Opinion: The time of our lives

“Buona sera. This is Il Ristorante L’Anima d’Italia. How may I help you?”

“Hello. I’d like to make a reservation for two at seven toes and half a pinkie. And we’d like a booth.”

Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? But wait. Consider that we’ve been brainwashed for centuries into believing that a day is divided into 24 hours, hours into 60 minutes, and minutes into 60 seconds.