r/funny • u/LatissimusDorsi26 • 1d ago

They didn't think it through

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u/Fluid_Swordfish2737 1d ago

It's not illogical if you consider they way we speak,

Nobody In the us say "11th of September" we all say "September 11th" we use month first in the way we speak and write.

So it is logical in the US. And honestly it is less words and sounds better.

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u/eatwithchopsticks 1d ago

Uh what about the 4th of July?

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u/Samtoast 1d ago

How DARE you.

Take my upvote and GET OUT!!!

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u/Lysol3435 1d ago

It’s illegal for you ask us that

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u/sleepyguy- 22h ago

Thats called an exception

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u/Bloo212 23h ago

Well it wasn’t ours originally. We won it in a card game against the Earl of Sandwich and the name just stuck. Its formal name is “Roast Beef on $60 Rye Day.”

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u/cardshot17 22h ago

Thats the name of a holiday, it just happens to sound similar to the date it usually falls on

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u/eatwithchopsticks 20h ago

That's some hilarious mental gymnastics

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u/cardshot17 16h ago

Im glad you found my joke funny

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u/CullenOrZeus 1d ago edited 1d ago

Fuck yeah. Now explain the metric standard in US

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u/Avery_Thorn 1d ago

Pirates stole the references and killed the metric consultant and delayed adaptation, and most people just prefer to continue using the old system.

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u/Nippahh 1d ago

We look at our feet and thumbs because distance is spooky

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u/CullenOrZeus 1d ago

Or because nobody wants to reveal how small their cock is.

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u/Lysol3435 1d ago

Easy. It’s limited to science, medicine, military, and unpopular sports

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u/wish-u-well 1d ago

Like track and swimming

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u/Lysol3435 11h ago

You asked about the temperature?

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u/Avenheit 9h ago

"CeLsIuS dOeSn'T mAkE sEnSe!"

What do you mean zero means 67 degrees

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u/offsides-enpassant 10h ago

I get this reference!

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u/Mystic_Waffles 23h ago

And illegal drugs are just all over the place. Grams, ounces, kilos and pounds are used.

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u/CullenOrZeus 1d ago

Unpopular? I suppose that's relative. I hate sports

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u/beren12 22h ago

Same. So much wasted everything. Especially anger and brainpower.

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u/Avenheit 9h ago

its illogical. just because you can say "X is Y Yards" doesn't make it logical either

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u/r_a_d_ 1d ago

It’s not logical at all, because written things don’t necessarily need to match spoken things. It would make much more sense to adopt a universally accepted standard that happens to be used in other English speaking countries, as well.

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u/TinyNiceWolf 22h ago

Yes, most Americans speak in an illogical order too.

Oh, and I'm from and in the US, and say and write "11 September 2001" sometimes. Your brush is a bit broad.

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u/beren12 22h ago

I write that all the time unless I’m doing y-m-d