Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCT: 7-11 June 2010 (1681-1685)
Border Reiver:
Having little to contribute to the great boob debate of '10, I've steered clear the last day or so, but hey, I like to look, and have no complaints wrt my wife's.
On the other hand, that looks suspisiously like my boys do whe they get put on time out. Which is why we try to put them where they can't see each other.
HiFranc:
I just had a thought:
Even Steve realises how stupid it is to get upset over different tastes in music.
tinkerbell:
--- Quote from: Nodaisho on 11 Jun 2010, 04:05 ---And don't forget that an ounce of gunpowder weighs more than an ounce of feathers, but a pound of feathers weighs more than a pound of gunpowder.
--- End quote ---
I do not get it... An ounce or pound of one thing will weigh the same as an ounce or pound of anything else since they are measurements of weight...
As for Marigold needing new bras, I wonder if it is a point that she is wearing the wrong size, or perhaps she just does not go shopping enough and the elastic got so incredibly worn it just gave out.
Nodaisho:
Yes, but gunpowder (along with gold, silver, and platinum, according to wikipedia) is measured in Troy ounces, while feathers are measured in avoirdupois ounces. 12 Troy ounces to a pound, and each Troy pound (not sure if this is the proper term) is slightly lighter than an avoirdupois pound. They are both called ounces, but they are different measurements as surely as a pound (whichever one) is different from a kilogram. Kind of like UK shoe sizes vs US shoe sizes, imperial gallons vs US gallons, and US bra sizes vs UK bra sizes (although all womens' clothing sizes are hilariously/horribly inaccurate, ridiculous amounts of vanity sizing going on).
tinkerbell:
Weird, I never knew that. Being a child of the metric system all that seems horrifically archaic :lol:
I do wish that women's sizing was better regulated. It would save a lot of time when trying to buy new clothes.
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