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minus-squareThorned_Rose@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoCan someone explain this for folks whose existence is outside the US
minus-squareslst@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoWait are the us plugs not standardized???
minus-squareTechnoWarden@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoThey are, the joke is that non standardized plugs would be a logistical nightmare…
minus-squareslst@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoOh okay, sorry im pretty bad at getting jokes
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 years agoYeah, none of this is real. The idea is that a standards organisation would find that idea of state-specific plugs scary enough to put in a haunted house, since it would be an extreme example of what they work to prevent.
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 years agoIt’s just not a good joke.
minus-squareUrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoYou just weren’t smart enough to get it
Can someone explain this for folks whose existence is outside the US
Are not standardised
Wait are the us plugs not standardized???
They are, the joke is that non standardized plugs would be a logistical nightmare…
Oh okay, sorry im pretty bad at getting jokes
Yeah, none of this is real. The idea is that a standards organisation would find that idea of state-specific plugs scary enough to put in a haunted house, since it would be an extreme example of what they work to prevent.
It’s just not a good joke.
You just weren’t smart enough to get it
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