Tyrq comments on xkcd #3232: Countdown Standard

submitted 7 months ago by xkcdbot@lemmy.world [B] to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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Anyone who is caught counting 'three ... two ... one ... zero ... GO!' will be punished with a lifetime of eating only ISO standard food samples.

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[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 7 months ago (4 children)

There's also semi monthly, which is two times a month, as opposed to every two weeks, which is what biweekly is

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[–] Carnelian@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Semi monthly results in 24 events per year while biweekly events happen 26 times

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[–] saplyng@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago (1 child)

I can't express the amount of visceral discomfort this brought me.

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[–] spiffpitt@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago

if we're taking financial payment periods, i believe that some years turn into 27 periods 😄

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[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Approximately 26 times a year.

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