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/
Semi monthly results in 24 events per year while biweekly events happen 26 times
I can't express the amount of visceral discomfort this brought me.
if we're taking financial payment periods, i believe that some years turn into 27 periods 😄
Approximately 26 times a year.