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The Picard ManeuverM to memes@lemmy.world • 5 months ago

I’m afraid we’ve been bamboozled

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I’m afraid we’ve been bamboozled

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The Picard ManeuverM to memes@lemmy.world • 5 months ago
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  • The Quuuuuill
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    81•5 months ago

    these MFs convey weight in whatever the fuck “stone” is. don’t let them shame you for not using liters

    • @kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world
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      17•5 months ago

      They’ll also list height in meters and centimeters, but list driving distance in miles.

      • @Mr_Blott@feddit.uk
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        deleted by creator

      • @ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world
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        3•5 months ago

        Rough people height generally feet (“a 5ft lass”, “he’s gotta be 7ft!”), actual height in m or cm. Except above a certain height and then well it’s a 15ft drop or a 3000ft munro

      • Nfamwap
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        4•5 months ago

        Nah, height is feet and inches

        • @SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
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          4•5 months ago

          Depends which part of the country you live in

    • @Hawke@lemmy.world
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      31•5 months ago

      It’s 14 lb. Definitely a contender for the dumbest unit in common use.

      • @nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        16•5 months ago

        Should just be called a fortpound

      • @MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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        2•5 months ago

        The point is at the wrong place. And how much is this lb in litres?

        • Nfamwap
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          4•5 months ago

          0.454 l

          • @MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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            0•5 months ago

            Thaanks!

    • @thehatfox@lemmy.world
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      4•5 months ago

      Stone is only real used for body weights now, and mostly be older people. I see metric weights used a lot more in medicine and by younger folk now.

    • @Zip2@feddit.uk
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      5•5 months ago

      *litre

      https://www.oed.com/dictionary/litre_n2?tl=true

      • The Quuuuuill
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        3•5 months ago

        in this context i actively refuse to respect British spelling

        • @ZeffSyde@lemmy.world
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          1•5 months ago

          Whenever I see meter and liter spelled the English way I pronounce it Frenchly in my head with a gargled R.

          • The Quuuuuill
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            2•5 months ago

            “lee-tray”

        • @Zip2@feddit.uk
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          6•5 months ago

          It’s French.

          • @Overshoot2648@lemm.ee
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            1•5 months ago

            And this is English. Do you write an exchequer or a check?

            • @ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world
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              9•5 months ago

              Yeah sorry it’s a cheque

              • @Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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                2•5 months ago

                *Czech.

                • The Ramen Dutchman
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                  1•5 months ago

                  Czechmate

            • @Zip2@feddit.uk
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              4•5 months ago

              Haven’t written a cheque for years, it’s been online banking and digital payments and money transfers for years.

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