11. If you ever fall out of a plane without a parachute you should grab onto the ground when you hit it so that you don’t bounce because that is the bounce that kills you not the first impact. He swore that it was true and that a skydiving instructor had told him.
– Ochoytnik
12. My front desk gym rep…
“I gave them a 1-week free gym membership”… “March 27th to March 35th”.
– Createdbjm
13. They laid their jacket right beside a stove. “Don’t worry it’s waterproof.”
– nprasdlingpar
14. “Oh, I don’t believe in electrons.”
– WhyLater
15. I had a roommate in college who visited Spain and thought that it was hilarious that people there commented on his accent. Per him: “I don’t have an accent. I’m an American.” Tom, you’re one of the reasons that people think that we’re all stupid.
In a similar vein, a friend of mine in college had a boyfriend from the UK. You would not believe how many people asked him how he was able to speak English so well. It was horrifying.
– discosaurus_rex04
16. People in high school didn’t believe me when I told them that English came from England and was indigenous to England
Similarly, for some reason, someone in college insisted that English was indigenous to America.
– BigBossHonchoPizza
17. When I was moving to Hawaii I had a friend ask if they had cars/roads there. She believed they got around using tiny boats.
– LittleMsSparkles
18. 1/4 is greater than 1/2.
– rrl
19. “Canada is part of the United States,” my Canadian friend told me once.
– blackeyedtiger
20. Was talking with a few friends and one of them got on the topic of going to a gynecologist appointment and said, “Well, while he’s down there, he might as well do a prostate exam.” Chaos ensued when she refused to believe that women didn’t have a prostate.
– BehavioralWaffle
I live in Denver, Colorado (USA) Known as the “mile high city” as it is 5280 ft ( one mile or 1600m) above sea level. consequently you get a sunburn easier here as there is less atmosphere to filter out the suns harmful rays. I cant tell you the number of people i have encountered that think the reason you get a sunburn here easier is solely because you are closer to the sun. “Sure the sun is 91 million miles away, but it is that last mile that makes a difference.”