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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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[-] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 day ago

There's also semi monthly, which is two times a month, as opposed to every two weeks, which is what biweekly is

[-] Carnelian@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Semi monthly results in 24 events per year while biweekly events happen 26 times

[-] saplyng@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

I can't express the amount of visceral discomfort this brought me.

[-] spiffpitt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

if we're taking financial payment periods, i believe that some years turn into 27 periods 😄

[-] davidgro@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Approximately 26 times a year.

this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2026
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