[Rhodes22-list] cubit?

[Robert Skinner]

R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> ...what's a cubit?

A creature who lives in a cubicle (derived 
from the Olde English "cubit-hole.")

Often referenced in ancient history, they 
were very thin and small in stature, 
practically emaciated, but fairly uniform 
in height - about 18".  The uniformity of 
their altitudinal achievements led to their 
posthumous employment (in dessicated form) 
as measuring sticks.  

Despite their obvious importance in commerce, 
warfare, and boat-building, they became 
extinct during the rise of Christianity.  
These days, the term's original reference to 
small stature has evolved into a derogatory 
term denoting extreme lack of status, as is 
indicated by the proliferation of cubicle 
farms to house corporate serfs.

/Robert Skinner