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| Britain to retain one element of Britishness |
| 2007-05-12 |
| Meat, fish, fruit and vegetables can continue to be sold in pounds and ounces in Britain indefinitely, after a U-turn by the European Commission. The decision, disclosed in a letter made public last night, also means that fabrics, carpets and timber and other building materials can be sold in yards, feet or inches. Road signs can remain in miles per hour. |
| Posted by:Jackal |
| #8 Didn't this same shit come up about 4 furlongs ago? Due to its once confounding currency system, Britain retains a well-deserved reputation for employing the most arcane and indivisible units of measure, such as "furlongs per fortnight". |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-05-12 15:40 |
| #7 Bad dental care? |
| Posted by: Bigfoot Creaque6559 2007-05-12 12:17 |
| #6 So when the muslim hordes detonate an atomic bomb in London, they can use Curies, instead of Bacquerels to measure the radiation. Yippie! |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2007-05-12 10:35 |
| #5 I forget, Shipman, are there twelve or sixteen pecks to the furlong? |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-05-12 09:11 |
| #4 Didn't this same shit come up about 4 furlongs ago? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-05-12 07:39 |
| #3 And chops will be something applied to necks instead of being a cut of meat. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-05-12 01:32 |
| #2 except soon you won't be able to sell bacon |
| Posted by: Heriberto Sholuth5193 2007-05-12 00:52 |
| #1 I thought Britain went metric quite some time ago? |
| Posted by: DMFD 2007-05-12 00:30 |