[Rhodes22-list] cubit?

[Michael D. Weisner]

I don't know, I learned about cubits from Bill Cosby (Noah on Bill Cosby is 
a very funny fellow, Right!)  See 
http://bill-cosby-the-complete-noah-act-mp3-download.kohit.net/_/423164 for 
the mp3.

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: "Robert Skinner" <robert at squirrelhaven.com> Wednesday, December 19, 
2007 5:47 PM
> 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
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