Current mood:

Homicidal

For the love of all that is sane.
Please forgive me if this is annoying, but I'd rather say it here than in DL.

--Deep breath.--

Yes, Kate Bosworth is rather thin. Okay, she's nearly skeletal, but that doesn't necessarily mean she's got an eating disorder. Honestly, my sister, after having two children, doesn't even clear 8st. She hasn't got an eating disorder, FFS.

And, OMG. Kate and Orlando aren't holding hands in every picture! This very clearly means that they can't possibly be in love, because damnit, when you love someone, you're supposed to surgically attach yourself to that person, lest someone think you're *gasp* not together.

I don't care if she's too skinny. I don't care if she's a shite actress. I don't even care whether or not she's dating Orlando Bloom for teh realzz, yo.

I do really, really hope that one day there's (hard) proof that he isn't with Viggo, though. *cringe*

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	smo 2004-07-15 05:10 pm UTC (link)
	snerk British weights and measures, but I like the other one as well. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wankprophet 2004-07-15 05:25 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, then: One stone = (as darkwitch666 noted) 14 lbs, avoirdupois, and 17.013889 lbs, troy. On the latter, Stephen Hawking estimated that, statistically-speaking, there wouldn't be time enough in the universe to achieve that goal without the Infinite Improbability Drive. Draw your own conclusions. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smo 2004-07-15 05:55 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, stupid question #2: what are avoirdupois and troy, and what's the difference between them? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wankprophet
2004-07-15 06:26 pm UTC (link)

Not a stupid question at all. The avoirdupois system of weights and measures is based on a pound containing 16 ounces. It's the most common system for general usage. Indeed, unless one specifically specifies "troy", I believe it has to be acoirdupois by law. The troy system is based on the pound = 12 ounces. This is used for more specialized measurements, such as with valuable commodities like gold and precious stones. Thus the two are differentiated in their incremental measurement standards.

Why the difference? Who the hell knows.

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