I don't know that they are hilarious. To me they represent the history of measurements and how they became the standards in various professions before rigid standards were defined.
And it also shows that with a minor spelling change the mile has been with us for 2000 years. 1000 (mille) steps = mile
Hmmm, I should have put it less harshly. The measurement system that you grow up with as a child, what you learn from your parents and at school, is of course the most natural thing in the world. In (cont.) Europe, and especially in the countless small German states, we had at least 50 different mile measurements in the past. You never know what exactly "mile" means. And even the great-grandparents don't remember it because it was abolished more than 150 years ago. So it amazes me (that's what I wanted to say) how conversion factors are remembered, how one learns them, especially when deriving area and volume measurements, and how all the generations of schoolchildren were able to cope with them. For me, that is unbelievable. And yes, we also use non-metric shoe sizes, without knowing anything about them, have never managed to go without inch measurements on wheels, tires, rims or any type of tubing. The topic has traits of a religious dispute, so I'd better be quiet now.... ;-).
Even in the 70's when I was in Krefeld, I could buy various things in imperial sizes like 8*4 sheets of plywood or vegetables in the market in English sounding 'pfunds'.
The word I replied to was "Archaeologist" and I put "Degree"
My son already has a Bachelors Degree in Archaeology and is going to receive his Masters Degree in May 2023. As parents his mom and I are super excited as he's doing this all on his own with his own money as well!!! He says he tired of doing grunt work and people with Masters Degrees, in the US anyway, get to sit in the office and tell people where to go do the grunt work and then analyze what they find which is alot more fun. He's been digging, for 6 weeks every Summer, for YEARS at the American Indian Camp of Sacagawea, it's 99% volunteer work, and even went to Sweden to work on a real Viking ship that's at least still partially buried and their camp. He's in his mid 30's now and is looking to sorta settle down some as well.
Liquor (bottle) bag - a solution to a problem that isn't one? In my country it is only usual for gifts (bottles of wine): elegantly colorfully printed - otherwise unknown; yet no one drinks alcohol on the streets in public. Okay, some guys especially from the soccer fan community drink beer, but it's considered inappropriate by others. In the summertime of course... beer gardens are cultural heritage.
I don't know that they are
)
I don't know that they are hilarious. To me they represent the history of measurements and how they became the standards in various professions before rigid standards were defined.
And it also shows that with a minor spelling change the mile has been with us for 2000 years. 1000 (mille) steps = mile
UK shoe sizes are still in barleycorns.
Hmmm, I should have put it
)
Hmmm, I should have put it less harshly. The measurement system that you grow up with as a child, what you learn from your parents and at school, is of course the most natural thing in the world. In (cont.) Europe, and especially in the countless small German states, we had at least 50 different mile measurements in the past. You never know what exactly "mile" means. And even the great-grandparents don't remember it because it was abolished more than 150 years ago. So it amazes me (that's what I wanted to say) how conversion factors are remembered, how one learns them, especially when deriving area and volume measurements, and how all the generations of schoolchildren were able to cope with them. For me, that is unbelievable. And yes, we also use non-metric shoe sizes, without knowing anything about them, have never managed to go without inch measurements on wheels, tires, rims or any type of tubing. The topic has traits of a religious dispute, so I'd better be quiet now.... ;-).
Even in the 70's when I was
)
Even in the 70's when I was in Krefeld, I could buy various things in imperial sizes like 8*4 sheets of plywood or vegetables in the market in English sounding 'pfunds'.
We all seem to have watched
)
We all seem to have watched alot of movies as alot of the words used are movie names or things that happen in movies
The word I replied to was
)
The word I replied to was "Archaeologist" and I put "Degree"
My son already has a Bachelors Degree in Archaeology and is going to receive his Masters Degree in May 2023. As parents his mom and I are super excited as he's doing this all on his own with his own money as well!!! He says he tired of doing grunt work and people with Masters Degrees, in the US anyway, get to sit in the office and tell people where to go do the grunt work and then analyze what they find which is alot more fun. He's been digging, for 6 weeks every Summer, for YEARS at the American Indian Camp of Sacagawea, it's 99% volunteer work, and even went to Sweden to work on a real Viking ship that's at least still partially buried and their camp. He's in his mid 30's now and is looking to sorta settle down some as well.
mikey
Liquor (bottle) bag - a
)
... Eric Clapton's song "Blue
)
... Eric Clapton's song "Blue Eyes Blue" ... thought about that Elton John song too...
tractor tipping - see movie
)
tractor tipping - see movie Cars 2
Seti Classic Final Total: 11446 WU.
Jimmy
)
Jimmy
Custodian > Screw I'm not a
)
Custodian > Screw
I'm not a native English speaker, so I am probably missing the point. Were you thinking of a ship called Custodian here?
E pluribus unum