Metric measurements

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Metric measurements

Sun Mar 13, 2016 6:53 pm

Throughout europe we use the metric measurements, so why are football pitches throughout europe still measured in yards??
I am sure other things will be measured in feet and inches or old imperial weights.
Lets see how many we can name
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Re: Metric measurements

Sun Mar 13, 2016 7:28 pm

I've heard that bbf,s old boy is measured in feet :shock:or was it smells like his feet :?
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gary martin
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Re: Metric measurements

Sun Mar 13, 2016 7:42 pm

pellets weighed in grains. beer in pints. land in acres. distance (roads) miles.

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Raj
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Re: Metric measurements

Sun Mar 13, 2016 8:19 pm

A smidgen actually equals 1/32 of a tea spoon 8-)
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gary martin
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Re: Metric measurements

Sun Mar 13, 2016 8:25 pm

Raj wrote:A smidgen actually equals 1/32 of a tea spoon 8-)


teaspoon or volume of teaspoon?

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Re: Metric measurements

Sun Mar 13, 2016 8:40 pm

4 pints of milk.

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Re: Metric measurements

Sun Mar 13, 2016 8:52 pm

A Gnat's (cock hair) about a thou
or .025mm
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Re: Metric measurements

Sun Mar 13, 2016 10:02 pm

eboswan wrote:I've heard that bbf,s old boy is measured in feet :shock:or was it smells like his feet :?

:roll: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Bunny Bagger
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Re: Metric measurements

Mon Mar 14, 2016 5:35 am

Caliber (imperial) and millimetre.

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Re: Metric measurements

Mon Mar 14, 2016 6:50 pm

A pint of prawns

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