41 pm
by jonesthecurl
mookiemcgee wrote:
saxitoxin wrote:Great essay on why Imperial measurements are superior to Metric! (Also, apparently I was wrong, the Philippines has fallen. But Burma is still Imperial.)

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/advantag ... teininger/


Burma doesn't exist, does Myanmar use imperial? Also.... do they use US or UK imperial since their volume measure are entirely different?


US: ' A pint's a pound the world around'
...but...
Everyone else: ' A pint of water weighs a pound and a quarter'.