Unusual and obsolete units of measurement

A letter from Network Rail stimulated an evening of pleasure exploring rarely used or forgotten units of measurement including https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_humorous_units_of_measurement?wprov=sfsi1

The letter was sent to inform us that works would be going on overnight but it was the location that got us chatting as they used miles and chains to specify the particular length of track. 

This then led to an exploration of links, chains, rods, furlongs etc together with their origination and usage. 

Since then I have continued to consider these and so was delighted that Andy Zalzman's "Bugle" podcast this week had a run of old measurements (all false but funny) including the cat swing (2pi x (arm+cat)) 

Language remains such a joy

I am an arch Tsundoku-ist

In  http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/08/unusual-words-for-book-lovers/?utm_source=Feb28-17&utm_campaign=od-newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=10wordsbooklovers-list-secondpanel-list

Tsundoku is a Japanese word that has no direct synonym in English. It means, ‘the act of leaving a book unread after buying it, typically piling it up together with other such unread books.’ This may be similar to being buried under a pile of unread books, which is every book lover’s reality.

I have about 15 books under my bed, 25 or so in a crate in my wardrobe plus others on bookshelves around the house, Seeing them around the house and moving them gives me pleasure and I rarely feel sad they aren't read yet but then again when I do read them I remember why I chose them so i get double pleasure

OED on the travelling "N"

This article reminded me of all the times we played with the homophony of an xxx and a nxxx together with using words like adult to say your are adult and I am another dult

Happy memories!!

:)