Things, can only get better......

[Workingman]

I am not letting on to the young 'uns.

[pederito1]

Now we are all mixed up with Metric and Imperial.

[Workingman]

We were supposed to go metric when I was a lad!

So, we fill up with litres, yet work out efficiency in miles per gallon. I cant buy a pound (lb) of fish or cheese, but I can buy pints of milk and beer. My home was built in inches, feet and yards, but if I want some carpet it is in sq/m.

And if I said "Give them a centimetre and they'll take a kilometre," people would look at me blank.

I blame you old folk for the confusion.

[TheOstrich]

All together now ....

"Two and a half
pounds of jam
are just about
a kilogram!"

[Workingman]

And you used to sort out people's finances? You are supposed to be good with numbers...

Now, repeat after me.

"2.20462262184878
pounds of jam
are almost exactly
a kilogram!"

I had to round up 6 to 8 so it's not as accurate as I would like, but it would do for VAT purposes.

[TheOstrich]

Actually, Mrs O has pointed out to me that I got the rhyme wrong ..... it should be "Two and a quarter pounds of jam ....."

Nevertheless, still not as accurate as you'd like, Professor WM.

Good thing I'm retired now, innit!

[Kaz]

[KateLMead]

ROFL, I wondered what the 'eck you were going on about, WM - then the penny suddenly dropped !

That's a 1d, not a 1p, of course ...

I was the only one in class to get minus zero for maths Still cannot do them I can confuse a calculator. as thickpudding was my claim to fame. Ah well I have managed to get by, my grandson 's abilities put me to shame. He buys maths books from his pocket money, at nine he is brilliant and his reports say so.