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sarisataka

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7. I didn't say it was a good joke.

Reply to Enter stage left (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 11:51 PM

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And I am not sure about the premise. I learned the metric system in school and use it daily. My children, one who is still in school, have been taught the metric system and fully understand it. They question why the US doesn't switch from Imperial measurements since metric is so much cleaner.

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The hypocrisy of the U.S. fighting against teaching the metric system astounds me, especially when... [View all] Enter stage left Thursday OP

Sticking with Arabic numbers? multigraincracker Thursday #1

Yes I am, seeing how they are universally recognized around the world in airports... Enter stage left Thursday #5

The metric system is taught in school for 50 years at least... WarGamer Thursday #2

What is "science class"? kwolf68 Thursday #3

Crass. sarisataka Thursday #4

You truly believe this was supposed to be "funny"? Enter stage left Thursday #6

I didn't say it was a good joke. sarisataka Thursday #7

It wasn't a joke at all, it was fact. Enter stage left Friday #8

still left me behind .... stopdiggin Friday #10

One of my favorite "dumb American" tweets sarisataka Friday #11

'Crass' does not equal 'funny' stopdiggin Friday #9

I was taught it for scientific work, but outside of it, no metric system sakabatou Friday #12

When I was in elementary school, we were led to believe that by the time we were grownups, the US would be using the raccoon Friday #13