Cubit Conundrum - Cubit's Rube*
"Lord...um...excuse me. What's a 'cubit' ? " --------------- Notes of enormous importance : 1 )“Cubit’s Rube” is a sloppy spoonerism for “ Rubic’s Cube .” 2 ) Years ago, when I had a legitimate job in the fascinating field of accounting – fiscal voyeurism – my boss said to me (in anticipation of a confrontation with a dissatisfied client who had just learned that he owed the Internal Revenue Service a large sum of money), “ Geez , Doug. The ‘ fit is going to hit the shan !” If you cannot figure that one out, you must turn off your computer, go to the supermarket, and purchase a copy of The National Enquirer and a large box of bon-bons immediately. You are exempt from reading any further. Congratulations. 3 ) A friend once asked me (in an attempt to be witty and engaging, despite his chronic halitosis and repellent reptilian skin condition), “Hey, Dougie! What’s the difference between a rooster and a lawyer?” When I failed to answer, he said, grinning, “A r...