Vernacular Units?

[higgite]

About that much.
Not enough.
Too much.
Close enough for gov’t work.
Two fingers (No, not what you’re thinking! It’s a measure of bourbon. )

Tom

 

[macardoso]

Close enough for gov’t work.

I work in the defense industry, guy I work with had a Dilbert comic with a quote to that effect hanging in his cube. Got chewed out something fierce over it. Boss man didn't find it all that funny apparently.

 

[pdentrem]

NMJ = not my job
FK = failed kindergarten

 

[Lo-Fi]

I daren't go into fit tolerance descriptions... Pretty sure I'd break some forum rules.

 

[Braeden P]

I daren't go into fit tolerance descriptions... Pretty sure I'd break some forum rules.

not if you dont get caught.

 

[mmcmdl]

My tolerance these days are +/- half a broom stick . And we have large brooms !

 

[savarin]

I have no problems with any of these superb units of measurements but would really love to have a conversion chart for when I'm in different company.
I believe three tads = one smidgen and 5 smidgens = a bee's dick.

 

[Braeden P]

I daren't go into fit tolerance descriptions... Pretty sure I'd break some forum rules.

i would break some rules too so better not go there unless you want to be banned

 

[graham-xrf]

i would break some rules too so better not go there unless you want to be banned

Yup - when it comes to freely derived workshop expressions, there is no question that it steps out past the threshold of living room politeness!


That's just for benign stuff like fine units divisions. The contents of "The Whacked Thumb Handbook", and certain other situation guides are probably in a Twitter exclusion list!

 

[Illinoyance]

Grandad’s property was measured in chains and links. Another lot was in rods and bars. Was a head scratcher for me as a lad, until dad explained it.
At work, I don’t like “mils”, it shows the age of the user. Imperial vs metric and the confusion that shows up when looking over the supplied drawings.

A chain is 66 ft long composed of 100 links. There are 4 rods to a chain. 80 chains to the mile. A rods was also called a perch ore a pole. 10 square chains was 1 acre.
The Gunter's chain and statute mile date to Queen Elisabeth I.