An entertaining piece in the Wall Street Journal today:

"Brussels has learned what many an exasperated woman has known for some time:Don't get between a Brit or Irishman and his pint. We refer to yesterday's decision by the European Commission to allow the U.K. and Ireland to continue using imperial weights and measures.

"The EU had intended to force the Isles by 2010 to stop using miles on road signs, troy ounces for gold and other precious metals, and pints for milk, cider and, yes, beer."

Sincerely,
Gargoyle