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minus-squareHowAbt2morrow@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 days agoTurn the dime into 12.5 cents.
minus-squarerc__buggy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-21 day agoBring back the bit! The more I think about it, the more I like it: Eliminate the Penny, Nickel, and Dime Bring back Old West nomenclature IT’S AMERICAN AS FUCK! Will drive the metric nerds absolutely batshit. “Of course we have an eighth* of a dollar, why would we use decimal?!” * I think just the spelling of eighth will spin eurotrash into a tizzy
minus-squareArcher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours agoThe problem with this proposal is that it could start circulating on Xitter and then become actual policy
minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days ago🎶Shave and haircut, two bits🎵
minus-squarerc__buggy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8leYVnk6Gw
Turn the dime into 12.5 cents.
Bring back the bit!
The more I think about it, the more I like it:
* I think just the spelling of eighth will spin eurotrash into a tizzy
The problem with this proposal is that it could start circulating on Xitter and then become actual policy
🎶Shave and haircut, two bits🎵
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8leYVnk6Gw