When is a Stone not a Stone, and Why?

[Geoff]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Child Of Midian" <md at ...> wrote:

Geoff:
> Yes, we do have bathroom scales which read in stones and I don't recall
> seeing one over here which reads in pounds. It is easier a darn sight easier to
> visualise the physical size of someone who says they are 10 stone 6 rather than
> someone who is 130 lbs. It's only used in that context.

md:
> Easier for you to visualize maybe but for me, no idea what 10s 6 means or
> looks like. You tell me 130lbs and I can easily visualize that, especially
> if I know the persons height. It's all relative to what you are used too. 

Geoff:
Precisely. Give me a weight in lbs and I then spend time converting it to stones
to give me an idea of they might look like.