[Mike Barrio]

Hi folks

Been thinking, as you do

Why are flies sold by the dozen and not in tens? Life is so much easier in tens

Cheers
Mike

[Rob Brownfield]

If you look back at old Hardy catalogues, you will see that flies were sold by the half and full dozen. I guess because fly anglers are so stuck in there ways  they just arnt able adjust to decimal!

Same goes for fish weights...why do we weigh in pounds and ounces when everything else is Kg..I know I do it because a 20 pound Pike sounds so much bigger than a 9.07 Kg one 

[Irvine Ross]

Why are flies sold by the dozen and not in tens? Life is so much easier in tens

Same reason eggs are sold by the dozen and there were 12 pennies in an old pound and 12 inches in a foot. You can split a dozen into half, a quarter or a third and they are all whole numbers (6, 3, 4). You can't do that with 10. Life would be easier if we worked in decimal units of 12

Irvine

[Mike Barrio]

Hi Rob & Irvine

I would prefer flies in tens and yet I would not be happy with fish in kilos, pounds and ounces for fish just sounds right

I have some strange ideas sometimes

Best wishes
Mike

[Bronzebommer]

That all sounds good, but some American thought it was a good idea to come up with metric feet just to confuse things (10 inches to the foot).
Both have their advantages I suppose. When my kids were born the hospital recorded their weight in gramms but had to convert it back in to pounds for us.

Matt

[Rob Brownfield]

Hi Rob & Irvine

I would prefer flies in tens and yet I would not be happy with fish in kilos, pounds and ounces for fish just sounds right

I have some strange ideas sometimes

Best wishes
Mike

I would say you were perfectly normal Mike!!! But do you prefer to buy your fuel in Gallons, for your car to do MPG and MPH and your sweets by the "quarter"