A Historical Perspective of the Metric Lunch

Oooga, Booga... Sorry.

You know, many people ask how the PQ Ski Team tradition of the Metric Lunch got it's start. Usually, I give them the standard answer that the Metric Lunch was born from a Friday business luncheon I had over in London in July of 2001. This lunch was longer than the standard 60 minute lunch hour because it involved the consumption of many beers. Instead of a lunch hour, the lunch continued for over 100 minutes. This regular 100 minute occurance on Friday, coupled with the fact that London uses the metric system prompted the Britons to entitle this time, "A Metric Lunch".

However, I don't know if that explaination is really enough to satisfy enquiring minds. To learn more about the origins of the Metric Lunch, we have to dig deeper into the past. To do so, I have consulted British Historian Robert Brady over the true origins of the Metric Lunch. Robert explains:

"Hmm, to be honest I have no idea. I think one of us came up with it in a discussion over in the UK when we were discussing the extended lunch breaks that happen on a Friday in Europe. 'Well, err, it's because we're on the metric system'."

And there you have it. "Well, err, it's because we're on the metric system." And a PQ Ski Team tradition was born. ...almost three years after the team was started. ...which really has nothing to do with the team. ...Canada's on the Metric System, right? Oh well, the Metric Lunch is good for drinking that extra pitcher of Extreme Onction.

Thanks for reading. I'm Jim Valentino, and that's all for this installment of "PQ Ski Team History".