How long is a piece of string ?

How long is a piece of string / Stupid Question of the day ?

I pulled a piece of string ( out my printer today, no wonder it wasn't working !
Anyhow, for your chance to win it, how long is this 18 1/2" length of string I have in my hand ?
DOH !!

 

This long.

 

i believe it is 37 half inches long.

 

42

 

Quite correct.

And Ditto.

Now I'll have to cut it in half to share the prize.
Please P.M. me your bank a/c number, sort code, card security number and expiry date I can then deduct, oooh, shall we say £15 each from your bank accounts to cover postage, packing and handling of a few pints of Guinness.

 

Is there a catch somewhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

can we start a new thread please - stupid question of the day.

At the school i work at i once asked a group of 'intelligent' 6th formers who wrote Beethoven's first symphony. When one of the girls in the group suggested "Beethoven?" the others all laughed!!!

 

How much are the penny toffees?

 

Went into a music shop once,
I asked "How much are your penny whistles ?"
"8 bob" replied the shop owner !!

 

I'll take a guess at 1 penny, but how many do you have?