XPost: rec.puzzles, alt.usage.english   
   From: HenHanna@NewsGrouper   
      
   lar3ryca  posted:   
      
   > On 2025-11-16 02:29, Jeff Barnett wrote:   
   > > On 11/16/2025 12:23 AM, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >> (Is the following True?)   
   > >>   
   > >>   
   > >> The phrase “a CH over six foot” likely refers to a "CH" being a   
   > >> shorthand for "cattle horse" or possibly "Clydesdale horse," where   
   > >> "over six foot" indicates the height of the horse, measuring over six   
   > >> feet tall at the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades).   
   > >>   
   > >>   
   > >> In contexts involving horses, height is typically measured in hands,   
   > >> where one hand equals four inches. Thus, "over six foot" would mean   
   > >> that the horse is quite tall, likely intended to convey an impressive   
   > >> stature. If this is related to something else, please provide more   
   > >> context!   
   > >   
   > > I presume(?) you found this expression in a context including horses. If   
   > > so, why not say more about that context? If not, why did you assume   
   > > anything like the above? I may be missing something here but it seems   
   > > like the question is totally from left field. By the way, I don't know   
   > > where the cliche "from left field" comes so add that to the questions   
   > > being asked here.   
   >   
   > A CH is a very small distance.; much less than an inch.   
   > It is said that a BCH or an RCH  is the smallest, but I have done no   
   > research on it, though I would like to.   
   >   
   > At the risk of offending Stefan, I will tell you that I learned of this   
   > measurement when serving in the RCAF.   
   >   
   > CH stands for 'Cunt Hair'   
   > A BCH is a blonde one, and an RCH is a red one.   
   >   
   > The phrase was very common in the RCAF and not quite as common in the   
   > civilian population.   
   >   
      
      
    4 points 3 years ago -- For me it was defined by nationality. Like an Italian   
   cunt hair is thicker then a Japanese cunt hair. Lol. But a blonde one is the   
   finest.   
      
      
   JannikJantzen 5 points 3 years ago -- In Germany we have the measurement   
   „Sackhaaresbreite“ - a ball sacks hair width 😅   
      
      
      
      
      
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/red_cunt_hair   
      
      
      
      
      
       I heard it here.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMMoN1wSaPw&t=2m30s   
      
        “….a CH over six foot…” --- What does this mean?   
      
   (He says "De-SHOVE-ney" -- is it his dry humor?)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)