“The Naming (and Weighing) of Tons”
The naming of tons is a
difficult matter. It isn’t just one
of your everyday games. You may
think at first I am mad
as a hatter. But, I tell
you, a ton can have three
different names! (Apologies to Mr. Eliot*)
A Short ton has 2000 pounds
A Long ton, two thousand forty,
A Metric, two thousand zero five
pounds. And that is the end
of my story! (Thanks, as always
to my muse, Miss Josephina Ballerina.)
Josephina Ballerina 
This post had a ton of information, thanks!
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Love your take on it! Have a great weekend!
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“tons” of things i need to know but never knew i needed to know 😉
have a wonderful weekend girlfriend!!!!
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Oh yes! your take on Short is wonderful.
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So, so clever!! And who knew?? NOt me!
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Ha! Nice 🙂 Josephine looks like she's in a cozy little nook, the perfect spot to curl up with a good book in!
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What a fun and clever post! I learned something new today.
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I work in logistics, Maureen, and am still baffled by calculating in lbs instead of kg etc. here in the US. And only recently I stumbled across these different weights of 'a ton' – how weird that is, right?
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