Unit | | Definition |
Kilometre | | The last metre of the Marathon |
Kilogramme | | The weight of the straw that broke the camel's back |
Killer Whale | | 1,000 whales |
Kilowatt | | 1,000 questions |
Pedometer | | Official Police breath test alcohol measuring device |
Millipede | | 0·001 of the alcohol limit unit |
Centipede | | 10 millipedes (q.v.) |
Barometer | | Length of the Standard Cockney Market Barrow |
Centimetre | | Perfume strength measuring device; also skunk detector |
Nanometre | | Standard Common Market Banana Length |
Gigameter | | Device for measuring the length or quality of dances |
Telegram | | Weight of Standard Common Market TV set |
Kilostere | | Medusa's Look |
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