Hiroshima as a Unit of Measure/Quotes

We are tempted to specify a new measure – perhaps one Torquay tree branch, in honour of the moment Fawlty lost his rag with a recalcitrant car – to take into account the new "one metre plus" reduced social distancing guidance for indoor locations, as the world continues to be confused by the perfectly sensible 7.14 linguine – though it is perhaps obvious why measuring this as 0.04 brontosauruses may contribute to public confusion.

—Gareth Corfield, The Register, First alligators, then dogs, now Basil Fawlty is trying to standardise social distancing measures

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