>>>>>It actually took me a minute to realize what Grady meant by "do a foot long floater every day"
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>>>I was trying to figure out *where* you could produce such an impressive measured example- but then I remembered the American plumbing standards that presumably are shared by the Canadians. ;-) The Brit/Antipodean example would be as twisted as their sense of humor.
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>>You've been to N America. You've seen the size of their helpings cf us normal mortals.
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>I got the phrase 'foot long floater' from my (British) doctor :) who said this to me after I told him that I was trying to lose some weight and was wondering what I should be eating to make that happen: "We should all eat as the monkeys do. Lots of fruit and vegetables and a small amount of meat and do a foot long floater every day." It is good advice, considering our evolutionary primate roots.

But presumably your Brit dr lives near you and is therefore used to US helpings