Thursday, May 27, 2010

On understanding the metric system

On understanding the metric system

Sahara asked me - after I mentioned the conversion rate of the metric shitload to the Imperial Shedload - about units of measure. So, for those of you still working things out on the old money, always happy to oblige:

One metric shitload = 2.71 Imperial Shedloads

1 Imperial Shedload = 0.03 Fucktonnes

1 Fucktonne = 1.02 Fucktons = 23.567 Metric spunkbubbles

2 Bloody great handfuls = 3 Metric jubblies

3 Metric jubblies = 1 good old fashioned slap round the face = 0.47 Had it up to heres = 0.02 Motorboats

6 inches = 1 standard handjob = 0.5 Milibands

2 standard handjobs = 1 "Last night I dreamed I was skiing" = 0.5 Metric Liars

12 pints British ale = 56.8 litres of French piss = 1 vomir dans une haie = 0.93 Imperial Sick inna Hedge = 0.69 US Chunders

Do let me know if I've missed anything.

18 comments:

Vicus Scurra said...

How many Camerons in a Merkle?

Sahara Desert said...

2nd. And totally loving today's blog for sone reason...

Scary, this makes you acer than a flying ace dressed as the ace of clubs at a Motörhead concert playing nothing but The Ace Of Spades.

Scaryduck said...

Yes. That's quite ace. But what's that in metric?

Sahara Desert said...
This comment has been removed by the author.
Sahara Desert said...

1 ace = 7.528 metric Jolly Good Fellows, what what.
Also, 2 smoked kippers for breakfast = 1 ace with a passing resemblance to Chris Barrie in a wig.

Yak said...

What I don't understand about the metric system is why they chose such awkward conversion rates. And why take just 39.3700787% of a perfectly good inch for a centimeter?

TRT said...

1 imperial sick-inna-hedge = 69 Grand Muffs.
4 imperial AT-ATs = 9 rebel snow speeders.
What's a gnat's cock?

kullrad said...

You could also try:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/24/vulture_central_standards/page3.html

And

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/28/additional_reg_standards/

Debster said...

I shaved armpit = 478.3 french poodles

Donna said...

I always thought 1 2"by4" = 1 hand job.

No wonder it went wonky and collapsed.

Donna said...

Debster - what would you get for a shaved monkey?

Richard said...

1 Imperial Yaaaaaarchhh = 13.684 Metric Hic.

Erin said...

Debster - that's a lot of poodles.

Donna -
one shaved monkey = 2 Persian cats

Sewmouse said...

The US went off the "Chunder" system some yarbbles ago. We now recognize only the Porcelainprayer index.

Donna said...

Erin, I'll take two Persian cats over a shaved monkey any day.

Rik said...

1 Fatima Whitbread - 4 unshaved armpits.

Debster said...

1 pair English socks and sandals = 2.4 hairy German legs.

MarkMcL said...

Firkin is the Imperial unit of Excess. It comes in multiples of two as in "two firkin heavy" or "two firkin difficult".