Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

[Jarre]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

And now for something completely different....

The top 15 rudest street names in England according to needaproperty.com

1. Minge Lane, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire
2. Slag Lane, Lowton, Lancashire
3. Fanny Hands Lane, Ludford, Lincolnshire
4. Bell End, Rowley Regis, West Midlands
5. Crotch Crescent, Marston, Oxfordshire
6. The Knob, Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire
7. Turkey Cock Lane, Stanway, Essex
8. Cockshoot Close, Stonesfield, Oxfordshire
9. Cumming Street, Islington, London
10. Cock A-Dobby, Sandhurst, Berkshire
11. Cock Lane, Farringdon, London
12. Clitterhouse Road, Brent Cross, London
13. Cock and Bell Lane, Long Melford, Suffolk
14. Beaver Close, Richmond, Surrey
15. Cold Blow Lane, Lambeth, London

[Mezlo]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

Now google "futbol".

and thanks Armando for helping further my point. "Football" is different than "futbol." So if ever we see football then we know what it is (American football) and if we see futbol, we know what that is.

[Aksannyi]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

Dude Mez, I know you're a huge football fan, but it's time to just let this one go. This is one of those disagreements between the US and the rest of the world that is never, ever going to be resolved.

[Mezlo]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

I don't know, I think Armando made a beautiful point. I'd say he resolved it. Football vs futbol. Resolved.

[Feba]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

Although I don't really mind them that much, plus sales tax would have to go down to 5% (unlikely) or up to 10% (more likely) (fucking politicians), and I'm not cool with a 3% increase in the cost of all goods.

Why would you think this? I see no reason rounding couldn't be applied as usual. $1 purchase, %7 sales tax, $1.10 total, three cents in the merchant's favor. $2 purchase, $2.15 total, one cent in the merchant's favor. $3 purchase, $3.20 total, one cent in your favor. $4, two cents in the merchant's favor. $6, two cents in your favor.

Even if this is the only effect, it's still a huge benefit for you in the long run, as it saves on the transaction costs of dealing with pennies. The opportunity cost, wasted time, space, transportation, manufacturing, etc. for pennies adds up rather quickly, given how many of the buggers you need to facilitate commerce, and for such little benefit that many places of business will literally have BASKETS OF PENNIES on their counter to save consumers the hassle of retrieving and storing them. Hell, where I live, the smallest unit is worth about three cents, and even that is starting to see "take a penny" trays. Such small amounts of currency are so trivial that they aren't worth it.

That's taking a simplistic view anyway. You're assuming that the lack of the penny means we only deal with the dollar in five cent increments. This isn't even the case as things are; we still have mills, not only in obscure financial systems, but every goddamn gas pump in the country adds an extra nine thousandths on top of the price. When we pay these, we simply round up as it is. Many things are sold at fractions of pennies, and the current lack of a mill doesn't harm that at all. Financial systems can support fractions of cents, and keeping support for cents as an abstract number will be around for, quite likely, the life of the US dollar. However, that doesn't mean we need a physical representation of such a small amount, especially not in daily use.

Charges to debit, credit, and other cards would still be charged at the exact rate.

[Aksannyi]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

Why do I think that?

Because politicians at their very core are greedy sons of bitches and hardly care about their constituency.

Though I would have no objection to it rounding the way you've stated. I don't really care either way about pennies. The last time I used cash for something was months ago.

[Firewind]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

I don't know, I think Armando made a beautiful point. I'd say he resolved it. Football vs futbol. Resolved.

I used to admin an IRC channel that enforced that rule at one point, and contesting it was ground for a temporary ban. It worked extremely well.

[Etra]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

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well then.

[Jarre]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

I raise your chinese video with a Japanese one....

[Mezlo]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

Chinese corset advertisement - YouTube

well then.

Ahhh... Boobs... Ok, I can make it through the rest of my day now... thanks.

[Firewind]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

The best Chinese Advert in the World:

This guy has the best English accent ever. - YouTube

[Mezlo]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

The best Chinese Advert in the World:

This guy has the best English accent ever. - YouTube

orry? rororororor!!!!

[Caspian]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

It feels like Mez is really drunk......or high.

[Mezlo]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

It feels like Mez is really drunk......or high.

Mez is working... Mez doesn't smoke... Mez drinks but not at work...

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It feels like Mez is bored at work...

and there, ftfy

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Also... reference the THE TITLE OF THIS THREAD for guidance...

[cidbahamut]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

Dude Mez, I know you're a huge football fan, but it's time to just let this one go. This is one of those disagreements between the US and the rest of the world that is never, ever going to be resolved.

I'm pretty sure it's been resolved. The US is wrong and refuses to ever admit that and the rest of the world understands that. It's like a metaphor for our foreign policy or something.