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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Masimatutu@lemm.ee to c/memes@lemmy.ml
 

alt textComic strip of a ghost and a person with the American flag pasted on the head. The ghost repeats "Boo!" in the first three panels without getting any reaction, but when it in the fourth panel says "kg, cm, km, °C" the American gets scared and screams "AHHHH!!!".

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[–] HunterBidensLapDog 48 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tax-funded health care. Making sure crazy people can't buy machine guns. Voting for reasonable candidates.

[–] twei@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago

You forgot that only a good guy with a gun-safe filled with AR-15s can stop a bad guy with a glock

[–] santiagopim@lemmy.nz 48 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Aaaand ... DD/MM/YYYY 🫠

[–] magmaus3@szmer.info 64 points 2 years ago (7 children)
[–] far_university1990@feddit.de 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] Knusper@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago
[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago
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[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

As much as I vehemently dislike US customary units, MM/DD/YYYY is the USA's greatest notation crime.

[–] RushingSquirrel@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

This one wouldn't make sense as they say dates as month day, year.
To me, dates should always be written in international format: YYYY-MM-DD

[–] neumast@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

$ 50

Do you call this fifty dollars, or dollar fifty?

Lots of stuff is written differently, than it is spoken. In case of the date it is weird, not to go from biggest to smallest or vice versa. I guess you are used to it now, but for me it would be the same as putting seconds before minutes or inches before feet.

[–] happyhippo@feddit.it 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Depends on context, IMO did/mm/yyyy is the most natural when writing some text, but partial ISO yyyy-mm-dd is ideal for when naming files and directories, makes lexicographical ordering follow chronological order.

[–] uis@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Big-endian vs little-endian all over again

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[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 45 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The only properly measured thing Americans bring to their schools is 9mm's 😔

[–] ultracritical@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Categorically false. They also bring 5.56x40mm.

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[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (15 children)

As an American, I can confidently say I'm sick of this Imperial/SAE shit.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (3 children)

You know what pissed me off earlier this year? We took a trip from the U.S. to Canada and my Prius didn't even have the option to show kmph instead of mph on the dashboard. We looked through the manual, we looked online. My specific model doesn't allow it. Why?!

[–] Masimatutu@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago

Because freedom 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🦅🦅

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

World work better with "socialism." Because screw capitalism.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Or gun control. Or free healthcare. Or abortion. Or a free online automated tax return system.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Oh! Oh! Try "Paid maternity leave!" porky-scared

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[–] rgb3x3@beehaw.org 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (10 children)

Except in drug deals (kg), foot races (5km), and science (°C).

[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago

And school supplies (9mm)

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[–] errer@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

America is totally used to the KKK

[–] shath@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

@burgers if metric sucks so bad why do you use it for your guns

[–] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

oooh, shots fired

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[–] shath@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

me to imperial measurements: i am going to kill you

[–] MxM111@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Fuck, you scared me!

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