From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Fri Apr 25 2003 - 09:22:47 PDT
When people ask me how fast my MV's can go, I usually tell them the answer
is in "furlongs per fortnight".
That makes 'em think.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Bedel" <GBedel@designforum.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] The metric system in America
> "Amen"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Byrd [mailto:byrdhouse@netease.net]
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 10:58 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] The metric system in America
>
>
> As a part of my job duties, I teach land navigation to various groups (
law
> enforcement, search rescue, etc.). I teach map plotting using Lat./Long.,
> UTM, and MGRS. As a joke and icebreaker I tell them that some people
> believe: "If God had meant for us to use the metric system, there would
only
> have been 10 disciples."
>
> > "Keep America beautiful...say no to metrics."
>
>
>
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