Word association digressions

[OutOfFocus]

anyone else remember rod, pole, or perch on back of exercise books?

[Sue]

 

6 hours ago, OutOfFocus said:

anyone else remember rod, pole, or perch on back of exercise books?

Yes. And many other weird measures 😂

I still remember 1,760 yards in a mile.

And 2,240 something or other 😂

 

Edited August 13 by Sue

[OutOfFocus]

On 13/08/2024 at 14:15, Sue said:

And 2,240 something or other

Ton is 2240 lb 

Next one: Charger -> Horse

Statue of King Charles on a charger predates either CIII or phone/ laptop chargers

 

Edited August 14 by OutOfFocus

[malumbu]

BTU, not sure if it was on exercise books but how egocentric to invent our own units of measurement 

[Sue]

21 hours ago, OutOfFocus said:

Ton is 2240 lb 

Next one: Charger -> Horse

Statue of King Charles on a charger predates either CIII or phone/ laptop chargers

 

Many years ago I was looking round some stately home or other, and there was a mounted horse's head (if memory serves, on one side of a fireplace) and its tail mounted on the other side.

I made some comment about this horse to my then partner, upon which someone behind me with a fraightfully  posh voice said "That's not a horse! That's the Duke of Wellington's charger!"

🤣🤣🤣

Edited August 15 by Sue

[SpringTime]

I hope you can still plug it in   x

[se22]

Pounds, Shillings and Pence. Still remember decimalisation day.

[OutOfFocus]

I remember halfpennies. Farthings had gone by my time.

2/6 (half a crown) that looked very similar to 2s.

 

Edited November 22 by OutOfFocus

[Sue]

On 22/11/2024 at 18:52, OutOfFocus said:

I remember halfpennies. Farthings had gone by my time.

2/6 (half a crown) that looked very similar to 2s.

 

I remember farthings. And threepenny bits 

I used to buy balls of wool at a shop in Streatham for sixpence three farthings.