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that the expression 'YMMV' is terribly old-fashioned. As a scientist, I am firmly in favour of the SI system being used on all possible occasions. Therefore, from now on I shall only use the expression "Your Kilometrage May Vary", "YKMV", to indicate that other people may have different tastes. :nods:
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YMMV and YKMV are both phrases that remind us of a time where imperialistic nations exploited the third world for resources, especially oil. It's like swearing. The phrase needs to be taken back to when all the world rode around on beasts of burden.
Your Horse May Vary or Your Camel May Vary used interchangeably and just as frequently should fix this injustice.
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quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade: YMMV and YKMV are both phrases that remind us of a time where imperialistic nations exploited the third world for resources, especially oil. It's like swearing. The phrase needs to be taken back to when all the world rode around on beasts of burden.
Your Horse May Vary or Your Camel May Vary used interchangeably and just as frequently should fix this injustice.
As someone whose ancestors are peasants as far back as we can trace them, except for that one guy who owned the pubs, I object to your classist assumption that everyone has a horse or camel. Death to the feudal oppressors of the people! What's more, while the mile is based on paces of a legionnaire (which is, you should note, imperialistic quite without the oil, although at least it's democratic; the legions were nobody's elite), the kilometer is a rational unit based in science and the enlightenment of the people in arms. (Sings) Alons, enfants de la patrie, le jour de kilometer est arrive...
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A pound of bread is enough to fully satisfy ones hunger. Eating a kilogram instead would make one fat.
A pint is nearly perfect as the amount of beer that one would want to quench a thirst. A litre'd snocker ya in a quaff, and make ya run to the nearest toilet (not that ya'd be sober enough to hit it). And as the founder of the Academy pointed out, a symposium is just an excuse to quaff.
Besides, "a pint's a pound the world around." Especially if you consider the spillage in moving a mug from tap to table. And "a litre's a kilogram the world around" has neither the meter nor the rhyme of a decent mnemonic.
Personally I find it handy knowing that if someone shoots a laser beam at me from across the room, I have about a nanosecond per foot of separation to dodge the darn thing.
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kilometers are so boring, though. If we're going to change it, we might as well make it an interesting unit. I say we go with YPPMV "Your picoparsecage may vary".
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Counter-revolutionary traitor! Off to the guillotine!
quote:Whereas any true scientist would be very interested in how many paces it would take for a legionnaire to reach them. Look at what happened to Archimedes cuz he wasnt' paying attention.
That's what the muskets of the Revolutionary Guards are for!
quote:A pint is nearly perfect as the amount of beer that one would want to quench a thirst. A litre'd snocker ya in a quaff, and make ya run to the nearest toilet (not that ya'd be sober enough to hit it).
In the first place, you can drink half a litre. In the second place, if you can't hold a litre of beer, you're not a proper scientist anyway.
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