From: Mark V. on 3 Aug 2010 03:57 On Aug 3, 12:45 am, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote: > What makes USA level with only Burma and Liberia? > > Hint: a kind of conservatism. Excellent question! I heard this recently, so will step aside.
From: Insane Ranter on 3 Aug 2010 04:18 On Aug 3, 3:45 am, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote: > What makes USA level with only Burma and Liberia? > > Hint: a kind of conservatism. They use Fahrenheit or don't use the metric system.
From: Bruce D. Scott on 3 Aug 2010 07:34 anders t (anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com) wrote: : Quoting Insane Ranter in rec.sport.soccer: : >On Aug 3, 3:45�am, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote: : >> What makes USA level with only Burma and Liberia? : >> : >> Hint: a kind of conservatism. : > : >They use Fahrenheit or don't use the metric system. : Well, I thought of the metric system (don't know about Fahrenheit). : Only three countries in the world to predominantly not use the metric : system. I understand Liberia, but not Burma. -- ciao, Bruce drift wave turbulence: http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bds/
From: Quincy on 3 Aug 2010 13:53 On 3 Aug., 10:25, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote: > Quoting Insane Ranter in rec.sport.soccer: > > >On Aug 3, 3:45 am, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote: > >> What makes USA level with only Burma and Liberia? > > >> Hint: a kind of conservatism. > > >They use Fahrenheit or don't use the metric system. > > Well, I thought of the metric system (don't know about Fahrenheit). > > Only three countries in the world to predominantly not use the metric > system. What about England?!
From: Bruce D. Scott on 3 Aug 2010 14:22 Quincy (abydr(a)email.de) wrote: : On 3 Aug., 10:25, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote: : > Quoting Insane Ranter in rec.sport.soccer: : > : > >On Aug 3, 3:45=A0am, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote: : > >> What makes USA level with only Burma and Liberia? : > : > >> Hint: a kind of conservatism. : > : > >They use Fahrenheit or don't use the metric system. : > : > Well, I thought of the metric system (don't know about Fahrenheit). : > : > Only three countries in the world to predominantly not use the metric : > system. : What about England?! I think the "pint" is the last exception which is still officially valid -- ciao, Bruce drift wave turbulence: http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bds/
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