and the prize for the stupidest T scale question ever goes too...

The man at the Granite City train show who asked.

"Why do they use the letter T for the name?"

"T stands for three. For the three millimeter track gauge. The distance between the rails" I explained.

"But why the letter T?" He persisted. with a totally blank look on his face.

"Er because the word three begins with the letter T?" I tried.

Realisation dawned across his face.

I kid you not, this was a genuine conversation. My wife will back me up on this she was there too.