Comments on: Imperial time units: here come the nunes http://blog.forret.com/2004/08/imperial-time-units-here-come-the-nunes/ Tango, photography and whatever's bleeding edge Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:53:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mike Joy http://blog.forret.com/2004/08/imperial-time-units-here-come-the-nunes/comment-page-1/#comment-446760 Mike Joy Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:14:24 +0000 http://peter.smoothouse.com/2004/08/08/imperial-time-units-here-come-the-nunes/#comment-446760 I don't see how you can call Jeremy Clarkson 'rather excellent' at all. He and his mob (James May, Richard Hammond, etc) are doing their best to wreck Britain's future in this modern and metric world for their own selfish reasons. They, for some immature reason, simple hate the word 'metric' and will stop at nothing to prevent Britain from moving ahead. It's time someone told the Chairman of the BBC that the wool is being pulled over his eyes, and the whole country's too. But as long as he's getting good ratings then he's going to do tiddlysquat about it, and Britain can live in the 'stone' age for as long as he pleases. It's really a shame how such a childish gang like this can be allowed to go on unchecked. Rule Britannia, but the Open University mob certainly doesn't want to. I don’t see how you can call Jeremy Clarkson ‘rather excellent’ at all. He and his mob (James May, Richard Hammond, etc) are doing their best to wreck Britain’s future in this modern and metric world for their own selfish reasons. They, for some immature reason, simple hate the word ‘metric’ and will stop at nothing to prevent Britain from moving ahead.
It’s time someone told the Chairman of the BBC that the wool is being pulled over his eyes, and the whole country’s too. But as long as he’s getting good ratings then he’s going to do tiddlysquat about it, and Britain can live in the ’stone’ age for as long as he pleases.
It’s really a shame how such a childish gang like this can be allowed to go on unchecked.
Rule Britannia, but the Open University mob certainly doesn’t want to.

]]> By: Beren http://blog.forret.com/2004/08/imperial-time-units-here-come-the-nunes/comment-page-1/#comment-344230 Beren Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:12:03 +0000 http://peter.smoothouse.com/2004/08/08/imperial-time-units-here-come-the-nunes/#comment-344230 Very entertaining and the sooner the world goes metric the better. 2 notes: GMT was replaced by UTC in 1972. I've never understood driving on the right. Surely, well before cars there was an accepted side to pass someone on a path whether it was in a cart or on horse and surely you'd want the oncoming person to be on your right (~90% of people being right-handed) so you can deal with them - pass things to them, shake hands, use a sword or spear. There's an interesting article on wikipedia about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_on_the_left_or_right In modern day America, it'd make a lot of sense to change to driving on the left so ensure easier handling of food and money at the drive in. Very entertaining and the sooner the world goes metric the better.

2 notes:

GMT was replaced by UTC in 1972.

I’ve never understood driving on the right. Surely, well before cars there was an accepted side to pass someone on a path whether it was in a cart or on horse and surely you’d want the oncoming person to be on your right (~90% of people being right-handed) so you can deal with them – pass things to them, shake hands, use a sword or spear. There’s an interesting article on wikipedia about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_on_the_left_or_right

In modern day America, it’d make a lot of sense to change to driving on the left so ensure easier handling of food and money at the drive in.

]]>