Guest rome Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 We are now using the Metric system, right?mm, cm, km, etcmilligram blahSo then why is pint of beer still a pint?"Can i have 1 Litre of beer please luv""Whats that?""It's equal to 1.76 pints""So a pint it is then""Nooo luv! If you round it up i should get a 2 pints of beer, time for 2 pint glasss or just 2 - 1 pint glasses will do for now" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Damo Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie2 Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 Think I'll stick to bacardi and coke. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince of Calcutta Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 somethings will never change rome :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TERBOW Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 Just keep it coming and and ban all temperance movements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 Maybe some of you are too young to remember, but when we went metric there was a big fight to keep the British pint.Lets hope that we get as big a fight if comrades Brown and Blair try to do away with the £. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter e Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 Metrication: Since 1st January 2000 all food, whether pre-packed or sold loose and weighed out in front of the customer has to be priced and weighed in metric. Shoppers can still ask for a pound of grapes, or whatever, and the retailer will simply give their metric equivalent (454grams). Price may be displayed in metric and imperial, a dual system, but the law says that they must be in metric. There's one main exemption - pressure from the UK drinks industry has secured the future of the pint measure indefinitely. It will still be used to measure beer and cider on draught in pubs, and milk in returnable glass bottles i.e. doorstep deliveries. Milk cartons and plastic bottles, and all other pre-packed drinks must be marked in metric.The above is from the Consumer Education website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rome Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 lol,"Pressure" over a PINT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted May 6, 2003 Report Share Posted May 6, 2003 you all seem to forget something we use both in temperaturewe dont say brrrrr its cold the temperature is 28ºF, No we say its -2ºCOn the other hand we say wow its hot its 80ºFso we use both in everyday life dont we :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 6, 2003 Report Share Posted May 6, 2003 HiThe funny thing is the Germans have been using metric for god knows how long!!They measure there TV screens in metricBut Monitor screens in inches <_>Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 6, 2003 Report Share Posted May 6, 2003 TonyHow dare you even hint dat zer is anything perculiar about ze Germans. You vill be shot at ze dawn, sieg heil!!! Got in Himmel, ze cheek of ze Englander schwein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted May 6, 2003 Report Share Posted May 6, 2003 There's nothing wrong with the English scale of temperature, which was devised by that eminent Englishman Dr. Herr Farenheight. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LB Posted May 6, 2003 Report Share Posted May 6, 2003 just to add my t*beep*ence worth.....how many uk roadsigns have you seen that show distances in km's????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 No they just show them in MetersAccording to the road sign Birmingham is 100m from London, i reckon it is a bit further that 100 meters :D Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volt Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 Here where I am,,75f is very nice and -20f is cold!! :D 1 inch of water is ok,,12 inchs ya better have boots on. :) v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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