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Subject: What are some misconceptions you've carried...

I am Brosidon, King of the Brocean

That you've only recently discovered?

For me: Today I learned that the expression is "For all intents and purposes", not "For all intensive purposes". I also recently discovered that a pony is not, in actuality, a young horse.

  • 01.07.2013 1:20 AM PDT

~:O>~~

That human anatomy can in fact change over time due to external influences.

  • 01.07.2013 1:26 AM PDT

Apparently some girls get really weirded out by guys wrestling. I thought they liked it.

  • 01.07.2013 1:26 AM PDT

Name: Vien (Sven) 'Quitonm
Age: 19
Species: Sangheili
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 240 Lbs.
Eye Colour: Grey


Posted by: Carthurlane
That human anatomy can in fact change over time due to external influences.
Shall I speak of mine?

  • 01.07.2013 1:28 AM PDT
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Posted by: Qbix89
Talking about Sweden is an ultrabannable offense.

Posted by: Achronos
Too bad being completely and utterly wrong isn't a bannable offense.

A lot of girls like tentacles...

  • 01.07.2013 1:31 AM PDT

Intensive purposes....


I lol'd






My fiancee told me that she had her "period" show that she watched. I thought for a few hours she actually meant a show she watched when she was on her period.

I was horrified for hours.


  • 01.07.2013 1:35 AM PDT
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Posted by: Garshne
A lot of girls like tentacles...


Only Japanese girls.

  • 01.07.2013 1:37 AM PDT
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Posted by: Qbix89
Talking about Sweden is an ultrabannable offense.

Posted by: Achronos
Too bad being completely and utterly wrong isn't a bannable offense.

Posted by: Lifts Her Tail
Posted by: Garshne
A lot of girls like tentacles...


Only Japanese girls.
No, not actually.

This, erm, one website I've visited, the, uh, the population was 85% female. With, ehh... reasonable proof. Kinda... surprising... to say the least.

Lotta white Americans... I didn't stick around...


Really what was most shocking was that, woah, girls like pr0n too. I thought it was a myth.

[Edited on 01.07.2013 1:40 AM PST]

  • 01.07.2013 1:39 AM PDT
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Posted by: Garshne
Posted by: Lifts Her Tail
Posted by: Garshne
A lot of girls like tentacles...


Only Japanese girls.
No, not actually.

This, erm, one website I've visited, the, uh, the population was 85% female. With, ehh... reasonable proof. Kinda... surprising... to say the least.

Lotta white Americans... I didn't stick around...

Oh I read that they dont in your first post. It makes sense really, Im sure many girls would love some good old tentacle grape.

  • 01.07.2013 1:40 AM PDT
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Lady Astor: "If I were your wife I'd put poison in your coffee."
Winston Churchill: "If I were your husband I'd drink it !"

Certain parts of the tongue can only taste certain things (sweet, sour etc) when actually all the zones of the tongue can taste all tastes

  • 01.07.2013 1:41 AM PDT

"Living to smile, and not to succeed; smiling to inspire happiness, not to give the illusion you are happy; creativity and music to inspire smiling, which in turn inspires happiness; being nice to be happy, not for being perceived a good person."


Posted by: Viron
Certain parts of the tongue can only taste certain things (sweet, sour etc) when actually all the zones of the tongue can taste all tastes
If it's true, then this I suppose.

  • 01.07.2013 1:43 AM PDT

let's kick some ass and take some names... without takin' the names


Posted by: Cheesusslice
My fiancee told me that she had her "period" show that she watched. I thought for a few hours she actually meant a show she watched when she was on her period.

I was horrified for hours.

Is that not what she meant? That's not horrifying at all. I imagine it's some kind of soap opera or something...

I honestly can't think of what else she could've meant... Am I teh dumbs? Is there a show on punctuation or something?

  • 01.07.2013 1:53 AM PDT
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"The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.
The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a light."
-Felix Adler


Posted by: ihazurkidney
I recently discovered that a pony is not, in actuality, a young horse.

  • 01.07.2013 1:56 AM PDT

@spaboolly


Posted by: Mind Reaper 771

Posted by: Viron
Certain parts of the tongue can only taste certain things (sweet, sour etc) when actually all the zones of the tongue can taste all tastes
If it's true, then this I suppose.

It's not. Not exactly. The taste buds coded to certain things (sweet, sour, salty, bitter) are located in pockets on different parts of the tongue, in a symmetrical pattern. If you put a salty substance directly on the bitter, sour, or sweet regions, you won't taste it at first. The moisture in the mouth is what spreads the substance around so that the whole tongue is exposed to it, and thus it doesn't seem like the taste is confined to one area.

They use this in sensory tests. If you ever study anatomy, you tend to get to use yourself as the guinea pig for experiments like this. It is not a pleasant experience.

  • 01.07.2013 1:58 AM PDT

"Living to smile, and not to succeed; smiling to inspire happiness, not to give the illusion you are happy; creativity and music to inspire smiling, which in turn inspires happiness; being nice to be happy, not for being perceived a good person."


Posted by: MsCadetUNIVERSE

Posted by: Mind Reaper 771

Posted by: Viron
Certain parts of the tongue can only taste certain things (sweet, sour etc) when actually all the zones of the tongue can taste all tastes
If it's true, then this I suppose.

It's not. Not exactly. The taste buds coded to certain things (sweet, sour, salty, bitter) are located in pockets on different parts of the tongue, in a symmetrical pattern. If you put a salty substance directly on the bitter, sour, or sweet regions, you won't taste it at first. The moisture in the mouth is what spreads the substance around so that the whole tongue is exposed to it, and thus it doesn't seem like the taste is confined to one area.

They use this in sensory tests. If you ever study anatomy, you tend to get to use yourself as the guinea pig for experiments like this. It is not a pleasant experience.
Ooooh.

I had already looked it up to check, but your explanation is spot on and worded in such a simplistic manner. Nice.

  • 01.07.2013 2:07 AM PDT


Posted by: ihazurkidney
That you've only recently discovered?

For me: Today I learned that the expression is "For all intents and purposes", not "For all intensive purposes". I also recently discovered that a pony is not, in actuality, a young horse.


Wow, I had the same belief for a while and only recently learned the same thing.

  • 01.07.2013 2:14 AM PDT

If you can read this, that means I'm not a Shaolin monk...

yet.

most chicks i know actually think nathan fillion and robert sheehan look gross

srsly wtf

  • 01.07.2013 2:41 AM PDT

A misconception that I learned today is that women who average looking are having a lot of sex and brag about how small their partners were. This greatly shocked my idea that humanity was going forward.

  • 01.07.2013 2:48 AM PDT
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"For all intensive purposes"

f'kin lol

OT - Did you know that Ronald McDonald isn't even a real clown? I was literally flabbergasted when I discovered this for the first time.

It was how I'd imagine finding out that Colonel Sanders held no true military rank would feel.

  • 01.07.2013 2:48 AM PDT

That the Earth isn't flat and the moon isn't made out of cheese.

I was extremely shocked by the latter.

  • 01.07.2013 2:52 AM PDT

The Game


Posted by: ihazurkidney
That you've only recently discovered?

For me: Today I learned that the expression is "For all intents and purposes", not "For all intensive purposes". I also recently discovered that a pony is not, in actuality, a young horse.
This is news to me.

  • 01.07.2013 3:25 AM PDT

The human element always mucks things up.

Turns out the Bee Gees are white... and male...

  • 01.07.2013 3:28 AM PDT

The HELL you are! These are precious gifts to me and they are non-transferable! How dare you regift my challenge prize. You might as well hock a wedding ring for beer money. -DeeJ


Posted by: Vien Quitonmee

Posted by: Carthurlane
That human anatomy can in fact change over time due to external influences.
Shall I speak of mine?
NO!

  • 01.07.2013 3:28 AM PDT

william

Drugs are bad

  • 01.07.2013 4:18 AM PDT

Posted by: TrussingDoor
Posted by: DAS B00T x2
You know what's even worse?

When the boy you like has a girlfriend.
#gheyworldproblems


Posted by: Egerspurge
Turns out the Bee Gees are white... and male...
Mother of God...

  • 01.07.2013 4:25 AM PDT

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