1 Foot = 12 Inches

Posted on January 14, 2014 by stfleming

Q: Why can’t a nose be 12 inches long? nose
A: If it was, then it would be a foot!

Explanation: In the standard system of measurement, the system that is used in the United States, 12 inches equals one foot (about 30 cm).  A foot is also a body part, just as a nose is a body part.  This joke plays on the double meaning of the word “foot.”  And of course, a nose cannot be a foot!

About stfleming

Reader, writer, teacher, thinker and dreamer. Lector, escritor, profesor, pensador y soñador. I teach in Lima, Peru. Enseño en Lima, Peru.
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