Stupid crap you can't believe you just figured out

Waxwing · 05-07-2008, 08:53 AM

(thread idea stolen from another board)

We're smart people. But very often we remain oblivious to things that should have been obvious from the start.

I was 27 before I realized that Odwalla's beverage "C Monster" was a pun.

Ditto for the Sleepy's Mattress Co. slogan, "Trust Sleepy's for the rest of your life." OH I GET IT! It means TWO things!

Hurrr.

So what are some stupid things you can't believe you just figured out?

Aliena · 05-07-2008, 08:57 AM

When my hubby asked me to marry him he bought my rings at Kay jewelers. It was right about the time they came out with that little jingle, "Every kiss begins with Kay."

I recently figured out the subliminal message the jingle was really saying, "Every Kiss begins with K.

Talk about dumb!

Waxwing · 05-07-2008, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliena

When my hubby asked me to marry him he bought my rings at Kay jewelers. It was right about the time they came out with that little jingle, "Every kiss begins with Kay."

I recently figured out the subliminal message the jingle was really saying, "Every Kiss begins with K.

Talk about dumb!

Haha YES! I hate things like that.

Red · 05-07-2008, 09:10 AM

This just reminded me of the 'Toys R Us' jingle I must of heard a million times a child. I always thought they were singing 'There's millions of debris, all under one roof...' instead of the correct ..'There's millions' says Geoffrey, 'All under one roof'...

I sort of just had a *ding* moment one Christmas when I caught the advert again, I was like 'Oooh, 'Geoffrey, they're singing Geoffrey.' Huh.

TraciJo67 · 05-07-2008, 09:14 AM

I was 18 or 19 years old at the time, in college, traveling to another state for a tournament with my debate team members (whom I so badly wanted to impress). We stopped at a restaurant for dinner, and my uber cool female friend ordered a bowl of chili. It came with a few packets of crackers, which she crumpled inside the packaging before opening and dumping the contents into her bowl. I was speechless. I'd enjoyed many a bowl of chili, topped with many crunchy crumbs, but it had never occurred to me that I could neatly squeeze the packaging before opening it. Unfortunately, I spoke of it. Rather more unfortunately, I praised her for her ingenuity. All conversation instantly stopped, all eyes turned appraisingly on me, the emotions on their faces quite transparently displaying their thoughts: Where the eff did this simpleton hail from?

Red · 05-07-2008, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TraciJo67

I was 18 or 19 years old at the time, in college, traveling to another state for a tournament with my debate team members (whom I so badly wanted to impress). We stopped at a restaurant for dinner, and my uber cool female friend ordered a bowl of chili. It came with a few packets of crackers, which she crumpled inside the packaging before opening and dumping the contents into her bowl. I was speechless. I'd enjoyed many a bowl of chili, topped with many crunchy crumbs, but it had never occurred to me that I could neatly squeeze the packaging before opening it. Unfortunately, I spoke of it. Rather more unfortunately, I praised her for her ingenuity. All conversation instantly stopped, all eyes turned appraisingly on me, the emotions on their faces quite transparently displaying their thoughts: Where the eff did this simpleton hail from?

Heh, love this. It sounds like something I would say.

My sister once asked the school dinner lady what animal 'mushrooms' came from. I have never let her live that one down.

Gingembre · 05-07-2008, 11:12 AM

I swear that up until last year (at age 21) I had never heard of a manattee. I saw one on tv and was like "what the hell are they?" I'd never seen one or heard of one - not on tv or in a book or anything!

Ben from England · 05-07-2008, 11:16 AM

I pronounced fruition 'fruit-ation' for years. Till I was like 18 or 19. Granted I didn't use the word all that often, but I live in the knowledge that there are at least a handful of wtf-did-he-just-sayers out there somewhere.

D_A_Bunny · 05-07-2008, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliena

When my hubby asked me to marry him he bought my rings at Kay jewelers. It was right about the time they came out with that little jingle, "Every kiss begins with Kay."

I recently figured out the subliminal message the jingle was really saying, "Every Kiss begins with K.

Talk about dumb!

OMG, I just figured that one out when they had the commercial where the little boy made a pretend Kay box for his sweetheart. And, yeah, I wondered if I was the only one who just got it.

goofy girl · 05-07-2008, 05:14 PM

I've lived in my neighboorhood for about a year and a half now. I stand at the bus stop almost everyday and look across the street at the store, which has HUGE signs stating that they sell "DIGITAL SCALES" "PLASTIC BAGGIES" and "HAND BLOWN GLASS". For almost two years I have stood out there every morning thinking to myself "What in the heck is so great about plastic baggies?? You can get those at any stupid store. Are digital scales really that big of a seller that you put up a neon sign??"

I just figured out about two months ago that is it's a drug dealer/paraphanelia store.

SuperMishe · 05-07-2008, 05:52 PM

OMG! This thread is hilarious! Mostly because I can SO relate!! Two of my birdbrain moments:

I used the @ symbol for a loooong time in place of the word "about". When I found out that it stood for "at" I asked a friend at work why she hadn't corrected me and she said because she knew what I meant! LOL!

Very late one night I saw a "Boys Gone Wild" ad and I thought "Finally, something for the ladies"! After seeing it for several nights, it finally dawned on me that the video featuring "boys" on spring break horsing around half naked was NOT for ladies but for other guys!!! LOL!

Sandie_Zitkus · 05-07-2008, 06:09 PM

I'm 47. I just figured out the Anphibian is spelled A-M-phibian. And I actually got angry at Wayne because he kept telling me I was wrong. When I finally found the right spelling online - I realized what a jackass I was. And I laughed pretty hard too!

I still feel stupid!

Waxwing · 05-07-2008, 06:15 PM

At 22 (yeah, I know, that is sadly late and intellectually unforgivable), I proclaimed, "Reindeer aren't imaginary!??".

I had no idea. They exist! I was floored. Also embarrassed.

....still never seen one in real life.

goofy girl · 05-07-2008, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperMishe

OMG! This thread is hilarious! Mostly because I can SO relate!! Two of my birdbrain moments:

I used the @ symbol for a loooong time in place of the word "about". When I found out that it stood for "at" I asked a friend at work why she hadn't corrected me and she said because she knew what I meant! LOL!
Very late one night I saw a "Boys Gone Wild" ad and I thought "Finally, something for the ladies"! After seeing it for several nights, it finally dawned on me that the video featuring "boys" on spring break horsing around half naked was NOT for ladies but for other guys!!! LOL!

I did the SAME thing with the @!! And it was also a co-worker (boss, actually) that corrected me..becuase he did NOT understand what I meant LOL...but he laughing about it when he did it lol

goofy girl · 05-07-2008, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandie_Zitkus

I'm 47. I just figured out the Anphibian is spelled A-M-phibian. And I actually got angry at Wayne because he kept telling me I was wrong. When I finally found the right spelling online - I realized what a jackass I was. And I laughed pretty hard too!

I still feel stupid!

I can relate..Hippopotumus-it will always be Hippoponumus to me lol. And Snufflufugus is Snufflupugus LOL

mszwebs · 05-07-2008, 07:59 PM

Well...this one wasn't quite recent...a few years ago to be sure, but when I was working at Dairy Queen, we used to make our own Blizzard flavours.

One day, I thought I would be slick and combine Butterscotch and Pecans.

Yes, ladies and gentleman.

*I* invented Butter Pecan.

PamelaLois · 05-07-2008, 08:42 PM

For the longest time I couldn't quite get the whole cachet of the "Flame" logo on clothes, especially among my African American customers. Then one day a girl had a shirt on that was covered with the "flames" and the words "RocaWear". It was a complete head-slapping moment

of OH MY GOD, those aren't flames, they are an R and a W for Roca Wear. The kids that worked with me laughed for a week. I am such a dork

supersoup · 05-07-2008, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PamelaLois

For the longest time I couldn't quite get the whole cachet of the "Flame" logo on clothes, especially among my African American customers. Then one day a girl had a shirt on that was covered with the "flames" and the words "RocaWear". It was a complete head-slapping moment

of OH MY GOD, those aren't flames, they are an R and a W for Roca Wear. The kids that worked with me laughed for a week. I am such a dork

oh man, i work retail, and every week i have one of these moments with the wonky arse designs that are coming out these days!

Lastminute.Tom · 05-08-2008, 03:03 AM

I only twigged the other day that febuary has more than one "r" in it, I don't know how I've managed never to read the word properly, but its true, I'm still going to spell it wrong though, except on my cv

Scrumptious_voluptuous · 05-08-2008, 04:42 AM

Last week, I was in Tesco's and got it into my head that I really really really wanted some gherkins. (Don't panic, I'm not pregnant) But all I could find were ' Aunt Bessies mini cucumbers in vinigar' What the hell is this?! I cried aloud.

It was only then that I was told, at the grand age of 26 and 3/4 that gherkins were just pickled mini cucumbers! Yes, gherkins and cucumbers are one and the same! I still can't quite get over it...

Other than that, I also have problems with words I've read and never heard so I spend years pronouncing them like a bellend. Such as Pytharous (Pyth-a-Gor-us) and diplodicus (dip-lo-dick-us)

Sweet_Serenade · 05-08-2008, 06:17 AM

Wednesday is not pronounced wendsday.

Do not use the microwave and toaster oven through the same outlet at the same time, the circuit will asplode.

Red · 05-08-2008, 07:51 AM

How to use a fax machine, now I feel like a dirty yuppie.

JerseyGirl07093 · 05-08-2008, 08:43 AM

You would think that since I live in a community that is 90-something percent Hispanic I would have figured this out sooner, but, up until I was about 20 I had no idea how to pronounce the name Joaquin (as in Joaquin Phoenix, the actor). I had heard the name but never seen it written at the same time. And when I did see it written I had no idea how to pronounce it so I tried to say it phonetically and it came out as 'Joe-quin'.

After I graduated I worked in the Guidance Office of my old High School. One day I had to call a bunch of kids for testing. As I was looking at the cards with the names on it I saw the name Joaquin and freaked out and put that card on the bottom of the pile. As if I would never have to call the kid?! lol When I got to the name I was, of course, freaking out and pronouncing it 'Joe-quin' and no one was answering. Eventually, some kid figured it out and came up and looked at the card and said it was him. And these kids didn't even speak English!
I can't believe it took me so long to learn that. I felt like an idiot!

Dr. Feelgood · 05-08-2008, 09:05 AM

I just figured out yesterday that the expression "to bust a cap on someone" comes from the cap pistols I played with as a child.

Waxwing · 05-08-2008, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Feelgood

I just figured out yesterday that the expression "to bust a cap on someone" comes from the cap pistols I played with as a child.

Wow, really? I've never thought about that.

05-07-2008, 08:53 AM	#1
Waxwing Reckless Hero Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: PDX Posts: 4,708	Stupid crap you can't believe you just figured out (thread idea stolen from another board) We're smart people. But very often we remain oblivious to things that should have been obvious from the start. I was 27 before I realized that Odwalla's beverage "C Monster" was a pun. Ditto for the Sleepy's Mattress Co. slogan, "Trust Sleepy's for the rest of your life." OH I GET IT! It means TWO things! Hurrr. So what are some stupid things you can't believe you just figured out? __________________ "Twice shy and dog tired because you've been bitten/ Everything you say now sounds like it was ghost-written"

05-07-2008, 08:57 AM	#2
Aliena ~Merriest Christmasus~ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: N.Ky. Posts: 2,410	Well... When my hubby asked me to marry him he bought my rings at Kay jewelers. It was right about the time they came out with that little jingle, "Every kiss begins with Kay." I recently figured out the subliminal message the jingle was really saying, "Every Kiss begins with K. Talk about dumb! __________________ ~Nothin' says lovin' like nubbin lovins'~

05-07-2008, 11:12 AM	#7
Gingembre radar detector Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,405	I swear that up until last year (at age 21) I had never heard of a manattee. I saw one on tv and was like "what the hell are they?" I'd never seen one or heard of one - not on tv or in a book or anything! __________________ This is my voice. My weapon of choice. - Grace Jones We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Mediocre people do exceptional things all the time - Ok Go Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can break your heart - Tim Minchin

05-07-2008, 05:14 PM	#10
goofy girl took a sharp left turn Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Providence Posts: 4,481	I've lived in my neighboorhood for about a year and a half now. I stand at the bus stop almost everyday and look across the street at the store, which has HUGE signs stating that they sell "DIGITAL SCALES" "PLASTIC BAGGIES" and "HAND BLOWN GLASS". For almost two years I have stood out there every morning thinking to myself "What in the heck is so great about plastic baggies?? You can get those at any stupid store. Are digital scales really that big of a seller that you put up a neon sign??" I just figured out about two months ago that is it's a drug dealer/paraphanelia store. __________________ Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. - Confucius

05-07-2008, 05:52 PM	#11
SuperMishe Single. Wanna mingle? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: A Couch in Massachusetts Posts: 1,240	OMG! This thread is hilarious! Mostly because I can SO relate!! Two of my birdbrain moments: I used the @ symbol for a loooong time in place of the word "about". When I found out that it stood for "at" I asked a friend at work why she hadn't corrected me and she said because she knew what I meant! LOL! Very late one night I saw a "Boys Gone Wild" ad and I thought "Finally, something for the ladies"! After seeing it for several nights, it finally dawned on me that the video featuring "boys" on spring break horsing around half naked was NOT for ladies but for other guys!!! LOL! __________________ ~~ Mishe ~~ A pessimistic optimist Always Be Yourself (...unless you suck.)

05-07-2008, 09:10 AM	#4
Red Master Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,751	This just reminded me of the 'Toys R Us' jingle I must of heard a million times a child. I always thought they were singing 'There's millions of debris, all under one roof...' instead of the correct ..'There's millions' says Geoffrey, 'All under one roof'... I sort of just had a ding moment one Christmas when I caught the advert again, I was like 'Oooh, 'Geoffrey, they're singing Geoffrey.' Huh.

05-07-2008, 09:14 AM	#5
TraciJo67 On Timeout Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Minnesoooota Posts: 7,006	I was 18 or 19 years old at the time, in college, traveling to another state for a tournament with my debate team members (whom I so badly wanted to impress). We stopped at a restaurant for dinner, and my uber cool female friend ordered a bowl of chili. It came with a few packets of crackers, which she crumpled inside the packaging before opening and dumping the contents into her bowl. I was speechless. I'd enjoyed many a bowl of chili, topped with many crunchy crumbs, but it had never occurred to me that I could neatly squeeze the packaging before opening it. Unfortunately, I spoke of it. Rather more unfortunately, I praised her for her ingenuity. All conversation instantly stopped, all eyes turned appraisingly on me, the emotions on their faces quite transparently displaying their thoughts: Where the eff did this simpleton hail from?

05-07-2008, 11:16 AM	#8
Ben from England SFA Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire Posts: 217	I pronounced fruition 'fruit-ation' for years. Till I was like 18 or 19. Granted I didn't use the word all that often, but I live in the knowledge that there are at least a handful of wtf-did-he-just-sayers out there somewhere.

05-07-2008, 06:09 PM	#12
Sandie_Zitkus Entrepreneur Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 8,045	I'm 47. I just figured out the Anphibian is spelled A-M-phibian. And I actually got angry at Wayne because he kept telling me I was wrong. When I finally found the right spelling online - I realized what a jackass I was. And I laughed pretty hard too! I still feel stupid!

05-07-2008, 06:15 PM	#13
Waxwing Reckless Hero Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: PDX Posts: 4,708	At 22 (yeah, I know, that is sadly late and intellectually unforgivable), I proclaimed, "Reindeer aren't imaginary!??". I had no idea. They exist! I was floored. Also embarrassed. ....still never seen one in real life. __________________ "Twice shy and dog tired because you've been bitten/ Everything you say now sounds like it was ghost-written"

05-07-2008, 08:42 PM	#17
PamelaLois ILL-INI Join Date: May 2007 Location: South suburbs of Chicago Posts: 2,443	For the longest time I couldn't quite get the whole cachet of the "Flame" logo on clothes, especially among my African American customers. Then one day a girl had a shirt on that was covered with the "flames" and the words "RocaWear". It was a complete head-slapping moment of OH MY GOD, those aren't flames, they are an R and a W for Roca Wear. The kids that worked with me laughed for a week. I am such a dork __________________ "May the odds be ever in your favor" - Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games

05-08-2008, 03:03 AM	#19
Lastminute.Tom Write on! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 'Ampshire Posts: 878	I only twigged the other day that febuary has more than one "r" in it, I don't know how I've managed never to read the word properly, but its true, I'm still going to spell it wrong though, except on my cv __________________ Need nothing, desire everything, choose what happens.

05-08-2008, 04:42 AM	#20
Scrumptious_voluptuous It must be Gin O'clock! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: London Posts: 512	Last week, I was in Tesco's and got it into my head that I really really really wanted some gherkins. (Don't panic, I'm not pregnant) But all I could find were ' Aunt Bessies mini cucumbers in vinigar' What the hell is this?! I cried aloud. It was only then that I was told, at the grand age of 26 and 3/4 that gherkins were just pickled mini cucumbers! Yes, gherkins and cucumbers are one and the same! I still can't quite get over it... Other than that, I also have problems with words I've read and never heard so I spend years pronouncing them like a bellend. Such as Pytharous (Pyth-a-Gor-us) and diplodicus (dip-lo-dick-us) __________________ Whats the point.

05-08-2008, 06:17 AM	#21
Sweet_Serenade Foodaholic Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 456	Wednesday is not pronounced wendsday. Do not use the microwave and toaster oven through the same outlet at the same time, the circuit will asplode.

05-08-2008, 07:51 AM	#22
Red Master Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,751	How to use a fax machine, now I feel like a dirty yuppie.

05-08-2008, 08:43 AM	#23
JerseyGirl07093 Stick a fork in me Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Weird NJ Posts: 2,662	You would think that since I live in a community that is 90-something percent Hispanic I would have figured this out sooner, but, up until I was about 20 I had no idea how to pronounce the name Joaquin (as in Joaquin Phoenix, the actor). I had heard the name but never seen it written at the same time. And when I did see it written I had no idea how to pronounce it so I tried to say it phonetically and it came out as 'Joe-quin'. After I graduated I worked in the Guidance Office of my old High School. One day I had to call a bunch of kids for testing. As I was looking at the cards with the names on it I saw the name Joaquin and freaked out and put that card on the bottom of the pile. As if I would never have to call the kid?! lol When I got to the name I was, of course, freaking out and pronouncing it 'Joe-quin' and no one was answering. Eventually, some kid figured it out and came up and looked at the card and said it was him. And these kids didn't even speak English! I can't believe it took me so long to learn that. I felt like an idiot! __________________ If you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?! - Rupaul You're your own standard of beauty. There's no one else in the world who looks like you, so how can you compare yourself to anyone else? - Stacy London

05-08-2008, 09:05 AM	#24
Dr. Feelgood intellectual nerd Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: the Twilight Zone Posts: 4,000	I just figured out yesterday that the expression "to bust a cap on someone" comes from the cap pistols I played with as a child. __________________ Now all you women, Don't you come around Unless you weigh 'Bout fo' hundred pound... -- Dr. Feelgood & the Interns

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