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Americans are weird...

ndee

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- Miles and stuff instead of metric stuff.
- Weight thing with ounces, pounds blabla(not only America, I know)
- Words-per-minute wouldn't it be better if you would count the characters you can type in a minute?


 

Zim Hosein

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Originally posted by: ndee
- Miles and stuff instead of metric stuff.
- Weight thing with ounces, pounds blabla(not only America, I know)
- Words-per-minute wouldn't it be better if you would count the characters you can type in a minute?

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ndee

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Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Originally posted by: ndee
- Miles and stuff instead of metric stuff.
- Weight thing with ounces, pounds blabla(not only America, I know)
- Words-per-minute wouldn't it be better if you would count the characters you can type in a minute?

rolleye.gif

You get the rolling-eyes-award, really ;)
 

pulse8

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We do it just to piss you guys off. :) Just about every other country in the world has to adapt to us and we love it.
 

ndee

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oh well, I was just thinking about tonight about global standards. Why don't we have all the same units for weights, etc.. Would be kinda practical.
 

ndee

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Originally posted by: LandRover
And your country specializes in making clocks...

We're definitely the weird ones.

Why do you guys have AM and PM?
 

Zim Hosein

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Originally posted by: ndee
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Originally posted by: ndee
- Miles and stuff instead of metric stuff.
- Weight thing with ounces, pounds blabla(not only America, I know)
- Words-per-minute wouldn't it be better if you would count the characters you can type in a minute?

rolleye.gif

You get the rolling-eyes-award, really ;)

Thank you ndee, I'd like to thank my mom & dad for their support and of couse the ATOT members, w/o you I would never have won the "rolling-eyes-award" :D
 

pyonir

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Thank you ndee, I'd like to thank my mom & dad for their support and of couse the ATOT members, w/o you I would never have won the "rolling-eyes-award" :D

w00t! I'm a ATOT member...so i got thanked! You're welcome!
 

ndee

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Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Originally posted by: ndee
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Originally posted by: ndee
- Miles and stuff instead of metric stuff.
- Weight thing with ounces, pounds blabla(not only America, I know)
- Words-per-minute wouldn't it be better if you would count the characters you can type in a minute?

rolleye.gif

You get the rolling-eyes-award, really ;)

Thank you ndee, I'd like to thank my mom & dad for their support and of couse the ATOT members, w/o you I would never have won the "rolling-eyes-award" :D

lol, you forgot "And I wanna thank God for showing me the right path, etc." :p
 

ndee

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Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
He who is the global power sets the standards, got that swiss boy? :)

He who has the most money sets the standards, got that american boy? :p
 

Mookow

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Originally posted by: ndee
Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
He who is the global power sets the standards, got that swiss boy? :)

He who has the most money sets the standards, got that american boy? :p

He who can take that money away by force sets the standards!

 

pulse8

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Originally posted by: Mookow
Originally posted by: ndee
Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
He who is the global power sets the standards, got that swiss boy? :)

He who has the most money sets the standards, got that american boy? :p

He who can take that money away by force sets the standards!

He who can pick his nose with his tongue sets the standards!
 

BooGiMaN

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Originally posted by: ndee
Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
He who is the global power sets the standards, got that swiss boy? :)

He who has the most money sets the standards, got that american boy? :p

My America can kick your switzerland's ass so nya nya nya nya :):p
 

feralkid

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Originally posted by: ndee
Originally posted by: LandRover
And your country specializes in making clocks...

We're definitely the weird ones.

Why do you guys have AM and PM?




That way we only have to count to twelve, because we're just that stupid and lazy. Besides we got it from the British!

;)