Doldrums and Oddities: Share Something Bemusing

[Thaluikhain]

Ok, people from about 2 countries in the world won't appreciate this, but:

I often find myself appreciate the little detail of fantasy or historical media using obsolete measurement like pounds and feet. Then I think about it, and...oh wait...

 

[gorfias]

 

[Xprimentyl]

Ok, people from about 2 countries in the world won't appreciate this, but:

I often find myself appreciate the little detail of fantasy or historical media using obsolete measurement like pounds and feet. Then I think about it, and...oh wait...

 

[gorfias]

 

[Thaluikhain]

Can't watch that video in my country I'm afraid.

 

[Xprimentyl]

Can't watch that video in my country I'm afraid.

It's a Saturday Night Live sketch wherein comedian Nate Bargatze (funny fucking dude) portrays George Washington and his dream of a free nation and a convoluted, nonsensical system of measurements. Shame you can't watch; SNL only has flashes of brilliance nowadays compared to its heyday in the '80s, and this is one of them. A couple of gems from the sketch:

Washington: "One day, our proud nation will measure weight in pounds, and that 2,000 pounds will be called a ton."
Soldier: "What will 1,000 pounds be called, sir?"
Washington: "Nothing."

Washington: "Because we are fee men! And we will be free to measure liquids in liters and milliliters. But not all liquids, only soda, wine, and alcohol."
Soldier: "Only those, sir?"
Washington: "Yes. Because for milk and paint we'll use gallons, pints, and quarts, God will."
Soldier: "Ok, how many liters are in a gallon, sir?"
Washington: "Nobody knows."

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Can't watch that video in my country I'm afraid.

It contains too much freedom. (eagle red-tailed hawk cry)

 

[gorfias]