OT:Stupid football announcers

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

On 4:44 pm 01/15/07 "John S. Lagnese" <jlagnese@massed.net> wrote:
> Hi,
> Was anyone watching and listening to Joe Buck yesterday? I have
> always felt him to be a stupid repetitve drone, but he edelved new
> depths yesterday! The conversation was going how some Seattle players
> were using 5/8" cleats instead of the usual 1/2". Someone was using
> 3/4" cleats. Joe, in his infinite wisdom said" Troy, you played
> football, whats longer 5/8" or 3/4" cleats." I almost fell out of my
> chair. I am unhappy when my seventh grade students don't understand
> fractions! This was absurd! John
>
> 

Just one more reason to switch to metric?
cathy