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It’s very likely that you know at least one person who makes it their life’s mission to show how knowledgeable or smart they are, despite being far from knowledgeable or smart. These people are usually referred to by folks as know-it-alls, and they seem to be invading the online space more and more each day. The anonymity of the internet allows them to go about butting into everyone’s business, believing they know everything while everyone else is simply wrong.

To gladly put them in their respective place, we have a whole list of confidently incorrect people from this Facebook group hilariously failing and choking on their own words. Scroll down to find them, and don’t forget to upvote those instances that made you feel bad for the people who voluntarily put themselves in these situations.

While you're at it, don't forget to check out a conversation with a board-certified clinical psychologist, Dr. Krista Jordan, who kindly agreed to share a few tips on dealing with know-it-alls.

Comment from Psychologist Daniel Hoadley

Some people love correcting others because it reinforces their sense of intelligence and control in social interactions. According to Alfred Adler’s theory of the superiority complex, this behavior can stem from deep-seated feelings of inferiority.

By constantly pointing out mistakes, they create an illusion of dominance, using corrections as a way to validate their own intelligence and self-worth. Rather than simply aiming for accuracy, their need to correct others often serves as a defense mechanism to mask personal insecurities. – Daniel Hoadley

#1

Bull with a leopard, highlighted in a comment correcting the animal's identity.

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Bi.Felicia
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aww, such a sweet story.

Ashtophet’sRevenge
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I believe sometimes people think only bull cows have horns…

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person (i think)
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The friendship was a little more mysterious, than that but still real! https://www.sunnyskyz.com/blog/3131/The-Real-Story-Behind-These-Leopard-And-Cow-Photos-That-Still-Makes-Little-Sense

Richard Smith
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Both male and female bovines grow horns.

Don Sanders
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Milk a bull and you've got a friend for life.

Bob Brooce
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There had to be a reason why it liked the leopard back.

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VikingAbroad
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just wait til he learns, only female reindeer have horns in winter...

Riley Quinn
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10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Both male and female Zebus (a species of cattle in India) have horns. Bulls have much larger horns, so the response was incorrect.

luci (he/fae)
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i don't think bull milk would taste the same

Nice Beast Ludo
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10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let's just hope the leopard isn't grooming his dinner

Terri Rickert
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9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IDIOTS THAT .......... CALL/REFER TO all bovine AS COWS !!!!!!!!

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    #2

    Tweet by The Angsty Canadian about being incorrectly corrected on being French Canadian.

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    Mtn Lungta
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a can of worms this is.

    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just don't get started with Swiss German vs. Swiss Germans.

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    BeesEelsAndPups
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol. I am a Jewish person from Brazil. And I have had MANY Americans tell me I can't be Jewish and Brazilian. I even ask them, "can you be a Jewish person from the United States", and they say "of course". But even then, they won't concede that I can be more than one thing.

    Maples Dad
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get told that as a British Jew. I can only be one or the other apparently.

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    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I assume this was an American because we're bred to be confident whether right or wrong. Don't give an inch. Double-down, triple-down, but don't give up the fight to be wrong.

    Helen Rohrlach
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't people claim to be Irish American?

    Christos Arvanitis
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but that is different. There is no US state where the official language is Gaelic. Quebec is a (Canadian) French speaking province as you know settled by the French in the 18th century.

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    Joe Bloe
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand what's wonrg here?

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    Lena Flising
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One can also be French Belgian and French Swiss.

    Bob Brooce
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only thing you can't be is French toast.

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    Jorge Gonzalez
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A true french-canadian would refer to her/himself as Québécois.

    Tom Brincefield
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless they're not from Quebec. They aren't penned in, they do move around the country.

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    Oops
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Canada will be soon the 51th state of america, so dont worry.

    tai
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    10 months ago

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    Well unless you or your parents were born in France you are not French.

    Kelly Kiang
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    10 months ago

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    Jewish is a nationality too.

    Whatshername
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, from the well-known country of Jewania.

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    #3

    Text exchange about confusing a French horn with a trumpet, showcasing courage over brains.

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    VeryBoredPanda
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How embarrassing to play an instrument for that long and not know it’s name

    Manana Man
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All this time I thought I was learning piano, and it turns out it's a kazoo.

    Tucker Cahooter
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't see how you can confuse a French horn with a trumpet given how they are shaped. Let's be charitable and think that they misread "French horn" as "Flugelhorn"

    char
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they don't even look that similar??? as someone who is not a band person

    BrunoVI
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thus they were both deceived, for it was a coronet.

    Nice Beast Ludo
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the person playing the French horn for 8 years knows their own instrument better than the "trust me I know instruments" guy

    Dawn Marie
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That HAS to be my X-Husband!! He cleans band instruments and is a narcissist!!

    BWC
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really, really hope that person isn't an operating room nurse.

    Peter Bear
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be far more generous than this idiot deserves... if you can play one brass instrument, you can probably play most others as well, as they all function pretty similarly. You won't be as good, obviously, but you should probably be able to manage.

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    Board-certified clinical psychologist Dr. Krista Jordan tells Bored Panda that if someone is acting like a know-it-all, they're probably trying to cover up their insecurities.

    "People who are secure in themselves don't need to flaunt their knowledge and would not risk alienating people or hurting their feelings by bragging. People who need to act as though they know everything are just trying to soothe their deeply deficient self-esteem," she explains.

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    #4

    Man wearing sunglasses in car with text about soda shop plans; comment reads, "The 1900's were from 1800 - 1899."

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    Kelly H. Wilder
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The 19th century, not the 1900s

    roddy
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right! the 1900s were the 20th century, but were still the 1900s.

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    Rich Black
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a year 1.9K problem, maybe

    Mike F
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, I was born in the 1900's and a (Cunningham's) chocolate soda on Saturday morning was the highlight of my week. But then again, I was 12-13 years old. 😂

    Louisa johnson
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chocolate soda? As in a chocolate flavoured fizzy drink?

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    Shelley Dawson
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That correction is entirely wrong. I was born in the 1900's which is the 20th century.

    EJN
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well hey, the commenter is a dog so we have to allow for a few mistakes and a "good boy" even though he is wrong. Next time, he'll do better for sure!

    Janice G
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nonetheless, I hate it when people ask me what are my plans for the rest of the day. I KNOW YOU DON'T REALLY CARE! People, stop asking this lame question!!

    Oops
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dont worry, this is my life.

    Kalevra
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Im just glad its all laugh emojis.

    JustABored1
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's hilarious how these people confidently try to prove how smart they are, when they're literally holding a computer in their hand and could double check their "facts"! 🤦🏼‍♂️🤣

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    #5

    Online comment debate with misguided correction about motor fuel use.

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    Brian Droste
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If cars ran on air, we wouldn't need gas stations.

    Warren Peece
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Air is a gas - actually a mixture of gasses.

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    Gémeaux jumeaux
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone knows they just flap their wings.

    Chris the Bobcat
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cybertruck is the product of hot air and pipe dreams, with a bit of snake oil garnish for good measure.

    WW
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That liquid is how they light the air on fire.

    Mel Colley
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are the people that believe the earth is flat! You can't argue with stupid!

    EJN
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beyond uneducated.

    Nancy Parker
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I suppose it is an air-COOLED engine?

    Who am I, where am I
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    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doesn't the motor use/run off of the gas fumes? I've heard or read that at some point in my life, if I remember correctly

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    #6

    Text conversation showing someone incorrectly correcting another's point about J.K. Rowling's name.

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    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, a lot of writers do use synonyms. And antonyms. And homonyms. Etc.

    Maggz Bennett
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And sometimes she identifies as Robert Galbraith, but still finds time to spread hate about trans folk. 🏳️‍⚧️

    UKGrandad
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    10 months ago (edited)

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    She uses a nom de plume to write books in a different genre from the one she is best known for, yes, but she doesn't claim that she really is a man named Robert, and neither does she get upset if people use her real name. So, no, she doesn't sometimes 'identify' as Robert Galbraith.

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    Warren Peece
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Synonym is a spice. I had synonym rolls for breakfast today.

    Lester the Space Duck
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Granny was an English teacher. She made the best synonym rolls!

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    Lotekguy
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mistakenly bought a pseudonym once believing it to be a REAL nym. Always read the fine print.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Both nitwits. Don't we all self-identify to various degrees? JK Rowling's name is Joanne Kathleen Rowling. BTW, her pseudonym is Robert Galbraith.

    JustABored1
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I definitely agree they're both nitwits! 😅

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    JustABored1
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These two deserve each other! 🙄

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her name is Joanne Kathleen Rowling. Hence the pseudonym JK Rowling. It's not that crazy really

    Multa Nocte
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wikipedia: "Although she writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling, before her remarriage her name was Joanne Rowling, or Jo. At birth, she had no middle name. Staff at Bloomsbury Publishing suggested that she use two initials rather than her full name, anticipating that young boys – their target audience – would not want to read a book written by a woman. She chose K as the second initial, from her paternal grandmother Kathleen Rowling, and because of the ease of pronunciation of the two consecutive letters."

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    Also, humans as a whole have a tendency to overestimate their knowledge, which makes them think that they know more than they actually do. Even though we often lack the full information, we still believe we have enough for decision-making. This cognitive bias is called the Illusion of Information Adequacy.

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    #7

    "No smoking sign with humorous incorrect correction in handwriting about spelling of 'cigarette'."

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    TeenieMeanie
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The confidence…

    Montanavanna
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If only there was a handy device able to access the worlds knowledge to verify you know how to spell a word. Maybe someday.

    Kate
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or they could just look at their box of smokes.

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    Glen Ellyn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They probably spell it ciggar as well.

    Scott Tompkins
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be confusing it with "ziggurat"

    Rex Kochanski
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If that spelling was good enough for Jesus Christ, it's good enough for me! ; )

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    Rich Black
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because there's 2 Gs in "ciggar"

    Vinnie
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    4 in ggiggles, which I'm doing right now. Oh wait, that's 6 Gs if I'm ggigglingg.

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    Chris the Bobcat
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is also an apostrophe in the contraction "There's" and possibly a comma after 'ciggarette'.

    JustABored1
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll give him half credit for at least using the right "There"! 😅

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    M HOmero
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stupid is as stupid spells

    Abel
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An eggcellent refleggxxion

    Felix Quinones
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The person doing the correcting could be a cockeyed dyslexic.

    Crystalwitch60
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Erm when I went to school albe it 45 yrs ago since I left at 15 lmao there was only one g when the second appear then 😂

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    #8

    Comment claiming green isn't a true eye color, mentioning toxicity and iridology.

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    PandaGoPanda
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve lived 55 years with my green eyes so I guess they’re not that toxic.

    PenguinEmp
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Takes time. Slowly over a period of 80-100 years

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    Kelly H. Wilder
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Per Google: "Iridology is an alternative medicine practice that claims to diagnose health conditions by examining the patterns, colors, and other characteristics of the iris. It is based on the belief that the iris is a map of the body and that changes in its appearance can indicate underlying health problems." 🤦‍♀️

    ॐBoyGanesh
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is literally fúcking insanity. It’s beyond delusional or irrational thinking. Because we all know lunala, ridges & the entire nail matrix is the true map of the body & every known ailment, be it physical, physiological or psychological can be only be safely diagnosed & treated by our fingernails. /s

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    Ashtophet’sRevenge
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 10th grade biology teacher told us there was no such thing as green eyes… my seatmate (bright green) and I (olive green) both laughed and asked her to explain further.

    BossyCloud
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And what explanation did she give?

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    glowworm2
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have hazel eyes (brown and green). So my body must be only half as toxic!

    lvnchrst
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks for saying that, I have hazel eyes too. Got scared until I read this, ty! Lol

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    Apachebathmat
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    49 years this year, I have lived with green eyes… have been accused in the past of being toxic so maybe that works out

    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "iridoology". Had to look it up, good for a giggle.

    Kipper
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mu hubby is 78 and has had green eyes all his life.....he's in great health.

    jennifer brinkman
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not at all educated and proud of it!

    timhood
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The kid who didn't take biology speaks the loudest. 😆

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    #9

    Turtle attempting to pass through a stair gate, with comments debating if it's a tortoise or box turtle, showing courage.

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    Elio
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok but that's an awesome name for a turtle.

    Kat
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what Linda yelled in Bob's Burgers when she was having bit of road rage lol

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    PFD
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In common British usage, it's a tortoise, as we tend to say tortoise for land-dwelling species & turtle for aquatic ones. Common American usage differs, and there are multiple conventions in use among biologists etc. Turtle, tortoise and terrapin are imprecise common names, so everyone who's totally confident they know the definition for each is just familiar with a particular convention used in a specific community. You're not wrong but not right either.

    Pernille
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm so happy to be danish, if it has a shield over its body it is a shield toad, and we don't have to remember if it lives on land or in water.

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    Gémeaux jumeaux
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, we all know the true test is if it wins a race against a hare. #TeamJSlo

    Koalalover
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg JSlo! 😂😂😂 that has me crying lol

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    Roxy222uk
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    10 months ago

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    Tortoises can with draw their legs, head, and tail into their shells. Turtles can not.

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    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tortoises are actually sub-species of turtles, so it could be both.

    Subaru645
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s in the name JenniferSlopez…

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically, Jennifer isn't opening the gate.

    Jonas Fisher
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Little tip for everyone: All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises. So, if you struggle to remember which is which, you're always going to be safe calling that shelled lizard-bro a turtle.

    Nix
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jennifer Slopez LMAO

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    Combined with naïve realism, a psychological bias that makes individuals think that their beliefs are objective and reasonable, it drives people to assume that anyone who disagrees with them is wrong despite their failure to consider what they might be missing.

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    #10

    Map of least religious and most peaceful countries; comment stating the US isn't peaceful recently.

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    Bi.Felicia
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hence why it wasn't included in this chart.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It actually is included like the rest of the world, it's just that the US is not the least religious or the most peaceful (by any measure). The reply failed to notice that OP was referring to the countries in red

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    Rich Black
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Canadian Inuit people and Australian aborigines would like to have a word

    2bwhctmvgn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Inuit make up approximately 0.2% of the total Canadian population. That's much smaller than the margin of error for such a poll. Australian Aborigines account for less than 4% of the Australian population, which would be around the margin for error. So if every single one of these people were religious and not counted as such, it basically wouldn't change the polls. (Just to clarify: this is not intended to marginalize these people. They've already been marginalized far too much. It's just that they're statistically insignificant when performing the statistically questionable process of boiling their whole countries down to a single attribute.)

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    OnlySometimes
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm curious on both the definition of "peaceful" and that Ireland is not religious?

    Broad Panda
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They also show New Zealand as on the more religious side, which it definitely isn't.

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    Atom Bohr
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, Spain is hella religious!

    Tania Dubodiel
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not. At this point it's mostly culturally religious - so for the festivities. All of my friends in Spain are atheists, and it's not that easy to find people who are actually religious under 40-50. Like it was always weird to us find someone our age who was religious. We'd be the ones asking why.

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    Hippopotamuses
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It appears New Zealand is so heathen, it disappeared of the 'peaceful' map!

    Lena Flising
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Greenland ought to be red too, as it belongs to Denmark. I didn't know that Iceland was religious.

    Day Andie
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, well when Amerika annexes Greenland, they'll be just as peas-ful as the rest of us!

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    Panda Kicki
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sweden may not be religious, but we still have more bombs going off then any other country not currently in war (and we beat some of them as well)

    Rosecrucian Roeth
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Muricans always think they are included, even when they are blatantly excluded................ (they're not very bright).

    Marcus Fegent
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    China and North Korea should be included in least Religious.

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    #11

    Online debate on circumcision rates and misconceptions with comments.

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    Verena
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's discuss what is done to girls in many cultures.

    Gémeaux jumeaux
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Over 230 million girls and women worldwide have been subjected to female genital mutilation, mostly between infancy and age 15, according to the WHO.

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    Oerff On Tour
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Circumcision for medical reasons are legitimate. Circumcision for religious reasons are iffy at best. Then it should be performed when the person is consciously making the decision after being informed about the procedure including being told all the risks and side effects. Not because the parents think their religious beliefs mandate a mutilation, or even worse "because it's tradition". In the US it's considered the norm, but most of the rest of the world don't do it. Few countries actually legally forbid Circumcision, except for medical necessity, till the legal age of adulthood.

    Kalikima
    Community Member
    Premium
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I decided not to cut my son, only to have him develop a condition where the foreskin fused to the tip of his penis. Now I wish I'd gotten it done after all, cuz there's a good chance he'll have to do it as a teenager, and it'll be much more traumatic then!

    Verena
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In none of the countries I have lived and worked in (mainly Europe), circumcision is ever done to newborns. The rate of foreskin-problems is not alarming or general present, either.

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    Rich Black
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should be over 21 to decide this. Like tats, piercings, and breast augmentation.

    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    18 in most places, not 21, but yeah.

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    Kalevra
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since its clearly gonna be discussed in the comments... No, it shouldnt be your choice to make for your son. Your son should get the choice even if he will not suffer/remember (from) it.

    Chris the Bobcat
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never had any complaints about my folks deciding to have it done. My first wife called it a speed bump.

    Andy Ward
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was cicumcised almosrt at birth, because there was a common infection that could spreasd and cause infertility at that time (1958, UK, Southern England). Never caused me a problem (peeing or sex!)

    Kalevra
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right its probably not gonna affect most men but wouldnt you have rather had the choice? Instead of it being made for you?

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stats on male circumcision: Morocco: 99.9% Iran: 100% Iraq: 99% West Bank: 99% Yemen: 99% Indonesia: 93% Syria: 93% Israel: 92% US: 80% Australia: 58% South Africa: 45% UK: 20.7% (not included: female mutilation).

    Jane Hower
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Keeps the d**k cleaner and cuts that reat of women getting uterine cancer. just saying...

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    #12

    Tumblr conversation about Discord certification joke, highlighting courage over brains in humorous banter.

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    Norma
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hahahah "never question me" and I'm using that!

    Papa
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard one from a coworker years ago that you might also like. "If I tell you an ant can pull a freight train you just go ahead and harness him up."

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    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would this be funny if you had the faintest idea what it was talking about?

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A little. Worth a giggle. Not a full laugh-worth, though.

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    Lotekguy
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One ball is hanging from dis cord; the other from dat cord.

    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If your name is on the guest list, no one can take you higher... A discord mod has said I've got great balls of fire!

    KittyGaming
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice break from the serious stuff :)

    Fred L.
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Certified by D*ck Discord.

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but are his balls au naturel? Heard how finance bros are getting penile and s*****m injections to increase the size and fullness using hyaluronic acid fillers, fat injections, or botulinum toxin. (Just between us here on BP, hope they wither and fall off.)

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    Then there's a Dunning-Kruger effect, which deceives people into thinking they're an expert in everything. An issue with this is that individuals experiencing this cognitive bias feel the need to impose their ideas, as absolute truths, making others look incompetent or ignorant.

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    #13

    Text conversation showing incorrect corrections about the use of "bear" and "bare."

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As they say in Jellystone Park, "Smarter than the average bare".

    CP
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The English language is the true villain hear.

    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm going to assume that was intentional.

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    Kathy Brooke
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But you bare your stupidity to the world.

    Warren Peece
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can bare a burden - if you want to reveal it.

    Oerff On Tour
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bear as in weight *could* be correct. It just depends on what kind of bear you're referring to. A Malayan Bear weighs on average 100lbs, while Polarbears average out at 1,000lbs

    Warren Peece
    Community Member
    10 months ago

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    There is no animal called "Polarbear".

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    Gavin Johnson
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ball bearings bear weight and bare balls….

    Uncle Schmickle
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But how much weight can a bear bear ?

    Bert van Aalsburg
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With kids, you can do both. Bare them and bear them.

    Nancy Parker
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And does this genius run around "bear naked"?

    Who am I, where am I
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some English words are confusing, I feel for those who have to learn it

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    #14

    Instagram thread with a humorous exchange about the 25th century incorrect correction.

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    roddy
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At any rate, not the 25th century yet.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Happens often when internet "experts" argue...

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    Vivian McBride
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Buck Rogers in the 25th century?

    Kelly H. Wilder
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do so many people misunderstand counting centuries?

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably because we usually start counting at 1, so it's easy to think that 19 something or 20 something means it's 19 or 20 into the sequence.

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    Rex Kochanski
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If A.D. was good enough for J.C., it's good enough for me? What is "Christian math?"

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    EJN
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The 20th century is over my dear.

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    #15

    Sign with incorrect correction: "No bare feet" changed to "No ear feet."

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    Armac
    Community Member
    Premium
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’d imagine dancing with a bear would be quite hazardous

    Oerff On Tour
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially because it would damage the dance floor as well as your own feet.

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    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like to see someone with bear feet.

    Kelly H. Wilder
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But not on the dance floor. Those paws will ruin the finish.

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    Kathy Brooke
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope the bear is still attached. I don't like the thought of amputation. Poor bear!

    Petra Schaap
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i just imagine someone in a party/club outfit with those bearpaw slippers :-D

    robert prout
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What if a Bear danced in bare feet or does he have to where shoes?

    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm going to assume that this one was a meta-joke, given that the underneath sign already was.

    Vinnie
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Smokey and Yogi, out!!!

    Chris the Bobcat
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would wear a pair of those ridiculous bear foot slippers just for this occasion.

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    As you can imagine, being in the presence of a person who tries to put down others with their false sense of knowledge can be annoying, so we asked for some advice from Dr. Jordan on how to deal with them, online and in real life.

    "The best way to handle a know-it-all, whether online or in real life, is to model having good self-esteem," she says. "Which means being humble. For instance, if a know-it-all is saying the earth is flat, you can just say, 'Well, that's interesting, I realize people have different opinions about that. My personal opinion is that it's round, but I know not everyone agrees with that,'" Dr. Jordan suggests.

    #16

    Comments arguing about human instincts, showcasing courage over knowledge.

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    Aidan Pite
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well if I'm not an animal, then what the s**t am I? Mineral or vegetable?

    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Monday mornings before large doses of tea, I am definitely a vegetable.

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    PenguinEmp
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My instinct tells me to run away from this person

    CP
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Religious people typically think we aren't animals, so I could see someone thinking this.

    Shelley Dawson
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh dear, the US education system has a great deal to answer for.

    Rich Black
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm having a "flight or fight" moment upon reading this.

    Lee Banks
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My instinct would be to not engage in an argument with the op.

    royal crablets
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've known plenty of humans with little to no instincts.

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    #17

    Meme illustrating the importance of the Oxford comma with a humorous comment below.

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    Random User
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "We went caroling with our dogs, grandma and grandpa"

    Day Andie
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oxford comma FER EV4R!! I'm 71, and you will pry that second comma out of my cold, chapped, and dead hands.

    Scott Rackley
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me a little of eats, shoots and leaves

    Paul C
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    or eats shoots and leaves depending on whether a cowboy who didn't like his lunch or a panda. I always liked how important that comma was.

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    Warren Peece
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After waking up in the morning, I get dressed, eat breakfast and poop.

    Say No to Downvoting
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dedicate this book to my parents, Jesus and Madonna.

    Rich Black
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look at all the commas being saved. But dont get me started on ellipses . . .

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is my favorite cartoon example. For a real life example ask Google about the Oxford comma lawsuit. oxford-com...5f05f.jpeg oxford-comma-67ba9f3c5f05f.jpeg

    Tiny Fox
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is solid gold. It's my go to reference as well.

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    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look, I know the younger generations are having an incredibly difficult time, but if you dare come at me for using the Oxford coma be ready to fight to the death because that's a hill I'm willing to die on.

    Verena
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The use of " ' " and " , " and " ; " varies between languages. I use three in daily life (German, Dutch and English) and the rules are different in every one of them.

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    #18

    Chat showing someone incorrectly attempting to correct another's math calculation.

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    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reverse Polish Notation for the win: 2025 2012 -

    Verena
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some maths lessons felt like playing chess with constantly new rules introduced. The polish notation on our mandatory type of calculator was the end for me.

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    Random User
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like to believe they're using "-" as "to", as in "from 2012 to 2025" and counting up. What's more dumb for me is their complaint that fast-food workers don't deserve a fair wage (assuming they're talking about California; and that's still less than living wage here)

    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree, that's what got me. It's not the workers who set the prices anyway.

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    Day Andie
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Come on! We all know that 1975 was only ten years ago. Some kind of time slip occurred during the covid year, and the universe hasn't recovered.

    Lexekon
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of these nutters are doing math as if these restaurants only sell one item per hour, so the amount of pay increase would be fully applied to each burger. Wow.

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's hard to support most conservatard talking points if you stick to reality.

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    Who am I, where am I
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am I rolling my eyes too loud at these posts, if yes, I apologize

    somnomania (she/her, queer)
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    jesus christ. you can put a person in school but you can't make them learn, i guess.

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    "That will accomplish a number of things," she further explained, "including 1) avoiding a confrontation, because you stated that you don't expect everyone to agree with you, 2) showing the person who thinks they know everything what a mature and self-confident response looks like and 3) does not debase you in any way because you never asserted that the know-it-all was correct." 

    #19

    Facebook thread of people humorously debating if humans are primates.

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    Tamra
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some folks' knuckles drag closer to the ground than others.

    Rich Black
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It sounds more sophisticated than "naked ape"

    Kat Alison
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish humans had evolved from felines instead of primates. The world would be a better place!

    KDS
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I must be part cat because I constantly bump into furniture and stuff falls off.

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    CP
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My religious comment applies again. People are taught by religion that humans are unique and special, so it isn't crazy people think this way.

    Forrest Hobbs
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I should perhaps point out that from the point of view of some religious people, only a select few human beings are primates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate_(bishop). 😉

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    Vinnie
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was a quadruped for a while, evolved to walking upright, then discovered absinthe and back to being on all fours.

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    Robert Beveridge
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except this poster, who is obviously a secondate

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is no pride in stating you're above average intelligence when you're surrounded by idiots.

    Who am I, where am I
    Community Member
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Believes in Bigfoot, that should explain a lot without continuing it

    Crissy Newbury
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still think? When did that change?

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    #20

    Person holding a Pot Noodle, with a humorous exchange about salt content and dilution technique in comments.

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    Chihuahua Mama
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just add 3 grams of sugar and it balances out /s

    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You need 3g each of fat and carbs as well for a proper balanced diet.

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    Fred L.
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There may be a grain of salty truth in there, provided you pour out the water.

    Biytemii
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    just a random cooking fact with salt. if something is over salted cut up a potato and put it in it will help soak up the excess salt

    Vinnie
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm more intrigued by the POT - do you cook the noodles on high?

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! Is that how it works? Just add water to reduce sodium levels. Now, does this work with calories, too?

    Uncle Schmickle
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Solution : heat it with the required amount of water. Chuck out the salty water, and replenish with fresh water and heat again ! I'm sure it would taste like ...... ? Very little salt though. Same as cooking sausages. They're all terribly salty, so boil 'em. Gets rid of the salt and the flavour is much improved.

    Oops
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew people, who just chew the dry stuff down and wondered, why they ended up in a hospital.

    John
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mate thought salt makes you gain weight from the calories in it. She thought it was the same as sugar. 😝

    Caryn C Crespo
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once accidentally put a spoonful of salt in my coffee thinking it was sugar. I assure you - it is most decidedly not the same!

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    #21

    Mustard bottle with incorrect label claiming 18oz is 50% more than 12oz. Courage fails in math.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    50% of 12 oz. is 6 oz. 18 oz is 6 oz. more than 12 oz.

    Mike F
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shhhh, let's just sit back and watch their brain catch fire. 🤯

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    JL
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Math, it's not for everyone.

    Don't listen to me
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess many people think 50% more means double. Probably the same people who think the unsuccessful +⅓lb burger is smaller than the usual ¼lb burger.

    Day Andie
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, math is hard. And corporations take advantage of people's confusion. Maybe if we prioritized education.... Eh, not going to worry about it. Give me a quarter pounder, 'cause that thirder pounder doesn't have enough meat.

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    Apatheist Account2
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Social media - allowing people to show off their ignorance to a global audience since 2010.

    Robert T
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, that's because the 12oz is 33% less than the 18oz. ;-)

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Witch!" They might be screaming?

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    timhood
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because math? 🤦🏻‍♂️

    Lotekguy
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone will be unable to determine whether it also costs 50% more.

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    Most people probably aren't even aware they're being frustrating with their know-it-all behavior, so the last thing we were curious to know from Dr. Jordan is how to avoid becoming too overconfident with our knowledge.

    "If you find yourself tempted to show off what you know around others, you probably want to look at your self-esteem. Not just superficially but deep down, how do you feel about yourself? Do you think that you have essential worth, regardless of your accomplishments or achievements? Or do you think you only have worth based on what you DO?"

    #22

    Social media exchange where someone incorrectly corrects on salt intake.

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Due to health conditions, I refrain from additional salt is the correct wording.

    Shelley Dawson
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Salt has nothing to do with the cooking of the pasta, just the taste.

    WubiDubi
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It makes the boiling point of the water higher so you suffer for it.

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    Rob Williams
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, I never add any salt when I’m cooking or eating. I get enough in bread, cheese, cereal, etc.

    Lee Banks
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://manoa.hawaii.edu/exploringourfluidearth/chemical/chemistry-and-seawater/salty-sea/weird-science-salt-essential-life

    Uncle Schmickle
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. There's plenty of naturally occurring salt in food.

    #23

    Social media exchange highlighting incorrect correction about the word 'ruler' with dictionary definition shown.

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    Apatheist Account2
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hence the teenage joke about mine's twelve inches, but I don't use it as a rule.

    Gavin Johnson
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine ISN’T twelve inches but it smells like a foot…

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    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whether it's a rule or a ruler depends on what part of the world you're in (and some Americans do still use slide rules, fwiw). Not sure this one belongs here.

    Ace
    Community Member
    Premium
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure it does. Just because you prefer one term over the other doesn't mean the other one is "wrong", and it is pretty much univerlly the most common of the two, except when used in "slide-rule",

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    WW
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like the post kept going.

    Scott Rackley
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rule is acceptable for use. It's common in the toolmaking trade to refer to them as such. "Hand me that rule." Referring to a strip of metal with graduations according to length. Not to be confused with a scale.

    dan gerene
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would call it a scale. but then the know twit all would say, "How could you weigh yourself with that?"

    Chris the Bobcat
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The next post is probably something like "The Oxford Dictionary is wrong! They're from England and their English is wrong!"

    Say No to Downvoting
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve heard “rule” used many times, but it was exclusively by elderly gentlemen who are doing woodwork.

    Thanos'Fingers
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A rule is also a specific type of measurement in woodworking, if I'm not mistaken.

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    Day Andie
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yah, rule is used in special cases--woodworking, machining; often metal; used for precision and inside measurements.... However, I doubt this idiot measures up to the kind of intellect that knows anything quite that exoteric.

    Lyoness
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you mean esoteric? Otherwise I like the new word you made about exotic intellectuals.

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    #24

    Computer code error showing contradictory exam results with score logic mistake and mixed fail/pass message.

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    Zaach
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was 16 I went to bowling alley where the sign said "under 16, $2 - over 16, $3" He would not let me in for free

    timhood
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This code hurts my head in more ways than one.

    geezeronthehill
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Programmer didn't leave a dither sequence in the code.

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    Don't listen to me
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Dutch language has a special term for it. You say 'tot en met' meaning 'to & with' ie to & including. Just saying 'to' means 'up to' ie under.

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don't have a word for it in English, but to avoid ambiguity we would say "Up to and including..." or "....and over".

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    wellenDowd
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To fix this the all you need to do is edit the top line so it would read like this: if (score < 85) cout<<"FAILED"; Since 85% is the required score, the second line can remain unchanged.

    Panda Kicki
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just had a similar thing with a local restaurang that stated "More then eight people in group must reserve table, less then 6 dont need reservations. I asked what 6-8 people should do and they made fun of me, as they thought they had been "extremely clear". They even did a new post, but still with no understanding that "under" and "over" means that the given number is not included and 7 is totally left out even if it where so.

    Robert T
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why we have "else" clauses.

    DeVante
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    10 months ago

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    Lexekon
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Schrodinger's cat must have scored an 85%. The equals here was unnecessary on both lines, all that was needed was to define passing exclusively as above 84.

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better would be to remove the first equals sign and change the entire second condition to just "else".

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    "A healthy person has a balance of both, knowing that the moment they were born, they had essential value in the world (before they could possibly achieve anything) and they also know that achievements can be a fun source of healthy pride in the self. A person with good self-worth will not base it solely on what they know, or what they do for a job, or how much money they make, or anything external," she concluded.

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    #25

    Comments showing people incorrectly correcting others about COVID-19 terminology.

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    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To what are you referring? The last commentor's reasoning is absolutely correct.

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    Panda Panda Bo Banda
    Community Member
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Remember when Rush Limbaugh said it was called COVID-19 because it was the 19th COVID?

    Nice Beast Ludo
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was actually on the news. Which is why I don't believe ANYTHING I hear

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    timhood
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gotta laugh when someone obscures the handle of the person making a fool of himself, but forgets the name cited in the following comment: "@atvena".

    wellenDowd
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Covid 19. Covert Operation Via Infectious Disease 2019.

    Grey Beard
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you're wrong online. If you're online, you are just a few screen taps away from the correct information. Sigh.

    Say No to Downvoting
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oooo - well, they just picked that right up off a Facebook meme, didn’t they?

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    COVID 19 does refer to COrona VIrus Disease, 2019. The facepalm is the SECOND to last commenter claiming that it doesn't.

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    Crystalwitch60
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😳🙄🙄🙈🙈🙈🙈

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A for a-hole? Seriously? People still don't know what covid19 means?

    ElfVibratorGlitter
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I definitely remember because March 13 is my birthday :)

    Bored Trash Panda
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, right after my bday. March 6th. Happy early birthday fellow Pisces!

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    Charmanderfan1
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My birthday was 4 days after covid 😢 the 15th to be exact

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    #26

    Social media exchange showing incorrect correction about Dutch and Deutsch languages.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a friend from the Netherlands. Tell her she speaks German and she'll ram a wooden shoe up your nether region.

    Ace
    Community Member
    Premium
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah the noble art of cloginaars.

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    Panda Panda Bo Banda
    Community Member
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "How British people use more letters for no reason" is the best part 😂😂😂

    Clown fish
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol Americans put Z in words for no reason we don't pick on them... Oh wait we do lol

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    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't drag us Brits into your delusion

    Oerff On Tour
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dutch is VERY difficult to learn. Our grammar is terribly complicated. It is riddled with exceptions, and exceptions to the exceptions. Second problem for foreigners is trying to speak to just about any Dutchman, they'll recognize your accent, and switch to either the foreigners' own language or English.

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The gall of claiming Brits use unnecessary letters when Americans say "faucet" instead of "tap", "burglarized" instead of "burgled", and "anesthesiologist" instead of "anaesthetist".

    Bored Trash Panda
    Community Member
    9 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An anesthesiologist and an anesthetist aren't the same though. I mean, they are pretty close, but there are differences. (I am a medical biller for Anesthesia services.)

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    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually England don’t use more letters lmao it’s us Welsh as do that ! Pull letters out a hat n make up names being Welsh I can say that 😂

    Shelley Dawson
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clearly the person who thinks that Dutch and Deutsch are the same language have never trabelled. They probably don't own a passport.

    Lena Flising
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've studied German for about eight years. Ich weiß, dass ich Deutsch und nicht Niederländisch spreche. Dutch is the English word for what they speak in the Netherlands. Oh, and American's skipped some letters here and there, because the American news papers charged by the letter back in the day.

    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Americans skip letters because Noel Webster wanted to standardise the language across the country and in order to make it as easy as possible he wrote a new dictionary with simplified spelling.

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    Uncle Schmickle
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha, ha .... what a dopey answer is the last one. The British use " more letters for no reason ". Really ? They just spell words correctly. It's the English language, not American English.

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    #27

    Digital clock displaying "9:77" with social media comment pointing out it's upside down; humor in incorrect correction.

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    Broccoli
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LL:G is what it says if it’s upside down

    OnlySometimes
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Be fair, it's LL:6. LL:G would just be silly.

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    Grey Beard
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's 6 minutes past LL. Clearly.

    Mook The Mediocre
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's an Australian clock. We use metric time - 1 hour = 100 minutes, etc. Simples.

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What time is LL:6 dumbass? The actual time is 9:00 and the temp is 10. Fact is, this clock is sh!t.

    Maartje
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So no alarm because it * allegedly* is upside down is this person's explanation?

    Don Adams
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this a metric clock? 9 hours and 77/100 of an hour?

    AuntKaren12
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's about what time it would be after I hit the snooze button more than once!

    Nancy Parker
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since there is no such time as 77 after any hour, I agree that the clock is c**p.

    wellenDowd
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too bad it didn't read 3:04.

    Jaya
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want a clock like this!

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    #28

    Math meme of 4 + 4 x 4! with ironic response, showing courage in incorrect correction.

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    char
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    like the original commenter and many in this comment section, I didn't realize the ! was a factorial sign and not just a random exclamation point, so I can't really fault the guy

    CP
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn't see it either, but I think that is the point of the picture, just to trick people.

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    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For someone who doesn't know factorial sign, this is really confusing. Not everybody knows this.

    Graceann Macleod
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’d never heard of such a thing, and had to do a quick Google. I knew my math was terrible, but it keeps finding new ways to make me feel stupid!

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    Serena Myers
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had never heard of this, we didn't do fancy stuff when I was at school, so here is the explanation for numbnuts like me!! "Example: 4! is shorthand for 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 The factorial function (symbol: !) says to multiply all whole numbers from our chosen number down to 1."

    Chicken Nugget
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    4! = 4*3*2*1 = 24, 24*4 = 96, +4 = 100

    Verena
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sneaky "!" got me confused, too

    person (i think)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jeez. I’m a math gal and I managed to misread this formula in 4 different ways before my brain finally registered it correctly 😂. I obviously need more tea!

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm wondering if the background is intended to confuse things. I first read it as 4*4*4

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    Dawn Marie
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It has been a heck of a long time since I was in school. Senior citizen now. Am I right in thinking you do the multiplying first and then the addition?

    DudeFortitude (He/Him)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, but there is a "factorial" (!) there. It's easy to miss, however

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    Caryn C Crespo
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait, ! is used in math?!

    Ididthings
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yep, it means the number times the number before it times the number before it, all the way to one. for example, 4! = 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 24.

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    KamaboCo.
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it was 24 until I realized that there was a factorial

    mandy the capibara
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How did you get 24? 20 I completely understand ( 4x4 =16 +4) but getting 24 is quite a challenge

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    Jonas Fisher
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure what the image is supposed to show. The answer really is 100, which according to that image is what most people will say. What is the point here?

    BlackestDawn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The reply/comment included at the bottom of the image stating an incorrect answer as the correct one.

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    #29

    Facebook post about Sellotape confusion, with comments correcting "sello tape" to "Cello-tape" and showing tape image.

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    Michael P (Perthaussieguy)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many years ago here in Australia, there was a sticky tape brand called 'Durex'. In England, at the time, there was a brand of condom with the same name. People were often mildly confused when asking for one in the other country.

    Apatheist Account2
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Indeed, never quite sure how effective a roll of Durex would be.

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    Sian E
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically both are acceptable. Sellotape is just the brand name.

    Zelda McLink
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I asked a bodega for some sticky tape when I was in the US - couple behind the counter thought it was hilarious! Everytime I went in for the rest of the trip, they'd ask if I wanted some "sticky old cellotape!"

    FreeTheUnicorn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cellotape is a brand, sellotape is a British term, I didn't hear it until moving to the UK. They also say sticky tape, which makes me giggle because isn't all tape sticky? Americans usually say clear tape, invisible tape, or Scotch tape.

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guilty of calling all small rolls/dispensers of the transparent stuff "Scotch tape", the same way I call all facial tissues "Kleenex" XD

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    Agree to Disagree
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love the way all the comments here are going; "isn't it weird how this other country uses a brand name from their country? In our country we use a brand name from our country..."

    Verena
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tesa in Germany. The manufacturers name evolved into the name of the item itself, even when the package says Scotch. Or 3M.

    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Scotch" (on its own) is quite common as a generic term in France, as it happens.

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    BWC
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've always called it Scotch tape, then again, that's the brand and not the only type of tape that they sell.

    Odette Santana
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here in Brazil sticky tape is still called Durex. I'm from Holland where Durex is a condom brand. My (Dutch) father used to call sticky tape "Sellotape". 🤔🤭

    john li
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The biggest brand of duct tape in the UK is duck tape

    Maartje
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We called it cellotape in the Netherlands when I was a kid even though the Dutch word is plakband ( of plak band, nieuwe spelling, what do I know)

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    #30

    Meme of Isaac Newton with text about motion, followed by a humorous incorrect correction involving Albert Einstein.

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    OzymandiasTheManokit They/Them
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    we should be concerned that people gave them a thumbs up

    Colleen Glim
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. That is literally one of newtons laws. A body at rest tends to stay at rest

    Verena
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It sounds hilarious at first sight, but it was an important basis for further technical and philosophical development. Moving requires thus something else present. That ranges between something physical causing movemrnt, or a desire to move of the subject itself. Which then leads to why, how, how much and where to.

    Rich Black
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Edwin Hubble, after discovering that every other galaxy is moving away from the milky way . . .

    Kate
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about landslides?

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Basically, anything elevated has potential energy (including land). Once certain conditions are met (heavy rainfall, an earthquake, or another external force) the friction keeping that land in place is overcome and it begins to move downhill, releasing its potential energy. Same thing with avalanches.

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    Richard Graham
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fudd's First Law of Opposition states: "If you push something hard enough, it will fall over". (Firesign Theatre)

    Cristi nah
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was Isaac Einstein

    Max Fox
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is because it's mistranslated. Actual law: "Every body perseveres in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed thereon.". All bodies in the Universe are being acted upon by external forces. What it means is that the object will ether stay in place or move straight and at a constant speed unless the forces that are acting upon the object cause this to change. Subtle difference but profound.

    Richard Graham
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." - Joe Theismann

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    #31

    Map showing Kiribati in all four hemispheres with a humorous comment incorrectly correcting the term 'hemispheres'.

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    OnlySometimes
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can we at least all agree on the stupidity of failing to even copy the word "hemispheres"?

    Mtn Lungta
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any north south circumscribed division and any point on that division at 90'' which circumscribes the world gives the point "4 hemispheres" I think they were going for the ability to be in both today and tomorrow ( international date line) and two seasons at the equator at the same time.

    SlightlyTarnished
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's all this about circumcisions??? Oh, never mind......

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    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True, hemi means half, however the Earth's halves can be divided by North-South or East-West creating four hemispheres - Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, and Western Hemisphere.

    Hippopotamuses
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BTW. For anyone who doesn't know. The name of the country is pronounced as 'Kiribass'.

    EJN
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Give him a point for knowing "hemi" means half. Deduct a point for misspelling "hemispheres".

    Rich Black
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    10 months ago

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    22 islands, mostly unoccupied, spread over 1 million square miles of ocean. This abuses the definition of "nation"

    Mark Savoie
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Planning to give up Alaska and Hawaii any time soon?

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    #32

    "Learn English board with comments debating correct pronunciation of 'often.' Courage over brains in language correction."

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    Forrest Hobbs
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's no such thing as "the" British accent. We have many accents - lots and lots and lots and you really don't want to suggest to the Scots or the Welsh that they talk like us English (it gets much more complicated than that, especially once you take into account our overseas branch in the north of Ireland). I personally have more than one accent - variable speech, depending on circumstances. I don't often pronounce the "t" in often, but it's been known to happen, especially on the telephone.

    Lady Eowyn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's no such thing as "the" American accent either. Both Britian and America have a wide variety of accents.

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    Bi.Felicia
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm American and I pronounce often with the t. It is not silent

    Clown fish
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you say "off- ten"? Instead of "off -en"

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    Rich Black
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm feeling knackered after seeing them argue. The "k" is sleeping . . .

    Dragons Exist
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm American and have never heard "often" without the t in-person

    Rafael
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, technically no letter has the power of speech, so I that sense I suppose the T is silent!

    cugel.
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once read a discussion about this, and ever since I've taken note. Verdict - it's random.

    CP
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American here and the T is loud for me. Never thought about it until this moment. And now I don't know if I say the T because I am currently thinking about whether or not I say the T.

    Nice Beast Ludo
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never heard that it's supposed to be silent... "Offen"???? Offal

    Jaya
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In movies you often hear people say "offen", it sees to be quite common.

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    Mtn Lungta
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But it has to be written to be either silent or pronounced using any accent.

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    #33

    Facebook comment thread with incorrect corrections about the use of "hanged" versus "hung."

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    Hiram's Friend
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hanged is correct for past tense executions.

    Robert Trebor
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You shall be hanged by your neck until dead, and shall be buried in the precincts of the prison in which you were last confined.

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    david stephens
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Hung" is the past tense of "hang" when it means "to suspend or be suspended". "Hanged" is the past tense of "hang" when it means "to kill someone by tying a rope attached from above and removing the support from beneath". "Hanged" is only used in a legal or formal context when referring to death by hanging. For example, "He was hanged for murder".

    Judes
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I despute that hanged is only used in a legal or formal context. I would use hanged, and I am not in the legal business and am usually pretty informal. It's just the correct English word!

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    Matthew Williams
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trouble is the point of being "hung, drawn and quartered" is that you weren't hung until you died. You were still alive when you were drawn (disembowelled) and possibly still so as the quartering started. So you were "hung" not "hanged". So my grandfather told me, and he knew *everything*.

    Toby
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was going to say the same, but you've done it for me 😊

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    Kathy Brooke
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the infinite technicality is that you are hanged until you are dead. If you are taken down not yet dead, then you were hung (like a curtain, which generally isn't killed by the process.) So if you are taken down alive in order to be drawn (have your intestines pulled out and waved in front of your face) before being quartered (hacked into four pieces - which would kill you, you were hung. Sometimes you were also drawn behind a galloping horse before hanging, in which case you might die on the gallows. They'd still do the other bits though as the crowd would feel cheated of entertainment otherwise.

    David Houde
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm hung. I'll see myself out now...

    Wyrdwoman
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I learned this from Terry Pratchett : first you are hanged (alive), then you are hung (dead).

    Oerff On Tour
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hung in the sense of being executed, is still correct and proper English. Just that hanged clearly identifies the method of execution. Something like Most Northern and Northern Most. The latter immediately signifies "in the world"

    Bi.Felicia
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A hung jury?

    Robert Trebor
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Correct. A jury which cannot agree on a verdict

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    #34

    Incorrect math correction on homework, highlighted in red with "3 x 4 = 12" error.

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    Ellinor
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teachers like that are the reason why so many kids hate school.

    David Houde
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hated school because, well, I just hated school.

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    Kelly H. Wilder
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Three times four...I would've done the same as the kid. Four times three and I would've done as the teacher. Commutative property of multiplication makes this irrelevant, however. The teacher is ridiculous.

    Scott Rackley
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly, I had to argue this with my nephew's teacher. "Why are you teaching them there is a difference? This isn't a matrix."

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    Bi.Felicia
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope the parents called this dumbass teacher out, for marking a completely correct answer wrong.

    SlightlyTarnished
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    This is why teachers are fed up with parents. The test question is how to correctly read an equation. After confronting the teacher, I hope the dumbäss parents are willing to apologize to the teacher and admit their little Johnny's answer was completely wrong.

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    Jonas Fisher
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a reason for marking this wrong. In grade school math, teachers are trying to help students understand that math equations can be read like a sentence. So, 3 x 4 would be read as "three times (we see the number) four." Obviously, the addition can be written either way to be mathematically correct, but that isn't what the teacher is trying to help the students understand. The goal is to help students develop the skill of decoding word problems, so that they can use math to solve real-world problems as well as advanced school applications.

    Gémeaux jumeaux
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I completely agree with you, having watched the bonkers school math education protocols play out. Give it a couple of years, and this kid will be hailed a genius, when the teachers have to get them all to forgo the rigidity of this type of thought.

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    Day Andie
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The problem isn't with the teacher's math, it's a problem in communicating what they want. Now the kids just confused, because they're correct in their understanding of commutative property of multiplication, and yet they're answer is still wrong, and there's no real explanation in what the teacher wrote to explain why. Math is hard. Teaching math is even harder.

    Marsha Pottash
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Middle school teachers often have to reteach math that was incorrectly taught by mathphobic elementary teachers. Things like this lead to kids hating math.

    Maartje
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    teacher should have been more specific.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teacher makes a grammatical error using addition instead of additional and marks the kid down? Bad teacher. Now go sit in the corner.

    lfc73
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The teacher is 100% wrong. The problem clearly shows four groups of three- 4 x 3, not three groups of 4. Either way, they’re an a*s.

    BWC
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, you are incorrect. The problem clearly indicates 3 groups of 4. Not 4 groups of 3. Both equal 12. The point is to recognize the grammatical meaning of the equation.

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    EJN
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teachers like that are the reason schools fail to educate kids in America.

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    #35

    Map post with lines across the US and a comment humorously correcting by mentioning Alaska, showcasing courage over brains.

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    Rich Black
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be be fair, there no straight lines when you represent a globe on a 2 dimensional map.

    Panda Panda Bo Banda
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why they put "straight" in quotes but they're referring to a line that's straight in 2 dimensions.

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    WonderWoman
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This thread qualifies for this topic🤣

    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "contiguous".

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    Debby Keir
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Contiguous is the word here.

    Sarah Hankins
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why isn't the northernmost point in Maine?

    MrLiesegang
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maine, while sometimes appearing to be the northernmost of the 48 contiguous states, actually ranks sixth after Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota. Latitude measures the vertical distance, in degrees, north and south from the Earth's equator, which is at 0 degrees. The northernmost point of the contiguous United States is in the Northwest Angle, a geographic oddity located in northern Minnesota, though surrounded by Canada. The only way to reach the Northwest Angle by land is to leave Minnesota and drive into Manitoba, Canada, then drive about 50 miles north through Canada, and then re-enter the United States at the boundary of the Northwest Angle. The Northwest Angle is a rural area surrounded on three sides by the Lake of the Woods and has a year-round population of about 200 hardy Americans. I just googled it, because it’s somehow interesting

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    Montanavanna
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't Puerto Rico a US territory also?

    Mike Rodrick
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our "president" didn't know who the president of Puerto Rico is.

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    Nancy Parker
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The word contiguous just went right over their head, didn't it?

    Meami
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And even on the lower 48, the state of Washington northern border is actually farther north than the Maine northern border. If you don't believe me, Google the US map with latitude lines

    Rick Seiden
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alaska is both the eastern most and western most state because it crosses the international date line.

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    #36

    Milky Way traveling graphic with humorous incorrect astrophysics comments featured below.

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    Oerff On Tour
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A Milky Way travels at 230 km/s (828,000 km/h) or 143 mi/s (514,000 mph) through our own Galaxy. Sometimes a bit faster, sometimes slower, depending on the speed and direction you throw this delicious chocolate confectionery here on earth.

    SCP 4666
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you also nibble the chocolate layer of the galaxy away first and then enjoy the milky interior?

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    Rick Murray
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It always amuses me when people don't really understand the scale of space. We're on the outside of the Milky Way. To get to the centre of our own galaxy would take about 26,000 light years (and using current technology, don't even do the maths, it's huge).

    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It always amuses me when people... use light years as a measure of time.

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    Rich Black
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is there a skull on this map of the galaxy? To scare aliens away?

    Maartje
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder how many bananas that is.

    PenguinEmp
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    10 months ago

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    I can't believe those 2 are in charge if the USA!

    EJN
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The solar system Earth inhabits is usually referred to as Sol system or Solar System because we feel like we are central to the universe. Scientists use both terms but the latter is most common. "Sol" refers to "our sun" and is a term often seen in Sci Fi stories.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Typo: word should be space, not galaxy, because the Milky Way galaxy is constantly traveling through space at 2M km/hr. However, guy2 is an idiot and should stick to watching SpongeBob reruns. And yes, a supernova that close would strip away most of Earth's ozone layer, exposing life to harmful UV radiation, and most life would perish. Except for tardigrades. Those little suckers are practically immortal.

    Lee Banks
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am so glad my astronomy prof isn't on any social media.

    Panda Panda Bo Banda
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That last one may be true

    Ryan Mercer
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's life in the strata miles deep. And some of that has an ocean on top.

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    #37

    Tweet with a photo of a marked-up student paper and a humorous reply questioning whose paper it is.

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    Evelyn Baldwin
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In MLA format, the first line of the paper is the student name (obscured in green) followed on subsequent lines by the teacher name, course name, date, and title (centered). Then the essay itself starts. However this is an example of horrific grading. Studies show that the volume of comments are inversely proportionate to their effectiveness - the more comments, the less they stick.

    Kenneth Barns
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, the writing is of a pretty awful quality, but I agree that the marking is very aggressive and probably ineffective. (And besides, which lecturers/tutors have enough marking time allocated per paper to go into such detail??) On the other hand, if it is an non-compulsory opportunity to submit a draft, if student is keen and engaged with the class otherwise, and if few other students took the opportunity to submit a draft, a keen lecturer might want to point out ALL the things that the student would need to fix to get an excellent grade.

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    Nice Beast Ludo
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What kind of a*****e posts someone's paper online and says "look how bad this writing is" f**k you! I hope you were fired jerkoff. Your editing skills are far worse than the skills of the writer

    Thanos'Fingers
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude called "mankind" sexist unironically. He is 99% of the problems we currently see worldwide today. He alone.

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    Lexekon
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are too quick to denote things as being sexist, so long as the older phrasing is still in popular use. It is typical to use the most popular version of terms, regardless of technical accuracy, as the understanding behind these terms is more relevant. This is why dialects are equally valid, even if not universally understood.

    Norma
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because he's the professor.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can only assume the respondent never went to college since the prof's name generally follows the student's name on submitted work.

    Montanavanna
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some professors in the intro classes had us put their name on our papers. A group of TAs would grade them and that way they could return them back to the correct classes. I only really saw that with 100 or 200 level courses.

    Lee Banks
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was my exact thought. You are officially validated. (Progeny of an English prof.)

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    Nix
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Student writing is awful!" Wails the teacher whose job it has been to teach these same students

    john li
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't know buzz aldrin was sexist

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    10 months ago

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    Kalevra
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All the PC correctness make me want to have an involuntary protein spill.

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    #38

    Deviled eggs on a table, with humorous online comments attempting to incorrectly correct their name.

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    david stephens
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The correct term is "deviled eggs"; "doubled eggs" is not a recognized culinary term, so if you're talking about hard-boiled eggs with the yolk mixed and stuffed back in, it's always "deviled eggs". Explanation: "Deviled" refers to a cooking style where food is seasoned with spices, often spicy, which is why the term is used for this dish. Key points: Correct term: Deviled eggs Meaning: Hard-boiled eggs with the yolk removed, mixed with ingredients like mayo and mustard, then stuffed back into the egg white. "Doubled eggs": Not a recognized culinary term

    [>.<]/
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes david we knew this already.

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    Damned_Cat
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doubled eggs sounds like a word that a super religious person would say if they didn't want to invoke Satan into their food. I knew someone who called them angel eggs. Or, possibly, it's a family joke word like saying smashed potatoes instead of mashed, or pasgetti instead of spaghetti.

    BWC
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly. Superstitious people create their own realities.

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    Bi.Felicia
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Per Google- The term "deviled eggs" comes from the 18th century culinary term "deviled", which referred to highly seasoned dishes. The term likely comes from the association of spiciness with the hot temperatures of hell.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An example of a mondegreen. Probably heard it wrong as a child and never made the connection all these years.

    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it never crossed my mind, I'll admit.

    Lee Banks
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a person who has a long standing war with their partner about whose grandma makes the best deviled eggs, "doubled eggs" is fantastic!

    Dawn Marie
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who can afforded it in the U.S. now anyway. The are over $6.00 a dozen at my local grocer.

    BarfyCat
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband's family uses lots of weird, incorrect terms like this. My theory was that there were so many kids in the family that the parents just didn't have the capacity to correct all the misunderstood words.

    Vivian McBride
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't a doubled egg one with two yolks?

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    #39

    Screenshot of a Facebook thread showing people incorrectly correcting each other about Nosferatu and Frankenstein.

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    DelvianBlue
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, he's not wrong. Frankenstein is the monster in the novel. However, the reanimated corpse he made had a chance at becoming a decent person if his creator hadn't been so awful.

    Elwood Schwartz (it/that)
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since the creation considered the creator its father, they are BOTH Frankenstein.

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    Michael Largey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The monster was named Frankenstein. The creature he created was his victim.

    Bored Seagull
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the original novel, Frankenstein calls his creation a "monster" at least once, the Creature refers to itself as a "monster" several times. In a sense, both Frankenstein and the Creature are monsters: Frankenstein morally, and the Creature physically.

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    FreeTheUnicorn
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've read the novel twice, Frankenstein is definitely the monster, that's one of the main points of the book.

    tameson
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It must have been a long time ago that you read it because you aren't remembering it correctly. "Mary Shelley's original novel does not give the character a specific name. In the novel, Victor Frankenstein variously refers to his creation as the "creature", "fiend", "spectre", "dæmon", "wretch", "devil", "thing", "being", and "ogre". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster#:~:text=Mary%20Shelley's%20original%20novel%20does,%22%2C%20and%20%22ogre%22.

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    Marla Singer
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the 1922 Noferatu, Count Dracula's name is changed to Count Orlok because the book wasn't in the public domain yet, and the movie creators didn't have the rights to it.

    Uncle Schmickle
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here we go again. Dr. Frankenstein created the monster, which was then called " Frankenstein's monster "

    Liz Mary
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm so joining that group.

    Tim Gibbs
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wasn’t the creature called Adam?

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    #40

    Comments discussing the differences between kiwi birds and kiwifruit, with humorous incorrect corrections.

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    PenguinEmp
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It isn't sheeps?! My life is a lie

    Alyce
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course not - it's SHEEPSIES

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    Norm Gilmore
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just a reminder NZers could have had a Kiwi with laser eyes as our flag. Such a wasted opportunity... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_Kiwi_flag

    Gémeaux jumeaux
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like your people should have talked to the Boaty McBoatface people

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    Paul C
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    no, no, no, it's one shoop, two sheep, like goose / geese. Most people don't know because you never see one shoop on its own. Sorry, couldn't resist.

    Maartje
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vaN01VLYSQ

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    Pa
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I refer to more than one sheep as 'Sheepers.' Look at all the sheepers!

    Glix Drap
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't get started on the use of the word Legos.

    Tom Brincefield
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His name is Legolas, and I don't know what LOTR has to do with this conversation. 😇

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    Rich Black
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meanwhile. In Olde Zealand. . .

    WubiDubi
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mouses. When they have one ball, LED or laser.

    Livingwithcfs
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    we're a country that likes to recycle, we'll use one word for so many things that we can confuse the average American just saying Hi

    Day Andie
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't get me started on how many oxens you need to make a heard.

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    #41

    Facebook comment with incorrect spelling correction, showcasing courage over brains.

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    BeesEelsAndPups
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was curious about this one, so I decided to spend some time in the OED. Drole is an accepted spelling of Droll. Both "drole" and "droll" are closely related to the French word "drôle". The English word would have come from the Middle French "drolle" which itself is derived from the Middle Dutch word "drol". English dropped the "e" and kept the word as "droll", but sometime in the 19th century it became fashionable to start spelling it as "drole" to re-connect the word with its French roots, but that spelling has once again fallen out of fashion. I've never personally seen it spelled that way outside of French.

    Maartje
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And now the word "drol" means "turd" in Dutch wtf

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    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Both droll and drole comes from the French drôle, which may be a variation on the Middle Dutch word drolle. Point is, they both mean the same thing.

    Day Andie
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the second comment is posted from the US, I'd bet the poster is a drooler.

    Uncle Schmickle
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think " drole " is French and the English version is " droll " ..... ?

    EJN
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drole is a French word that means funny, odd; droll is the English version.

    Liz Mary
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, they are both correct. Afterall, droll comes from the French drole. 🤷

    Debby Keir
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Droll is the English version - in French it's drôle

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    #42

    Social media thread with a humorous correction about "Brussels sprouts."

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    Thee8thsense
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once worked at a pre-school named Brussels and Sprouts. The babies being Brussels, the older kids, Sprouts. Just sayin'.

    Nix
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kindly keep your tiny cabbages and their weird taste and spelling away from the rest of us 😂

    WubiDubi
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Google AI overview is not a good source.

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The vegetable is named for the Belgium city, Brussels, so the correct term is Brussels sprout. As in, I'm having caramelized Brussels sprouts with supper tonight.

    Pernille
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except that in Belgium Brussels is called Bruxelles.

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    Panda Panda Bo Banda
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    TBF I used to call them Brussel Sprouts

    Uncle Schmickle
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Correct : Brussels as in the Belgian city.

    Auntriarch
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My sister in law calls them sprudles. Which is fun to say

    Rick Seiden
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Using AI to back you up doesn't mean anything. AI makes mistakes all the time.

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    #43

    Sign with corrected text for 2024 Christmas party details, showing a humorous error correction.

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    JL
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This year's Christmas party will not be featuring a spelling bee.

    gerry.garh
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But if they do, finally I will stand a chance to win.

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    timhood
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was the person who incorrectly corrected the person who properly corrected the original mistake the person who made the first mistake? 😆

    Nice Beast Ludo
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least the moron who corrected the corrector used a big red sharpie to add the "h"

    Bigmomma
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They write how a lot of people I know here in Yorkshire uk talk

    Joanne Long
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw a sign at a church advertising their "Christmas Cuntata "

    BarfyCat
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For my own sanity, I'm choosing to believe that the person who added the "h" was joking.

    Sudeep Sarkar
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is a Christmas party on the 22nd of Dec?

    Ryan Mercer
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    10 months ago

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    #44

    Facebook comment thread about buzzing appliances, showing incorrect corrections.

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    Armac
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Non of this makes any sense whatsoever

    timhood
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You don't know what a "highest he'd squealing" is?😆

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    Hiram's Friend
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a 60 cycle (hertz for the scientifically inclined) hum that some people can pick up when an old style tube type TV is on. Don't know if it applies to anything else. My starter wife and her mother could both hear it.

    leendadll
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to be able to hear the overhead lights in a specific department store and hated going there. Parents didn't believe me till some adult, not knowing about me, mentioned that they could too. It was gone by my teens.

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    Billo66
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Flourescent lights buzz. Drives me nuts

    Atom Bohr
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people can hear electrical buzzing. Apparently it's quite common in autistic people, but it's not limited to them

    Marie
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not because of austism or ADHD, but people with those traits are more likely to really take notice and get annoyed by it. It all depends on which frequencies you can (still) hear.

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    Anxious Aardvark
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to stand up in classes to leave back in public school, even when my back was turned to the clock. I could hear the electrical signal that kept them in sync at the top of the hour. Annoyed, amused and fascinated various teachers. I lost that ability somewhere in my 20's. Apparently this signaling is "Time Error Correction" and is used to keep power grids in sync. I'd never bothered to look this up, thanks BP!

    Heather Menard
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you have ADHD all electricity buzzes

    Kalikima
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um, no.. both my son and I have it, and no buzzing..

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    Rich Black
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone needs to be tested for tinnitus

    Sudeep Sarkar
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like Samantha Jones said, 'not if you mount them'.

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    #45

    Social media thread debating braille in Kanji, showcasing bold claims and corrections with an image of Kanji braille chart.

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    Kenneth Barns
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But ... those aren't kanji, those are (kata)kana. I agree that having a system in Braille for Chinese, and Japanese _kanji_, would be a nightmare. (I'm not an expert in the field, and would happily defer to an expert who could inform me differently.)

    Judes
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chinese characters can all be written using a phonetic alphabet (e.g., pinyin in China, bopomofo in Taiwan) and there is braille corresponding to the phonetic alphabet. For example, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainland_Chinese_Braille. I'm guessing it's the same in Japan with the phonetic alphabet corresponding to braille (as in the above picture).

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    aidan downey
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats not kanji tho...? thats katakana which is the alphabet thing used to say words that come from other languages.

    Oerff On Tour
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    10 months ago

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    #46

    Facebook thread showing a heated debate about military terminology, highlighting courage in correcting someone incorrectly.

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    Bi.Felicia
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Marine, please don't refer to me as a soldier. I am a Marine, Soldiers are members of the Army.

    FreeTheUnicorn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The distinction is made by individual branches and governments. The generic term of soldier is still ok if you don't mean it for a particular branch. Merriam Webster defines soldier as "one engaged in military service and especially in the army"

    Who am I, where am I 🇺🇸
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    6 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Obviously, for those of us who serve or have served, we feel very differently, no matter what branch. Rip that page out and burn it because, It's WRONG

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    Grey Beard
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had 3 friends in the armed forces, they were all called Phil. To differentiate between them, I gave them nicknames based on which of the forces they were in. Air Phil was in the Air Force, Sea Phil was in the Navy, the last one was in the Army, but he was a bit of a rubbish friend was Land Phil.

    Michael P (Perthaussieguy)
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Soldier" primarily refers to army personnel . Navy personnel are usually called "sailors" . Air Force personnel are typically called "airmen" Marines are Marines

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Naval ground and amphibious units = Marine. The Marines are a corps within the Department of the Navy. Otherwise they are called sailors, or my personal favorite, seamen. Airmen are indeed from the Air Force. I am hoping that the Space Force has Spacemen. And when I was in the Army, I argued we should be called Earthmen, but my Staff Sergeant told me, how did he put it, "shut the f*ck up Specialist!", so yeah we were boring old soldiers.

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    Lyone Fein
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG. This is so stupid. Any person who is employed in the military service of any nation is a soldier, regardless of their specific branch of duty. "Soldier" is a general term for a fighter. Other terms like sailor, marine, infantry, pilot describe a soldier's specialization and indicate their branch of service.

    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😳😳😳oh boy another thicko ! navy forces does not have soldiers good grief did u post that original post lmao try going to a marine n call em soldiers or squaddies icu will be waiting for u 🙈

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    Ace
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love the way the Marines are getting riled up by this. You carry a gun and shoot at people, you're a soldier.

    Strings
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Marines tend to exist in a "riled up" state. And I have actually seen them throw hands over this

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    Nancy Parker
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about sailors in the Navy, are they not military too? Seamen, ensigns, even all the ranks are distinct from ground troops.

    Who am I, where am I
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We worked hard to earn the title of U.S. Marine. I am offended when anyone calls me a Soldier. We are Marines for life. One day, if you call the wrong Marine a Soldier, you'll never forget how to address us again

    xcooba
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe we do not understand that Navy is not a part of an Army. Instead the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard are the armed forces of the United States.

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    #47

    Social media comments on alcohol consumption stats, featuring a map showing Europe compared to the US.

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    Oerff On Tour
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drinking 10 glasses of alcohol in an American costal city is considered a wild night. 10 drinks in week is considered being a n alcoholic in the Bible Belt. 10 glasses of vodka in an hour in Finland is considered Tuesday

    Crystalwitch60
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think you will find that’s Russia hehehe

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    Kat Alison
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drinking in the U.S. is going to go way up in the next four years.

    Jacob B.
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always thought the Irish and Russians should have a drinking contest, then found out its against the Geneva Conventions.

    Anxious Aardvark
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe the Finns scare the Russians when the subject is alcohol. I made the mistake of buying a round of vodka after 5 pints of beer with a table of Finns as a "Good night" toast. The reaction was "Oh! So now we're going to start drinking!" I escaped after two or three more rounds. It got a bit blurry.

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    Robert Beveridge
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brazil got some catchin' up to do.

    Talis
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, "aged 15 or older" shows that Europe has a head start of 6 years. And I didn't know that Romania is that tough! Or "tough"?

    Scott Rackley
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do it by state. I guarantee sconsin is deep blue.

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure, but this chart is by pure alcohol. If the people in Wisconsin are drinking beer, as the person suggests, and more importantly drinking American beer. That's maybe 3% alcohol by volume. Compare that to wine, which is more like 17% or vodka which is 45%.

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    Panda Panda Bo Banda
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude you need to join AA

    Apatheist Account2
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    10 litres is 17.6 pints. It doesn't become less by putting it in a smaller glass - a pint is 20 fluid ounces. It might be more glasses, but it's not more pints. Side note - there is no English rhyme for the word "pint".

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    #48

    Social media thread showing humorous misunderstandings about using hand soap in dishwashers.

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    Hidalgo
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I say please, please put it in your dishwasher and put in extra just to be safe

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You shouldn't put hand soap or dish soap in your dishwasher. You should put only dishwasher detergent in your dishwasher

    UKGrandad
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my brothers once ran out of liquid laundry detergent so used washing-up liquid (dish soap), putting in the same amount as he'd normally use of the laundry detergent. The result was....interesting.

    Liz Mary
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But the photo/s is/are missing. We need full context.

    Nice Beast Ludo
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happened to me. I was 15. 5 feet of suds in the kitchen

    Maartje
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ever throw a bath bomb (provided by the hotel) in a hot tub in a suite at Caesar's palace and THEN turn the water on? I wish they would have given me a warning .. it was worse than the wrong detergent in the dishwasher

    Day Andie
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Been there, done that. Brain fart. The kitchen floor had never been so clean.

    Robin Roper
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, you actually can use liquid dish detergent in a dish washer but you use about 5 drops.

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    #49

    People incorrectly correcting terms for bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah in a humorous online comment thread.

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    Lee Banks
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know this, and I'm a goy.

    Dragons Exist
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're gonna correct someone, at least put in the effort to spell "quinceañera" right

    2bwhctmvgn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since the common misspelling of "año" (year), "ano", means "a**s", I'm going to choose to believe that "quinceanera" means "fifteenth a*****e".

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    Panda Panda Bo Banda
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bat is Hebrew. Bas is Yiddish. They're interchangeable.

    Max Fox
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Parts of Ashkenazi Jews also say "Bas" in Hebrew. Historically, the Hebrew letter Tav was pronounced differently depending one where it is in a word. At the beginning of the word it's always pronounced like a "T". In modern Hebrew, it's always pronounced like a "T". In Ashkenazi liturgical Hebrew is pronounce like an "S" when it's in the middle or end of a word, and in Yemenite liturgical Hebrew, in the middle or end of a word, it's pronounce like a "TH". So a Yemenite would call it a "Bath Mitzwah" (they pronounce the vav consonant as a "W").

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    Day Andie
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oy vey? Don't you mean ¡Caramba!

    My O My
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What are we even talking about?

    Day Andie
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Spanish, quinceañera is the celebration of a girl's 15th birthday. A bat (or less common bas) mitzvah is a Jewish ceremony that celebrates a girl's transition to adulthood.

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    Uncle Schmickle
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think you're all " Batty "..... as in the belfry .

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    #50

    Social media comment with incorrect correction about vultures and buzzards, highlighting a lack of understanding.

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    Thee8thsense
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cat resents your incorrect statement.

    Riley Quinn
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not at all incorrect. Cat scratch disease or CSD is a bonafide possibility for some people since cats can pass on Bartonella henselae via a scratch or bite and it can lead to blood poisoning and death if not properly treated.

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    Agfox
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife was in bed asleep at 6.15am yesterday when our cat bit her twice to indicate it was ready & desiring breakfast ASAP, if not sooner. Thankfully, my wife is still in robust good health almost 30 hours later

    Caroline Nagel
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your wife is lucky, your cat allows her to sleep in! Mine comes in between 4 am and 5 am and will bother me untill I get up and feed her.

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    MonsterMum
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cat family here (We don't own them, they're my housemate). I guess I'm dead and probably most of my family. My cat bit me when I accidently sat on him, and he drew blood.

    joann fielding
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They were correct and articulate.... right up to the cat thing. 🤦‍♀️

    Lena Flising
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've had cats for over 30 years. Somehow I have escaped that inevitable sepsis so far.

    A girl
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cat bit me when I saved it from an illconceived attack on a wolverine. My hand swelled up like a cartoon character. My Dr actually said I had Cat Scratch Fever. Little antibiotics . Everything was fine. Sepsis. Prolly not.

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    Shelley Dawson
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've therefore been killed thousands of times (I'm 72 and have had cats all my life) maybe they have the power to reanimate in order to maintain regular feeding!!!!!

    embi miller
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter was bit on the hand by a cat and within 2 hours her hand was swollen and red. We had to go to the ER.

    My O My
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It happens! Thank god it doesn't get infected bad often. But hands are a really bad place to get bitten because bacteria spreads easily due to all the movements in the hand

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    Grey Beard
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, my cat bit me on the hand, teeth went in deep and there was plenty of blood. He had been in a fight and I was checking for injuries on him, which he didn't appreciate. I went to the local emergency clinic, they cleaned the wound and gave me a course of antibiotics, I still ended up with an infection and serious swelling, I had to have another round of different antibiotics, which thankfully worked. Cats can pass on some pretty serious bacteria, if you've been properly bitten and didn't have any issues, great... but saying it's not true based on your limited experience is stupid.

    Day Andie
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had to pack up an unhappy cat into a carrier for a trip from overseas to the US, and by then end of the transatlantic trip my hand was the size of a football with cellulitis. Good times. Damn cat eventually divorced me and went to live with the neighbors. Apparently, he preferred their generic cat food to the fancy stuff. My neighbors still haven't forgiven me for his forcible move in.

    Maartje
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cat bit me numerous times no problems (yes, I know they can happen). My macaw just hacked with his beak and off to the ER for some serious stitching.

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    #52

    Humorous social media exchange where users incorrectly correct each other.

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    Mtn Lungta
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    10 months ago

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    depends on mirror position

    total1ty
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. Mirror position is irrelevant. If you think so, grab a Mirror and look. Now turn it 90 degrees and look. The image you see is the same.

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    #53

    Map showing a route with a 10-hour journey from Key West to Cape Coral, humorously challenging Google's directions.

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    Mtn Lungta
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    10 hrs 1 min and could that symbol be a boat, perchance? It is definitely not a bike.

    TooTrue
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sure that's a boat symbol next to the time.

    M H
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, last year in Venice it told me to walk from one island to another. Idiot that I was thought there was a bridge. Nope

    #54

    Courageous parking correction in striped yellow lines near accessible spots discussed by two users.

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    Kalikima
    Community Member
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um, wow..

    Kim Kermes
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People who obstruct accessible anything will be reincarnated with missing limbs in the 1500s

    Mtn Lungta
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Loading/Unloading: Most commonly, yellow lines denote areas where vehicles should only stop momentarily to load or unload passengers. No Parking Zones: In many cases, solid yellow lines indicate areas where parking is completely prohibited.

    michael reid
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I'm glad I wasn't there to witness that

    #55

    Social media exchange where users incorrectly correct grammar, highlighting courage over brains.

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    Gémeaux jumeaux
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One involves eating, the other prison (in the U.S.)

    #56

    Social media post with humorous, incorrect correction in comments, involving global seasons debate.

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    Sven Grammersdorf
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Colin Thistlethwaite forgot to censor his name at the bottom

    Gémeaux jumeaux
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm having a lot of fun hearing "ya Muppet" in my head lobbed as an insult

    #58

    Social media post showing a misunderstanding between the Sugar Bowl and Super Bowl dates.

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    Mtn Lungta
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have the Banjo Bowl. The name was inspired by former Bombers kicker Troy Westwood, who had referred to Riders fans as a “bunch of banjo-pickin' inbreds” following the 2003 LDC. He subsequently apologized acknowledging that not all of them could play the banjo. True story.

    Bi.Felicia
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never understand why it's called 'happy hour', when it's scheduled for a duration of 3 hours? Do they cut you off or end the deals after you've been there for an hour?

    Mtn Lungta
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a be here now thing. I'm betting you were never an alcholic.

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    #59

    Social media comments exchange showing incorrect correction on child support responsibility.

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    Mtn Lungta
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Child support and alimony and disability and a job or social assistance combo with multiple partners involved

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    Kalikima
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wtf? What's this money for the kids stuff? I get child support too, but I can tell you I pay alot more towards my son than I get in support.

    #60

    Facebook post showing a map and comments incorrectly correcting the existence of continental Italy.

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    Strahd Ivarius
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And there is a bridge over the strait of Messina...

    Oerff On Tour
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not yet. It is planned through. It's supposed to be opened in 2032(if ever)

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    #62

    Facebook comments showing an incorrect correction about "Harbor Freight," with users humorously responding.

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    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A non-American incorrectly correcting an American

    #65

    Tweet where someone incorrectly corrects the word "Orange," claiming no words start and end with "O."

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    Kelly H. Wilder
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't overdo the oregano as you focus on your oratario.

    Regina Holt
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oratorio, ossobuco, oregano, overdo, outdo, onto, orzo, ouzo, to name just a few.

    #66

    Slow cooker with melted pot, humorous comments correcting terms like crock pot, highlighting lack of knowledge.

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    david stephens
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see a broken slow cooker insert, but the comment "you cannot put anything in the slow cooker" has me confused, if you cannot put anything in then wtf is the point of having one.

    Sven Grammersdorf
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get it. "you cannot put anything in the slow cooker" ? What happened?

    Aidan Pite
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe they tried using it on the stove?

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    Rick Murray
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those bowls are fragile and don't like thermal shock. Hot food/water in a cold bowl, or using it on a hob, or...

    #68

    Social media exchange with users incorrectly correcting a film as a show.

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    Zelda McLink
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The show is the second spin off of the film! The first is Wellington Paranormal, and you should check it out if you like WWDITS.

    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eh? There's a film and there's a series. I've never heard of using the word film to refer to a series.

    Jonas Fisher
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I honestly don't know. Are there folks who refer to TV shows as "films"? Like, would Countdown be called a film?

    Joshua David
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh wasn't that a movie before a tv show?

    Crissy Newbury
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m non-American. I call it a program.

    #69

    Facebook comment thread showing a humorous incorrect correction exchange.

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    Dawn Marie
    Community Member
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a lot is two words.

    Gémeaux jumeaux
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I had a stroke. Those are in fact cities in Saudi Arabia "thou"

    #70

    Facebook comment thread on race and ethnicity featuring incorrect correction attempt.

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    Kenneth Barns
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All of this palaver about "race" and "ethnicity" is subject to local (usually national) conceptualisation about what counts as a "race", how many "races" there are, and which "race" someone is allocated to. One's race based on a US conception of race might be very different from one's race based on a Brazilian conception of race. Australia abandoned the (official) race classification system some years ago, and now governments only collect information on nation of birth, and ancestral culture of origin (with multiple responses possible). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander data (one, both, or neither) _is_ routinely collected, based on self-identification.

    Kate
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it weren't for the spiders, I'd love to move to Australia!

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    Oerff On Tour
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Biologically all human are of the same RACE. The last other Race to walk the earth were the Neanderthals, who have been extinct for at least 40,000 years

    Hidalgo
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US, according to the conservatives, White does not equal Caucasian. White to them has ethnographic and religious connotations and has historically been reserved for Central and Northern, Christian origin people.

    Oerff On Tour
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But why, if they are claiming that only the white race should be rulers and have rights, did they elect an Orange Baboon to rule them. He's clearly a different species

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    Kelly H. Wilder
    Community Member
    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Ellinor, "Race is a way of grouping people based on physical traits, while ethnicity is a way of grouping people based on their cultural heritage." (Per Google AI). For example, my race is white (Caucasian), but my ethnicity is American, which pretty much means I am a genetic and cultural mutt . My ancestry/heritage is primarily northern European with some Eastern European and a bit of west/central African. I hope this helps.

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Heck, I'm actually white but I was adopted at birth into a Hispanic family. My maternal great-grandmother was from Mexico. I look white af and I AM white, racially, but there are times when I seriously feel ethnically Hispanic, because that's the cultural environment I grew up in XD

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    Ellinor
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alright so I'm purely curious and eager to learn, can someone explain the difference with examples please ?

    Judes
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some examples of the racial mix in South America: Alberto Fujimori Inomoto, former president of Peru; Eva Perón (Evita), former Argentinian politician; and Hugo Chávez, former Venezuelan president. These three people are racially different but are all from Spanish speaking countries so could be described as Hispanic.

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    #72

    Facebook comment thread where people incorrectly correct historical facts.

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    zpxsd8qq7p
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sloppy, but not exactly wrong. At the time Arizona territory was the south half of what later became the states of New Mexico and Arizona. Starting in the summer of 1861, the understaffed US Army had to abandon Arizona to armed units of traitors invading from Texas. Patriots in the state of California and territory of Colorado rallied to the flag and reinforced US Army units, which then liberated the Arizona territory in the spring of 1862. The Arizona and New Mexico territories remained free through the rest of the war.

    #73

    Comment screenshot of someone incorrectly correcting another’s opinion on social media.

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    Kate
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You might as well say goodbye to the Bill of Rights, Constitution and all amendments. They aren't involved in the current U.S. government.

    Dawn Marie
    Community Member
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am sure we will lose all amendments except the 2nd with the current presidency. He will find a way to circumvent the congress and the senate.

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    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The First amendment is Freedom of religion, speech, and the press; rights of assembly and petition. Second amendment is right to bear arms. It specifically says "a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. I'm looking at a copy of the Constitution as I write. In a small booklet provided by the ACLU.

    total1ty
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes the 2nd amendment which guarantees our freedom to be stupid and send it out into the world. Also if you mess with me about this, the 1st amendment says I can shoot you. Lol

    #74

    People incorrectly correcting others about bank holidays in a social media comment thread.

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    MonsterMum
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    UK here - yes on bank holidays everyone is off work. Patients are left unattended in hospitals, you need an ambulance you have to wait until the next day. Fortunately, our great British reserve means we all maintain a stiff upper lip if unwell and wait to have an accident or heart attack.

    Verena
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lots of people work on bank holidays, to entertain those who are off on bank holidays

    #75

    Facebook comment thread showing people incorrectly correcting others with humorous replies.

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    Judes
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is the dumb thing here? Is it the attempt at hiding names?

    Ace
    Community Member
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    10 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Context is missing, but he comment in French talks about videos, so less than a hundred years old, perhaps?

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    #78

    Megatron model on floor with a comment incorrectly correcting it as a plane, not a tank, highlighting courage over brains.

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    The Commentator
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone who has a small collection of transformers figures and occasionally expands them, I can confirm they are absolutely insane. They are thinking of Starscream.

    total1ty
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is a tank, therefore according to the OP, it cannot be Megatron.

    #79

    Social media comments showing humorous and incorrect corrections.

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    Koalalover
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair to the person correcting, I think the lack of punctuation has contributed to the confusion here, it should read "Liam Payne's (child)".

    #80

    Comment section debate on Nosferatu vs. Dracula accuracy, highlighting courage over brains.

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    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The movie Nosferatu was based on Stoker's book Dracula. Stoker's widow sued for copyright infringment.