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In article <op.18inm7bemvhs6z@ryzen>, CK1@nospam.com says...
You and your silly guages. You still use that American Wire Guage crap, where the higher number is smaller!
For shotguns it is logical. The gage is how many balls of the diameter
of the barrel will weigh a pound.
On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 08:32:46 +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
Indeed. We get a (single) delivery of five 2-pint bottles each week, and
they go straight in the freezer. They are subsequently transferred (as
required) join the tail end of a row of four in the fridge, where they
slowly thaw out, and get moved up the queue when the oldest is empty and
removed.
Neglecting the Imperial measurement thing isn\'t 2 pints still a quart in
Britain?
On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 04:59:57 +0100, Ralph Mowery <rmowery42@charter.net
wrote:
In article <op.18inm7bemvhs6z@ryzen>, CK1@nospam.com says...
You and your silly guages. You still use that American Wire Guage
crap, where the higher number is smaller!
For shotguns it is logical. The gage is how many balls of the diameter
of the barrel will weigh a pound.
That is illogical. It means you use a higher number to describe a
smaller barrel.
On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 18:29:36 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 08:32:46 +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
Indeed. We get a (single) delivery of five 2-pint bottles each week,
and
they go straight in the freezer. They are subsequently transferred (as
required) join the tail end of a row of four in the fridge, where they
slowly thaw out, and get moved up the queue when the oldest is empty
and
removed.
Neglecting the Imperial measurement thing isn\'t 2 pints still a quart
in
Britain?
Never heard of quart being used outside a pub.
On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 23:33:55 +0100, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 04:59:57 +0100, Ralph Mowery <rmowery42@charter.net
wrote:
In article <op.18inm7bemvhs6z@ryzen>, CK1@nospam.com says...
You and your silly guages. You still use that American Wire Guage
crap, where the higher number is smaller!
For shotguns it is logical. The gage is how many balls of the diameter
of the barrel will weigh a pound.
That is illogical. It means you use a higher number to describe a
smaller barrel.
It would appear to be another strange measurement we inherited from oyur lot:
http://www.boxallandedmiston.co.uk/shotgun-anatomy/bore-size-gauge-or-possibly-calibre-although-thats-slightly-different/
On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 23:34:36 +0100, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 18:29:36 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 08:32:46 +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
Indeed. We get a (single) delivery of five 2-pint bottles each week,
and
they go straight in the freezer. They are subsequently transferred (as
required) join the tail end of a row of four in the fridge, where they
slowly thaw out, and get moved up the queue when the oldest is empty
and
removed.
Neglecting the Imperial measurement thing isn\'t 2 pints still a quart
in
Britain?
Never heard of quart being used outside a pub.
As I\'ve never heard of anyone calling a quart of milk a 2-pint bottle. I
suppose it works when describing a 2 pint warrior; a quart warrior just
isn\'t the same.
As I\'ve never heard of anyone calling a quart of milk a 2-pint bottle. I
suppose it works when describing a 2 pint warrior; a quart warrior just
isn\'t the same.
On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 23:33:55 +0100, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 04:59:57 +0100, Ralph Mowery <rmowery42@charter.net
wrote:
In article <op.18inm7bemvhs6z@ryzen>, CK1@nospam.com says...
You and your silly guages. You still use that American Wire Guage
crap, where the higher number is smaller!
For shotguns it is logical. The gage is how many balls of the diameter
of the barrel will weigh a pound.
That is illogical. It means you use a higher number to describe a
smaller barrel.
It would appear to be another strange measurement we inherited from oyur lot:
http://www.boxallandedmiston.co.uk/shotgun-anatomy/bore-size-gauge-or-possibly-calibre-although-thats-slightly-different/
On Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:30:51 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
As I\'ve never heard of anyone calling a quart of milk a 2-pint bottle. I
suppose it works when describing a 2 pint warrior; a quart warrior just
isn\'t the same.
You dislike saying 2 pints instead of 1 quart, but you\'ll say 140 pounds
instead of 14 stone. Why not go the whole hog and measure people in
ounces?
On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 11:15:57 +0100, Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com
wrote:
On 23/07/2023 01:58, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sat, 27 May 2023 11:52:06 +0100, Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com
wrote:
Of course it *isn\'t* just macaroni and cheese, there are other
ingredients.
But not important ones. Nobody says I\'m buying some \"bread and E147\".
I think the milk and cornflour are rather important ingredients.
You\'d look a little silly going into a shop/restaurant and asking for
macaroni and cheese and milk and cornflour. I also don\'t order a loaf
of wheat and yeast.
You\'d look a little silly going into a shop/restaurant and asking for
macaroni and cheese and milk and cornflour. I also don\'t order a loaf
of wheat and yeast.
That\'s why you ask for \"macaroni cheese\" and rely on the shop/restaurant
knowing what it means, just as you rely on a restaurant knowing how to
cook a meal.
On 24/07/2023 05:53, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:30:51 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
As I\'ve never heard of anyone calling a quart of milk a 2-pint bottle.
I suppose it works when describing a 2 pint warrior; a quart warrior
just isn\'t the same.
You dislike saying 2 pints instead of 1 quart, but you\'ll say 140
pounds instead of 14 stone. Why not go the whole hog and measure
people in ounces?
140 pounds is 10 stone.
Minor detail... Are British bathroom scales calibrated in stones. \'Oh,
shit, I gained a stone after eating that cake last week!\' Or is it 0.075
stone?
On Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:46:32 +0100, Max Demian wrote:
On 24/07/2023 05:53, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:30:51 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
As I\'ve never heard of anyone calling a quart of milk a 2-pint bottle.
I suppose it works when describing a 2 pint warrior; a quart warrior
just isn\'t the same.
You dislike saying 2 pints instead of 1 quart, but you\'ll say 140
pounds instead of 14 stone. Why not go the whole hog and measure
people in ounces?
140 pounds is 10 stone.
Minor detail... Are British bathroom scales calibrated in stones. \'Oh,
shit, I gained a stone after eating that cake last week!\' Or is it 0.075
stone?
On 24/07/2023 05:53, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:30:51 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
As I\'ve never heard of anyone calling a quart of milk a 2-pint bottle. I
suppose it works when describing a 2 pint warrior; a quart warrior just
isn\'t the same.
You dislike saying 2 pints instead of 1 quart, but you\'ll say 140 pounds
instead of 14 stone. Why not go the whole hog and measure people in
ounces?
140 pounds is 10 stone.
On Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:46:32 +0100, Max Demian wrote:
On 24/07/2023 05:53, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:30:51 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
As I\'ve never heard of anyone calling a quart of milk a 2-pint bottle.
I suppose it works when describing a 2 pint warrior; a quart warrior
just isn\'t the same.
You dislike saying 2 pints instead of 1 quart, but you\'ll say 140
pounds instead of 14 stone. Why not go the whole hog and measure
people in ounces?
140 pounds is 10 stone.
Minor detail... Are British bathroom scales calibrated in stones. \'Oh,
shit, I gained a stone after eating that cake last week!\' Or is it 0.075
stone?
In article <ki7np9F4fvoU1@mid.individual.net>,
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:46:32 +0100, Max Demian wrote:
On 24/07/2023 05:53, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:30:51 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
As I\'ve never heard of anyone calling a quart of milk a 2-pint bottle.
I suppose it works when describing a 2 pint warrior; a quart warrior
just isn\'t the same.
You dislike saying 2 pints instead of 1 quart, but you\'ll say 140
pounds instead of 14 stone. Why not go the whole hog and measure
people in ounces?
140 pounds is 10 stone.
Minor detail... Are British bathroom scales calibrated in stones. \'Oh,
shit, I gained a stone after eating that cake last week!\' Or is it 0.075
stone?
The ones I use measure stones and pounds, but I could change the display to
display Kg.
On 23/07/2023 23:30, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 11:15:57 +0100, Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com
wrote:
On 23/07/2023 01:58, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sat, 27 May 2023 11:52:06 +0100, Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com
wrote:
Of course it *isn\'t* just macaroni and cheese, there are other
ingredients.
But not important ones. Nobody says I\'m buying some \"bread and E147\".
I think the milk and cornflour are rather important ingredients.
You\'d look a little silly going into a shop/restaurant and asking for
macaroni and cheese and milk and cornflour. I also don\'t order a loaf
of wheat and yeast.
That\'s why you ask for \"macaroni cheese\" and rely on the shop/restaurant
knowing what it means, just as you rely on a restaurant knowing how to
cook a meal.