English units of measure (and a touch of Brit lit)

[davewitley]

Carol wrote:

> But I hope that Britain is content with 100 pence to the pound
> and doesn't convert to the Euro. Hold on to your money! And your
> history, your literature, and your language. It would be sad, very
> sad, if they passed into the keeping of the former colonies.

What, exactly, is the threat to our history, language, and 
literature?  Hollywood?

> Carol, who fears that Europe, and especially France, is falling into
> another Dark Age

Goodness me!  How?

David