Stupid things you've overheard in public

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: CZroe
The letter "R" does not sound like "Er" in the English language no matter how fast you talk unless you simply aren't pronouncing it correctly.

Uuhhh no, I pronounce it "Earl" because it's like "curl" without the 'c'. I really don't care what the inventor of the acronym calls it, I use the term so rarely (vocally) that it doesn't matter, but if you would consider me an idiot because of it then you're probably not worth my time in any case.

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: CZroe
The letter "R" does not sound like "Er" in the English language no matter how fast you talk unless you simply aren't pronouncing it correctly.

Uuhhh no, I pronounce it "Earl" because it's like "curl" without the 'c'. I really don't care what the inventor of the acronym calls it, I use the term so rarely (vocally) that it doesn't matter, but if you would consider me an idiot because of it then you're probably not worth my time in any case.

I referring to the fact that you said you likely couldn't tell the difference when spoken fast. "Arrrr" like a pirate doesn't sound at all like "err." Anyway, the less often you have to say it, the less sense assumption-making comprehension-breaking shaving-of-syllables makes. If you even have to explain it once, it wasn't a short-cut.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Which of the pronunciations do you use?

Router?

 

[IronWing]

"Hi, I'm fourteen but my mom says I have the maturity of a twenty-one year old."

 

[se7en]

Must every thread turn into a grammar pissing contest?

 

[pontifex]

I remember my previous boss telling a user who's mouse wasn't working working properly that it might be because of his desktop background.

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: pontifex
I remember my previous boss telling a user who's mouse wasn't working working properly that it might be because of his desktop background.

Meh. I dunno. Ive seen some pretty wierd shit happen when people used to use active desktop.

 

[Lean L]

stupid shit ppl say and often used in advertising:

for instance a quad core @ 3ghz, they multiply it out and say 12ghz... great.. only annoys me when advertisements do it cause it is misleading

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: AznAnarchy99
The stupidest things I've ever heard was when I was working as a poll worker. My god the things that come out of peoples' mouths during election time. Especially the older crowd.

This one old lady as she was leaving said "I would break down in tears if that Obama wins. He is a terrorist, all of those connections with Al-Qaeda. America will be a terrorist country!".
The worst was from the Poll Worker "Leader". When we work the polls we take an oath about not talking about any politics so people weren't persuaded by our opinions. This guy was just going off all day about shit that made no sense. He was an ex-marine from Vietnam and for about 12 hours all I heard from him was that the Democrats are actually Russian spies that infiltrated America in the '60s to secretly turn America into a Communist nation and that if Obama wins we are going to fall like the USSR. Then he went into a rant about how gays stole the rainbow flag to use as their symbol.

lol, you can hear this shit on P&N

 

[shortylickens]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
why do we need to talk about stupid things overheard in public when there is plenty of that right here? :laugh:

I think cuz we keep repeating the same shit over and over.
P&N is even worse.
We need to get out once in a while and hear some new shit.

 

[wwswimming]

"i'm working to diversify my cardio routine"

i heard one of the guys at a gym in San Diego say this to one of the ladies. they were standing around in the stretching room. i didn't think it was stupid, just sort of classic Yuppie-speak.

 

[dr150]

Subway in NYC.....

Girl:
"Where is Paris located?"

Girlfriend #1:
"Somewhere in Italy."

Girlfriend # 2:
"No.....That's in Switzerland dummy."

Girl:
"Noooo.....Switzerland's a town not a country!"




<--------Facepalm

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: dr150
Subway in NYC.....

Girl:
"Where is Paris located?"

Girlfriend #1:
"Somewhere in Italy."

Girlfriend # 2:
"No.....That's in Switzerland dummy."

Girl:
"Noooo.....Switzerland's a town not a country!"




<--------Facepalm

Ive heard worse at my dinner table. 2 of my kids arguing. This is the gist of it.


#1. " We dont have to worry about the war in Iraq, Europes to far away to affect us"

#2 " Your so stupid, Iraqs not in Europe, Its in France, , right dad?"

I called the school the next day.....

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Ichinisan
Dumbest thing I've ever heard?

Here:

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Stupid things you've overheard in public

"Star Trek [insert series here] > Star Wars."

pretty damn stupid.

*** DORK ALERT ***

you should check out the thread that I'm referencing there, Kemosabe.

 

[Zolty]

Originally posted by: Exterous
Behind me, I heard a young woman of 25 say, "If it weren?t for my horse, I wouldn?t have spent that year in college." Now, I'm gonna repeat that, because it bears repeating. "If it weren't for my horse..." as in, giddyup, giddyup, let's go ? "I wouldn't have spent that year in college," which is a degree-granting institution.

Yes we all love Lewis Black, some day when you are older you will learn to give credit to people. At that time you might even be able to come up with your own witty remarks / stories.

 

[Bibble]

I was walking around campus one day, and there were two girls a little ahead of me. I overheard the following:

Girl1: "So you know how I'm on that medication since my fall right?"

G2: "Oh yea, how are you feeling?"

G1: "Fine, but yesterday I forgot to take it until about 40 minutes before we went out."

G2: "You can drink while on that stuff?"

G1: "Well I figured it would be worse to skip a dose and it was a school night so I wasn't going to drink a lot anyway."

G2: "So how was your night?"

G1: "Good, but I don't remember a lot of it and then I didn't wake up until 2 this afternoon. I missed two of my classes."

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: ForumMaster
nothing beats the wiseness that is this...

That is so awesome.

 

[Safeway]

A cousin's middle school biology teacher told her class that we (humans) have done numerous successful brain transplants.

Her father, a councilman on the district's school board, called to correct her. She refused to believe him, and went about searching for the proof. She found none.

 

[EMPshockwave82]

Heard a college student walking around the hallways of one of the university buildings tell his friend, "When I graduate I"ll move to Chicago and be getting 90k a year."

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Bibble
I was walking around campus one day, and there were two girls a little ahead of me. I overheard the following:

Girl1: "So you know how I'm on that medication since my fall right?"

G2: "Oh yea, how are you feeling?"

G1: "Fine, but yesterday I forgot to take it until about 40 minutes before we went out."

G2: "You can drink while on that stuff?"

G1: "Well I figured it would be worse to skip a dose and it was a school night so I wasn't going to drink a lot anyway."

G2: "So how was your night?"

G1: "Good, but I don't remember a lot of it and then I didn't wake up until 2 this afternoon. I missed two of my classes."

Why can't I meet a nice responsible girl like G1?

 

[Clair de Lune]

I'm returning to post a fresh one straight from this afternoon.

Took my gf to a lobster lunch cruise in Boston. The ship was sailing by Logan airport where onlookers can watch planes landing:

The know-it-all type old lady: Oh gosh, look at that airplane. It's about to land and going awfully fast.
The dumb, easily-convinced friend of hers: Oh really?
Know it all: Yeah. oh wow, it's going too fast, they better put on some air brakes and slow down, gosh.
Dumb: wow you are right, it's going too fast for landing.

I loved their expert assessment on aircrafts and landing

 

[mcmilljb]

Originally posted by: Clair de Lune
I'm returning to post a fresh one straight from this afternoon.

Took my gf to a lobster lunch cruise in Boston. The ship was sailing by Logan airport where onlookers can watch planes landing:

The know-it-all type old lady: Oh gosh, look at that airplane. It's about to land and going awfully fast.
The dumb, easily-convinced friend of hers: Oh really?
Know it all: Yeah. oh wow, it's going too fast, they better put on some air brakes and slow down, gosh.
Dumb: wow you are right, it's going too fast for landing.

I loved their expert assessment on aircrafts and landing

I would love to ask her what the hell is an "air brake?"

Well I stand corrected, they actually call them air brakes. I knew that had devices for increasing drag, but I wasn't aware they called them an "air brake." Learn something new.

 

[Clair de Lune]

Originally posted by: mcmilljb

Originally posted by: Clair de Lune
I'm returning to post a fresh one straight from this afternoon.

Took my gf to a lobster lunch cruise in Boston. The ship was sailing by Logan airport where onlookers can watch planes landing:

The know-it-all type old lady: Oh gosh, look at that airplane. It's about to land and going awfully fast.
The dumb, easily-convinced friend of hers: Oh really?
Know it all: Yeah. oh wow, it's going too fast, they better put on some air brakes and slow down, gosh.
Dumb: wow you are right, it's going too fast for landing.

I loved their expert assessment on aircrafts and landing

I would love to ask her what the hell is an "air brake?"

Well I stand corrected, they actually call them air brakes. I knew that had devices for increasing drag, but I wasn't aware they called them an "air brake." Learn something new.

I had no problem with the term air brake. Whatever reduces speed in the air is air brake (by lifting flaps, whatever) I guess.

It was just annoying that know-it-all with her old condescending voice kept on talking about how the plane was going too fast. And her audience friend ate it all up.

Both annoying.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Originally posted by: dr150
Subway in NYC.....

Girl:
"Where is Paris located?"

Girlfriend #1:
"Somewhere in Italy."

Girlfriend # 2:
"No.....That's in Switzerland dummy."

Girl:
"Noooo.....Switzerland's a town not a country!"




<--------Facepalm

Oh dear lord!

Originally posted by: mcmilljb

Originally posted by: Clair de Lune
I'm returning to post a fresh one straight from this afternoon.

Took my gf to a lobster lunch cruise in Boston. The ship was sailing by Logan airport where onlookers can watch planes landing:

The know-it-all type old lady: Oh gosh, look at that airplane. It's about to land and going awfully fast.
The dumb, easily-convinced friend of hers: Oh really?
Know it all: Yeah. oh wow, it's going too fast, they better put on some air brakes and slow down, gosh.
Dumb: wow you are right, it's going too fast for landing.

I loved their expert assessment on aircrafts and landing

I would love to ask her what the hell is an "air brake?"

Well I stand corrected, they actually call them air brakes. I knew that had devices for increasing drag, but I wasn't aware they called them an "air brake." Learn something new.

Lulz.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Originally posted by: Freshgeardude

Instead, General Fusion says it can achieve "net gain"--that is, create a fusion reaction that gives off more energy than is needed to trigger it--using relatively low-tech, mechanical brute force and advanced digital control technologies that scientists could only dream of 30 years ago.

this is where I stopped reading. It is impossible to get more energy from less put in. its the laws of physics. some of that energy is going to be lost in the process.

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