# Quaint and imprecise measures of snowfall

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quaint-and-imprecise-measures-of-snowfall/391400>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 8, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quaint-and-imprecise-measures-of-snowfall/391400 "2007-02-08T20:04:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quaint-and-imprecise-measures-of-snowfall/391400/1 "2007-02-08T20:04:40Z")

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Just now they were describing the snowfall in the Northeast and said that the tallest NBA player wouldn’t be tall enough to see over the snow.

I’ve heard “ass deep to a tall Indian” used for that purpose.

Cite your favorite.

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**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quaint-and-imprecise-measures-of-snowfall/391400/2 "2007-02-08T20:25:15Z")

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“_X_ inches of snow”. It’s like living in the time of Charlemagne.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quaint-and-imprecise-measures-of-snowfall/391400/3 "2007-02-08T20:26:45Z")

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“Dude, where’s my car?”