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[Random Orbital Bob]

It's 4"x2" not 2"x4"

Is that officially so? On what grounds? I'm sure you're right, just never thought about it before.

er....it was a joke Nick.

Two countries separated by the same language eh

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Other very useful technical measurement terms include:

A gnats tadger!
You could get a double decker bus under there!
A hair
Its p-i-s-s-e-d
That's not going in that mortise as long as there's a hole in my a - -
Just wave the plane at it and it'll go in
That's one thump away from fitting

Bob, they made me chuckle, I remember them all being followed soon afterwards by, You won"t see it once it"s painted.

haha....or "that's what painters mate was invented for" and (when inserting screws into door hinges) "pass me the Birmingham screwdriver would you".

For those who don't know. Birmingham screwdriver = hammer

Its all quality round here.

 

[Benchwayze]

That's a 'Brummagem' screwdriver if you please Bob... 8)

(Unless you live in Hall Green.) :mrgreen:

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

hehe..sorry m8y....I'm from Rotherham originally

 

[Benchwayze]

Well nobody's perfect Bob!

:lol:

 

[joethedrummer]

Hey good buddies, I know we are having a laugh, ( well, some of us, }, but Self Taught might not understand UK humour when he logs on tomorrow,,,,,,
Stick with the forum Self Taught,,,, there is lots to learn,,,

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Centimetres are the work of the devil, and you should be hung, drawn and quartered for even mentioning them!

& eighth sixteenth and thirty-seconded ..thats gotta hurt


Steve

No. Just metres and millimetres are fine.

 

[joethedrummer]

Centimetres are the work of the devil, and you should be hung, drawn and quartered for even mentioning them!

& eighth sixteenth and thirty-seconded ..thats gotta hurt


Steve

No. Just metres and millimetres are fine.

Hey phil, I just had a look at those millimetres, and it"s even better because there is nearly 300 of them little b,,,,rs to the foot !!

 

[Benchwayze]

'Morning Landlord, Could I have 568.26 ml of your best bitter please?'

Somehow that just doesn't have the same ring about it. :lol:

 

[joethedrummer]

'Morning Landlord, Could I have 568.26 ml of your best bitter please?'

Somehow that just doesn't have the same ring about it. :lol:

When I asked Betty the barmaid at the local pub for 586.26 ml of your best she replied "why don"t you just have a pint like usual ?",, and I thought, "why vote UKIP ?"
,,,,,,joe,,,,

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Yeah... why did you want more than a pint?

 

[Benchwayze]

Was that a typo Joe? I wouldn't know the conversion offhand, so I used Google and cut and pasted 568.26 ml = 1 pint...

I'm told if you do vote UKIP, NF will buy you a pint!

 

[Benchwayze]

Yeah... why did you want more than a pint?

Only if it's the same price as a pint Phil!

 

[joethedrummer]

Hey good buddies ,,, Obviously the 568/586 error had no effect on Betty because she poured a pint or more as usual,, but more worrying is "will 18ml make much difference to my afternoon performance ?"

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Off tack slightly but this is worth knowing - did you know that a litre of water weighs one kilogramme? So, for instance, a recipe says you need 350ml of water, and you haven't got a measuring jug - stick it on a kitchen scales and weigh 350gms. I didn't realise until I did a bakery course.

 

[Benchwayze]

Hey good buddies ,,, Obviously the 568/586 error had no effect on Betty because she poured a pint or more as usual,, but more worrying is "will 18ml make much difference to my afternoon performance ?"

Depends what you are 'performing' at Joe...

 

[joethedrummer]

Off tack slightly but this is worth knowing - did you know that a litre of water weighs one kilogramme? So, for instance, a recipe says you need 350ml of milk, and you haven't got a measuring jug - stick it on a kitchen scales and weigh 350gms. I didn't realise until I did a bakery course.

Hi phil,, that"s handy,,perhaps you can help me with this one, " why when I drink about 586ml approx; of beer do I pee about 2344ml ?"
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,joe,,,,

 

[Phil Pascoe]

and do it again ten minutes later?

 

[joethedrummer]

and do it again ten minutes later?

"Yes, Doctor phil."

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Off tack slightly but this is worth knowing - did you know that a litre of water weighs one kilogramme? So, for instance, a recipe says you need 350ml of milk, and you haven't got a measuring jug - stick it on a kitchen scales and weigh 350gms. I didn't realise until I did a bakery course.

Hi phil,, that"s handy,,perhaps you can help me with this one, " why when I drink about 586ml approx; of beer do I pee about 2344ml ?"
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,joe,,,,

Because alcohol is a diuretic, which means it tells your kidneys to get rid of as much urine as they can. This is why you feel so dehydrated and headachey when you're hung over. Much of those symptoms are caused by dehydration.
"What was that honey....the corkscrew....just over there"