How come we say...

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How come we say...

Post by reefsurfer »

.. 120 kilometers per hour instead of 12 miles per hour when we are talking about how fast we were driving/the cars top speed etc?
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what
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Full of insight, this one.
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its another attempt to rile riddla and tnf up, watch out!
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Post by Ryoki »

Reef, dude... edit your post or something. This is just embarrassingly stupid.
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reefsurfer wrote:.. 120 kilometers per hour instead of 12 miles per hour when we are talking about how fast we were driving/the cars top speed etc?
now it just had to be quoted
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reef, an english mile is about 1609 meters and has nothing to do with what we call "mil".
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Post by YourGrandpa »

Driving speed in the states is referred to as miles per hour.

Although I'm not sure if that answers the question. :confused:
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Post by Captain »

YourGrandpa wrote:Driving speed in the states is referred to as miles per hour.

Although I'm not sure if that answers the question. :confused:
Just what this thread needed.
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ban him
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laffercopters
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:olo:
I dont believe this thread.
jesus, it never ceases to amaze me the intellect of some ppl on the interweb
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Post by SplishSplash »

busetibi wrote::olo:
I dont believe this thread.
jesus, it never ceases to amaze me the intellect of some ppl on the interweb
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SplishSplash wrote: :icon26:
speak of the devil.........
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Post by seremtan »

how come we say 'reefsurfer' when we mean 'dim swedish combover'?

as in "i'm having my hair cut today. i think i'll ask for a reefsurfer"
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How come seremtan is so old?
Thick, solid and tight in all the right places.
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Post by +JuggerNaut+ »

seremtan wrote:how come we say 'reefsurfer' when we mean 'dim swedish combover'?

as in "i'm having my hair cut today. i think i'll ask for a reefsurfer"
lol
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Law wrote:How come seremtan is so old?
it's because of the number of years i've been alive, same as everyone else :olo: you're such a dumbass :olo:
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Post by LawL »

But you've been alive so much longer than anyone else here.
Thick, solid and tight in all the right places.
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lmaonade
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Law wrote:But you've been alive so much longer than anyone else here.
apart from all the people older than me :olo: lawnerd :olo:
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Apart from everyone who's younger than you. :olo:
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Post by Captain »

Well you're just the garden gnome that keeps on giving, Flaw :olo:
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