Re: [gardeners] Metrication, was Manure and food safety

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And how long has it been since you've seen a big boat made of gopherwood?

George

margaret lauterbach wrote:

> >
> >I think that's the crux of the issue.  That, and a sort of free-floating
> >paranoia that the metric system is some sort of a "communist plot" or
> >something.  ;-)  I've actually had people tell me that the metric system
> >is a sin because the bible mentions inches, not meters.  (huh?)
>
> Sure.  Eleventy seven inches equals one cubit.  Ten cubits equal one
> zirconia.  Everyone knows that.  Margaret L

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