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

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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

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.

I thought cows wore shoes like horses. it was the hoof thing.

I also thought crudités was pronounced 'crew-dites' and still cringe when I remember my dear friend teaching me otherwise.

I am educated, honest.

Decapitated.....yours has made me howl!

scampi is made with langoustines or prawns/shrimp

Oh bollocks - how is crudites pronounced then??

My friend once asked what 'horse d' ov- riz' were?!

crew-di-tays

Well, every days a school day TIY

Wait a minute!!!! Did someone say that tigers are not female lions?? What are female lions called? Or male tigers??? I always thought this was true and never questioned it. Fuck me I'm complete twat.

That picture Decapitated!

Some of these are hilarious

I thought the orient express went to China too?

dp told me I had to take my passport the first time we went to Wales so I did and then wondered why no one had asked to see it when we crossed the border...

Bill a female lion is a lioness, a male tiger is a... erm male tiger.

Lions and tigers have been mated though and made a 'liger' which is massive.

Lionesses and lions
Tigers and tigresses.

You are indeed a complete twat

some posters on this thread are surely joking??

I just googled liger in case you were taking the piss

Just asked the kids and they gave me the right answer straight away. They are 10 and 6. Fuck.

Back then I had no idea what a joker he is - but yes, the wings should really have set alarm bells ringing . He's convinced DS that he used to be in the Octonauts until he had a scuffle with Captain Barnacle and got himself kicked out.

DS used to sing (at nursery) his version of Away in a Manger

Away in a danger
No crisps for a bed

I am properly laughing out loud at some of these - thank you, thank you: it has been a shitty day, I needed this .

I too was confused about Arkansas/Arkansaw and Yose-mite/Yo-seh-mitty - for many years, inspite of living and travelling extensively in the States .

I was in my late 20s when I finally understood that the colours 'bayghe' and 'beysh' were both the same, namely beige

Of course - tigress! Now I feel a twat for thinking a male tiger had a special name.

Bill I wasn't taking the piss re: liger - they are very impressive no?

decapitated another at getting kicked out of octonauts - hope your ds tells someone about that!

I feel a a namechange coming on. like a slinking Liger...

That eating too many coco pops makes you infertile

Ds who is 4 believes I have a shrinking cap...I caught him telling his friend who now also believes I have one :)

Ds who is 4 believes I have a shrinking cap...I caught him telling his friend who now also believes I have one :)

love the kestrel and lion and tiger