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Well yea, but pints have sorta moved from a measurement to a cultural norm, if you get my meaning. We could move onto litres, but pints just has a certain fondness to it.
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Of course. But miles and feet and inches and quarts and gallons and degrees Fahrenheit and such also have fond meaning and familiarity for Americans...if perhaps not the utter social primacy that pints have for the British. 
I still think we should switch. There's such a thing as moving on and embracing the future. Most of the world has embraced English, making it incredibly easy on us. The least we can do is embrace the metric system. It might also help us get more kids into science, since one of the most tedious and off-putting parts of science education in this country is getting kids to make all those conversions and then work in units they find utterly unfamiliar.
But I wouldn't suggest this right at the moment. Who can afford to retool everything right now? Unless this is part of our grand economic stimulus package.
I still think we should switch. There's such a thing as moving on and embracing the future. Most of the world has embraced English, making it incredibly easy on us. The least we can do is embrace the metric system. It might also help us get more kids into science, since one of the most tedious and off-putting parts of science education in this country is getting kids to make all those conversions and then work in units they find utterly unfamiliar.
But I wouldn't suggest this right at the moment. Who can afford to retool everything right now? Unless this is part of our grand economic stimulus package.
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Hey, I thought this new guy was all about change?
I think if Obama was asked if you guys could switch to metric, he'd reply, "Yes we can."
Just a guess.
I think if Obama was asked if you guys could switch to metric, he'd reply, "Yes we can."
Just a guess.
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Yeah, but I think he might also say you pick your battles...
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Some homeless chick died of exposure 3 days ago like right here outside on the pier. 
Well like she was drunk so yeah that would explain it but still. Someone freezing to death here 
and she was only like 28, she totally looked like a grandma though I was kinda shocked to hear she was so young
Well like she was drunk so yeah that would explain it but still. Someone freezing to death here and she was only like 28, she totally looked like a grandma though I was kinda shocked to hear she was so young 
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^^ That's a sad story.
Okay, for some reason we've gotten more than a whole year's worth of snow in the last few days.
It looks like Narnia here....all the trees are getting totally coated in snow that sticks and builds up and then freezes. Lots of branches are breaking, and everything looks like it's been sprayed with soapsuds.
I feel like a real live Canadian with a view like this!
The (friendly neighbour's) plow comes only partway up our street and so we're snowed in (and so don't have to go to the in-laws tonight!!)
We're all holed up on our giant crazy-ass mountain and the heat pump doesn't like the low temp (s'not supposed to GET like this!) and so we're huddled round our fireplace to keep warm like Laura Ingalls Wilder (or Elessar)
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Okay, for some reason we've gotten more than a whole year's worth of snow in the last few days.
It looks like Narnia here....all the trees are getting totally coated in snow that sticks and builds up and then freezes. Lots of branches are breaking, and everything looks like it's been sprayed with soapsuds.
I feel like a real live Canadian with a view like this!
The (friendly neighbour's) plow comes only partway up our street and so we're snowed in (and so don't have to go to the in-laws tonight!!)
We're all holed up on our giant crazy-ass mountain and the heat pump doesn't like the low temp (s'not supposed to GET like this!) and so we're huddled round our fireplace to keep warm like Laura Ingalls Wilder (or Elessar)
(or CX)
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These images are awesome, EK!
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It's snowing MORE!!!!
Anyone seen The Shining?
Anyone seen The Shining?
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LOL. I'm so sorry.
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enterprikayak wrote:It's snowing MORE!!!!
Anyone seen The Shining?
Hmmmm... If you begin to write the same sentence over and over againd and your sweet Aureilia begins to speak with one of her index, then you have a problem
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TPoptarts wrote:Some homeless chick died of exposure 3 days ago like right here outside on the pier.
That chick died because the lifeguards took all her blankets away. WTF
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Geez...
BIG winds coming.
This always bad for Shoreline because of all our huge old conifers.
BIG winds coming.
This always bad for Shoreline because of all our huge old conifers.
It's flavored with passionfruit
an appropriate ingredient, don't you think?
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Good luck with your power!
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Oof. It's TOO DARN HOT!!! This is Seattle, it's not supposed to be 90. Not ever!
It's flavored with passionfruit
an appropriate ingredient, don't you think?
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