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Mandela effect

  • 25-08-2017 07:02PM
    #1
    Wexfordboy89
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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory

    Anybody ever hear of this before.I for a long time thought in the movie Forrest gump in probably the most famous since in the movie thought he said "momma always said life is like a box of chocolates".but he actually says "momma always said life was like a box of chocolates.anyone else have an example of something they thought happened/was said but the opposite actually happened/was said.


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  • #2
    maudgonner
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    Play it again, Sam.


  • #3
    me_irl
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGgUrj10HdM


  • #4
    Donald Trump
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    (I couldn't find a clip of his joke about Nelson's column)

    I just saw the word Mandela and forgot about that is was referring to the "Mandela effect"


  • #5
    Wexfordboy89
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    maudgonner wrote: »
    Play it again, Sam.

    Lol heres the video
    https://youtu.be/CJh59vZ8ccc


  • #6
    Your Face
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    Free Winnie Mandela.


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  • #7
    SCOOP 64
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    Wexfordboy89 wrote: »
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory

    Anybody ever hear of this before.I for a long time thought in the movie Forrest gump in probably the most famous since in the movie thought he said "momma always said life is like a box of chocolates".but he actually says "momma always said life was like a box of chocolates.anyone else have an example of something they thought happened/was said but the opposite actually happened/was said.

    Read this twice now, cant see the difference.
    third time i got it ,not much in it.


  • #8
    wonderboysam
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    I used to think Mandela was the guy with the great voice narrating the movies I was watching


  • #9
    Are Am Eye
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    Mandela's deepest fear quote which you might know from Coach Carter is something he never said.


  • #10
    Annasopra
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    Tiswas?

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #11
    Donald Trump
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    Your Face wrote: »
    Free Winnie Mandela.


    Do I need to collect tokens?


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  • #12
    Donald Trump
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    wonderboysam wrote: »
    I used to think Mandela was the guy with the great voice narrating the movies I was watching


    You're not the only one

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nelson-mandela/10529952/Morgan-Freeman-mistaken-for-Nelson-Mandela-on-Indian-billboard.html


  • #13
    Realt Dearg Sec
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    There's loads of famous phrases from TV and movies that were never said in the original shows.

    Someone already mentioned "Play it again, Sam".

    Beam me up Scotty!
    Luke, I am your father.
    Elementary my dear Watson.
    Mirror mirror on the wall (it's magic mirror).
    The word Ewok never occurs in Return of the Jedi.

    I'm not sure why these happened. There are good examples from history that are very telling. When interviewing older Irish people for an oral history project, a historian found that many of the subjects being interviewed would vividly recall the Black and Tans breaking down the doors to search for IRA men. This despite the fact that virtually all of the subjects were born AFTER 1921, and couldn't have had any memories of such raids at all. It probably reflects how deeply ingrained in Irish historical memory and consciousness the Black and Tans were, and how common the stories were in their upbringing, that the subjects genuinely believed these were some of their earliest memories. And it really, really makes you wonder how reliable our own memories are.


  • #14
    Donald Trump
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    Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »
    There's loads of famous phrases from TV and movies that were never said in the original shows.

    Someone already mentioned "Play it again, Sam".

    Beam me up Scotty!
    Luke, I am your father.
    Elementary my dear Watson.
    Mirror mirror on the wall (it's magic mirror).
    The word Ewok never occurs in Return of the Jedi.

    I'm not sure why these happened. There are good examples from history that are very telling. When interviewing older Irish people for an oral history project, a historian found that many of the subjects being interviewed would vividly recall the Black and Tans breaking down the doors to search for IRA men. This despite the fact that virtually all of the subjects were born AFTER 1921, and couldn't have had any memories of such raids at all. It probably reflects how deeply ingrained in Irish historical memory and consciousness the Black and Tans were, and how common the stories were in their upbringing, that the subjects genuinely believed these were some of their earliest memories. And it really, really makes you wonder how reliable our own memories are.


    "ride me sideways" was another one


  • #15
    jacksie66
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    This post has been deleted.


  • #16
    Your Face
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    Donald Trump wrote: »
    Do I need to collect tokens?

    No, she's free with gimmick accounts.


  • #17
    The_Valeyard
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    The misquote: Do you feel lucky, punk?

    The quote: Being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?





    The misquote: Hello, Clarice…

    The quote: Good evening, Clarice…



    The misquote: I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore, Toto

    The quote: Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore


  • #18
    Wexfordboy89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 957 ✭✭✭Wexfordboy89


    Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »
    There's loads of famous phrases from TV and movies that were never said in the original shows.

    Someone already mentioned "Play it again, Sam".

    Beam me up Scotty!
    Luke, I am your father.
    Elementary my dear Watson.
    Mirror mirror on the wall (it's magic mirror).
    The word Ewok never occurs in Return of the Jedi.

    I'm not sure why these happened. There are good examples from history that are very telling. When interviewing older Irish people for an oral history project, a historian found that many of the subjects being interviewed would vividly recall the Black and Tans breaking down the doors to search for IRA men. This despite the fact that virtually all of the subjects were born AFTER 1921, and couldn't have had any memories of such raids at all. It probably reflects how deeply ingrained in Irish historical memory and consciousness the Black and Tans were, and how common the stories were in their upbringing, that the subjects genuinely believed these were some of their earliest memories. And it really, really makes you wonder how reliable our own memories are.

    Think the forrest gump one probably comes from what it said on the back of the Vhs tape at the time.it had the line "momma always said life is like a box of chocolates.in the movie itself he says "momma always said life was like a box of chocolates.although I did find a video on youtube where it show tom hanks character saying the line "momma always said life is like a box of chocolates.lol confusing a bit


  • #19
    Realt Dearg Sec
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    Wexfordboy89 wrote: »
    Think the forrest gump one probably comes from what it said on the back of the Vhs tape at the time.it had the line "momma always said life is like a box of chocolates.in the movie itself he says "momma always said life was like a box of chocolates.although I did find a video on youtube where it show tom hanks character saying the line "momma always said life is like a box of chocolates.lol confusing a bit

    I dunno if the is/was thing constitutes a significant difference anyway. Far more important is what a stupid line that is to begin with.


  • #20
    Wexfordboy89
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    Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »
    I dunno if the is/was thing constitutes a significant difference anyway. Far more important is what a stupid line that is to begin with.

    Lol ya true I suppose was just one that came to mind


  • #21
    Donald Trump
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    Your Face wrote: »
    No, she's free with gimmick accounts.

    What do all the poor non-gimmick accounts get then?

    Because I assume that all other accounts here are serious intellectual endeavors :pac:


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  • #22
    Benjamin Buttons
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    Joeytheparrot wrote: »
    Tiswas?

    Was (Not Was)


  • #23
    batistuta9
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    ok houston, we've had a problem here is what the astronaut said not we have a problem


  • #24
    twill
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    batistuta9 wrote: »
    ok houston, we've had a problem here is what the astronaut said not we have a problem
    The film Apollo 13 changed the line to ""we have a problem" for dramatic effect.


  • #25
    Riddle101
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    Misquote:"We're gonna need a bigger boat"
    Actual quote: "You're gonna need a bigger boat"


  • #26
    odyssey06
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    I wonder if this is how languages evolve... our brains are auto-correcting word combinations into an easier to remember \ pronounce form...

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #27
    Wexfordboy89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 957 ✭✭✭Wexfordboy89


    Riddle101 wrote: »
    Misquote:"We're gonna need a bigger boat"
    Actual quote: "You're gonna need a bigger boat"

    Jaws I actually thought I was we're gonna need


  • #28
    Duffy the Vampire Slayer
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    Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »


    I'm not sure why these happened. There are good examples from history that are very telling. When interviewing older Irish people for an oral history project, a historian found that many of the subjects being interviewed would vividly recall the Black and Tans breaking down the doors to search for IRA men. This despite the fact that virtually all of the subjects were born AFTER 1921, and couldn't have had any memories of such raids at all. It probably reflects how deeply ingrained in Irish historical memory and consciousness the Black and Tans were, and how common the stories were in their upbringing, that the subjects genuinely believed these were some of their earliest memories. And it really, really makes you wonder how reliable our own memories are.

    Any link to this or further info on it?


  • #29
    Ten of Swords
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    Misquote, "Greed is good" - Gordon Gekko

    Actual quote, "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good"

    Moderator: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender, Vegan & Vegetarian

    Category Moderator: Social & Fun



  • #30
    Realt Dearg Sec
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    Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »
    Any link to this or further info on it?

    Ugh now I'm stumped, this was something that was mentioned in a seminar on history and memory, by a historian, to a group of graduate students years ago. I'm trying to Google it to find out where it originated and I can't find anything. I'll keep looking.

    It would be bitterly ironic if it turned out to be a false memory.


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  • #31
    Burial.
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    Most famous one is probably that the Queen song doesn't end in "We are the champions....of the world". "Of the world" is sang at the end of one of the choruses but the final part finishes with "cause we are the champions". Pretty mad.



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