Yeah, that's all just words. Stop saying words.
I mean that I can't visualize a hectare like I can a metre or a kilometre.
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| Author: | InterruptorJones [ Thu Jun 23, 2005 3:39 pm ] |
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JohnTheTinyCowboy wrote: Nobody knows what a hectare is. Don't feel left out.
Google knows. A hectare is one one-hundredth of a square kilometer, or about 2.5 acres. |
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| Author: | ModestlyHotGirl [ Thu Jun 23, 2005 3:48 pm ] |
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Yeah, that's all just words. Stop saying words. I mean that I can't visualize a hectare like I can a metre or a kilometre.
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| Author: | StrongCanada [ Thu Jun 23, 2005 4:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: metric |
Eh! Steve! 2000 wrote: ok, i'am a canadian (québéquois) and i can tell you: there is NOTHING of complicated in the metric system: it's based on a 10 unit system: there is the "prefixe" behind the unit of mesure, so: 0,001mm = 0,01cm = 0,1dm = 1m = 10dcm = 100hm = 1000km these are the meters, notice than the number between dm and dcm have no "prefixe" behind him, this number is the base number Just to clarify - everyone, when it comes to numbers, French people put commas whereas we would put decimals and vice versa. (Bienvenue au wiki, Eh! Steve! J'espère que vous avez beaucoup d'amusement!....My French is a little rusty...) Quote: What does bother me is people who are convinced that using the imperial system means that Americans are dumb.
I don't think you're dumb (whoever said that...I'm quoting from Eh! Steve!), heck, you all MUST be smart...I can't figure out the American system! 
Totally lovin' metric, SC |
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| Author: | Einoo T. Spork [ Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:21 pm ] |
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Sorry, I couldn't resist. |
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| Author: | Dark Grapefruit [ Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:31 pm ] |
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The sad thing about me is I am caught between the imperial and metric systems, depending on whether I learned the measures from my parents (remember, metric was only brought in in the late 1960s) or from school. I use imperial for weights, measures, and height, and metric for distance and temperature. I cannot convert bewteen the two on any counts. |
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| Author: | Jitka [ Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:33 pm ] |
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When you (any Canadian) pronounce kilometer, how do you pronounce it? Kill-o-meter or kill-ometer? And is it Celsius or Centigrade? |
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| Author: | StrongRad [ Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:37 pm ] |
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I use both, just depending on what I'm doing. I can convert between the two pretty easily (with a calculatior), too. I don't see why people are so opposed to one system or the other. Of course, I DID take a lot of geography, physics, and chemistry classes in college. You do those conversions so may times you don't even think about it. |
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| Author: | Dark Grapefruit [ Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:56 pm ] |
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JohnTheTinyCowboy wrote: When you (any Canadian) pronounce kilometer, how do you pronounce it?
Kill-o-meter or kill-ometer? And is it Celsius or Centigrade? kill-AH-meterr. And Celsius. |
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| Author: | StrongCanada [ Thu Jun 23, 2005 6:03 pm ] |
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Dark Grapefruit wrote: JohnTheTinyCowboy wrote: When you (any Canadian) pronounce kilometer, how do you pronounce it? Kill-o-meter or kill-ometer? And is it Celsius or Centigrade? kill-AH-meterr. And Celsius. I second both those motions. And I have a handy dandy converter on my pocket spellchecker. I am nerd. Hear me roar! roar |
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| Author: | ramrod [ Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:45 pm ] |
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StrongCanada wrote: I second both those motions. And I have a handy dandy converter on my pocket spellchecker. I am nerd. Hear me roar! roar God bless the fact that I too am a nerd. Nerds, unite! Especailly the cute Canadain ones! You can meet me in Toronto.
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| Author: | The Experimental Film [ Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | We're smart! |
Eh, Americans just like being needlessly complicated, that's all. We think it makes us seem smarter. |
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| Author: | Beyond the Grave [ Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:23 pm ] |
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ramrod wrote: StrongCanada wrote: I second both those motions. And I have a handy dandy converter on my pocket spellchecker. I am nerd. Hear me roar! roar God bless the fact that I too am a nerd. Nerds, unite! Especailly the cute Canadain ones! You can meet me in Toronto. |
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| Author: | Eh! Steve! 2000 [ Sat Jun 25, 2005 2:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: We're smart! |
The Experimental Film wrote: Eh, Americans just like being needlessly complicated, that's all.
We think it makes us seem smarter. I think than you are right |
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| Author: | Beyond the Grave [ Sat Jun 25, 2005 2:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: We're smart! |
The Experimental Film wrote: Eh, Americans just like being needlessly complicated, that's all. But we are not. The US is not the smartest nation in the world, by far. (Just look at our president)
We think it makes us seem smarter. |
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| Author: | StrongRad [ Sat Jun 25, 2005 3:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: We're smart! |
Beyond the Grave wrote: The Experimental Film wrote: Eh, Americans just like being needlessly complicated, that's all. But we are not. The US is not the smartest nation in the world, by far. (Just look at our president)We think it makes us seem smarter. [sarcasm=very yes]Wow, a cheap shot at the president! Never saw that one coming. [/sarcasm] I will agree that America isn't the smartest nation, as a whole, but ya know, we've come up with some pretty cool stuff. Maybe, if we just kicked out all of the stupid people, we'd be a lot smarter. <looks for a place to live outside of America, maybe Canada, home of hockey, Red Green and lechable Canadiennes> I know metric, so I should be able to survive.. Wait, I don't know too much French.. umm, I can learn that. |
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| Author: | Beyond the Grave [ Sat Jun 25, 2005 4:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: We're smart! |
StrongRad wrote: Beyond the Grave wrote: The Experimental Film wrote: Eh, Americans just like being needlessly complicated, that's all. But we are not. The US is not the smartest nation in the world, by far. (Just look at our president)We think it makes us seem smarter. [sarcasm=very yes]Wow, a cheap shot at the president! Never saw that one coming. [/sarcasm] I will agree that America isn't the smartest nation, as a whole, but ya know, we've come up with some pretty cool stuff. Maybe, if we just kicked out all of the stupid people, we'd be a lot smarter. <looks for a place to live outside of America, maybe Canada, home of hockey, Red Green and lechable Canadiennes> I know metric, so I should be able to survive.. Wait, I don't know too much French.. umm, I can learn that. |
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| Author: | ramrod [ Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: We're smart! |
StrongRad wrote: <looks for a place to live outside of America, maybe Canada, home of hockey, Red Green and lechable Canadiennes> That, my long haired brother, is why you go with someone that does know French, like myself. I can amaze all the ladies with all my French-ness. Like, "Je suis la jeune Fille!" I think that means something.......
I know metric, so I should be able to survive.. Wait, I don't know too much French.. umm, I can learn that. |
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| Author: | Beyond the Grave [ Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:57 pm ] |
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HAPPY CANADA DAY! Happy 138th Birthday Canada! |
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| Author: | ModestlyHotGirl [ Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:23 pm ] |
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Happy Canada Day indeed! Have a happy holiday, my fellow countrymen and countrywomen! 
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| Author: | Beyond the Grave [ Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:32 pm ] |
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I wish I was in Canada, but I am not, I am stuck here in the US with a bad foot. |
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| Author: | StrongCanada [ Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: We're smart! |
ramrod wrote: Like, "Je suis la jeune Fille!" I think that means something.......
For those who don't read French, or are too lazy to use a translator, Dormroom over there just told us "I am the young girl." Happy Canada Day, everybody!!!!! 
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| Author: | AgentSeethroo [ Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: We're smart! |
StrongCanada wrote: ramrod wrote: Like, "Je suis la jeune Fille!" I think that means something....... For those who don't read French, or are too lazy to use a translator, Dormroom over there just told us "I am the young girl." Happy Canada Day, everybody!!!!! Isn't that from the dang "Big ugly cartoon teaches French" commercials? |
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| Author: | Beyond the Grave [ Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: We're smart! |
AgentSeethroo wrote: StrongCanada wrote: ramrod wrote: Like, "Je suis la jeune Fille!" I think that means something....... For those who don't read French, or are too lazy to use a translator, Dormroom over there just told us "I am the young girl." Happy Canada Day, everybody!!!!! Isn't that from the dang "Big ugly cartoon teaches French" commercials? 
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| Author: | Dark Grapefruit [ Fri Jul 01, 2005 7:31 pm ] |
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LONG WEEKEND!!! (Hey, you Americans get one too, so awesome!) Happy C, my compadres. I will be watching some fireworks tonight. |
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| Author: | StrongRad [ Sat Jul 02, 2005 2:51 am ] |
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Dark Grapefruit wrote: LONG WEEKEND!!! (Hey, you Americans get one too, so awesome!).
Not all of us. I'm working all weekend. My crew's next day off is like Wednesday. I really hate it for my guys, I promised them I would do EVERYTHING I could to get them this weekend off, and I failed. Stupid people in charge get THEIR weekend off, but the buttholes (I want to say something else, but half of my anger would get me banninated) in Bentonville don't really care about the people under them. Let's see them renovate that store when my entire crew quits . The only thing worse would be if they actually had to work the store. At least most of our time is spent in the back rebuilding the back room and adding shelving to the new stock room.. I can't imagine having to be out on the floor with all the morons that come in. [/work rant] |
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| Author: | Beyond the Grave [ Sat Jul 02, 2005 5:31 am ] |
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Dark Grapefruit wrote: LONG WEEKEND!!! (Hey, you Americans get one too, so awesome!) Happy C, my compadres. I will be watching some fireworks tonight. Yeah I like this Canada starts the weekend and we end the weekend.
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