My hovercraft is full of eels! Originally I thought it may have been Irish slang for "ration"
SC > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of kilopascal > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 2:56 PM > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:15417] RE: letter in Irish Times > > > 2001-09-28 > > What's the matter Scott, don't you understand English? > > John > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, 2001-09-28 14:31 > Subject: [USMA:15416] RE: letter in Irish Times > > > > In the case of bacon, it's simply a slice. > > > > Bill Potts, CMS > > Roseville, CA > > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of Scott Clauss > > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 11:17 > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > Subject: [USMA:15415] RE: letter in Irish Times > > > > > > What is a "rasher"? > > > > ScottC > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > > Behalf Of Han Maenen > > > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 10:54 PM > > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > > Subject: [USMA:15414] letter in Irish Times > > > > > > > > > A letter in today's Irish Times about filthy tricks but no > attack on the > > > metric system: > > > > > > * * * Sir, - Concealing price increases under the guise of the > > > metric system > > > is not new for Irish food processors. As far back as 1970 a > > > similar attempt > > > was made by Lough Egish Co-op to replace 8 oz packs of butter > > > with 200 gram > > > tubs for the same price. At that time the metric system was > > > largely unknown > > > and many people did not realise they were getting only 7 ozs. > This meant > a > > > price increase of over 14 per cent. Another present-day ploy > is to sell > > > bacon in packs of five, six, seven or 10 rashers, with no > price per kilo > > > shown. Price increases of 30 to 60 per cent over loose-cut > > > rashers can thus > > > go unnoticed. An EU directive of February 1998 obliges retailers > > > to show the > > > unit price (price per kilo). Three-and-a-half years later, this > > > has not been > > > implemented in Ireland. I hope Mr Tom Kitt, Minister of State for > Consumer > > > Affairs, will now tell us why. - Yours, etc., > > > > > > JOAN MORRISON, Ailesbury Park, Dublin 4. > > > > > > > > >
