Imperial measures making a comeback - for or against?

[Lither_1927]

Re: Imperial measures making a comeback - for or against?

Haha What an argument

Tradition, identity and heritage are important. If you don't agree with that you're probably a globalist shill.

[Llanishen Bull]

Re: Imperial measures making a comeback - for or against?

Whilst we're at it can we ditch July and August and have 10 months in a year?

We could go for something like the French Revolutionary Calendar. That still had 12 months, but a week was 10 days ..... assume it meant you had to work for 9 before you could have a say off?

[Rjk]

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Rule Britannia I say get out on Thursday and raise the roof to all things British ,and thanks to our forefathers for delivering us a good safe ,fair , prosperous country for our children and their children .

Nothing wrong with being proud

you don't have to be stuck in the past to be proud. you.can be proud of Britain adopting the metric system and being a forward thinking country

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Imperial measures making a comeback - for or against?

They never went away.

I've never heard anyone brag that they have 20cm winky either!

[celticknight]

Re: Imperial measures making a comeback - for or against?

The US, Myanmar and Liberia are the only 3 non-metric countries. This country's being dragged backwards by the "back in my day!" crowd.

The fact that this "red meat for the masses" idea by Boris to show Brexit had at least one positive is as pathetic as it is laughable. Even the top rated comment on the Daily Mail article is openly laughing at how stupid and pointless it is.

[lardy]

Re: Imperial measures making a comeback - for or against?

Tradition, identity and heritage are important. If you don't agree with that you're probably a globalist shill.

You're right. Our national identity is intrinsically linked with measuring by the barleycorn and by gods teeth we must defend it.

[ToTaL ITK]

Re: Imperial measures making a comeback - for or against?

I've never heard anyone brag that they have 20cm winky either!

they do in the rest of europe...but not in little pinky cardiff

[Dave Blue]

Re: Imperial measures making a comeback - for or against?

The US, Myanmar and Liberia are the only 3 non-metric countries. This country's being dragged backwards by the "back in my day!" crowd.

The fact that this "red meat for the masses" idea by Boris to show Brexit had at least one positive is as pathetic as it is laughable. Even the top rated comment on the Daily Mail article is openly laughing at how stupid and pointless it is.

That stupid? Wow.

[Lither_1927]

Re: Imperial measures making a comeback - for or against?

You're right. Our national identity is intrinsically linked with measuring by the barleycorn and by gods teeth we must defend it.

I didn't say "intrinsically" lardy pants. I clearly said it was a part "allbeit small"

[lardy]

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I didn't say "intrinsically" lardy pants. I clearly said it was a part "allbeit small"

But you do think we should bring back the barleycorn?

[splott parker]

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I refuse to call our new superstar Ollie two and a half p!!

[bobh]

Re: Imperial measures making a comeback - for or against?

8 Track and Betamax!

Vital part of our culture.

God Save The Queen!

Cassettes.

Bring back Spangles, Marathon, Treats, Bar Six, Opal Fruits...

Whilst we're at it can we ditch July and August and have 10 months in a year?

Feck off! My birthday is in there!

[Lither_1927]

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But you do think we should bring back the barleycorn?

Not sure what barley corn is but i'm all up for reviving traditions "if" they enrich society. i'm all up for a revolt against certain aspects of the modern world and globalism. The idea in this thread that tradition is bad and modern is automatically good and "progressive" is nonesense. Someone suggesting life is better today because we don't have betamax video is also nonesense. Some people are clearly impressed by the next new glittery thing. Which is nothing more than mindless consumerism

[Rjk]

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Not sure what barley corn is but i'm all up for reviving traditions "if" they enrich society. i'm all up for a revolt against certain aspects of the modern world and globalism. The idea in this thread that tradition is bad and modern is automatically good and "progressive" is nonesense. Someone suggesting life is better today because we don't have betamax video is also nonesense. Some people are clearly impressed by the next new glittery thing. Which is nothing more than mindless consumerism

I'm pretty sure the metric system isn't some new fad that isn't going to catch on

[lardy]

Re: Imperial measures making a comeback - for or against?

Not sure what barley corn is but i'm all up for reviving traditions "if" they enrich society. i'm all up for a revolt against certain aspects of the modern world and globalism. The idea in this thread that tradition is bad and modern is automatically good and "progressive" is nonesense. Someone suggesting life is better today because we don't have betamax video is also nonesense. Some people are clearly impressed by the next new glittery thing. Which is nothing more than mindless consumerism

The metric system is older than imperial, so you might want to change your allegiances.

If there'd been a ccmb in the 1820s, perhaps people there would have been upset about moving from the Winchester System to the new fangled one.