Showing posts with label April Fools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label April Fools. Show all posts

2012/07/26

Stupid people: another reason we need metric time

From here, via Images | These images are pretty sweet.  The video is funny, too.  And just under 2 minutes, too.

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2011/04/07

Macrosoft Converts to Metric Time System

Last week Macrosoft (not to be confused with Microsoft) issued a press release announcing that the company was converting to metric time.  Of course, this was a not-very original April Fool's joke, but it may be the first with a YouTube video.



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2010/04/01

Breaking NEWS..... France to adopt metric time

From about-france.com:
      France will officially become the first country in the world in modern time to adopt metric time, according to documents leaked late last night to a French television station, and confirmed by a high-ranking official in Paris. The change to metric time will complete the process of metrication launched over two centuries ago following the French Revolution.  Subject to official confirmation, M-Day is scheduled for April 2011, leaving French businesses, transport operators and the general public just a year to prepare for the event...
Londonderry NH net also has a good one.

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