Ted sounds like quite the importer/exporter. I feel like he should focus more on the imports than the exports. E.g. latex, diapers, chips and long matches.
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Louis XVI was prosecuted and found guilty of high treason and crimes against the state by the National Convention during the French revolution, so it does happen from time to time.
They are not Kings and Queens
I understand the sentiment, but I hate this phrase. If any of the e.g. Scandinavian royals would exhibit this kind of behaviour and lawlessness, the monarchy would be dismantled in a heartbeat. It's mostly for show, and the monarchy only exists for as long as the people want it to.
The majority of users are either a communist or almost a communist.
I was 97% communist at the last measurement. I think I will get the final 3% any day now, God willing.
a human produces 1.35 deaths per 100M miles driven
My car has been driven around 100k miles by a human, i.e. it has produced 0.00135 deaths. Is that like a third of a pinky toe?
Most.
(Also a made up statistic)
Shutting down FM broadcasting doesn't mean shutting down radio; if you read the link, you'll see that DAB is taking it's place in those places.
you were trying to be sarcastic, but instead you have...
Lol no, I know better than trying to be sarcastic online, I was making the same point as you (although less eloquently). Wholeheartedly agree with what you said!
From my experience in Norway, these are typical in context of daily speech: (...) km, m, dm (kinda rare), cm, mm
Don't forget the Scandinavian mile! You and the Swedes use it all the time.
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This holds true for many professions. "Bullshit Jobs" by David Graeber comes to mind.