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What stupid things have you believed/said/assumed before finding out to your embarrassment you were wrong?

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CookieRookie · 27/08/2011 13:38

Could do with a laugh today

Here's mine...

1 - I thought a filet mignon was something presented on fire, you know with brandy or something...a flamin yon Blush

2 - I thought rollmops where called roll 'em ups because they're rolled up but I was kind of right with that one.

Not hilarious, though dh did laugh at me til he was nearly sick, but I'm hoping some of you have much better, more embarrassing ones.

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nickelbabe · 27/08/2011 14:02

i had to google where Tripoli is Blush

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CookieRookie · 27/08/2011 14:01

Oh it is pil-a-teys

Silly Belgo Grin

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nickelbabe · 27/08/2011 14:01

it's pill-ah -tees cookie Grin

pranma · 27/08/2011 13:58

My neice [34] thought ,until last year, that when the icecream man played his tune it was because he had sold out of ice-cream!!It took her dh a while to stop laughing long enough to enlighten her.It worked a treat when she was small though Grin

NanBullen · 27/08/2011 13:58

Tripoli does sound Italian tabulahrasa

ToriaPumpkinPasty · 27/08/2011 13:57

Not me but my DH, he got upset with me to the point of starting an argument on a bus when I told him that tongue rolling is genetic and linked in no way whatsoever to having been breastfed.

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CookieRookie · 27/08/2011 13:54

So it's not pil-a-teys? Shit, guess I'm not going back to the gym now. Ah well, my bag! Grin

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tabulahrasa · 27/08/2011 13:53

Until fairly recently - I thought Tripoli was in Italy Blush

It sounds Italian...

TopazMortmain · 27/08/2011 13:47

I thought turtles wore their shells like sweaters and they were naked underneath Blush

Didn't realise they were attached until recently...

belgo · 27/08/2011 13:46

that 'pilates' was pronounced 'pilots' Blush

NanBullen · 27/08/2011 13:45

you know if you do something wrong and then say "oh sorry, my bad"? Possibly only on american sitcoms actually...

Anyway, dh thought it was "my bag". i pissed myself when he told me, why on earth would you say "my bag " ? Confused