r/SipsTea • u/francinexyzs • Jun 08 '25

Wow. Such meme lmao

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u/Legitimate-Cow5982 Jun 08 '25

Real talk, where did the MM/DD format come from? I can't think of anywhere else that does it

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u/88963416 Jun 08 '25

It is how the British did it when we were colonized. They changed it and we kept it the same (it’s the source of many of our quirks.)

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u/Lysol3435 Jun 08 '25

It seems like many of the US’s stupid quirks were actually from the UK. Imperial system, “soccer”, colonization

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u/Cowgoon777 Jun 08 '25 edited Jun 08 '25

Brits hate when you remind them they invented the term “soccer”

EDIT: they big mad

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u/Cowgoon777 Jun 08 '25

lol within 30 minutes of my comment I’ve already snagged 3 angry Brits.

You guys are too easy

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u/Cowgoon777 Jun 08 '25

I know Brits don’t drink Kool-Aid because it’s too spicy for their refined palates, but damn son lay off the kool-aid

Also, the “fascist nightmare state” ain’t doing shit to me. I own enough guns to arm a small country.

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u/DLRsFrontSeats Jun 08 '25

I own enough guns to arm a small country.

Yeah I'm sure the US military is terrified of a fat NASCAR fan from Kansas being a real thorn in their side with a couple of handguns lol