tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post8191975188119319751..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: What are they diverting attention from?John Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-11077214090401770872021-09-22T16:17:11.819+01:002021-09-22T16:17:11.819+01:00Like learning 2 languages instead of one, or 3 ins...Like learning 2 languages instead of one, or 3 instead of 2, I see a fluency in both metric and imperial as a building block for better understanding of the space we live in and enhancing a capacity for speed of thought. Granted many people are so thick that they cover their inability to work in metric as having a "preference for imperial" but if and when we return to imperial these will be the same dimwits who will struggle with multiples of 8,12,14, 16 and so on. It's all about pandering to thickos whereas "levelling up" should require all these dopey souls to brush up on both codes. <br /><br />Not too hard for all those people that make up the "greatest nation on earth" with all that is biggest, best and fastest is it ? dafishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216920242825385976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-5472475871348316972021-09-20T17:24:13.493+01:002021-09-20T17:24:13.493+01:00Altogether too much rubbish going on right now for...Altogether too much rubbish going on right now for it to be a diversion. Even they must realise it's a bit more pathetic than your average dead cat, and they're pathetic enough.<br /><br />Although I do confess to a weakness for the old weights and measures. There was a time long ago when I knew more than anyone could possibly want to know about the differences between pounds, poundals and pounds weight - and all the merry arguments we used to have in the pub about exactly how big a perch (as in allotment size) was - and proper drop-outs from the 25 instead of this modern 22 nonsense - and when our gallon was so much bigger and better than the puny US gallon. Sigh. If only they could restore my youth, I might even vote for them. <br /><br />Just kidding. Looks more like a culture wars, "owning the libs", kind of thing, and the beggars ain't owning me.Gavnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-26036467336925025652021-09-20T17:22:43.261+01:002021-09-20T17:22:43.261+01:00I voted to remain,although no fan of the EU.But I ...I voted to remain,although no fan of the EU.But I do dislike 'the atheistic meter'.Arthur Owen,Caerdyddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927266573774983502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-35144939133877748272021-09-20T13:08:30.892+01:002021-09-20T13:08:30.892+01:00Try asking those in favour of the old systems to d...Try asking those in favour of the old systems to divide £3 17s 10d by 4 in their heads.<br />Gwyn JonesGwyn Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374910801538007571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-85982759065731740042021-09-20T10:14:31.580+01:002021-09-20T10:14:31.580+01:00Trying to turn some attention from the cut in Univ...Trying to turn some attention from the cut in Universal Credits and the number of hours extra work required to make up for the £20?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com