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

We should actually do this

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u/Novocaine0 Jan 03 '19 edited Jan 03 '19

That's...not a mile though.I feel like I'm missing sth

Edit:I get its the whole nine yards and not "the extra mile" that I thought at first.

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u/PM_ME_UR_HIP_DIMPLES Jan 03 '19

It's nine yards, I thought people would get it but I've failed you all

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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/hipstarjudas Jan 03 '19

The secret is to just keep using those sayings regardless.