Page 1 of 1
London buses
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:31 am
by WarHunter
Are London buses the new standard unit of measurement?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -crew.html

RE: London buses
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 5:31 am
by OttoVonBlotto
Nothing new about it, it's been a known unit of measurement for millennia. [:D]

RE: London buses
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:12 am
by wings7
RG, makes sense to me! Great story and photos, thanks for sharing! [:)]
Patrick
RE: London buses
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:53 am
by Orm
It seems to be common practice to simplify things so that the public can understand what the superior reporter writes about.
RE: London buses
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:55 am
by warspite1
As a kid, I recall London Buses often being used to put size into perspective.
RE: London buses
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:23 am
by Zorch
"I refuse to ride on double decker buses becuase there is no driver on the top."
RE: London buses
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 5:46 am
by haikura
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...