[SOC] Off topic observations and a question

[Bill Cunningham]

First off, why is this off topic?  It doesn't make a damn bit of sense and
that SOC enough.

>
> And now the one than confuses me. Why are there fourteen pounds in a
stone?

Perhaps the early throwers of that weight had 2 knuckles dragging on the
ground, 2 more than the average bloke.  The following dictionary quote looks
totally appropriate for SOC.

a traditional British unit of weight, rarely used in the U.S. Originally the
stone varied in size, both from place to place and according to the nature
of the item being weighed. A stone of sugar was traditionally 8 pounds,
while a stone of wool could be as much as 24 pounds. Eventually the stone
was standardized at 14 pounds avoirdupois or approximately 6.350 29
kilograms -- a convenient size because it makes the stone equal to exactly
1/2 quarter or 1/8 hundredweight. Today the stone is used mostly for stating
the weight of persons or animals. No -s is added for the plural