People are sharing their most embarrassing misunderstandings – 17 favourites
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I thought Ringo Starr was famous for narrating Thomas the Tank engine
— Ciaran McQuaid (@CiaranMcQuaid2) May 13, 2020
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Til recently I read the word misled as ‘my-zuld’, thinking it was a quirky word like bamboozled or hoodwinked.
Didn’t realise it was ‘misled’, past tense of mislead.
— sophie and 6 others (@sophielock_) May 13, 2020
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Growing up, I thought guerrilla warfare being reported on the news was actually the army fighting primates.
— Mike Pitt (@rufustcat) May 13, 2020
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When I was little I was SO excited when my dad asked if I wanted to go and see Rainbow live. I was gutted when some hairy blokes with guitars appeared on stage with no sign of George or Zippy anywhere.
— Phil Tate (@MangyHare) May 13, 2020
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When I first came to U.S., I went to a video store with a friend (yes they were around then). I saw the aisle labeled “adult” and shout excitedly to him, “hey let’s get some adult ones!” No idea what adult meant. He was about to disappear in a crack on the floor. pic.twitter.com/lXGXtbjtXj
— Xixuan 㬢璇 (@xixuan_c) May 13, 2020
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I remember thinking the weather presenter on TV got to decide what the weather would be like and never understood why they’d pick clouds and rain…
— Dr HC (@DrRimcazole) May 13, 2020
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When my dad told me there was a tunnel under the English Channel and you can take a train, I expected it to be see-through with lost of visible fishes…. that lasted well into my late teens…..
— Ags (@AgsLondon) May 13, 2020
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I used to think Henry VIII was pronounced Henry Vill 🙈
— MJ Meads (@MJMeads) May 13, 2020
But back to the original tweet and we absolutely thought this too.
I thought that too, about the truffles. I also thought there were no other truffles – that these were THE truffles. Until I ate something fancy truffle-something together with the grown-ups. Had NOTHING to do with chocolate. (Now, I ❤️ truffle-anythings.)
— KJ Runia (@kjrunia) May 13, 2020
And we’re also 100% with Charlie Brooker.
It fucking well IS his arms and legs forever now
— Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker) May 13, 2020
Poor Colonel Sanders. From a fast food giant to a man with a tiny body. How the mighty have fallen!
— Ariane Sherine (@ArianeSherine) May 13, 2020
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