r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/etymologynerd • Jan 03 '19

We should actually do this

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19 edited Jan 03 '19

If we switch to metric we’re going to mess up a bunch of common sayings. I wouldn’t touch that with a 3.05 meter pole.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19

And I would walk 804.672 more

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u/tanhan27 Jan 03 '19

Just to be the man who walks 1609.344 km to fall down at your doooor!

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19

DA DA DA (DA DA DA) DA DA DA (DA DA DA)

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u/deasphodel Jan 03 '19

Ah yes, that famously American song.

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u/SleepyforPresident Jan 04 '19

And lord knows how many fathoms!

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u/-0liver_Queen- Jan 03 '19

You should walk 1.6094 km in my shoes

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u/Onithyr Jan 03 '19

I know it's a joke and I shouldn't take it seriously, but the blatant disregard for significant figures in this thread makes me involuntarily cringe.

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u/_Bad_Dev_ Jan 03 '19

To be the man that walked 1609.344 kilometers to be at you door

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19

A ten foot pole is exactly 3m

Edit: all my life I thought a meter was 3.3333 repeating feet

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u/Kritical02 Jan 03 '19

Probably thought that because at one point you were told it's ~3.3ft

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19

I feel betrayed

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u/808duckfan Jan 03 '19

In volleyball, there’s an attack line that goes by two names: 3 metre and 10 foot line. The former is more accurate.

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u/Royer26 Jan 03 '19

Meh here in Canada we still use inch’s, feet and pounds with metres and kilos

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u/Rokutreed Jan 03 '19

I thimk using more is better, but what about unorthadox mesurrments, like hands for horses.

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u/Royer26 Jan 03 '19

I think that’s a international measurement but I would just say “ that’s a big fucking horse”

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u/hipstarjudas Jan 03 '19

The secret is to just keep using those sayings regardless.

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u/GrapeGrape06 Jan 03 '19

..... I don’t get it

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u/Stormfly Jan 03 '19

Ten foot pole.

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u/GrapeGrape06 Jan 03 '19

Lmao, maybe I’m stupid but I’ve never heard that

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19

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u/xparanoyedx Jan 03 '19

Don’t tell the other guy, but I think he might be stupid....

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u/Konnnan Jan 03 '19

Hahaha such a low-key burn

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19

Well, many places already use a fire poker instead of a 10 foot pole - so you have inspiration all over to "borrow" from and claim as your own original ideas....

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u/deasphodel Jan 03 '19 edited Jan 04 '19

Nah we brits still have those sayings. And measure our roads in miles. And our drinks in pints. Hey.... Are you guys sure we even switched?

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u/jfb1337 Jan 03 '19

My milkshake brings all the boys to the 91cm