Fun With Words

[deird_lj]

From my editing textbook, in a brief explanation of metric units:

"One millipicture is a quantity of art equivalent in value to one word."


It confused me – and then it made me laugh.

Comments

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Heh. I remember reading a book where the writer defined the measurement "One Milli-Helen Of Troy" as "the amount of female beauty required to launch one ship."

Which, going by Buffy fandom, gives SMG a value of at least 6 or 7 mHoT.

[deird1]

*grins*

[iosef.livejournal.com]

The joy of Pratchett.

[jl-in-the-lane.livejournal.com]

This is ace.
Should I be doing this course?

[deird1]

Well, you should certainly be reading my textbooks, anyway...

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Hee! A textbook with a sense of humor!

[roccondilrinon.livejournal.com]

Awesome.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHA.

That is all,

It confused me – and then it made me laugh.

[1c2k3p4p5c.livejournal.com]

Me too!