FYI, President Johnson signed the bill authorizing use of the Metric system back in '66

[Bucky]

That's right, Andrew Johnson started the US converting over to the Metric system on July 28, 1866.

[Lex]

1. And only drug dealers were smart enough to adapt it

in their daily business lives.

:P

[JenniferJuniper]

2. Had to help my 8 year old

convert from inches to centimeters last night as part of her homework.

"Why don't they just pick a way and go with it!" She said.

Can't blame her. I remember being threatened by a math teacher over 30 years ago - "You people will all be sorry when they do the conversion next year!"

Daft old man. I'm an American. I know the difference between a one liter and a 2 liter bottle of Coke!