The swede scale has been adopted in this area as the standard unit of measurement for venues frequented by bands prefering electronic instruments. Although I have recently heard of the marrow scale used for the girth of such band members.
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New Order in fathoms
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Hence my reluctance to post a comment, the name Cynthia Plastercaster sprang to mind though, probably the kinda thing Hooky would have gone for , once upon a time...... I'm losin the thread, and I thought the Turnip scale was controversial.. I digress; The distance between the Leadmill, Sheffield and Avalon night club New York in Pineapple Heads would be ? ( note,cunning link to question 3 of the initial thread )
Originally posted by Slippy I was just pondering on the weight of Joy Division in hundredweight?
Well, take the weight of Ian and subtract it from the total weight of the three non-female members of New Order. But given Ian's weight, a more appropraite question would be: what would be the length of a hangman's drop for him?
I imagine you're referring to Steve Brotherdale. Terry Mason was their first drummer, even before that.
Originally posted by The Haçienda must be (re)Built > Originally posted by Drunken Monkey> > rutabegas???> > b]
are they ?
The are dis-cusss-TING!!! 
Trust me!!!
Rutabaga Description - The rutabaga is very similar to the turnip except that it generally has yellowish flesh, a more dense root with more side shoots and they are usually harvested at a larger size. Unlike the turnip, the rutabaga has smooth, waxy leaves.
Culture - Requires the same growing conditions as the turnip--cool conditions for rapid growth and good quality. Planting should be done in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked. In the fall, multiple plantings can be made but should be stopped in order for the rutabaga root to form before extremely cold weather occurs. Rutabagas do better in the fall than in the spring due to the longer time they take to mature -- about 30 to 45 days longer than turnips.
Availability - Rutabagas can be found the year round in Texas, although they are not common in most retail outlets due to low demand. Locally grown rutabaga should be on the market from April through July and from October through December.
Selection - Mature rutabaga roots should be four to six inches in diameter and free of bruises and blemishes. Commercially grown roots are often waxed for storage purposes. Rutabagas are seldom sold with tops.
Storage - If stored between 32 to 35 degrees. F. and at a humidity near 90 percent rutabagas will keep for four to six months. Waxed roots will keep under refrigerator conditions for one to two months.
Nutrition Information - A 3-1/2 ounce cooked serving of rutabaga contains 144 calories, 35 percent of the RDA for vitamin C and only 18 milligrams of sodium.
Preparation - Wash and peel rutabagas as you would a potato.
My grandmother used to make us eat these horrid things!!!
So the new album, when released will be two rutabegas in diameter when released on vinyl, takin the maximum diameter of a decent rutabega as our startin point ...Agreed ? Then a fathom is equal to 12 rutabegas laid side by side. If we lay New Order side by side, with Barney in the middle. Would it be possible, allowing for wind velocity ,air temperature and local conditions, for a motorcycle stuntman of some renown to jump over said band on a Harley D or a Triumph Bonneville ?
Never heard of a rutabega?! 
If you took all officially released UK 12" singles of NO and put them in a line, how long would the line be in rutabegas? 
Originally posted by Slippy Did anyone calculate the total height of Kevin Hewick in nanometres?
No, but Slippy I estimate there to have been between just under 3 fathoms of NO in his haystack , cos I dont think Gillian was on that particular field trip.
Do you concur ?
Originally posted by steve52 Fcuk off slippy!:D
You like that fcuk thing don't ya. I hate fathoms anyway! Stupid measurement! 
I thought I would resurrect this thread as there was do much new discussion! :p
Can someone put a padlock on this thread until Christmas, Slippy has been at the caffeine and steve 52's spellcheck is fcuked Lock till 26 of Dec please, boxing day :D
However if as I suspect the yanks dont have boxing day , lock till 12/26/04 , about 5.33 just before the inevitable Bond movie
Yes it was.....
Nostalgia is not what it was
It was either this or Barney live at the M.E.N I think, I figured way too many folk were cleverer than me, so as I was playin Stone Roses at the time, Full Fathom Five I thought why not ... NO in fathoms, snappy title etc at least it'll get the odd look I did pretend someone had asked me though, in case it was shit . Some funny replies though over the months
Originally posted by death of art > Originally posted by KnownPleasures > Originally posted by death of art> It's what Hereford will be in next season, all being well.
My arse they will.
There we go, they're a dead cert. Top NOOL Football punditry from Tim's Arse - I'm off to the bookies now. And this when I thought to myself, NOOL will be a nice little place to while away the day and the thread can look after itself
Well and truly in The Happy House ...cue McGeoch
Originally posted by Slippy Slippy promises this will be his last post to this thread til 26th December! :D
I'll replace your presence on this thread.
Originally posted by Tristan Jayol > Originally posted by Slippy> Slippy promises this will be his last post to this thread til 26th December! :D
I'll replace your presence on this thread.
Disturbing. Very disturbing Tristan.
