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[–] 126 points 6 months ago (4 children)

You're displaying the inches side of the measuring tape.

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  • [–] 27 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    So instead of "imperial" we start calling it "foot fetish". Got it.

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  • [–] 19 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Americans, to the British: "I learned it by watching you, dad!"

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    It probably worked because they had such a great empire and a kingdom wide standard. One of the biggest reasons why other countries got rid of these measurements was ambiguity and trade. At least every country had their own measurements, often differed by member states or even by city. (Although differences by city probably already were gone when metric came around)

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  • [–] 49 points 6 months ago (16 children)

    this feels like thinly disguised foot fetishist posting.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (7 children)

    Why though? Why prosecute people for who they are? Just because you don't like their ethnicity / gender / kink / fetish / sexual orientation doesn't make you better than them. Shame on you mate. At least your name checks out.

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    Just because I tell you to stop shaming people for their fetish doesn't mean it's my fetish. Grow up. Shaming people for who they are is what fascists do.

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  • [–] -1 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Sorry, I cant understand you.

    Try taking the toes out of your mouth before talking.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    I'd rather have my toes in my mouth than my head up my ass.

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  • [–] -1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    No thank you, I dont want to take your World Record of being the first person to do both at the same time.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Imagine if King Henry used his penis to measure things instead of his foot.

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    And you wonder why Quentin Tarantino is an American filmmaker…

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    I never had problems with feet, but i can't wait until the current foot-craze subsides.
    It's like with everything these days. someone makes a mildly interesting/funny/sexy/whatever thing and for unfathomable reasons 12% of humanity or 96% of humans on the internet latch on to it and make it the core of their worldview/humour/identity until the next thing pops up.

    STOP THE FEET

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Raven is responsible for the imperial system?

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    How about Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, Austrilasia, and every country in North America except one?

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    So -

    Rest of the world: Metric

    USA: Imperial

    ?

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    There are three countries that use the Imperial system: U.S.A., Liberia, and Myranmar.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    Maybe the imperialists were on to something?

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    I love feet, so yummy! 😋

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    ELI5: How foot, inch, fahrenheit, cup, teespoon is defined (without using SI System). How long is one foot?

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago

    Feet is relative to the distance you walk - with your feet.

    No don't ask me how it works or whose foot was measured or why it isn't strides.

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