This has been a running joke of mine for a while but I thought I should formalise it now.

The Durie is a celebrity unit of measurement. It takes its name from the celebrity gardening host and ex-stripper Jamie Durie who always manages to have his second or third buttons undone when wearing a buttoned up shirt (and no, I’m not gay – I just noticed it one day so quit with the singgering already).

Here is the master doing it as only he can do best.

Generally speaking, one more button undone than you really should equates to one durie.

Durie himself is not the only proponent of the durie. Peter Andre is another serial offender, as shown here (the fact that Jordan is in the picture is an added bonus).

I considered rating the last picture at 2 duries but you have to consider the distance between buttons on each shirt.

Example usage:

Person 1: Wow – check out that guy, he’s running a full durie there
Person 2: Yeah….idiot

Our next celebrity unit comes courtesy of singer Sheryl Crowe (on a platter, may I ad – practically no imagination on my part, here).
In a post on her website, Crowe made this statement

One of my favorites is in the area of conserving trees which we heavily rely on for oxygen. I propose a limitation be put on how many sqares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting. Now, I don’t want to rob any law-abiding American of his or her God-given rights, but I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where 2 to 3 could be required.

So, there you have it. You only need one square! I think we can come to the obvious conclusion that:

Example usage:

Person 1: Gee that was a quick bathroom visit
Person 2: Yeah, only a 2 crowe job

Spread the word…