Did you ever wonder...

[metamorph]

Why, whenever a baby is born, not only the name and date of birth is stated but also the weight. What is this all about??? Do I really need to know the weight of the baby of my coworker? Who cares if it is x,y, or z pounds? Is this a relict from ancient times when people assessed the strenght and possible future by birth weight? Why don't we publish the weight at the time of death or at weddings: " Debby, 21 years old weighing 150 pounds got married to..."

Why are people so crazy about queueing? They say they hate it, but they volunteer all the time. Last weekend I flew from one European country to another. 1 hour before actual boarding people would already get into a queue at the gate. I sat there until the last minute and enjoyed reading my book while everyone was standing, waiting and queueing. And when I entered the airplane the best seats (the ones with most space for the legs in first row and at the wings) were still vacant. What is this all about? And as soon as the plane lands people jump to their feet and queue and wait in the plane until the doors open. Then they all run as fast as possilbe to the luggage belts just to wait and queue there because it takes at least another 20 minutes until the luggage arrives...

[pkeod]

Why not? Doing those things when I baby is born is part of the celebration! Weighing the dead may be a little morbid

Many people don't take advantage of all of the time that adds up between day to day activity. Such a pity!

[Proody]

yip i also wonder about exactly the same thing, i read and surf the net, then walk onto the plane, sit down and we're almost ready to take off, same with getting off the plane, ppl are weird that way, sheeple

[joelyle]

very funny

[Beloved]

I've noticed that at the airport too - do they think they'll get the best seats?

Each year we go to a free concert and fireworks display, afterwards we sit and watch everyone rush past us to get to their cars. Hundreds of cars then sit with their motors running in several queues heading for the one exit for up to an hour.

[illuster]

I think the reason the weight of a baby is stated so often is to give an indication of how difficult the delivery has been.
A large and heavy baby means the delivery probably was pretty heavy aswell.

Although I don't think with small and light baby's the mother has any guarantee giving birht will be an easy ride either…

As for the airport thing: most people are afraid they'll miss out on something if they don't get in line early on.

[Annabelle]

I think there must be an inborn instinct in some of us about needing to be the first. You know, the first to enter the theatre, the first to go into the plane, etc. etc. On the other hand, why no one needs to be the first at work every day?? About the babies, it is parental pride, you know...as in...look, what a robust, big baby we produced...!

[Plato]

That's not weird at all. I mean can you honestly say you've never gone to the bathroom and come out thinking "Wow, that was huge."

So if I squeezed out a baby, I would DEFINATELY want it's weight on official record!!!

[sk8joyful]

Originally Posted by metamorph

Why,
whenever a baby is born, not only the name and date of birth is stated
but also the weight. What is this all about???

Well,
recording the weight matters ALOT in case of preemies ,
for example:
Her mum would have loved her so much: Tearful words of man whose baby was born TWO DAYS after wife died
.