Poll of the Day > People who tell you the time in minutes after/until-the-hour are the worst

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MrMelodramatic posted...

Just because its simple to understand doesnt make it not stupid. Obviously no one struggles to understand ten til two, but why be such a ********** about something when you could just say what time it actually is

Maybe its an easier format to tell time in. Or quicker in some cases. Or theyre more use to it. Or they take a quick look. It can be for any reason. Why should they only tell you time in the way you want. Maybe its how they tell time for work normally because they are usually working with deadlines and its easier to say 10 til or 15 til because thats how long they have until they need to start working on something else...
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Nichtcrawler X posted...

Because time is more of a cultural thing than a language thing and it is awfully ignorant of you to assume your culture is the only one.

wrong.

LinkPizza posted...

MrMelodramatic posted...

Just because its simple to understand doesnt make it not stupid. Obviously no one struggles to understand ten til two, but why be such a ********** about something when you could just say what time it actually is

Maybe its an easier format to tell time in. Or quicker in some cases. Or theyre more use to it. Or they take a quick look. It can be for any reason. Why should they only tell you time in the way you want. Maybe its how they tell time for work normally because they are usually working with deadlines and its easier to say 10 til or 15 til because thats how long they have until they need to start working on something else...

Okay cool since things are usually due for me on fridays, Ill start referring to everything relative to that.

What day is it?
Two till Friday.
What day is it?
One past.

Payday is on the first of the month.
When is your rent due?
Two after the first.

My birthday is in February.
What month is Flag Day?
Four after two.

Thats obviously dumb. Its easier, more effient, and takes a lot less effort to say what you mean exactly, then to give roundabout answers. Its not about telling time how I want it told, its about telling time in a standard way thats most precise and accurate with as little unnecessary detail as possible.

Isn't this the only way of saying time in Swedish or something?
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Unknow0059 posted...

Isn't this the only way of saying time in Swedish or something?

idk Im talking about English. If this is the correct way to tell time in other languages, then thats silly but at least its as correct as you can be. In English you can just say the time.

MrMelodramatic posted...

What direction does the sun set?
Opposite of East.

If someone ever asks me this, I am totally giving that as an answer.

the way I look at it is, sometimes i want to know the time and dont want to have to do any figuring out. I own a few analog watches but I mainly wear digital, because I look and know the time.
It isnt hard to translate "quarter to two" to 1:45, but any extra step at all in getting to the actual time can be annoying. to me anyways, but not a huge deal though.

MrMelodramatic posted...

LinkPizza posted...

MrMelodramatic posted...

Just because its simple to understand doesnt make it not stupid. Obviously no one struggles to understand ten til two, but why be such a ********** about something when you could just say what time it actually is

Maybe its an easier format to tell time in. Or quicker in some cases. Or theyre more use to it. Or they take a quick look. It can be for any reason. Why should they only tell you time in the way you want. Maybe its how they tell time for work normally because they are usually working with deadlines and its easier to say 10 til or 15 til because thats how long they have until they need to start working on something else...

Okay cool since things are usually due for me on fridays, Ill start referring to everything relative to that.

What day is it?
Two till Friday.
What day is it?
One past.

Payday is on the first of the month.
When is your rent due?
Two after the first.

My birthday is in February.
What month is Flag Day?
Four after two.

Thats obviously dumb. Its easier, more effient, and takes a lot less effort to say what you mean exactly, then to give roundabout answers. Its not about telling time how I want it told, its about telling time in a standard way thats most precise and accurate with as little unnecessary detail as possible.

You can say that if you want. And if thats usually how you tell people stuff, then that fine. But if were talking specifically about time, thats how some stuff operates. When people have scheduled times by which to do things at work. Some will say 10 til 2 if 2 is when somethings done. And since time is asked pretty often and they could have stuff due at different times during the day, it could be something they get use to saying. Very easily, too. Still doesnt change that they literally have you an answer thats not the riddle you make it out to be...

Also, its not always easier. 10 til is much quicker than saying X:50. And probably much easier for them see on they time telling device if its analog. And its not about telling you the time the way you want it. Its about telling you the time. If you dont like how they say, then whatever. They probably dont care...
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Kinda off topic but i do wish we would just go to military time. Makes much more sense once you get used to it. And many places ive worked use for clock in/out time sheets or whatever
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mooreandrew58 posted...

Kinda off topic but i do wish we would just go to military time. Makes much more sense once you get used to it. And many places ive worked use for clock in/out time sheets or whatever

But that would make it easier for politicians to reinstitute the draft. One of the reasons they rarely resort to it is so many folks wouldnt understand what time it was in military settings
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Mead posted...

mooreandrew58 posted...

Kinda off topic but i do wish we would just go to military time. Makes much more sense once you get used to it. And many places ive worked use for clock in/out time sheets or whatever

But that would make it easier for politicians to reinstitute the draft. One of the reasons they rarely resort to it is so many folks wouldnt understand what time it was in military settings

If you say so. Shit is super easy to learn. I taught myself.
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MrMelodramatic posted...

No? Do you say it digit by digit? Two zero nine eight six seven five three zero nine? What about years? Two thousand nineteen, twenty nineteen, or two zero one nine?

I'm not talking about numbers as quantities or dates; I mean phone numbers or four digit codes or something. I'd say 4873 as "four eight seven three," or a phone number 867-5309 as "eight six seven five three zero nine."
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If someone asks me the time, I say the exact numbers as they are. Never thought to do it any other way.
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Just heard someone say 9297 as "nine twenty-nine seven."
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Fierce_Deity_08 posted...

If someone asks me the time, I say the exact numbers as they are. Never thought to do it any other way.

I mean I can say it's 20 minutes to 5 now or 4:40. I don't think I've ever spoke the time using the 24 hour format.
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MrMelodramatic posted...

Ten til two

MrMelodramatic posted...

Milk cost 2.49 per gallon with the inclusion of sales tax. I had 13 dollars and bought all the milk I could have.

If you honestly think these two answers are equal in stupidity, you are easily the most clueless person I've ever dealt with and are probably a danger to yourself and others. Get real, get over yourself or get help. Seriously!
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MrMelodramatic

If you asked how much gas a car has and someone tells you two quarters past empty full instead of half a tank youd think theyre a fucking shitty good for nothing dogshitting idiot.

Well, you just contradicted yourself.

If you asked how much gas a car has and someone tells you "half-a-tank", it's the same as someone asking the time and getting an answer of "half-past-two".

Also, no one would describe a gas tank of being two quarters past empty full
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GeoMaggs posted...

MrMelodramatic

If you asked how much gas a car has and someone tells you two quarters past empty full instead of half a tank youd think theyre a fucking shitty good for nothing dogshitting idiot.

Well, you just contradicted yourself.

If you asked how much gas a car has and someone tells you "half-a-tank", it's the same as someone asking the time and getting an answer of "half-past-two".

Also, no one would describe a gas tank of being two quarters past empty full

Half a tank is an exact as you can be, unless you have some way of knowing exactly how many gallons of gas you have in the tank

And of course no one says two quarters past empty full, thats the point. Its a dumb way to explain something. Just like explaining time as ten past the hour

How much gas do we have left?

3.8 Liters
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MrMelodramatic posted...

All I wanted to know was what time it was and you wasted my time and gave me a s***ty math problem. I want pertinent information not to solve the motherf***ing da vince code.

if you need to sit and think about "quarter to 2" as a davinchi code-type math problem, i'd suggest taking a math course. you're a grown adult, and you don't know basic math, ok?

here's a simple exercise to start you off with, just to get your head practicing this more, ok?

if your girlfriend can take on 4 guys in one hour, how many men, who aren't you, can she fuck in 5 hours?

bonus: what's the average time it takes her to fuck each guy, who isn't you?
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Mead posted...

How much gas do we have left?

3.8 Liters

If you know that, then definitely say it. My car doesnt have a way of telling me how much I have left in numbers, afaik