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buckeyebri said:
What's a cubit?
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The cubit is an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. Cubits of various lengths were employed in many parts of the world in antiquity, during the Middle Ages and as recently as Early Modern Times. The term is still used in hedge laying, the length of the forearm being frequently used to determine the interval between stakes placed within the hedge.

It's also used to measure the girth of Charlie Weis, Mark Mangino, and Brady Hoke's pant inseams.
 
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alexhortdog95 said:
The cubit is an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. Cubits of various lengths were employed in many parts of the world in antiquity, during the Middle Ages and as recently as Early Modern Times. The term is still used in hedge laying, the length of the forearm being frequently used to determine the interval between stakes placed within the hedge
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Riiiiiight.





Who is this really?
 
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Fungo Squiggly said:
Riiiiiight.
Who is this really?
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Ya got me. It's me...

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alexhortdog95 said:
The cubit is an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. Cubits of various lengths were employed in many parts of the world in antiquity, during the Middle Ages and as recently as Early Modern Times. The term is still used in hedge laying, the length of the forearm being frequently used to determine the interval between stakes placed within the hedge.
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uh-huh. Magic. Got it.
 
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muffler dragon said:
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
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For the same reason that I-270 is an interstate - it was built using federal money from their interstate budget.

muffler dragon said:
Why is there Braille on drive-up ATMs?
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It's a hippie initiative to teach all us dumb-asses who see with our eyes how to read Braille. Subconscious learning, or something. I'd like to say that I blame the methane gas cloud that is lurking somewhere above the Indian Ocean, but that's only because I'm too embarrassed to say what I really blame it on.
 
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Zurp said:
For the same reason that I-270 is an interstate - it was built using federal money from their interstate budget.
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Well... considering that I-70 is a main interstate thoroughfare, I would imagine that outer loop would fall under the same financial backing. However, since another state isn't connected to Hawaii, the pedant in me (as well as many others) wonders why it isn't referred to as intrastate instead.

It's a hippie initiative to teach all us dumb-asses who see with our eyes how to read Braille. Subconscious learning, or something. I'd like to say that I blame the methane gas cloud that is lurking somewhere above the Indian Ocean, but that's only because I'm too embarrassed to say what I really blame it on.
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I'm sure there's more methane in the atmosphere above A2 than anywhere else in the world. :wink:
 
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