Results 31 to 34 of 34
Thread: metric system
-
03-10-1999, 05:59 AM #31DKEvermore@aol.coGuest
metric system
In a message dated 3/9/99 11:04:00 PM, samwise1@email.msn.com writes:
>I guess we are lucky we never had to go head to head with the USSR then
>huh?
>Unless we restricted our troops to JD for the duration instead of brewskis.
>
>
>Samwise
Uh, yes we did. Well, it was before it was officially USSR. Remember the
Russion Revolution? White vs Red? We sent troops there. Granted, they didn't
do much, but they were there apparently ready to die for the cause...
If both sides drink vodka, do you flip a coin and declare a winner? :)
- -DKE
-
03-10-1999, 03:10 PM #32Pieter A de JongGuest
metric system
Kenneth Gauck wrote:
>
> Armies from nations which drink distilled spirits also have a superior track
> record against armies from nations which drink fermented beverages.
>
> KG
Is this because you have a high enough alcohol content in distilled
spirits to use them for sterilization of wounds, as well as anesthia?
- --
Pieter A de Jong
Graduate Mechanical Engineering Student
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
-
03-10-1999, 06:06 PM #33Samuel WeissGuest
metric system
>If both sides drink vodka, do you flip a coin and declare a winner? :)
- -DKE<
If both sides drink Vodka, you just wait until they all fall out then send
them home and declare it a draw. :)
Samwise
-
03-11-1999, 12:22 PM #34
- Join Date
- Nov 2001
- Location
- Nether-Netherland
- Posts
- 308
- Downloads
- 0
- Uploads
- 0
metric system
> Oh yeah, I finally remembered why we Americans use month/day/year instead of
> the day/month/year European style. You see, the month is listed first so
> you'll know generally when it is from. Date is next to specificy. The year is
> last since it is really there only for clarification, typically you'll know
> what year it's from. Europeans used dd/mm/yy because they seem to like
> organized systems instead of ones that work. Have you ever tried to map a
> building's rooms in meters or decimeters? Feet may be illogical but they work
> real well.
Yes, I have mapped a building's rooms in meters and centimeters, and as a
matter of fact, it worked pretty well.
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Similar Threads
-
D20 System
By Sorontar in forum MainReplies: 0Last Post: 06-21-2007, 04:03 AM -
RP System
By Olesens in forum MPGN Mailinglist archive 1996-1999Replies: 0Last Post: 11-30-1998, 12:41 AM -
Map System
By Christopher Kira in forum MPGN Mailinglist archive 1996-1999Replies: 0Last Post: 04-14-1998, 12:53 AM -
War System
By Hibbs, Philip in forum MPGN Mailinglist archive 1996-1999Replies: 6Last Post: 11-11-1997, 06:51 AM -
RE: War System
By John Campbell in forum MPGN Mailinglist archive 1996-1999Replies: 0Last Post: 10-30-1997, 04:03 PM
Bookmarks