I think I put on a little weight while I was home on vacation, not that I am too surprised by that. I know I'm not supposed to say things like that but I'm guessing you probably wouldn't know how much weight I'd gained if I told you in in stone.
They use stone as a measure of weight here a lot. I am always wondering, "don't all stones weight different amounts?" It's like saying something is heavy, but in relation to what? But alas, stone does have an actual weight attached to it. It's actually equal to 14 pounds or 6.4 kilograms. Apparently it originated as a reference to the weight of potato sacks...how modern. At least it's not the official unit of measure anymore but people still measure their weight according to it.
Well, unfortunately for you since I told you the conversion I won't tell you how much I gained. Hopefully it's less than 1 stone!
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
a little weight
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3 comments:
That was an interesting fact I didn't know. I appreciate all the British tidbits you share! Nothing beats great American food -- no matter how many stones it weighs! :)
Joshua 4:6-7
Wow, you learn something new everyday. Thanks for sharing! =)
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