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WarHunter -> London buses (3/28/2014 2:31:15 PM)

Are London buses the new standard unit of measurement?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2589540/Unveiled-Massive-65-000-tonne-Royal-Navy-warship-HMS-Queen-Elizabeth-long-TWENTY-EIGHT-London-buses-carry-2-300-crew.html


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Otto von Blotto -> RE: London buses (3/29/2014 8:31:59 AM)

Nothing new about it, it's been a known unit of measurement for millennia. [:D]


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wings7 -> RE: London buses (3/29/2014 12:12:00 PM)

RG, makes sense to me! Great story and photos, thanks for sharing! [:)]

Patrick



Orm -> RE: London buses (3/30/2014 6:53:41 AM)

It seems to be common practice to simplify things so that the public can understand what the superior reporter writes about.



warspite1 -> RE: London buses (3/30/2014 6:55:19 AM)

As a kid, I recall London Buses often being used to put size into perspective.



Zorch -> RE: London buses (3/30/2014 10:23:44 AM)

"I refuse to ride on double decker buses becuase there is no driver on the top."



haikura -> RE: London buses (3/31/2014 8:46:09 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Zorch

"I refuse to ride on double decker buses becuase there is no driver on the top."



Ha-ha :)

maybe old times people talked someting like - this river is 3 mammothes wide or something like that.

and soon we say that my new car is 20 ipads long...



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