Metrication and three legged donkeys (was: Re: POA book differences)

[eloiseherisson at aol.com]

Eloise:
> > So what *do* you call a three legged donkey in the US?*
Catlady: 
> Yard, because it only has three feet.
LOL.
This was of course totally lost on my children who are of the metric  
generation, so I had to explain it to them. Having said that my seven year old  was 
fairly prompt in translating a 5 ft alligator she heard about on the radio  to 
1m 50, once I explained that a foot was 30 cm.
I have to say that metrication is not something I'm wild about. Yes, it  
makes calculations easier, but especially in length, it just doesn't *mean*  
anything, whereas imperial measures are things you can relate to. It's much  easier 
to visualise five feet than a metre and a half.
And of course it's more than twice as easy to lose a pound than it is to  
lose a kilo. Though thinking about it, it's also easier to gain a pound than a  
kilo. Hmm. ;-)
~Eloise
Who knows an English Mastiff who recently lost a leg. Now that's a  sight. 
Nearly as big as a three legged donkey.


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