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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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[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t use either, it would be “last February”

I think you misread my comment. February 2025 from the perspective of May 2024 is not "last Thursday" by any definition.

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Sorry, it being 2026 now was making be constantly think of 2025 in the past instead of the "future"