I recently learned that John Waters of Pink Flamingos fame is not Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame. I thought the director was in the band and it made perfect sense, since like 1988. I am way too cool for that nonsense.
I always wondered why people said "Indian giver" when they wanted something back after giving it away... I was like that's dumb "Indians" never did that, then my husband said yeah it's bc "we" did. **click at age 27
My mother told me to clean the shower & the soap scum wasn't coming off. She said use elbow grease... I answered "we don't have any? I didn't see it" yea that was age 17. LOL
I was lurking (Jan '16) and read a hilarious post of things people didn't learn until way older than they should have. There were funny food, sex, body things etc. So I am stealing the idea and think we should do it.
I believed until I was like 19 that a Jackalope was a real animal. I remember telling my now husband that if they were fake why the local restaurant had one on their wall. After he laughed for at least 15 minutes he managed to tell me the truth. I felt like an idiot.
I literally thought they were a real life thing until I saw you post that. Oh. My. God.
I learned this year that the southern hemisphere's summer is our winter.
I don't think I ever thought much about it but when I saw pictures of people in christmas gear in australia during our summer months I was VERY confused LOL.
I think you're still confused! Christmas is 25 December in Australia too - i.e. your winter months!
My favorite though: my SO had his mom send us some of his baby/early childhood photos and while going through them I had to stop and say "wtf is that?" As I pointed to HIS RAT TAIL!!!!! He tried to tell me that his hair just naturally grew that way. Um no babe, that's just your moms excuse for allowing you to grow an f-ing rat tail!!! He even tried to have me look at the back of his head to make sure that patch just doesn't grow faster. In case any of you were curious, it doesn't.
I just realized a couple years ago that dachshund is pronounced like dox-in. I thought it was pronounced dash-hound and 'doxin' was just a sort of nickname. I'm 28.
Also, all the Jackalope stuff was cracking me up. Where I am from we have stores called Jackalope, I always new they were made up. So I didn't really think about it. Just thought they were kind of modeled after a Jack Rabbit.
I just learned, right now, from reading this, how to properly pronounce dachshund.
I always wondered why people said "Indian giver" when they wanted something back after giving it away... I was like that's dumb "Indians" never did that, then my husband said yeah it's bc "we" did. **click at age 27
My mother told me to clean the shower & the soap scum wasn't coming off. She said use elbow grease... I answered "we don't have any? I didn't see it" yea that was age 17. LOL
I promise I'm not an idiot... Lol
When I was in junior high I thought elbow grease meant you had to use your actual elbow to clean. I almost hurt myself so bad I swore I would never clean again!
I never knew that buffalo wings were made from chicken. I always thought that they were made from buffalo meat. X_X
Umm...here were my thoughts as I read this: "wait, they are made of buffalo meat...no, wait, buffalos don't have wings." I am so embarrassed. I am 32 years old...
Okay so let me explain mine because it does sound weird. From a young age, I thought "doggy-style" sex was anal sex. So I guess I put two and two together, and thought dogs got pregnant through anal sex. One night my boyfriend and I were talking about it, and he was like, "No! Dogs have vaginas!" Then he flipped a dog over and pointed it out.
Yea, I guess it's still weird.
I always knew dogs had vagina's, but like you I didn't learn "doggy-style" wasn't anal until I got married... thankfully I was 21 when I got married so I was still somewhat young.
These posts are hilarious! I remember I found out in college that the chem trails you see in the sky were from airplanes. I thought they were from rockets or satellites all my life :-) My boyfriend, at the time, was an air traffic controller and could not believe what he was hearing from me.
I learned recently that cars and trucks have more than one spark plug. I live in the country and have worked on farm equipment and lawn equipment for a long time. I know how to change the oil and spark plugs in a garden tractor or riding lawn mower. So when coupons for an auto parts store for buy 5 spark plugs get one for free came to our house I asked hubby why would anyone want 6 spark plugs at once? He said well, how many does your truck have. I thought it had one, like a lawn mower. Wrong.
I didn't think I had one but I do. When I was 18 I was at work and super hungry, but didn't feel like leaving to get lunch. There were some eggs in the refrigerator, so I decided to microwave one thinking a hard cooked egg sounded good. Yeah. No clue. It sounded like a bomb went off when the door of the microwave flew off and the office smelled like fire for a good week. Oopsie.
I didn't think I had one but I do. When I was 18 I was at work and super hungry, but didn't feel like leaving to get lunch. There were some eggs in the refrigerator, so I decided to microwave one thinking a hard cooked egg sounded good. Yeah. No clue. It sounded like a bomb went off when the door of the microwave flew off and the office smelled like fire for a good week. Oopsie.
Hold the phone. I was 23, not 18!! Even worse.
Omg.....omg.....omg I can't even breathe, I'm laughing so hard! ) ) )
Up until a few months ago, I thought the lyrics to 'I'd like to buy the world a coke' were ' I'd like to buy the world a goat'. I'm 27. I know I'm guilty of wayyy more embarrassing things, but I've blocked them out. Lol I'll have to ask the hubs to refresh my memory. I'm sure he'll be more than glad for an excuse to tease me!!
I am sure I am living a lie and am just still oblivious that I don't actually know what I think I know yet so I don't have one about myself to share right now. However yesterday my DH just found out that the spot of unruly hair on our DS's head is called a cowlick not colic. His mind has been blown at the age of 31!
First of all, these are hilarious and I have learned a lot from these posts!! Lol
Mine is that during my first semester of university, I took a course that had a very controversial textbook name and I had no clue what the word meant. When I brought it home and was casually reading it, my parents had a look of terror. Ultimately, it was called the "n" word (but just the actual word) and my parents explained the meaning to me. I think my world crumbled a little bit to find out that this word existed but I am grateful that my parents (who have quite vulgar mouths) had never used it. It was also a learning moment for me about white privilege.
I learned a couple of years ago that pickles are cucumbers that have been pickled lol. I had no idea!
I am a dirty lurker but i wanted to comment on this because at my work we make pickles in house now and my mind was blown when i found out they were made from cucumbers.I'm 29;; but in my defense i never really ate either.
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I was 31 when I found out that women bleed after pregnancy. I'd never heard of lochia till I actually got pregnant myself.
And this wasn't me, but last year, a coworker of mine who's about the same age as me learned for the first time that soy sauce is made from soybeans!
When I'm not pregnant I mostly eat according to the paleo diet. When I first started my SO was making a stir fry thing for me and i told him not to use soy sauce, but that I wasn't sure why it wasn't paleo. On my list on the fridge it said "no soy". He looked at me funny and pointed that out. I was totally like "soy sauce is made from soy beans?"he still laughs at me, but he's a cook. I was 31.
I never knew that buffalo wings were made from chicken. I always thought that they were made from buffalo meat. X_X
Umm...here were my thoughts as I read this: "wait, they are made of buffalo meat...no, wait, buffalos don't have wings." I am so embarrassed. I am 32 years old...
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That's hilarious. I'm glad you're in the same boat as me, lol! You learn something new everyday.
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Another one I just thought of.....it wasn't until my 20's (after college and I was substitute teaching) that you could multiple by 9's on your fingers! This blew my mind! If you don't know....hold your hands out in front of you. If you want to know what 9x3 equals hold down your third finger from the left. You will see two fingers on one side and seven on the other.....27!
Another one I just thought of.....it wasn't until my 20's (after college and I was substitute teaching) that you could multiple by 9's on your fingers! This blew my mind! If you don't know....hold your hands out in front of you. If you want to know what 9x3 equals hold down your third finger from the left. You will see two fingers on one side and seven on the other.....27!
YES! Sherry Lewis and Lamb Chop taught me that when I was young. Saved my life through many math classes. I feel bad that you didn't have this in your life earlier.
I don't really have any good ones for myself I can think of... but a conversation my husband I were having today reminded me of one of his when we were moving out this way. I think he would have been 27.
We were on our second day driving and wanted to get to Cheyenne, WY. He would not believe me on how it was pronounced, it was literally still a debate after staying there the whole night and into the drive after leaving WY. I had to explain that it was after a Native American tribe out this way. Apparently all the teachers he had in North Carolina told him to say it the way he had which sounded more like a cayenne pepper, with a CH at the beginning.
There's also a street here named after the Kootenai tribe, he still likes to say it as a joke more like it's spelled which kinda of sounds Chinese >_<
Another one I just thought of.....it wasn't until my 20's (after college and I was substitute teaching) that you could multiple by 9's on your fingers! This blew my mind! If you don't know....hold your hands out in front of you. If you want to know what 9x3 equals hold down your third finger from the left. You will see two fingers on one side and seven on the other.....27!
YES! Sherry Lewis and Lamb Chop taught me that when I was young. Saved my life through many math classes. I feel bad that you didn't have this in your life earlier.
@leighann1 - what movie is your picture from, the girl and the guy with 80's hair?! It's been driving me crazy for days and my husband who is usually really helpful with these things didn't know either.
@mrsdhouse89 It's Labyrinth! Best movie ever. If you've ever wanted to see David Bowie dance with muppets while wearing ridiculous spandex and a ruffled shirt, you have to click on this:
Another one I just thought of.....it wasn't until my 20's (after college and I was substitute teaching) that you could multiple by 9's on your fingers! This blew my mind! If you don't know....hold your hands out in front of you. If you want to know what 9x3 equals hold down your third finger from the left. You will see two fingers on one side and seven on the other.....27!
Holy. Cow. I never knew this!!
These are so funny! Mine are just tame...and lame..
- Never really ever having to SPELL caterpillar...I always pronounced it calipitter..well into my mid 20s
- At a meeting at work, with vigor to convince everyone to take action, I said "...blah, blah, blah....we should nip it in the butt!" One coworker started to laugh, then they ALL started laughing. I learned right then and there that it was bud...not butt *FacePalmSoHard*
I don't really have any good ones for myself I can think of... but a conversation my husband I were having today reminded me of one of his when we were moving out this way. I think he would have been 27.
We were on our second day driving and wanted to get to Cheyenne, WY. He would not believe me on how it was pronounced, it was literally still a debate after staying there the whole night and into the drive after leaving WY. I had to explain that it was after a Native American tribe out this way. Apparently all the teachers he had in North Carolina told him to say it the way he had which sounded more like a cayenne pepper, with a CH at the beginning.
There's also a street here named after the Kootenai tribe, he still likes to say it as a joke more like it's spelled which kinda of sounds Chinese >_<
Wait . . . I'm confused. I thought Cheyenne rhymed with cayenne. My husband is 1/4 Cheyenne and that's how he prounces it.
I don't really have any good ones for myself I can think of... but a conversation my husband I were having today reminded me of one of his when we were moving out this way. I think he would have been 27.
We were on our second day driving and wanted to get to Cheyenne, WY. He would not believe me on how it was pronounced, it was literally still a debate after staying there the whole night and into the drive after leaving WY. I had to explain that it was after a Native American tribe out this way. Apparently all the teachers he had in North Carolina told him to say it the way he had which sounded more like a cayenne pepper, with a CH at the beginning.
There's also a street here named after the Kootenai tribe, he still likes to say it as a joke more like it's spelled which kinda of sounds Chinese >_<
Wait . . . I'm confused. I thought Cheyenne rhymed with cayenne. My husband is 1/4 Cheyenne and that's how he prounces it.
Ok I looked this up, and maybe I mispronounce "cayenne." Lol
I don't really have any good ones for myself I can think of... but a conversation my husband I were having today reminded me of one of his when we were moving out this way. I think he would have been 27.
We were on our second day driving and wanted to get to Cheyenne, WY. He would not believe me on how it was pronounced, it was literally still a debate after staying there the whole night and into the drive after leaving WY. I had to explain that it was after a Native American tribe out this way. Apparently all the teachers he had in North Carolina told him to say it the way he had which sounded more like a cayenne pepper, with a CH at the beginning.
There's also a street here named after the Kootenai tribe, he still likes to say it as a joke more like it's spelled which kinda of sounds Chinese >_<
Wait . . . I'm confused. I thought Cheyenne rhymed with cayenne. My husband is 1/4 Cheyenne and that's how he prounces it.
Ok I looked this up, and maybe I mispronounce "cayenne." Lol
I don't really have any good ones for myself I can think of... but a conversation my husband I were having today reminded me of one of his when we were moving out this way. I think he would have been 27.
We were on our second day driving and wanted to get to Cheyenne, WY. He would not believe me on how it was pronounced, it was literally still a debate after staying there the whole night and into the drive after leaving WY. I had to explain that it was after a Native American tribe out this way. Apparently all the teachers he had in North Carolina told him to say it the way he had which sounded more like a cayenne pepper, with a CH at the beginning.
There's also a street here named after the Kootenai tribe, he still likes to say it as a joke more like it's spelled which kinda of sounds Chinese >_<
Wait . . . I'm confused. I thought Cheyenne rhymed with cayenne. My husband is 1/4 Cheyenne and that's how he prounces it.
Ok I looked this up, and maybe I mispronounce "cayenne." Lol
Is it not pronounced shy-ann?
I think it is. But maybe some people say it like "chy-inn?" I say cayenne exactly how it's spelled, and always said "shy-an"
I have one from my husband. When we were dating, we were talking about kids. He said that he wanted at girl, and I looked at him and said, well that's all up to you buddy. And he had no idea what I meant. So I had to explain to him that it is the sperm that determines the sex of the baby. Ha ha he was so confused (and 30!). He apparently didn't pay a lot of attention in sex ed.
I was 31 when I found out that women bleed after pregnancy. I'd never heard of lochia till I actually got pregnant myself.
And this wasn't me, but last year, a coworker of mine who's about the same age as me learned for the first time that soy sauce is made from soybeans!
When I'm not pregnant I mostly eat according to the paleo diet. When I first started my SO was making a stir fry thing for me and i told him not to use soy sauce, but that I wasn't sure why it wasn't paleo. On my list on the fridge it said "no soy". He looked at me funny and pointed that out. I was totally like "soy sauce is made from soy beans?"he still laughs at me, but he's a cook. I was 31.
You know, duck sauce isn't made from duck. So I guess I see how one might not know soy sauce is made from soy
Re: Things you learned at an inappropriately old age (stolen from another board)
My mother told me to clean the shower & the soap scum wasn't coming off. She said use elbow grease... I answered "we don't have any? I didn't see it" yea that was age 17. LOL
I promise I'm not an idiot... Lol
I was in my late twenties when I learned that "Old Dutch" potato chips were not "Old Outch" potato chips.
That totally doesn't look like a "D".
I just learned, right now, from reading this, how to properly pronounce dachshund.
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I learned recently that cars and trucks have more than one spark plug. I live in the country and have worked on farm equipment and lawn equipment for a long time. I know how to change the oil and spark plugs in a garden tractor or riding lawn mower. So when coupons for an auto parts store for buy 5 spark plugs get one for free came to our house I asked hubby why would anyone want 6 spark plugs at once? He said well, how many does your truck have. I thought it had one, like a lawn mower. Wrong.
I know I'm guilty of wayyy more embarrassing things, but I've blocked them out. Lol I'll have to ask the hubs to refresh my memory. I'm sure he'll be more than glad for an excuse to tease me!!
Mine is that during my first semester of university, I took a course that had a very controversial textbook name and I had no clue what the word meant. When I brought it home and was casually reading it, my parents had a look of terror. Ultimately, it was called the "n" word (but just the actual word) and my parents explained the meaning to me. I think my world crumbled a little bit to find out that this word existed but I am grateful that my parents (who have quite vulgar mouths) had never used it. It was also a learning moment for me about white privilege.
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That's hilarious. I'm glad you're in the same boat as me, lol! You learn something new everyday.
Holy. Cow. I never knew this!!
These are so funny! Mine are just tame...and lame..
- Never really ever having to SPELL caterpillar...I always pronounced it calipitter..well into my mid 20s
- At a meeting at work, with vigor to convince everyone to take action, I said "...blah, blah, blah....we should nip it in the butt!" One coworker started to laugh, then they ALL started laughing. I learned right then and there that it was bud...not butt *FacePalmSoHard*