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by rquantz 4120 days ago
And yet, the US will never convert to a system of measurement invented by the French. Remember freedom fries?
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rquantz 4120 days ago
I'm not allowed to edit this anymore, so let me reply instead. To those downvoting I ask: do you think this comment wasn't serious? You think there aren't at least 47 senators who would filibuster a bill to, say, convert the US highway signs to metric because it's "unamerican"?
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mitchty 4120 days ago
Well to be sure we were going down that route. Then Reagan got elected. Take that what you will.
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