Luis Campos de Carvalho wrote: > > Dave Cross wrote: > > Here's a brief guide to our measures of length. > > > > 1 foot is 12 inches > > 1 yard is 3 feet > > 1 mile is 1760 yards > > > > There are others like a fathom (6 feet - but used to measure > > depths not lengths or heights), a chain (22 yards - the length > > of a cricket pitch I think) and a furlong (220 yards). > > > > What fun! > > Dave Thorn, Nicholas Clark, Dave Cross and Andrew Wilson: > I'm amazed with your patience. > I earn both you a pintch of ale. (is this correct?)
That would probably be a yard of ale.
