Units of Measurement

[Ursa major]

Is that the common European or the African migratory paper clip?

There is a story (I assume, an apocryphal one) about a large number of trombones being sent to an African country (one that was, at the time, either a French possession or a former French possession), with the explanation given that the French word for a paperclip is trombone.

I think I'm on safe ground suggesting that the African migratory paper clips involved in the measurement are not ones you can blow into.

 

[farntfar]

I have to admit to having been a little confused when I first arrived here, and someone told me to keep my report together with a trombone, but it's actually very logical when you look at them.

 

[Biskit]

I used to loathe that thing popping up, it was many months of having a pc before I learned how to get rid

I remember the sounds when that first came out. Loud sounds. Vented with passion.
S**t
F**k
P**s off
Then I got a cheer from the office when I found out how to turn it off.

 

[Harpo]

I approve of replacing paper clips with trombones. Small bore or medium bore?

 

[Parson]

Okay, I'll admit I'm not understanding. But what's the difference between an African Paper Clip and a regular paper clip. I did a Google search and the best I could come up with is a paper clip with a tab of one sort or the other on the end.

 

[Danny McG]

Okay, I'll admit I'm not understanding. But what's the difference between an African Paper Clip and a regular paper clip. I did a Google search and the best I could come up with is a paper clip with a tab of one sort or the other on the end.

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@Parson It's a reference to the Bridge of Death in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"
If you can't answer you are hurled to your doom :-

 

[farntfar]

There is nothing special about African paper clips, as far as I know, Parson.
It was a reference to one of the last scenes of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Edit: Ah. Danny beat me to the explanation.

 

[Harpo]

Okay, I'll admit I'm not understanding. But what's the difference between an African Paper Clip and a regular paper clip. I did a Google search and the best I could come up with is a paper clip with a tab of one sort or the other on the end.

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You have reminded me of this old favourite:

The One Red Paperclip Project

On July 12, 2005 I posted a picture of a red paperclip on my blog and in the barter section of craigslist and asked if anyone wanted to make...

oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com

 

[Harpo]

At the smaller end of the scale, baby opossums per teaspoon

 

[Alex The G and T]

One Lump, or Two?


OOmph. A teaspoon full of 'possums is a horrifying prospect.

 

[Ursa major]

Is the man holding the teaspoon playing dad...?

 

[Vince W]

Opposum-Os?

 

[farntfar]

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[Harpo]

Before this thread descends/ascends further into the weird’n’silly, here is a comparatively normal flow chart showing that in Britain we might as well be measuring things by the asteroid-cup method

 

[psikeyhackr]

Cows uphold tradition?

 

[Ursa major]

They wouldn't have things any udder way....

 

[Alex The G and T]

Just a spoonful of possums make the medicine come up, the medicine come up, the medicine come up...

 

[Danny McG]

 

[Dave]

"a little short for a stormtrooper"

 

[Astro Pen]

I don't know if this is on the thread yet, but it needs to be