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.
Re: Things you learned at an inappropriately old age (stolen from another board)
I learned at 23 that you can eat the ENTIRE green onion. I'd been throwing most of it out for years!
Lol! I just googled it and saw the picture.... Yeah, not real. Thanks for the heads up!
Um, I guess I learned in my early twenties that you aren't supposed to clean cast iron skillets with Dawn. I was doing dishes for my MIL one day and she asked if I'd made sure not to use dish soap on the cast iron and I was like, "..............Of course not!"
I was trying to think of something while reading this thread, and I just learned 2 seconds ago that prunes are plums. Say whaaa?
#2: I know what an "hors d'oeuvres" IS, but I had no idea it was spelled that way until this year (age 27). I was ordering food for work and they asked about "hors d'oeuvres" via email and I was like what the...?! No we dont want a 'hors d'oeuvres'" LOL fail. Epic fail.
When we started dating my husband made a joke about having to help a friend change a spark plug in his truck. The friend drives a diesel truck as well. They don't have spark plugs. But I was like oh ok have fun helping. They still think that's funny 3 years later.
I also didn't know how to kiss anyone until I got my first kiss from hubby when I was 21. I had had two boyfriends before him but neither ever kissed me (one is now gay and the other is a long story). I feel like most people have had their first kiss before 21.
Wow. Looks like my hubby has taught me a lot!!
Every year on March 9, we celebrate Ketchup Day, or: the Day Laura Learned Where Ketchup Comes From.
) My husband learned that recently as well. He swore his whole life it was "smashed potatoes" .
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.
Well...there's not actually a farm with tons of Bulldogs running around in case you were wondering.
Hahah! Just found that out when I was a senior in high school.
Worst part about this...I learned it as I was teaching my 4th grade social studies class. Haha!!