Weeping Sore Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I was buying some groceries the other night that included black beans and tomatoes and I heard the cashier say, "Are you making super tacos?" "No," I said, "I'm making soup." Awkward silence. "That's what I asked," she said. "I thought you said super tacos," I said. Of course she hadn't asked if I was making super tacos. No one would ask that. Any other misheard exchanges leading to embarrassment, boarders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Valley Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I did just overhear our mailman ask, "Oh, am I going to get that spanking?" If I did misunderstand, I don't want to know. He looked positively spankable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elder Sister Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I have this happen to me all the time. I go through life only half paying attention to what's going on around me, and as I result, I wind up misunderstanding all sorts of things. I generally just ask, "I beg your pardon?" and save myself all kinds of embarrassment. I thought this guy at Lowe's asked me if I was a virgin last week...he was asking about what version my washing machine was. I am an idiot. My favorite misunderstandings are song lyrics. I have a friend who will always be known as Carla Potato because she thought the lyrics to that Madonna song La Isla Bonita was "Lucky Star Potato". You will never hear that song again and not sing, LUCKY STAR POTATO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 In these situations, I assume that someone is trying to gaslight me for some nefarious reason and whatever I heard the first time is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 3 hours ago, Elder Sister said: I have this happen to me all the time. I go through life only half paying attention to what's going on around me, and as I result, I wind up misunderstanding all sorts of things. I generally just ask, "I beg your pardon?" and save myself all kinds of embarrassment. I thought this guy at Lowe's asked me if I was a virgin last week...he was asking about what version my washing machine was. I am an idiot. My favorite misunderstandings are song lyrics. I have a friend who will always be known as Carla Potato because she thought the lyrics to that Madonna song La Isla Bonita was "Lucky Star Potato". You will never hear that song again and not sing, LUCKY STAR POTATO. My best friend growing up thought the song "its the stuff that dreams are made of" was "nothing beats a tomato". @Lily, it's the shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litechick Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Yesterday I drifted near a discussion and heard only "the red ones aren't bad but the green ones will fuck you up." I asked, "M&M's?" No. They were talking about lasers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Ent Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 For the Lord God, oh, he protects reindeer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lykos Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 I've never heard of this before HE, I don't often listen to classical music in english, and much less religious pieces. But speeking of omnipotent reindeers, when I was six or seven at Christmas (and all my Christmasses had been white) I thought that Bing Crosby was dreaming of Hawaii at Christmas. As an exchange-student I was at a complete loss when I heard my Calculus teacher speaking of a "horse honour" line test, to my german ears the word horizontal without a t was just impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Smashing through the boundary! lunacy has found me! now its time for manta ray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litechick Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 11 hours ago, R'hllors Red Lobster said: Smashing through the boundary! lunacy has found me! now its time for manta ray! I have a beloved couple of friends whose first child was named Zachary. I have always cherished the story of their serenading the baby with Metallica's 'Zach-ar-ay!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 That is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Thursday Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 There are certain American accents in which 'memories' and 'mammaries' sound very similar. It has got me into trouble before... ST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Diner:. What's the homme du jour? Server:. It's the man of the day. Diner: Mmmmm, that sounds good; I'll have that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitac Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 My son misheard the cashier when she asked: "would you like a bag?" My son thought she said: "would you like to die?" He responded indignantly: "not any time soon!" "Would you like a bag?" "Not any time soon!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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