Comments on: If We Said Sayonara to the Penny, the Earth Would Thank Us http://earthfirst.com/if-we-said-sayonara-to-the-penny-the-earth-would-thank-us/ A Sharp Eye -- With a Green Edge Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:04:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Roy http://earthfirst.com/if-we-said-sayonara-to-the-penny-the-earth-would-thank-us/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Roy Fri, 02 May 2008 14:47:27 +0000 http://earthfirst.com/?p=706#comment-583 From what I read in posts from those living in countries that have made similar maneuvers, the transition is surprisingly uneventful. But then... we got all up in a huff trying to transition to metric, so Americans are capable of nearly inconceivable levels of silliness over the most minor changes to anything they're accustomed to. First ye come fur my inches and pounds, now ye want me pennies? Terrorist! From what I read in posts from those living in countries that have made similar maneuvers, the transition is surprisingly uneventful. But then… we got all up in a huff trying to transition to metric, so Americans are capable of nearly inconceivable levels of silliness over the most minor changes to anything they’re accustomed to.

First ye come fur my inches and pounds, now ye want me pennies? Terrorist!

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