???

[House of Mustard]

And here I thought you were being sarcastic.  I didn't think that people actually used the word "Carnsarnit" when they were being serious.

And believe you me: I was being totally serious when I called Kije a hippie.  A tree-hugging, Birkenstock-wearing, unshaven, bra-less, base-ten-loving hippie.

[Sigyn]

But shouldn't we be glad he isn't wearing a bra?  That would really freak me out.

[Skar]

I think base twelve is a much more rational base.  Just look at how many more ways it can be divided that result in whole numbers.

[House of Mustard]

Well, just think of all the great things that come in twelves: donuts, eggs, apostles.  It's obviously a very good number.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Obviously the latter two were never introduced to the baker's dozen. But digression. How does one develop pleurisitic chest pains? I've been coughing, madly, since friday. Saturday I came down with a fever (100.5) and was stuck on the couch watching movies all day. Funny story about that day too.

Made dinner, pasta and sauce (or what my family calls goulash). I didn't eat it right away. Not at least until an hour after I made it. But I had to get up and do something, and I did.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

a baker's dozen is so that you can F one up and still have TWELVE though.

I said consarnit because what I believed really went there was inappropriate.

also, I'm sorta serious, sorta not. I don't see why we ever need to go to metric when the current system obviously works so well

But whether you like base-10 or base-12, the metric system is at least consistent and is based on SOMETHING, while the "English" system is pretty arbitrary.

[fuzzyoctopus]

I will rant for my friend Destiny, who bought a brand new car a month and a half ago and has had 4 flat tires at separate time since then.

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I will rant again about my manger, who now has decided that the clerks should all stand for our 8 hour shifts. He says that providing us a chair should be considered a luxery.

[Lieutenant Kije]

I will use metric if I please.  And perhaps I use it just to annoy you.

[Skar]

I will rant again about my manger, who now has decided that the clerks should all stand for our 8 hour shifts. He says that providing us a chair should be considered a luxery.

Wow.  Sounds like someone needs a visit from the ninja monkeys.

[House of Mustard]

perhaps I use it just to annoy you

Well, mission accomplished.

[House of Mustard]

Incidentally, I would just like to tell Kije that I don't actually have strong feelings about the metric system.  Honestly, 80% of what I argue about on the forum I don't have strong feelings about.  I just argue to argue.

[Lieutenant Kije]

I figured my inquiry would reach your ears.  

While it's fine that you just like to argue, I was secretly hoping that you were passionate about your measurement systems because I think of all the things to be passionate about, systems of measurement are pretty cool.

[House of Mustard]

I have to say, though, that if I was to feel passionately about a measurement system, it would be the English/Standard measurement system.  I mean, which is cooler: decimeters, grams, and liters; or hogsheads, rods, and furlongs?

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

/me chants, "HogsHEAD, HogsHEAD, HogsHEAD!"

the accompanying background counterrhythm chant is "Kill the pig! Smash its head! Spill its blood!"