Stone, stone…how I hate the stone.
Too much focus on the stone.
Makes people crazy.
Can’t we focus on other things? But no. We’re obsessed with the stone.
It’s unhealthy, really.
And the holidays! Oh the holidays make the stone more a focus of conversation than ever!
Damn stone. All of them. Hate ’em.
Fight! Fight the addition of another stone!
Ahem…
You guessed, of course, that I’m using stone in that unit of weight sort of way, correct?
Stone = 14 lbs
You didn’t guess that?
Oh. Shoot. I’ve been on too many conference calls with the Brits again.
Theme Thursday fun can be found here.
As a Northern Californian and a recovering British man, I totally would have gotten the reference to Stone. Marvelous offering, loved the weight of it all! Thanks for sharing with us!
Leiffy – In the immortal words of Bertie Wooster, What ho!
Now, if you could just explain to me why, on the daily calls I have with my Brit counterparts, we are able to "crack on" with business, but not "crack off"?
I asked the question once and the reaction was as if I'd made a rude noise. :)
Thanks for the comment and the laugh!
Love your take on "stone".
Thanks for the stone to lb info. I've always wondered about that.
Have a great weekend!
Fun! I didn't "get it" at first, which made it all the more delightful!
Ellie – Thanks! I wrote it sort of stream of consciousness…kind of goofy but fun!
Daisy – :) Fooled ya! Thanks for the comment!
Crank on! Crack off! Crack on, crack off–The Cracker!!!
O.o
A delightfully different take! :)
Cheers!
Elise – LOLOLOL! Yes! Then again, I love to perplex the Brits with Americanisms, too.
nimaruichi – Thanks! Wasn't sure how well it would go over, sort of a quick stream of consciousness reaction to the word stone. But it seems to be ok! :)
Can't wait for next Thursday's word!
eek, i cannot begin to calculate my weight in stones.
fun use of the prompt!