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		limelight on Oct 12, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Alfred Anaya Put Secret Compartments in Cars. The ... > But you know that Kilos is just how most of the world handles weight? Yes, but not Americans. 9/10 times, if an American is talking about kilos they're talking about drugs.

scott_karana on Oct 14, 2014 [–]

Or they're in science, or engineering, or in a trade business where kilograms are more common than Imperial units, or they're a recent immigrant, or they're being silly because they want to joke that they're a drug dealer, or...

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