On our way to Kopp’s, home of some of Milwaukee’s best frozen custard, we wondered when the US citizens would be alleviated of some of the confusing conversions between pints and quarts and gallons when ordering their custard. We figured a typical conversation at Kopp’s during the transition to the metric system would go something like this:

Joe Milwaukee (insert accent of choice): I’ll take a half gallon of Cookies ‘n’ Cream.

Clerk: We don’t have half gallons anymore sir, we now have 2 liters.

Joe Milwaukee: Uh, is that like Coke?

Clerk: Yes sir, it’s the same amount as a two liter of coca-cola.

Joe Milwaukee: Well how do you get it out of there?