Buckaroo65
Tele-Afflicted
The standard in Germany for area is the “Saarland”. I’m pretty sure the football field is universal, they use it here too. When something is an indefinite distance away, it’s “over yonder”.
NON-STANDARD MEASUREMENT UNITS
- Thread starter Kandinskyesque
- Start date
Time can be measured in beers -- "How long will it take you to do that job?" "About four beers"
Red Ryder
Tele-Afflicted
I can remember a three finger lid
A wienerdog. The maximum height per AKC standard is 9".
Example: The Statue of Liberty is as tall as 406.66666666 wienerdogs stacked atop one another.
Example: The Statue of Liberty is as tall as 406.66666666 wienerdogs stacked atop one another.
That’s about right.A wienerdog. The maximum height per AKC standard is 9".
Example: The Statue of Liberty is as tall as 406.66666666 wienerdogs stacked atop one another.
When I bought my property here in central Texas about 20 years ago, the deed description uses "varas" which is an old Spanish/Mexican unit of measurement equal to 33 1/3 inches. Needless to say, the surveyor was not happy!
https://www.sizes.com/units/vara_texas.htm
Also, there is reference to one of the corners being marked by an X on Bois du Arc (bodark) tree. This deed was from 1937, so no telling how far back it goes (probably to the late 1800's is my guess).
And when my wife and I measure stuff with a tape measure, we get lazy and add "ticks" to anything over 1/8 inch increments, cuz my brain can't get around calculating 16ths! As in 3/4 plus a tick instead of 13/16ths. Depending on which tape measure I use, I may actually use mm (as all of you non-US folks laugh!)
Cheers,
Doug
https://www.sizes.com/units/vara_texas.htm
Also, there is reference to one of the corners being marked by an X on Bois du Arc (bodark) tree. This deed was from 1937, so no telling how far back it goes (probably to the late 1800's is my guess).
And when my wife and I measure stuff with a tape measure, we get lazy and add "ticks" to anything over 1/8 inch increments, cuz my brain can't get around calculating 16ths! As in 3/4 plus a tick instead of 13/16ths. Depending on which tape measure I use, I may actually use mm (as all of you non-US folks laugh!)
Cheers,
Doug
String Tree
Doctor of Teleocity
About that Frog Hair, Length, Width, Circumference?
oldunc
Friend of Leo's
I'm personally fond of cubits- really no stranger than feet, or fingers (for booze) or hands (for horses).
People into sewing, cooking, woodworking etc. are apt to measure things in terms of their own hand- a first knuckle, or whatever.
Then there's "tall enough to hunt geese with a rake", or so rich "he's got money to burn wet dogs with"
People into sewing, cooking, woodworking etc. are apt to measure things in terms of their own hand- a first knuckle, or whatever.
Then there's "tall enough to hunt geese with a rake", or so rich "he's got money to burn wet dogs with"
Or how many ounces in one lid.
Trust me, this dog is family.Hey, this is a family-orientaytid place! No wiener pics!
Red Ryder
Tele-Afflicted
Bud or shake?
Doesn't a football pitch vary in size? I have heard Wembly is one of the larger ones, but by how much?
Just a curiosity.
Junkyard Dog
Friend of Leo's
Sausage casing is sold by the "hank".
nvilletele
Friend of Leo's
Yeah, I suppose so.
But please allow me to correctly spell “skosh” as used in English.
(which comes from the Japanese word sukoshi.)
aging_rocker
Poster Extraordinaire
Wow - meters you can still put coins in - how quaint
In these parts you have to wave your phone/debit card at them while chanting something like "...just ****king work, you poxy bast**d..." The chant is optional, but I hear it used a lot.I used to work with a gentleman of the Glaswegian persuasion many moons ago...who referred to very small measurements as being 'smaller than a ball hair's width'.
At least I think that's what he was saying
I believe there’s a Billy Joe Shaver song in which a woman’s posterior is estimated to be more than a few axe handles wide.
And speaking of equine references, horses are measured in so many hands high.
And speaking of equine references, horses are measured in so many hands high.
buster poser
Poster Extraordinaire
Good lookin' out, I didn't realize it had an accepted spelling. Not a word I use a lot in written form (obviously).
Kandinskyesque
Friend of Leo's
They do, from about 1.6 acres to 1.9.
The newspapers etc normally use the get out clause by saying
"x times the size of the average football pitch".
