How do you all do this?

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2011/01/06 12:35:23 (permalink)

How do you all do this?

In the US of A we've (mostly) been taught to count seconds in our head by saying:
 
One Mississippi
Two Mississippi
Three Mississippi
Four Mississippi
....
 
How do you non-US folks do it?
 
 
 
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    UbiquitousBubba
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    Re:How do you all do this? 2011/01/06 12:45:54 (permalink)
    I don't know this firsthand, but it would appear that most of the rest of the world uses the following method.

    One Dumb American
    Two Dumb American
    Three Dumb American
    Four Dumb American
    ...


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    Re:How do you all do this? 2011/01/06 12:47:59 (permalink)
    Try Tallahassee Lassie a few times


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    post edited by mike_mccue - 2011/01/06 12:52:21


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    Re:How do you all do this? 2011/01/06 12:50:20 (permalink)
    As a lad, I was told

    One potato
    Two potato

    et cetera



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    Re:How do you all do this? 2011/01/06 13:21:34 (permalink)
    bapu


    In the US of A we've (mostly) been taught to count seconds in our head by saying:
     
    One Mississippi
    Two Mississippi
    Three Mississippi
    Four Mississippi
    ....
     
    How do you non-US folks do it?
     
     
     

     
    I bought a watch.
     
     
     
     

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    Re:How do you all do this? 2011/01/06 13:28:38 (permalink)
    1 elephant
    2 elephant
    etc..

    supposidly it works out the same as counting in realtime...

    doh! lost count

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    Re:How do you all do this? 2011/01/06 13:31:32 (permalink)


    Green Acres is the place to be
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    Re:How do you all do this? 2011/01/06 14:06:14 (permalink)
    SteveStrummerUK


    bapu


    In the US of A we've (mostly) been taught to count seconds in our head by saying:
     
    One Mississippi
    Two Mississippi
    Three Mississippi
    Four Mississippi
    ....
     
    How do you non-US folks do it?
     
     
     

     
    I bought a watch.
     
     
     
     


    Clever he is.

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    Re:How do you all do this? 2011/01/06 14:51:49 (permalink)
    bapu


    In the US of A we've (mostly) been taught to count seconds in our head by saying:
     
    One Mississippi
    Two Mississippi
    Three Mississippi
    Four Mississippi
    ....
     
    How do you non-US folks do it?
     
     
     
    Exactly the same.

    Don't forget all your Mississippi's belong to us.... still.

    I haven't...


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    In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves" - Banksy
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    Re:How do you all do this? 2011/01/06 15:46:35 (permalink)
    Jonbouy


    bapu


    In the US of A we've (mostly) been taught to count seconds in our head by saying:

    One Mississippi
    Two Mississippi
    Three Mississippi
    Four Mississippi
    ....

    How do you non-US folks do it?



    Exactly the same.

    Don't forget all your Mississippi's are belong to us.... still.

    Fixed?

    Good Boy.



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    Re:How do you all do this? 2011/01/06 16:06:56 (permalink)
     I know when the nicotine monkey starts climbing my back, it's been an hour. 

    Me
     
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    Re:How do you all do this? 2011/01/06 16:38:44 (permalink)
    ohgrant


     I know when the nicotine monkey starts climbing my back, it's been an hour. 

    Does that Monkey run on quartz or do you have to wind him up every day?


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    Re:How do you all do this? 2011/01/06 16:52:45 (permalink)
     Must be solar powered

    Me
     
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    Re:How do you all do this? 2011/01/06 17:07:57 (permalink)
    Jonbouy


    bapu


    In the US of A we've (mostly) been taught to count seconds in our head by saying:

    One Mississippi
    Two Mississippi
    Three Mississippi
    Four Mississippi
    ....

    How do you non-US folks do it?



    Exactly the same.

    Don't forget all your Mississippi's belong to us.... still.

    I haven't...

     
     
    Let it go JB.
     
     
    234 years of anguish and sorrow is enough for any man to carry on his shoulders.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    Re:How do you all do this? 2011/01/06 17:21:21 (permalink)
     Besides, ya'll wouldn't want any of it back when you seen what we've done with the place.

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