On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 14:59:57 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
>says...
>>
>> On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 00:41:24 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>>
>> >In article >,
>> >says...
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:14:29 -0600, Janet B >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On Tue, 6 Oct 2015 18:02:03 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>> >> >wrote:
>> >> >>"Janet B" > wrote in message
>> >> . ..
>> >> >>> On Tue, 06 Oct 2015 08:24:39 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>>Janet B wrote:
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> Dave Smith wrote:
>> >> >>>>> >LOL. Sadly, only drama or history buffs would know what a cod piece is.
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> gimme a break! Really?
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>On a somewhat related but very disturbing note. I was channel surfing
>> >> >>>>during commercial time last night. I clicked on TLC I think. It was
>> >> >>>>titled, "The man with an 80-pound groin." Oh man did I ever wish I
>> >> >>>>didn't see that. After watching a few minutes and determining that it
>> >> >>>>was a real medical show. I quickly switched to some other friendly
>> >> >>>>channel, saying la la la la all the time.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>Anyway, the guy was arguing with his doctor who wanted to remove it.
>> >> >>>>Other doctors years ago told him that he could easily die on the
>> >> >>>>operating table so that's why he put it off so long.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Different guy apparently. On TV last night was surgery for The Man
>> >> >>> with the 132 pound scrotum.
>> >> >>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_4966973.html
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Please tell me they are not showing a picture of his scrotum???
>> >> >
>> >> >Yes, of course. But probably not in the fashion you are imagining.
>> >> >This was just a large thing on the operating table.
>> >>
>> >> The guy could recover his medical costs by getting his scrotum made
>> >> into luggage. Donald Trump would love a new bag for his golf clubs.
>> >
>> > Plus he could make a new wig
>>
>> His hair is totally bizarre, it's hard not to focus on it.
>>
>> Last night (or the wee hours of this morning, gotta love toothaches),
>> I watched a documentary called 'The Dark Side of the Greens'.
>>
>> It was principally about Donald Trump and the disgusting golf course
>> he is building on some of the most unique sand dunes in the UK
>> (Scotland). I was absolutely appalled by his attitude towards the
>> local residents who naturally object to the golf course, calling them
>> "pigs' and all sort of things. He's even suing a 90 year old woman who
>> objected to the golf course. She uses her dishwater to flush her
>> toilet now. It's totally inappropriate to the surrounding
>> environment, but money talks and he's getting his way. Some of the
>> residents no longer even have a water supply due to the work done and
>> he doesnt give a shit. I was *so* angry watching it. It opened my
>> eyes, I knew he was an asshole but this documentary shows just what an
>> arrogant ******* he is. Trust me, it would be the worst mistake
>> America could make to elect him as president. The blowback would be
>> extreme. And he has the gall to object to proposed nearby wind
>> generators, saying they would impact visually on his fvcking golf
>> course! And he's getting his way!
>
> No, he didn't :-) Your programme must be a year or two out of date.
>Scotland got his measure and cut him down to size.

It was a bit torrent download:
http://forums.mvgroup.org/index.php?showtopic=62891
I erroneously assumed it was current...

> http://www.scotsman.com/news/environ...d-trump-turns-
>his-back-on-scotland-1-3301941

Excellent news

> We've now seen the disparity between his business boasts and reality.
>
> After his flounce, he came crawling back to Turnberry golfcourse,

>but he's had to trim his mouth.

I'll bet. I was appalled by his attitude.

On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:

>On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 11:52:20 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 00:41:24 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>>
>>>In article >,
>>>says...
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:14:29 -0600, Janet B >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >On Tue, 6 Oct 2015 18:02:03 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>>> >wrote:
>>>> >>"Janet B" > wrote in message
>>>> . ..
>>>> >>> On Tue, 06 Oct 2015 08:24:39 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>>Janet B wrote:
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> >>>>> >LOL. Sadly, only drama or history buffs would know what a cod piece is.
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> gimme a break! Really?
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>On a somewhat related but very disturbing note. I was channel surfing
>>>> >>>>during commercial time last night. I clicked on TLC I think. It was
>>>> >>>>titled, "The man with an 80-pound groin." Oh man did I ever wish I
>>>> >>>>didn't see that. After watching a few minutes and determining that it
>>>> >>>>was a real medical show. I quickly switched to some other friendly
>>>> >>>>channel, saying la la la la all the time.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>Anyway, the guy was arguing with his doctor who wanted to remove it.
>>>> >>>>Other doctors years ago told him that he could easily die on the
>>>> >>>>operating table so that's why he put it off so long.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Different guy apparently. On TV last night was surgery for The Man
>>>> >>> with the 132 pound scrotum.
>>>> >>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_4966973.html
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Please tell me they are not showing a picture of his scrotum???
>>>> >
>>>> >Yes, of course. But probably not in the fashion you are imagining.
>>>> >This was just a large thing on the operating table.
>>>>
>>>> The guy could recover his medical costs by getting his scrotum made
>>>> into luggage. Donald Trump would love a new bag for his golf clubs.
>>>
>>> Plus he could make a new wig
>>
>>His hair is totally bizarre, it's hard not to focus on it.
>>
>>Last night (or the wee hours of this morning, gotta love toothaches),
>>I watched a documentary called 'The Dark Side of the Greens'.
>>
>>It was principally about Donald Trump and the disgusting golf course
>>he is building on some of the most unique sand dunes in the UK
>>(Scotland). I was absolutely appalled by his attitude towards the
>>local residents who naturally object to the golf course, calling them
>>"pigs' and all sort of things. He's even suing a 90 year old woman who
>>objected to the golf course. She uses her dishwater to flush her
>>toilet now. It's totally inappropriate to the surrounding
>>environment, but money talks and he's getting his way. Some of the
>>residents no longer even have a water supply due to the work done and
>>he doesnt give a shit. I was *so* angry watching it. It opened my
>>eyes, I knew he was an asshole but this documentary shows just what an
>>arrogant ******* he is. Trust me, it would be the worst mistake
>>America could make to elect him as president. The blowback would be
>>extreme. And he has the gall to object to proposed nearby wind
>>generators, saying they would impact visually on his fvcking golf
>>course! And he's getting his way!
>
>Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
>general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
>back where they came from.

Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!

On 10/7/2015 5:03 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 11:52:20 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 00:41:24 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article >,
>>>> says...
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:14:29 -0600, Janet B >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, 6 Oct 2015 18:02:03 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>> On Tue, 06 Oct 2015 08:24:39 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Janet B wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> LOL. Sadly, only drama or history buffs would know what a cod piece is.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> gimme a break! Really?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On a somewhat related but very disturbing note. I was channel surfing
>>>>>>>>> during commercial time last night. I clicked on TLC I think. It was
>>>>>>>>> titled, "The man with an 80-pound groin." Oh man did I ever wish I
>>>>>>>>> didn't see that. After watching a few minutes and determining that it
>>>>>>>>> was a real medical show. I quickly switched to some other friendly
>>>>>>>>> channel, saying la la la la all the time.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Anyway, the guy was arguing with his doctor who wanted to remove it.
>>>>>>>>> Other doctors years ago told him that he could easily die on the
>>>>>>>>> operating table so that's why he put it off so long.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Different guy apparently. On TV last night was surgery for The Man
>>>>>>>> with the 132 pound scrotum.
>>>>>>>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_4966973.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please tell me they are not showing a picture of his scrotum???
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, of course. But probably not in the fashion you are imagining.
>>>>>> This was just a large thing on the operating table.
>>>>>
>>>>> The guy could recover his medical costs by getting his scrotum made
>>>>> into luggage. Donald Trump would love a new bag for his golf clubs.
>>>>
>>>> Plus he could make a new wig
>>>
>>> His hair is totally bizarre, it's hard not to focus on it.
>>>
>>> Last night (or the wee hours of this morning, gotta love toothaches),
>>> I watched a documentary called 'The Dark Side of the Greens'.
>>>
>>> It was principally about Donald Trump and the disgusting golf course
>>> he is building on some of the most unique sand dunes in the UK
>>> (Scotland). I was absolutely appalled by his attitude towards the
>>> local residents who naturally object to the golf course, calling them
>>> "pigs' and all sort of things. He's even suing a 90 year old woman who
>>> objected to the golf course. She uses her dishwater to flush her
>>> toilet now. It's totally inappropriate to the surrounding
>>> environment, but money talks and he's getting his way. Some of the
>>> residents no longer even have a water supply due to the work done and
>>> he doesnt give a shit. I was *so* angry watching it. It opened my
>>> eyes, I knew he was an asshole but this documentary shows just what an
>>> arrogant ******* he is. Trust me, it would be the worst mistake
>>> America could make to elect him as president. The blowback would be
>>> extreme. And he has the gall to object to proposed nearby wind
>>> generators, saying they would impact visually on his fvcking golf
>>> course! And he's getting his way!
>>
>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
>> back where they came from.
>
> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
>
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

On 10/7/2015 5:08 PM, wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
>>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
>>> back where they came from.
>>
>> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
>
> Lol is he against metric too ?

The most coarse scale to measure human environmental temperatures with.

On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:08:11 -0300, wrote:

>On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
>>>general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
>>>back where they came from.
>>
>>Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
>
>Lol is he against metric too ?

Probably

On 10/7/2015 7:07 PM, wrote:

> It's likely a good thing, he won't be tempted to don the kilt now
>
He might be tempted, though - his mother was a Gaelic-speaker from the
Islands.

On 10/7/2015 1:11 PM, Embudo wrote:
> On 10/7/2015 5:08 PM, wrote:
>> On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
>>>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
>>>> back where they came from.
>>>
>>> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
>>
>> Lol is he against metric too ?
>
> The most coarse scale to measure human environmental temperatures with.
>

That's true - it's got 80% more degree points. It's nearly 85 degrees in
my office. The building manager said the AC was going to be fixed but
that ain't happened yet.

OTOH, when I was doing layouts for printing, I gave up trying to figure
out what a third of 11" or 8.5" was. I just said screw it, used a metric
ruler, and ignored the marking on the paste-up sheet. I may not know how
to divide 11 inches but 280mm is as easy as pie.

On 2015-10-07 19:08, wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
>>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
>>> back where they came from.
>>
>> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
>
> Lol is he against metric too ?
>

Am I the only North American who actually likes the metric system and
sees it has being so much easier to understand and to use?

On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:54:46 -0300, wrote:

>On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 19:50:18 -0400, S Viemeister
> wrote:
>
>>On 10/7/2015 7:07 PM, wrote:
>>
>>> It's likely a good thing, he won't be tempted to don the kilt now
>>>
>>He might be tempted, though - his mother was a Gaelic-speaker from the
>>Islands.
>
>OMG - hopefully she went to her rest before all his foolishness
>started.

Hmm. I'm not seing Sheila's posts for some reason.
Wondering what other posts I'm not seeing...

On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:07:09 -0300, wrote:

>On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 09:55:26 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 14:59:57 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>>
>>>In article >,
>>>says...
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 00:41:24 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >In article >,
>>>> >says...
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:14:29 -0600, Janet B >
>>>> >> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> >On Tue, 6 Oct 2015 18:02:03 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>>> >> >wrote:
>>>> >> >>"Janet B" > wrote in message
>>>> >> . ..
>>>> >> >>> On Tue, 06 Oct 2015 08:24:39 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>> >> >>>
>>>> >> >>>>Janet B wrote:
>>>> >> >>>>>
>>>> >> >>>>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> >> >>>>> >LOL. Sadly, only drama or history buffs would know what a cod piece is.
>>>> >> >>>>>
>>>> >> >>>>> gimme a break! Really?
>>>> >> >>>>
>>>> >> >>>>On a somewhat related but very disturbing note. I was channel surfing
>>>> >> >>>>during commercial time last night. I clicked on TLC I think. It was
>>>> >> >>>>titled, "The man with an 80-pound groin." Oh man did I ever wish I
>>>> >> >>>>didn't see that. After watching a few minutes and determining that it
>>>> >> >>>>was a real medical show. I quickly switched to some other friendly
>>>> >> >>>>channel, saying la la la la all the time.
>>>> >> >>>>
>>>> >> >>>>Anyway, the guy was arguing with his doctor who wanted to remove it.
>>>> >> >>>>Other doctors years ago told him that he could easily die on the
>>>> >> >>>>operating table so that's why he put it off so long.
>>>> >> >>>
>>>> >> >>> Different guy apparently. On TV last night was surgery for The Man
>>>> >> >>> with the 132 pound scrotum.
>>>> >> >>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_4966973.html
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >>Please tell me they are not showing a picture of his scrotum???
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >Yes, of course. But probably not in the fashion you are imagining.
>>>> >> >This was just a large thing on the operating table.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The guy could recover his medical costs by getting his scrotum made
>>>> >> into luggage. Donald Trump would love a new bag for his golf clubs.
>>>> >
>>>> > Plus he could make a new wig
>>>>
>>>> His hair is totally bizarre, it's hard not to focus on it.
>>>>
>>>> Last night (or the wee hours of this morning, gotta love toothaches),
>>>> I watched a documentary called 'The Dark Side of the Greens'.
>>>>
>>>> It was principally about Donald Trump and the disgusting golf course
>>>> he is building on some of the most unique sand dunes in the UK
>>>> (Scotland). I was absolutely appalled by his attitude towards the
>>>> local residents who naturally object to the golf course, calling them
>>>> "pigs' and all sort of things. He's even suing a 90 year old woman who
>>>> objected to the golf course. She uses her dishwater to flush her
>>>> toilet now. It's totally inappropriate to the surrounding
>>>> environment, but money talks and he's getting his way. Some of the
>>>> residents no longer even have a water supply due to the work done and
>>>> he doesnt give a shit. I was *so* angry watching it. It opened my
>>>> eyes, I knew he was an asshole but this documentary shows just what an
>>>> arrogant ******* he is. Trust me, it would be the worst mistake
>>>> America could make to elect him as president. The blowback would be
>>>> extreme. And he has the gall to object to proposed nearby wind
>>>> generators, saying they would impact visually on his fvcking golf
>>>> course! And he's getting his way!
>>>
>>> No, he didn't :-) Your programme must be a year or two out of date.
>>>Scotland got his measure and cut him down to size.
>>
>>It was a bit torrent download:
>>http://forums.mvgroup.org/index.php?showtopic=62891
>>I erroneously assumed it was current...
>>
>>> http://www.scotsman.com/news/environ...d-trump-turns-
>>>his-back-on-scotland-1-3301941
>>
>>Excellent news
>>
>>> We've now seen the disparity between his business boasts and reality.
>>>
>>> After his flounce, he came crawling back to Turnberry golfcourse,
>>
>>>but he's had to trim his mouth.
>>
>>I'll bet. I was appalled by his attitude.
>>
>It's likely a good thing, he won't be tempted to don the kilt now

What a sight that would be - if you can look away from the rug on his
head

On 10/7/2015 8:10 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:54:46 -0300, wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 19:50:18 -0400, S Viemeister
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/7/2015 7:07 PM, wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's likely a good thing, he won't be tempted to don the kilt now
>>>>
>>> He might be tempted, though - his mother was a Gaelic-speaker from the
>>> Islands.
>>
>> OMG - hopefully she went to her rest before all his foolishness
>> started.
>
> Hmm. I'm not seing Sheila's posts for some reason.
> Wondering what other posts I'm not seeing...
>
Have you (accidentally ?) kill-field me?

On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 20:18:20 -0400, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 10/7/2015 8:10 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:54:46 -0300, wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 19:50:18 -0400, S Viemeister
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 10/7/2015 7:07 PM, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It's likely a good thing, he won't be tempted to don the kilt now
>>>>>
>>>> He might be tempted, though - his mother was a Gaelic-speaker from the
>>>> Islands.
>>>
>>> OMG - hopefully she went to her rest before all his foolishness
>>> started.
>>
>> Hmm. I'm not seing Sheila's posts for some reason.
>> Wondering what other posts I'm not seeing...
>>
>Have you (accidentally ?) kill-field me?

Nope, I checked And obviously I can see this post of yours... very
strange.

On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 2:08:19 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-10-07 19:08, wrote:
> > On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
> >>
> >>>>
> >>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
> >>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
> >>> back where they came from.
> >>
> >> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
> >
> > Lol is he against metric too ?
> >
>
> Am I the only North American who actually likes the metric system and
> sees it has being so much easier to understand and to use?

Yes, you are the only one. Excepting, of course, anybody that works with measurements as a profession.

On 10/7/2015 5:52 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 10/7/2015 1:11 PM, Embudo wrote:
>> On 10/7/2015 5:08 PM, wrote:
>>> On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
>>>>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
>>>>> back where they came from.
>>>>
>>>> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
>>>
>>> Lol is he against metric too ?
>>
>> The most coarse scale to measure human environmental temperatures with.
>>
>
> That's true - it's got 80% more degree points. It's nearly 85 degrees in
> my office. The building manager said the AC was going to be fixed but
> that ain't happened yet.
>
> OTOH, when I was doing layouts for printing, I gave up trying to figure
> out what a third of 11" or 8.5" was. I just said screw it, used a metric
> ruler, and ignored the marking on the paste-up sheet. I may not know how
> to divide 11 inches but 280mm is as easy as pie.

It is perfect for some things, oddly off-kilter for others.

I enjoy metric sized bolts and such.

On 10/7/2015 6:08 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-10-07 19:08, wrote:
>> On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
>>>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
>>>> back where they came from.
>>>
>>> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
>>
>> Lol is he against metric too ?
>>
>
> Am I the only North American who actually likes the metric system and
> sees it has being so much easier to understand and to use?
>

No, but your temperatures are coarsely represented and your speedometers
read insanely high.

On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 20:08:20 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2015-10-07 19:08, wrote:
>> On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
>>>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
>>>> back where they came from.
>>>
>>> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
>>
>> Lol is he against metric too ?
>>
>
>Am I the only North American who actually likes the metric system and
>sees it has being so much easier to understand and to use?

LOL. I know a few old coots in Aus that still hate the metric system,
it completely baffles me why there would be any resistance to it.

I learned firstly imperial and later metric in school, it was a
no-brainer as far as I am concerned as to which system is the better
and easier one. Imperial, you basically have to learn it by rote, as
there no consistency at all. Metric... all you need to know is that it
goes up or down by 1, 10, 100, etc. making it so easy. No more '28
hogs heads to 1 chain', or whatever...

On 10/7/2015 6:23 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 2:08:19 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2015-10-07 19:08, wrote:
>>> On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
>>>>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
>>>>> back where they came from.
>>>>
>>>> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
>>>
>>> Lol is he against metric too ?
>>>
>>
>> Am I the only North American who actually likes the metric system and
>> sees it has being so much easier to understand and to use?
>
> Yes, you are the only one. Excepting, of course, anybody that works with measurements as a profession.
>

Weathercasters aside...

On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 2:34:06 PM UTC-10, Embudo wrote:
> On 10/7/2015 6:08 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2015-10-07 19:08, wrote:
> >> On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
> >>>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
> >>>> back where they came from.
> >>>
> >>> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
> >>
> >> Lol is he against metric too ?
> >>
> >
> > Am I the only North American who actually likes the metric system and
> > sees it has being so much easier to understand and to use?
> >
>
> No, but your temperatures are coarsely represented and your speedometers
> read insanely high.

When I was in the UK, I thought I was going 70 KPH but then I noticed the speedometer was marked in MPH. Boy did I feel like a Mr. Bungle.

On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 2:33:05 PM UTC-10, Embudo wrote:
> On 10/7/2015 5:52 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On 10/7/2015 1:11 PM, Embudo wrote:
> >> On 10/7/2015 5:08 PM, wrote:
> >>> On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
> >>>>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
> >>>>> back where they came from.
> >>>>
> >>>> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
> >>>
> >>> Lol is he against metric too ?
> >>
> >> The most coarse scale to measure human environmental temperatures with..
> >>
> >
> > That's true - it's got 80% more degree points. It's nearly 85 degrees in
> > my office. The building manager said the AC was going to be fixed but
> > that ain't happened yet.
> >
> > OTOH, when I was doing layouts for printing, I gave up trying to figure
> > out what a third of 11" or 8.5" was. I just said screw it, used a metric
> > ruler, and ignored the marking on the paste-up sheet. I may not know how
> > to divide 11 inches but 280mm is as easy as pie.
>
> It is perfect for some things, oddly off-kilter for others.
>
> I enjoy metric sized bolts and such.

Automobile repair guys (including me) have been using metric fasteners for decades. Back in the old days, the Japanese cars would use 10, 12, 14, and 16mm bolts. The Italian cars I had would use 13, 15, and 17 mm bolts. The result being that the Italian cars had beefier, more robust, fasteners. I can't say if that's still the case but I always thought that was pretty strange.

On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 17:48:33 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

>When I was in the UK, I thought I was going 70 KPH but then I noticed the speedometer was marked in MPH. Boy did I feel like a Mr. Bungle.

You couldn't tell the difference without looking at the speedo?
Either it's just a fabrication, or you shouldn't be behind the wheel
of a car.

On 07/10/2015 6:08 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-10-07 19:08, wrote:
>> On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
>>>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
>>>> back where they came from.
>>>
>>> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
>>
>> Lol is he against metric too ?
>>
>
> Am I the only North American who actually likes the metric system and
> sees it has being so much easier to understand and to use?
>
No!
Graham

On 07/10/2015 5:41 PM, MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:

>>
> Next time you consider voting Republican, perhaps you should read--
> http://www.amazon.com/The-Handmaids-.../dp/1480560103

She has the most monotonous, droning voice and when I read anything of
hers, that voice comes through - so I don't read her books anymore!
Graham

On 10/7/2015 3:13 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:56:32 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 17:48:33 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> When I was in the UK, I thought I was going 70 KPH but then I noticed the speedometer was marked in MPH. Boy did I feel like a Mr. Bungle.
>>
>> You couldn't tell the difference without looking at the speedo?
>> Either it's just a fabrication, or you shouldn't be behind the wheel
>> of a car.
>
> He was probably entirely focused on dodging all the cars that were
> driving straight at him.
>

They say Asians are bad drivers but those guys in the UK are insane!

But seriously folks, most Americans wouldn't know if they were going 70
MPH or 70 KPH. 70 KPH is a purely abstract term to us. 100 KPH sounds
like a terrifying high speed.

On 10/7/2015 6:48 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 2:34:06 PM UTC-10, Embudo wrote:
>> On 10/7/2015 6:08 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2015-10-07 19:08, wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
>>>>>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
>>>>>> back where they came from.
>>>>>
>>>>> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
>>>>
>>>> Lol is he against metric too ?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Am I the only North American who actually likes the metric system and
>>> sees it has being so much easier to understand and to use?
>>>
>>
>> No, but your temperatures are coarsely represented and your speedometers
>> read insanely high.
>
> When I was in the UK, I thought I was going 70 KPH but then I noticed the speedometer was marked in MPH. Boy did I feel like a Mr. Bungle.
>

Good thing you weren't on the A5!

On 10/7/2015 6:48 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 2:33:05 PM UTC-10, Embudo wrote:
>> On 10/7/2015 5:52 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On 10/7/2015 1:11 PM, Embudo wrote:
>>>> On 10/7/2015 5:08 PM, wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
>>>>>>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
>>>>>>> back where they came from.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
>>>>>
>>>>> Lol is he against metric too ?
>>>>
>>>> The most coarse scale to measure human environmental temperatures with.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That's true - it's got 80% more degree points. It's nearly 85 degrees in
>>> my office. The building manager said the AC was going to be fixed but
>>> that ain't happened yet.
>>>
>>> OTOH, when I was doing layouts for printing, I gave up trying to figure
>>> out what a third of 11" or 8.5" was. I just said screw it, used a metric
>>> ruler, and ignored the marking on the paste-up sheet. I may not know how
>>> to divide 11 inches but 280mm is as easy as pie.
>>
>> It is perfect for some things, oddly off-kilter for others.
>>
>> I enjoy metric sized bolts and such.
>
> Automobile repair guys (including me) have been using metric fasteners for decades. Back in the old days, the Japanese cars would use 10, 12, 14, and 16mm bolts. The Italian cars I had would use 13, 15, and 17 mm bolts. The result being that the Italian cars had beefier, more robust, fasteners. I can't say if that's still the case but I always thought that was pretty strange.
>

This is very interesting to me and something I have noticed before.

I would guess the Japanese like the numeric efficiency of even numbers.

The Italians I have never understood.

On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 7:11:33 PM UTC-4, Embudo wrote:
> On 10/7/2015 5:08 PM, wrote:
> > On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
> >>
> >>>>
> >>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
> >>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
> >>> back where they came from.
> >>
> >> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
> >
> > Lol is he against metric too ?
>
> The most coarse scale to measure human environmental temperatures with.

Do you actually care if it's 70 or 72 F outside?

Cindy Hamilton

On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 8:08:19 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-10-07 19:08, wrote:
> > On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
> >>
> >>>>
> >>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
> >>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
> >>> back where they came from.
> >>
> >> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
> >
> > Lol is he against metric too ?
> >
>
> Am I the only North American who actually likes the metric system and
> sees it has being so much easier to understand and to use?

No, you're not. I'd love to see the U.S. abandon the old system,
even if it were just a soft conversion.

Isn't plywood thickness actually sized in mm now?

Cindy Hamilton

On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 9:32:03 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> On 10/7/2015 3:13 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:56:32 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 17:48:33 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> When I was in the UK, I thought I was going 70 KPH but then I noticed the speedometer was marked in MPH. Boy did I feel like a Mr. Bungle.
> >>
> >> You couldn't tell the difference without looking at the speedo?
> >> Either it's just a fabrication, or you shouldn't be behind the wheel
> >> of a car.
> >
> > He was probably entirely focused on dodging all the cars that were
> > driving straight at him.
> >
>
> They say Asians are bad drivers but those guys in the UK are insane!
>
> But seriously folks, most Americans wouldn't know if they were going 70
> MPH or 70 KPH. 70 KPH is a purely abstract term to us. 100 KPH sounds
> like a terrifying high speed.

No, it doesn't. It sounds about like 62 mph. I've sometimes got yahoos doing
that speed on the road I live on, even though the limit is 45 mph.

In practical terms, you look at the posted speed limit, and keep your
speedometer at or below that limit. Doesn't matter if it says 100 or 25.

Cindy Hamilton

On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 6:02:59 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 9:32:03 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > On 10/7/2015 3:13 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > > On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:56:32 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
> > >
> > >> On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 17:48:33 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> When I was in the UK, I thought I was going 70 KPH but then I noticed the speedometer was marked in MPH. Boy did I feel like a Mr. Bungle.
> > >>
> > >> You couldn't tell the difference without looking at the speedo?
> > >> Either it's just a fabrication, or you shouldn't be behind the wheel
> > >> of a car.
> > >
> > > He was probably entirely focused on dodging all the cars that were
> > > driving straight at him.
> > >
> >
> > They say Asians are bad drivers but those guys in the UK are insane!
> >
> > But seriously folks, most Americans wouldn't know if they were going 70
> > MPH or 70 KPH. 70 KPH is a purely abstract term to us. 100 KPH sounds
> > like a terrifying high speed.
>
> No, it doesn't. It sounds about like 62 mph. I've sometimes got yahoos doing
> that speed on the road I live on, even though the limit is 45 mph.
>
> In practical terms, you look at the posted speed limit, and keep your
> speedometer at or below that limit. Doesn't matter if it says 100 or 25.
>
Very few jurisdictions ticket for less than 10 MPH over. Some rich prick in
a fancy convertible was driving about 30 in a 30, in the left lane. There
was another car going 30 in the right lane. He did this for several miles,
while it was obvious that I (and others) wanted to pass. I ended up next to
him (on the right) at a stoplight, and I told him off in front of his
children.

Topics related to his manhood were addressed. I was angry, and went for
maximum punishment/deterrence.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

--Bryan

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> Shoot, the entire Middle East has been a mess since the Romans
> got involved, if not earlier. There's no fixing it; there's
> no breaking it.

You've got that right.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> Do you actually care if it's 70 or 72 F outside?

I often laugh at the local weather reports. They spend all this time
telling "neighborhood" temperatures that only vary a few degrees.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> No, you're not. I'd love to see the U.S. abandon the old system,
> even if it were just a soft conversion.
>
> Isn't plywood thickness actually sized in mm now?

Not in my area. Still see 1/4", 1/2", 3/4" plywood. I agree that the
metric is more efficient but it would take several generations to
change to that in the US.

On 2015-10-07 8:33 PM, Embudo wrote:

>> Am I the only North American who actually likes the metric system and
>> sees it has being so much easier to understand and to use?
>>
>
> No, but your temperatures are coarsely represented and your speedometers
> read insanely high.

The temperature scale is the best part of it. Most people can actually
detect change of 1 degree C, and the freezing point involves a dynamic
change. It makes a lot of sense to have that as a base because water
freezes and lower temperatures are below freezing

On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 7:55:59 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > No, you're not. I'd love to see the U.S. abandon the old system,
> > even if it were just a soft conversion.
> >
> > Isn't plywood thickness actually sized in mm now?
>
> Not in my area. Still see 1/4", 1/2", 3/4" plywood.

Well, 3/4" plywood is now 23/32, but that's probably because everything
has been cheapened.

> I agree that the
> metric is more efficient but it would take several generations to
> change to that in the US.

It'll never happen if we don't get started.

Cindy Hamilton

On Thu, 8 Oct 2015 06:07:16 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

> On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 7:55:59 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >
> > > No, you're not. I'd love to see the U.S. abandon the old system,
> > > even if it were just a soft conversion.
> > >
> > > Isn't plywood thickness actually sized in mm now?
> >
> > Not in my area. Still see 1/4", 1/2", 3/4" plywood.
>
> Well, 3/4" plywood is now 23/32, but that's probably because everything
> has been cheapened.
>
> > I agree that the
> > metric is more efficient but it would take several generations to
> > change to that in the US.
>
> It'll never happen if we don't get started.
>

It's been started for at least 30 years. AFAIC, just make the damn
change... converting from one to the other is pure torture and that's
where a major part of the problem lies. When kids our age were taught
metric, we spent our time with it converting back & forth, which was a
stupid waste if time and we hated it. Make the switch, think only in
metric, done. Everybody is happy and the world will live in harmony.


--

sf

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 7:55:59 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >
> > > No, you're not. I'd love to see the U.S. abandon the old system,
> > > even if it were just a soft conversion.
> > >
> > > Isn't plywood thickness actually sized in mm now?
> >
> > Not in my area. Still see 1/4", 1/2", 3/4" plywood.
>
> Well, 3/4" plywood is now 23/32, but that's probably because everything
> has been cheapened.
>
> > I agree that the
> > metric is more efficient but it would take several generations to
> > change to that in the US.
>
> It'll never happen if we don't get started.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

Personally, I don't have any problem with the anti-metric system.
Guess it's just what you grew up with.

That said, I still like real paper books too.

On 10/7/2015 1:42 PM, MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
> On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 7:01:34 PM UTC-5, Mirrror of TrVth wrote:
>> On 10/5/2015 4:52 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> Unfortunately they're kinda tasteless.
>>
>>
>> Just like YOU, dwarf.
>>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freaks...eaksPoster.jpg
>
> Can a giantly obese woman do it with a guy who's kinda short?
>
> --Bryan
>

Are you volunteering to find out?

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On 10/8/2015 5:26 AM, MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:

>> In practical terms, you look at the posted speed limit, and keep your
>> speedometer at or below that limit. Doesn't matter if it says 100 or 25.
>>
> Very few jurisdictions ticket for less than 10 MPH over. Some rich prick in
> a fancy convertible was driving about 30 in a 30, in the left lane. There
> was another car going 30 in the right lane. He did this for several miles,
> while it was obvious that I (and others) wanted to pass. I ended up next to
> him (on the right) at a stoplight, and I told him off in front of his
> children.
>
> Topics related to his manhood were addressed. I was angry, and went for
> maximum punishment/deterrence.

'Round these parts you'd take a round to the face if you tried that,
possibly some spray shooting into the rest of the car.

You ain't smart at all, for such a jealous class warrior.


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On 10/8/2015 7:50 AM, sf wrote:
> Make the switch, think only in
> metric, done. Everybody is happy and the world will live in harmony.
>
>
> -- sf

In which parallel universe would that ever be reality?

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On 10/8/2015 4:57 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 7:11:33 PM UTC-4, Embudo wrote:
>> On 10/7/2015 5:08 PM, wrote:
>>> On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:03:34 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:52:54 -0300, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Lol and yet he sets himself up as being so sensitive to what people in
>>>>> general want that if he became President he would ship all refugees
>>>>> back where they came from.
>>>>
>>>> Those damned immgrants with their filthy metric system have to go!
>>>
>>> Lol is he against metric too ?
>>
>> The most coarse scale to measure human environmental temperatures with.
>
> Do you actually care if it's 70 or 72 F outside?
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>


Do you think it sounds warmer at roughly 100 degreesF or 35C?

Do you think the gradation between a 70 degree day and one in the 20s
expresses with equal granularity that 30 degree temperature spread?

Catch a clue.

By imperious mathematical precision the metric system is a poor way to
grade environmental temperature compared to farenheit - period.

End of discussion.