I remember being at a 1971 conference in London, when a Brit asked a member of our party "When will the US go metric?" My buddy quipped without hesitation, "As

I remember being at a 1971 conference in London, when a Brit asked a member of our party "When will the US go metric?" My buddy quipped without hesitation, "As soon as you Brits learn to drive on the right side of the road!"