On 4/4/2017 9:53 AM, alister wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:36:59 -0400, rickman wrote:
>
>>
>> A pint's a pound the world around (unless you are Imperial).  So a pint
>> is 16 ounces,
> WRONG WRONG WRONG a pint is 20 floz (a US pint is 16 floz & a us floz is
> slightly larger than an imperial floz). I hate getting served a short
> measure every time I order a pint of beer in the USA!

It's worse than that.  In the US what is served as a pint of beer varies
anyway.

It was only recently that I realized a pint in the UK is noticeably
larger than 16 oz.  In the book 1984 there is a section where the
protagonist (I can't recall any names) is having a discussion with an
average bloke about the oppression of Big Brother.  Seems the worst the
average bloke can come up with is that the metric system Big Brother put
in place means he either has to drink a smaller half liter glass and not
be satisfied or a full liter glass and have to run to the bathroom!  I
never understood properly because a half liter is actually 10% bigger
than a US pint.  But now the truth is revealed!

I blame my inability to fully appreciate George Orwell on the British
Imperial system!!!

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Rick C

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