From the "What the? Department" - (folkert) - (15) - July 16, 2007, 02:42:55 PM EDT
         (I think it's the BBC tax...) -NT - (Another Scott) - July 16, 2007, 02:43:20 PM EDT
         It's called the TV license - (warmachine) - July 16, 2007, 03:10:39 PM EDT
         What Matthew said. - (static) - (2) - July 16, 2007, 09:03:55 PM EDT
             we have 2, one is called PBS, public broadcasting system - (boxley) - (1) - July 16, 2007, 09:43:39 PM EDT
                 That's not really the same. - (static) - July 16, 2007, 09:51:27 PM EDT
         Most "What the...?" here, IMO, is that you didn't know this. - (CRConrad) - (9) - July 17, 2007, 02:21:48 AM EDT
             Fa! I've known about that for near unto 40 years . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (8) - July 17, 2007, 03:42:55 AM EDT
                 You think counting in furlongs per fortnight is a good idea. -NT - (CRConrad) - (7) - July 17, 2007, 06:20:12 AM EDT
                     maybe so but at least it aint french -NT - (boxley) - July 17, 2007, 08:35:17 AM EDT
                     So... where is the Metric equivalent of... - (folkert) - (5) - July 17, 2007, 10:22:48 AM EDT
                         Well, the decades and centuries are based on 10 . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - July 17, 2007, 10:35:43 AM EDT
                         There's more inertia than most people realize. - (static) - (3) - July 17, 2007, 08:42:12 PM EDT
                             The metrification nuts were once powerful here . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - July 17, 2007, 09:06:08 PM EDT
                                 That, I don't know. - (static) - July 17, 2007, 09:18:16 PM EDT
                                 Because Australian spoons are, of course, made to fit... - (CRConrad) - July 18, 2007, 01:44:13 AM EDT