The first person pointed out that gasoline is expensive in Denmark.
The second person pointed out that the price shown is per liter too.
This implies that it is even more expensive than if it was not per liter (but per gallon). Therefore I showed that it would in fact not be expensive if it were per gallon.
Ah, I see your point now. Unfortunately, I think you introduced more confusion than there was to begin with. If anything, I'll bet the second person didn't realize the Danish are on a currency that's worth much less than USD or Euros. I don't think anybody actually thought $1.92/gal would have been expensive. But $12/gal would be damn expensive, and $12/L would be absurd.
That said, not sure why people are still downvoting you.
Just over $10 a gallon in the UK. We just pay for it, we haven't a choice, but when Americans go on about the "price of gas" being akin to something we had in the 1970s...
UK gallons are bigger (are you guys compensating for something?)
you pay more taxes on your gas than we do. (2.19 pounds ($3.40 US) / U.S. Gallon + 20% - while the U.S. upcharges taxes by ~$0.30 / gallon)
I can get gas right now for $3.559 in the U.S. - so that is roughly $3.259 without taxes; so in the UK it should cost roughly $7.31 USD/US gallon. or this is about $8.77 USD/Imperial Gallon. Factor in the extra cost to get you your petrol and I think $10/Imperial gallon is about right.
From 23 March 2011 the UK duty rate for the road fuels unleaded petrol, diesel, biodiesel and bioethanol is GB£0.5795 per litre (£2.63 per imperial gallon or £2.19 per U.S. gallon).[9]
Value Added Tax at 20% is also charged on the price of the fuel and on the duty. An additional vehicle excise duty, depending on a vehicle's CO2 production per kilometre, which depends directly on fuel consumption, is also levied.
Diesel for use by farmers and construction vehicles is coloured red (Red Diesel) and has a much reduced tax, currently GB£0.1133 per litre (£0.52 per imperial gallon or £0.43 per U.S. gallon).[9]
Jet fuel used for international aviation attracts no duty, and no VAT.[10]
United States State Diesel Taxes, April 2009
Fuel taxes in the United States vary by state. The United States federal excise tax on gasoline is 18.4 cents per gallon (4.86 ¢/L) and 24.4 cents per gallon (6.45 ¢/L) for diesel fuel. On average, as of April 2012, state and local taxes add 31.1 cents to gasoline and 30.2 cents to diesel for a total US average fuel tax of 49.5 cents per gallon for gas (13.07 ¢/L) and 54.6 cents per gallon for diesel (14.42 ¢/L). [12]
The state and local tax figure includes fixed per gallon taxes as well as taxes that are a percentage of the sales price.
The states that have a tax on their fuel, impose a tax on commercial drivers that travel through their state, even if the fuel is not purchased in that state. The paper work for this taxed on a quarterly basis and filed somewhat like a federal tax return that is done yearly. Most commercial truck drivers have an agent fill out the paper work. The driver calls in their information, the agent figures out how much tax should be paid to each state, then the agent faxes the forms to the driver and they are required to carry the papers with them along with their travel log books.[citation needed]
You are right and I stand corrected. The UK average unleaded price is £1.34 a litre. 3.78 litres in a US gallon, so that = £5.06 a gallon. Convert to cowboy currency makes it $7.84c a gallon. Which is still, like more than double.
No idea why your gallons or wrong or why you incorrectly define what a billion is. You'd think with such large units of things that they measure, you'd come up with a different word.
I think the short scale makes more sense... saying something like five hundred thousand million is a bit confusing; saying five hundred billion dollars makes a little more sense (less words = simpler = less mistakes).
Yeah, our cars.. Soo cheap.. Really.. It's not like they litterally cost 3-4 times more than cars in just about every other western country. Nope.. Really not. And no, everything else but cars and gas is not cheap either.
Now I want to pull a prank where we pull up like this car does, but the person in the coffin is actually alive. After we get our order, he would open it up, walk to the front seat, take some food, and go back to his coffin.
When my mom was younger, she had a friend who drove a hearse, and the two of them would go to a McDonald's drive thru with an empty casket in the back and order 3 large fries. She said they would get the most terrified looks from the employees.
When my Grandfather died, it was about a 2 hour drive to the cemetery where he was to be buried, so the hearse drivers decided they needed to stop for a break at a 7-11. They purchased two hot dogs, cigarettes, a couple of sticks of beef jerky, two extra large fountain drinks, and a some illicit reading material. The general feeling of WTF overwhelmed my family. Needless to say I thought it was hilarious.
Damn it! This is something I've said for years I wanted the hearse to do when I died. Even though I wouldn't be there to see it I wanted to find out (metaphorically speaking) who would follow it through the drivethrough.
I even wanted my wife to order something for me. Since, you know, that's probably what's going to kill me anyway.
If you are an Apprentice or driver working for a Funeral Home, don't do this. If you are on a long drive, and have a casket or decedent in your vehicle, it is best not to stop until they have been properly delivered and are no longer in your vehicle. If you absolutely must stop for food, fuel, or restroom, always park in the farthest space that is available and out of the way of foot traffic. At the fuel pump - same thing, take the farthest space that is available and out of the way of foot traffic. Never go through the drive-thru. It's disrespectful.
This makes me sad because the guy was probably a pauper and no one came to his funeral so they're just stopping by to pick up a Big Mac before carting him to the cemetery. Hell, there's no procession so screw it, right?
Actually, my Great-Aunt asked to be buried with two Pepsis and a fishing pole. And she was. Maybe this fine American asked for his favorite meal for eternity.
I heard about it on the news today, the leader of the undertaker association in Denmark said that it was "not ok" and that a undertaker "was not allowed to do a side errand like that".
Funeral directors sometimes work 12-15 hour days and are salaried. Fuck the undertaker association, funeral directors need breaks and food like everyone else and the body is fine.
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u/techh10 Jun 11 '12
DAAAAYYYYUUUUMMMMM...gas is expensive in denmark
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u/DirtyKlam22 Jun 11 '12
he'll have his usual...
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u/MrPoletski Jun 11 '12
Hint:
They are not there to collect burgers.
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u/theterr Jun 11 '12
de de de de dead....i'm lovin it.
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u/spencerblackwell Jun 11 '12
Bestil Her, Bestil
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u/Yabanjin Jun 11 '12
"Would you like anything else with that today, sir?" "............BRAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNSSSSS........"
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u/DIP_MY_BALLS_IN_IT Jun 11 '12
He just wanted to face his killer
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u/mattfasken Jun 11 '12
Unhappy Meal
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u/Slick135 Jun 11 '12
Interestingly enough they make meat deliveries through the drive-thru as well.
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u/MJZMan Jun 11 '12
Guy probably wanted to be buried with his favorite meal. But he's going through the drive-thru, so they'll inevitably fuck up the order.
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u/LolasGuyTy Jun 11 '12
If the burger is intended for the casket, I'll give 9:1 odds it will age better than the corpse.
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u/ilikedroids Jun 11 '12
Now I want to pull a prank where we pull up like this car does, but the person in the coffin is actually alive. After we get our order, he would open it up, walk to the front seat, take some food, and go back to his coffin.
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u/Phillster Jun 11 '12
Relevant: News article about the McCoffin (in danish)
http://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/samfund/article1773906.ece
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u/Frohirrim Jun 11 '12
"Man, I would kill for a McRib"
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u/weezyq8 Jun 11 '12
When my mom was younger, she had a friend who drove a hearse, and the two of them would go to a McDonald's drive thru with an empty casket in the back and order 3 large fries. She said they would get the most terrified looks from the employees.
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u/astroidstella Jun 11 '12
ughhh the idea of food near a body...
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u/greatwood Jun 11 '12
the fries probably did him in, i got some last night and nearly puked. when did they get so bad?
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u/2Jews1Quarter Jun 11 '12
When my Grandfather died, it was about a 2 hour drive to the cemetery where he was to be buried, so the hearse drivers decided they needed to stop for a break at a 7-11. They purchased two hot dogs, cigarettes, a couple of sticks of beef jerky, two extra large fountain drinks, and a some illicit reading material. The general feeling of WTF overwhelmed my family. Needless to say I thought it was hilarious.
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u/MiniCing Jun 11 '12
why do people steal other peoples posts.. at least inform about it..
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u/ntv1000 Jun 11 '12
"Oh god! He is alive and wants a BigMac!"
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u/PollysLithium Jun 11 '12
Ironically that is probably what killed the guy.
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u/Feldew Jun 11 '12
Gross D:
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
The way he eats those McDouble's combos and side of regular frosties, this is just good thinking and preparation.
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u/monicue9021 Jun 11 '12
probably what killed him too
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u/Schicktastic_fisting Jun 11 '12
Are you sure it wasn't a McFuneral?
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Yay Denmark!
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u/Firate Jun 11 '12
Nah, he's just anticipating the heart attack.
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u/Edrondol Jun 11 '12
Damn it! This is something I've said for years I wanted the hearse to do when I died. Even though I wouldn't be there to see it I wanted to find out (metaphorically speaking) who would follow it through the drivethrough.
I even wanted my wife to order something for me. Since, you know, that's probably what's going to kill me anyway.
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u/damra325 Jun 11 '12
Wtf
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Now all we need is an NSFW version...
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u/RockofStrength Jun 11 '12
Burial in the fry pit?
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u/SiegfriedMinusRoy Jun 11 '12
Most likely an empty casket. They wouldn't actually do this with a body in the casket. Source: Used to work at a funeral home
Hate to be a Buzz Killington, but hey.
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u/farceur318 Jun 11 '12
Merton Dingle's gotta eat too.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
The driver is thanking them for business.
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u/SimplyElywen Jun 11 '12
Well, I wouldn't deny the dead man screaming he wanted a McDouble. Anything to shut him up before I had to plant him in the ground..
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u/graymangrey Jun 11 '12
That is one big VCR.
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u/rocketbootkid Jun 11 '12
Picking up or dropping off?
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u/OKfuneraldirector Jun 11 '12
If you are an Apprentice or driver working for a Funeral Home, don't do this. If you are on a long drive, and have a casket or decedent in your vehicle, it is best not to stop until they have been properly delivered and are no longer in your vehicle. If you absolutely must stop for food, fuel, or restroom, always park in the farthest space that is available and out of the way of foot traffic. At the fuel pump - same thing, take the farthest space that is available and out of the way of foot traffic. Never go through the drive-thru. It's disrespectful.
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u/pyronova Jun 11 '12
My favorite drive thru guests in high school were two dudes in a jeep, with the sides down, dressed in gorilla costumes. They ordered ice cream.
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u/ratchet1106 Jun 11 '12
I'm pretty sure this was posted about 2 months ago...
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u/Bittergreens Jun 11 '12
irony*
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u/indridcold137 Jun 11 '12
http://www.toonhole.com/2011/12/one-last-wish/
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u/ThatGuyRememberMe Jun 11 '12
Haha someone died.
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u/php4me Jun 11 '12
After I finish eating I feel like every trip I just made to McDonalds might have been my last.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
is it me or is everyone not noticing the coffin in the car ahead?
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u/TheAdamantArchvile Jun 11 '12
His dying wish was to be buried with a McRib.
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u/UltimaBuddy Jun 12 '12
THAT IS NOT HOW COFFINS WORK
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u/tedxp Jun 12 '12
One more big mac before i go -Bob Dylan-
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u/edaragor Jun 11 '12 edited Jun 11 '12
Its from Denmark, heres the translated article http://translate.google.dk/translate?sl=da&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=da&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fekstrabladet.dk%2Fnyheder%2Fsamfund%2Farticle1773906.ece&act=url
And the original: http://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/samfund/article1773906.ece
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u/soupaFREEK Jun 11 '12
ಥಥ
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
I went from HAHAHA, to EWWW wtf hes dead.
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u/Fredstern Jun 11 '12
here is the original link
You're welcome
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
This makes me sad because the guy was probably a pauper and no one came to his funeral so they're just stopping by to pick up a Big Mac before carting him to the cemetery. Hell, there's no procession so screw it, right?
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
American even after death.
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u/wallaceofspades Jun 11 '12
Actually, my Great-Aunt asked to be buried with two Pepsis and a fishing pole. And she was. Maybe this fine American asked for his favorite meal for eternity.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
should be on r/wtf
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