gross?
Gross can mean "exclusive of deductions", or "unmitigated".
It can also mean "flagrant" "brutishly coarse behavior" "disgusting". BUT !!
Decades before the proliferation of the supermarket, "a baker's dozen" was commonly understood to mean 13.
And a dozen dozen (12 x 12), or 144 was a "gross".
Today is December 12, 2025, or 12 / 12. "Gross Day"? * Not officially. BUT !
For those suffering the affects of Trump administration crisis fatigue, what occasion is too small to celebrate?
AND:
Know why it's impolite to say 288 in mixed company?
That's because,
well, it's because,
that is to say,
it's because it's TWO GROSS !
Happy December 12 !
* Not to be confused with Gross Out Day Sunday, January 11, 2026
Gross can mean "exclusive of deductions", or "unmitigated".
It can also mean "flagrant" "brutishly coarse behavior" "disgusting". BUT !!
Decades before the proliferation of the supermarket, "a baker's dozen" was commonly understood to mean 13.
And a dozen dozen (12 x 12), or 144 was a "gross".
Today is December 12, 2025, or 12 / 12. "Gross Day"? * Not officially. BUT !
For those suffering the affects of Trump administration crisis fatigue, what occasion is too small to celebrate?
AND:
Know why it's impolite to say 288 in mixed company?
That's because,
well, it's because,
that is to say,
it's because it's TWO GROSS !
Happy December 12 !
* Not to be confused with Gross Out Day Sunday, January 11, 2026