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minus-square@rc__buggy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink12•edit-24 months agoBring back the bit! The more I think about it, the more I like it: Eliminate the Penny, Nickel, and Dime Bring back Old West nomenclature IT’S AMERICAN AS FUCK! Will drive the metric nerds absolutely batshit. “Of course we have an eighth* of a dollar, why would we use decimal?!” * I think just the spelling of eighth will spin eurotrash into a tizzy
minus-square@rc__buggy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•4 months agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8leYVnk6Gw
minus-square@Archer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•4 months agoThe problem with this proposal is that it could start circulating on Xitter and then become actual policy
Bring back the bit!
The more I think about it, the more I like it:
* I think just the spelling of eighth will spin eurotrash into a tizzy
🎶Shave and haircut, two bits🎵
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8leYVnk6Gw
The problem with this proposal is that it could start circulating on Xitter and then become actual policy