| 1 | ->''"It helps to understand the antique finances of the Witchfinder Army if you know the original British monetary system:\ |
| 2 | Two Farthings = One Ha'penny. Two Ha'pennies = One Penny. Three pennies = A Thrupenny Bit. Two Thrupences = A Sixpence. Two Sixpences = One Shilling, or Bob. Two Bob = A Florin. One Florin and One Sixpence = Half a Crown. Four Half Crowns = Ten Bob Note. Two Ten Bob Notes = One Pound (or 240 pennies). One Pound and One Shilling = One Guinea.\ |
| 3 | The British resisted decimalized currency for a long time because [[HypocriticalHumour they thought it was too complicated]]."'' |
| 4 | -->-- ''Literature/GoodOmens'' |
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| 6 | ->''"Problem number 35 with America: No universal healthcare. Problem number 36: No metric system. What is this, the time of Charlemagne? Answer me! Answer me now!"'' |
| 7 | -->-- '''German Backpacker''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "The Heartbroke Kid" |
| 8 | |
| 9 | ->'''Mallory WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}:''' Who uses metric?! |
| 10 | ->'''Lana Kane:''' Every single country on the planet except for us, Liberia and Burma! |
| 11 | ->'''Sterling Archer:''' Wow, really? |
| 12 | ->'''Lana:''' Yup. |
| 13 | ->'''Archer:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint 'Cause you never think of those other two as having their shit together.]] |
| 14 | |
| 15 | ->''104 degrees Farenheit, which is approximately look-it-up-on-Google-yourself Celsius. Freaking metric system... takes all the romance out of measurement! I want ''my'' units based on the size of a king's unit. [[{{Metaphorgotten}} That's what a shitload is, one king's loaf]].'' |
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