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8. It wasn't a joke at all, it was fact.

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #7)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 11:07 PM

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I had an exceptional math teacher 65 years ago that taught us the metric system. I do conversions from mph to kmh, and mm and cm to inches and feet in my head.

I might not have made myself clear, but...
if we can't join the rest of the world with embracing the metric system, how are we ever going to change "The Second Amendment."

That was the message I was trying to convey.

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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 Thursday #8

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

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

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

I was taught it for scientific work, but outside of it, no metric system sakabatou Yesterday #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 23 hrs ago #13