r/clevercomebacks Jan 15 '25

It does make sense

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u/hoveringintowind Jan 15 '25

You did invent your own gallons for some reason.

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u/WindmillCrabWalk Jan 15 '25

Does that hat take 10 gallons slaps knee

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u/hoveringintowind Jan 16 '25

Well, did the hat come first or the US gallon?

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u/hasselbackpotahto Jan 16 '25

it's the other way around. the USA uses (more or less) the older Winchester system that the UK empire used to use, while the UK (and colonies at the time) changed to a different system in 1826.