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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:The USA almost exclusively uses metric for liquor and wine. That's progress, right? They do? I've always heard things like 'a fifth of <spirits>' or oz., not anything metric. At least science stuff is mostly metric, when it isn't causing Mars satellites to crash http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter.
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made of bees posted:I've never known even the Or I guess horsepower measures the same thing. People would probably get mad if they tried to give engine ratings in watts.
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est of my relatives to get mad about watts, either.
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I saw a map that included Antarctica as metric. Even the penguins know it's better. And Myanmar is preparing to switch over. IIRC, halting all U.S. progress toward metrication is just another wonderful thing you can thank Reagan for.
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mng posted:They do? I've always heard things like 'a fifth of <spirits>' or oz., not anything metric. At least science stuff is mostly metric, when it isn't causing Mars satellites to crash http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter. A "fifth" of liquor is just the historic name (it was a fifth of a gallon); liquor bottles are actually measured in (milli)liters. prefect has a new favorite as of 00:40 on Oct 27, 2013 |
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WD-40's not a lubricant, drat it! 
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DrBouvenstein posted:WD-40's not a lubricant, drat it! Maybe he was just having moisture problems, you dont want that poo poo getting rusty.
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DrBouvenstein posted:WD-40's not a lubricant, drat it! Well, it certainly thinks it is
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WD-40 Lubricannot
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Decrepus posted:WD-40 Lubricannot WD-40 Lubrinacan
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The look on this thing's face. Look at his mind. It's exploding.
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Not the mama! 
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eminkey2003 posted:The look on this thing's face. Someone's had a few puffs, that's for sure. 
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mng posted:They do? I've always heard things like 'a fifth of <spirits>' or oz., not anything metric. At least science stuff is mostly metric, when it isn't causing Mars satellites to crash http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter. A fifth gallon was a historic size and the name stuck because people were unable to tell the size difference in bottles when they moved from 757 mL to 750 mL.
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Fart Pipe posted:Maybe he was just having moisture problems, you dont want that poo poo getting rusty. 
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Say Nothing posted:That sounds probable. This is available on Netflix, FYI.
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Nude Nuns is good alliteration but bad nuns.
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Say Nothing posted:That sounds probable. This movie will change your life.
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Say Nothing posted:That sounds probable. It's no Blood Sister: One Tough Nun.
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ninmeister posted:This movie will change your life. Yes, when my wife sees it in the "recently watched" queue. Although I could always try to blame it on the kids...
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Part of the "ethnic" food section of a supermarket. It's the American section of a UK grocery.
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particle409 posted:Part of the "ethnic" food section of a supermarket. No Bisquick? I like seeing these though:   On the flip side, having grown up near Pittsburgh it's weird to see Heinz products (baked beans) in the British section of the supermarket.
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Oh man, I know what that's like. 
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I don't think anyone in Europe associates Twix, M&M's or Snickers with the United States. Marshmallow fluff and beef jerky, yeah, that's not very common here.
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I'm actually curious about Mac 'n' Cheese after seeing it hailed everywhere as the cheap/easy bachelor food. I've yet to find it though. Beef Jerky was quite OK.
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ubergnu posted:I'm actually curious about Mac 'n' Cheese after seeing it hailed everywhere as the cheap/easy bachelor food. I've yet to find it though. Beef Jerky was quite OK. Depends on both the brand and type you get; Kraft is probably the best brand, but the type is down to personal preference - I prefer the cheese powder kind that you add milk & butter, but some people prefer the cheese sauce kind, where the cheese is in a foil packet that you squeeze out over the noodles.
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particle409 posted:Part of the "ethnic" food section of a supermarket. If it's any consolation, a local supermarket here in Australia has an Asian aisle with a UK foods section. It's where you find the Yorkie bars, Minstrels, Irn Bru and Yorkshire Pudding mix.
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m2pt5 posted:Depends on both the brand and type you get; Kraft is probably the best brand, but the type is down to personal preference - I prefer the cheese powder kind that you add milk & butter, but some people prefer the cheese sauce kind, where the cheese is in a foil packet that you squeeze out over the noodles. You can also cook macaroni noodles and use a double boiler to melt cheese (in absence if a double boiler just make one with a small pot) and pour that in to the noodles instead. Tastes amazing, requires relatively little effort, and you can buy your Mac and Cheese in bulk without a bunch of boxes
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Phlegmish posted:I don't think anyone in Europe associates Twix, M&M's or Snickers with the United States. Marshmallow fluff and beef jerky, yeah, that's not very common here. Those are types of Twix, Snickers and M&Ms we don't normally get over here, peanut butter flavour etc...
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death .cab for qt posted:You can also cook macaroni noodles and use a double boiler to melt cheese (in absence if a double boiler just make one with a small pot) and pour that in to the noodles instead. Tastes amazing, requires relatively little effort, and you can buy your Mac and Cheese in bulk without a bunch of boxes Or if you really want to go American: microwave the cheese.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:That's the ugliest loving duck I've ever seen I was gonna argue it was a goose but I can see the little dog mask now, so you're right
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death .cab for qt posted:You can also cook macaroni noodles and use a double boiler to melt cheese (in absence if a double boiler just make one with a small pot) and pour that in to the noodles instead. Tastes amazing, requires relatively little effort, and you can buy your Mac and Cheese in bulk without a bunch of boxes I grew up in the States and miss boxed mac and cheese dearly. Cheddar doesn't have the same disgusting cheesyness and you can't buy the blocks of velveeta/american cheese where I live. 
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When i visited the states from the UK they had 'ethnic' sections full of english food in just the same way. Its nothing unusual.
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