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Posted: 11/21/2002 3:50:15 PM EDT

Ive heard alot of guys abbreviate "barrel" as "bbl" I dont understand this, there is only one "b" in barrel, yet two in "bbl". Im probably missing something, will one of you guys clue me in?

Posted: 11/21/2002 4:03:06 PM EDT

[#1]

BBL = Big Beautiful Ladies?

Posted: 11/21/2002 4:03:37 PM EDT

[#2]

idk, rtfm [;)]

Posted: 11/21/2002 4:07:32 PM EDT

[#3]

I think it was originally abbreviated by Mush Mouth.

(BaBaBarrelba).

Posted: 11/21/2002 4:35:28 PM EDT

[#4]

its like the abbreviation for "pound."

Posted: 11/21/2002 4:37:39 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
its like the abbreviation for "pound."

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Thats accually another thing that bothers me, stupid English language.

Posted: 11/21/2002 8:16:21 PM EDT

[#6]

I've seen bbl used in the chat. Obviously it means be back later.

Posted: 11/21/2002 9:17:12 PM EDT

[#7]

I don't know where bbl comes from to abbreviate barrel - but it is actually from liquid measurement, and is an OLD abbreviation.

As far as the lb/pound things, lb is from the Latin "Libra" - which translates to "weigh," IIRC. At least there is a halfway understandable reason behind that one...

Look at the Periodic Table sometime, and you will see how much Latin has influenced things...

FFZ

Posted: 11/21/2002 9:21:33 PM EDT

[#8]

B.L.T is my favorite. Yum Yum.

Posted: 11/21/2002 9:27:03 PM EDT

[#9]

BBL is an oilfield term, meaning Blue BarreL.

Nobody says "Blue Barrel" when they read the abbreviated "bbl", they just say "barrel".

That's how it got started.

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