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6 points

It’s close enough that counting Mississippis is still roughly accurate.

(for non-US people, we sometimes estimate seconds by counting 1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi… just because it’s a long word that takes about the right amount of time to say)

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8 points

Your departure form US defaultism is celebrated here, dear person.

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3 points

I didn’t want anyone to think I’m actually from that shithole state, Mississippi.

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2 points

We do it with crocodiles but maths checks out.

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1 point

Australia?

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Damn, that's interesting!

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