How much do you weigh?

[barrk]

How many stones in a pound?

[CiberTHuG]

Errr... stone?

It seems our (America's) failed attempt to convert to the decimal system put us painfully out of touch with the more contrived facets of the British system of weights and measurements.

The only reason we know how far a furlong is is because: 1) It is very easy for the Southerner to say, "Yep, dat ders a right furlong." 2) Because we named a variety of crack corn or Tennesse mash 40 Rod, which is one Furlong.

But a stone? Nope. Threw all of 'em.

[Sam Finch]

a stone is 14lb.

[Active]

1 stone = 6.5 Kg

or

1 Stone = 14 pounds

[barrk]

Thanks for the info!

[HarryW]

Seeing as it only goes up to 21 stone, I suppose you didn't vote yourself Jamagei

[compuGEEK]

One stone = 14 LBS. Oh, OK then - That would be 10 stones for me. Oh, wait, that would be my left ass cheek.

I'm only kidding (Thank god!!)

[zmerlinz]

me 8 1/2 stone

[parksie]

11 1/2 stone

Very useful when playing rugby

17 stones

[barrk]

8 stones here!

[Active]

At 8.5 Stones ...I thought I was the Lightest of all !

me 8 1/2, and I used to play Lock (second row) in rugby (Parksie, weight is not everything)

[Active]

Originally posted by denniswrenn
17 stones

Did you carry your brother with you When you stood on the weighing Machine ?

[barrk]

Are you seven feet tall Parksie and Dennis???

[Arbiter]

Just shy of 12 stone.

All finely tuned muscle.

I'm almost 6'2"

[PJB]

11.5 stone here, but i just went potty so may have lost a pound or 2

[barrk]

Originally posted by Arbiter
All finely tuned muscle.

I didn't know beer was good for toning muscles...learn something new everyday!!

[Arbiter]

You know, I don't just drink beer despite what IanPBaker tells you about us Northerners.

I do exercise as well occasionally.

Not so much, now I'm getting into my old age, mind....

[barrk]

Originally posted by Arbiter
You know, I don't just drink beer despite what IanPBaker tells you about us Northerners.

I do exercise as well occasionally.

Not so much, now I'm getting into my old age, mind....

You're never too old to be in shape.............it's just a little more painful

[PJB]

I drink beer daily and have a very finely toned tummy, as far as beer guts go that is

[parksie]

I'm 5ft 11.5 ...just too small to be called 6ft

Im 5'9"

[Active]

Me : 5 feet 6 Inches

[parksie]

Originally posted by chenko
me 8 1/2, and I used to play Lock (second row) in rugby (Parksie, weight is not everything)

It is when you're number 8.

[barrk]

How can you be 5'9" and 5'6"?

Originally posted by parksie
It is when you're number 8.

Number 8 is the Third row (one person only)

thes Lock are usally 6 and 7 (second row)

I thought you would have known that?

[Active]

That's a Typo.

Originally posted by barrk
How can you be 5'9" and 5'6"?

He must have clicked stop to change it but a little slow, as he has deleted one now.

[chrisjk]

Apart from Dennis you're all lightweights compared to me...13 stone. As I'm 6 foot that makes my BMI about 23 I think, which apparently is And of course it is all finely tuned muscle

If you're interested, you can check your BMIhere.

[parksie]

Originally posted by chenko


Number 8 is the Third row (one person only)

thes Lock are usally 6 and 7 (second row)

I thought you would have known that?

I do know that...since there's only one of you if you're number 8 then weight DOES matter! (you can direct the scrum more effectively).

I wasnt a number 8, i was a lock (2nd row numbers 6 and 7)
and the Flankers direct the scrum and hold it together.

[Sam Finch]

I was a tight head prop, can't remember if that's number 1 or number 3, in fact I remember very little about my rugby days as I never learnt to tackle without using my face. I'm probably about 13 1/2 stone and 6'. I was about 15st when I used to play though and I never learnt the rules.

Originally posted by Sam Finch
I was a tight head prop, can't remember if that's number 1 or number 3, in fact I remember very little about my rugby days as I never learnt to tackle without using my face. I'm probably about 13 1/2 stone and 6'. I was about 15st when I used to play though and I never learnt the rules.

tight head prop is the Flanker isnt it??

well i know the props are 2 and 3 and the hooker is 1

[Sam Finch]

hmm, maybe I knew even less of the rules than I thought.

Props are the guys who hold up the hooker in the front row. I thought flankers were the 2 guys on the sides of the scrum between the 2nd row and the number 8 (or between the front row and 2nd row I usually had my head stuck in someones armpiut at the time so I didn't really look) and stop the scrum rotating.

[barrk]

Originally posted by Sam Finch
hooker...2 guys .....my head stuck in someone...stop ...rotating.

What game are you guys playing again?....I forgot

[parksie]

Hehehe

Well, I'd better be off now Work to do tomorrow

[barrk]

Cya Parksie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pix]

Originally posted by parksie
I'm 5ft 11.5 ...just too small to be called 6ft

Stand on a chair and cheat - you'll be 6ft then

I'm 8 1/2 stone but then I'm only 5ft 6 - I'm a midget