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xkcd #3232: Countdown Standard

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Anyone who is caught counting 'three ... two ... one ... zero ... GO!' will be punished with a lifetime of eating only ISO standard food samples.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3232/

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[-] TheMadCodger@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

The next bus is the next bus to come 🤷🏼‍♂️ But the answer to your question is enough to not know for sure what the other person means without clarifying. It happens especially when someone is talking about "next Thursday" on a Friday for example. Because that's in next week.

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