Goomba38 wrote:
> notbob wrote:
>
> > What's with this "dozen" thing, anyway? Mexico is on the metric
> > system. Ten fingers will do just fine.
> >
> > The US's failure to fully adopt metric is embarrassing, at best.
> >
> > nb
>
> What does that have to do with wanting 2 tamales each for 6 diners?
> Is she only allowed to order in metric increments of 10?
> Goomba

This is silly... The dozen is neither an English measure or a metric
measure.. grouping by the dozen precedes both. Mexicans do, sell, and
buy things by the dozen (docena) far more than Americans... especially
have children! hehe

Sheldon