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Topic: In the UK, you can still enjoy a pint of freedom!
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The Wizard of Socialism
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posted 11 September 2007 04:17 AM
In a stunning upset, the dark forces of the eu have finally granted the UK it's freedom to enjoy a pint of lager, buy gas by the gallon, and eat cheese by the pound. As horrible as it may seem, these simple pleasures were about to be criminalized, as their european overlords demanded they be done in metric.Sadly, we know their pain all too well. Under the tyranny of a liberal government, Canada surrendered to metric in the mid-seventies, mandating that everything must be weighed and measured in obscure units that have no meaning to anyone outside the illegal drug trade. Just another one of pierre elliot trudeau's "fuck yous" to the people of Canada. But freedom still reigns in jolly olde England. Fearing a revolt of the downtrodden, the eu has backed down from their oppressive stance, and removed it's jackboot from the throats of a grateful people. I'm paraphrasing, of course. Read all about it here.
From: A Proud Canadian! | Registered: Jul 2002
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B.L. Zeebub LLD
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posted 11 September 2007 08:12 AM
I can confirm that as of yesterday evening, and the afternoon the day before that, and the night before that (not to mention the afternoon of that night) and most definitely the night before that, bottled beer and spirits were sold in metric measurements in Ingaland. British liquor licensing laws already ensure that your spirits are sold in 25ml quantities and multiples (mmmmmultiples) thereof. And anyone who has drunk extensively in the metric world can assure you that your average bartender - even he/she who is not well-versed in the English language or Anglo-American Freedom - has a fairly good approximate notion of what a pint is, even if it is only due to the size of the promotional glasses sent to the tavern by the beer manufacturers. In those cases where there is some confusion, two common methods are useful for clearing things up. One is to gesture by placing the hands in a horizontal attitude, one above the other and approximately 6-8 inches (15.24 - 20.32cm) apart. If this does not help a simple empirical test is usually all that is necessary to determine if the locally enjoyed portion is a sufficient for one's needs. I can confirm that both these solutions are (somewhat) easily implemented even after the consumption of tens-of-thousands of milliliters of the finest lager. [ 11 September 2007: Message edited by: B.L. Zeebub LLD ]
From: A Devil of an Advocate | Registered: Sep 2004
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B.L. Zeebub LLD
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posted 11 September 2007 08:35 AM
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Originally posted by Michelle:
I don't know about you guys, but I can still buy scales measured in pounds in Canada, order pints or half-pints of cider at bars and pubs, and my doctor still measures me in inches and feet. It's a little weird to have "170 cm" on my driver's license as my height, but I can cope.[ 11 September 2007: Message edited by: Michelle ]
Imagine my surprise when I jumped on what I reckoned was a digital scale the other day and it told me the time was 12:12. Thinking I had misused the scale and accidentally engaged a time-keeping function, I stepped off, tapped it with my foot to reset it, wait a moment and got back on, only to find out that the time was still 12:12. I scratched my head about it for a moment and realised that it was not, in fact, a strange and unnecessarily elaborate clock, but rather a scale that measures in stone.
From: A Devil of an Advocate | Registered: Sep 2004
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Email this thread to someone!
Maybe if I had less expertise with lager measurements I could get my fighting spirit back...
