Things we can't stop getting wrong.

peterpp · 25-12-2009 01:45AM

Two things:

Schizophrenia is NOT split personality disorder. This one irks me so much, needs to be more education on this and Me Myself and Irene is to blame for this.

Anorexia and bullimia is not caused by fashion magazines making young girls want to "throw up". Its a complex deep seated psychological issue.

dologhli · 25-12-2009 02:22AM

The_Minister wrote: »

Buceph wrote: »

For all intensive purposes I agree with you.

:x

ARRRGH!

/collapses
/starts to drool foam

Ah, come on. You should of seen that one coming.

ToniTuddle · 25-12-2009 02:28AM

Love bites/Hickeys whatever you call them give you cancer...

Biggins · 25-12-2009 02:30AM

Piste wrote: »

I've never, ever heard that mistake being made!

I have sadly and seen it be experience by a few of epilepsy suffers.
"O' she has epilepsy, she must be slow or brain damaged in some way".
In some cases folk are over looked in relation to some jobs (ones where what they suffer from would have no decremental effect to their abilities) by use of sub-conscious and come times clear discrimination.

Having worked and continue to do so with those in this area, I hear of cases quite regular.
(I got involved in this volunteer field due to the said relative)

stepster · 25-12-2009 02:41AM

redorblack wrote: »

You should be in left lane if you are taking an exit before 12 o clock of your entry point of the roundabout, right lane for an exit after the 12.

What if it is 12 o clock?

wixfjord · 25-12-2009 02:41AM

Ebbs wrote: »

Or a less cruel word for "lisp".

Extended periods on the phone cause brain cancer...this has never been proven.

Silly facts that say cancer has increased "100%" in the last 100 years...nope we just used to diagnose cancer as something else. There is also alot more people, and a better statistics office these days that actually note such figures as opposed to people picking them out of their arse years ago.

People who take theories as fact. For example string theory et el, yes scienctists can try and prove it thats what science is about, but no its not fact.

Jesus was born on the 25th of dec...Its not true, any one who looks into it will realise its a symbolic day...Hes made up anyway :P

Ill stop there before I ruin the xmas spirit

Phone usage doe cause cancer. Smoking until the 70s wasnt thought to cause cancer because it couldnt be proven. Phones, wireless, Gm foods, and anything that uses power that you cant see probably has something to do with cancer. Yeah Im waiting for someone to prove all of this bla ti bla but common sense my proof.

SligoBrewer · 25-12-2009 02:57AM

wixfjord wrote: »

common sense my proof.

Common sense dictated that the world was 'flat' for how many millennia?

Naos · 25-12-2009 03:02AM

The 'fast lane'.

It's an overtaking lane you f*ckwit.

Merry Christmas.

Big_G · 25-12-2009 03:05AM

Naos wrote: »

The 'fast lane'.

It's an overtaking lane you f*ckwit.

Merry Christmas.

Yeah, so get the hell out of my way if you're not overtaking something.

lugha · 25-12-2009 03:17AM

Kevin Bacon wrote: »

Keep starting threads that already exist.....

Another damn thing we keep getting wrong!:mad:

This one is not about misconceptions exactly. That would be about stuff people got wrong, perhaps cos the didn't know. This is more about stuff people continue to get wrong even though they are routinely corrected. For example, Einstein believed in God. Or Hitler didn't. But meh, to-ma-to, to-may-to.

blackbetty69 · 25-12-2009 03:36AM

theres a fine line to this thread.. i dont know which side im on..

ya-ba-da-ba-doo · 25-12-2009 03:41AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I'm calling shenanigans on number two. While humans didn't evolve from modern day apes we do share a common ancestry.

Yep and it's about time more people copped on to this, it's so bloomin' obvious.

Podman · 27-12-2009 01:51PM

If the wind changes, you'll be left like that.

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I'm calling shenanigans on number two. While humans didn't evolve from modern day apes we do share a common ancestry.

we also share genes with a banana. That kind of thing happens when you live on the same planet.

Ebbs wrote: »

People who take theories as fact. For example string theory et el, yes scienctists can try and prove it thats what science is about, but no its not fact.

Science used to be about exploring the unknown and trying to provide reasons/explanations for it, Now it's more about disproving far-out ideas so the Newtonians can keep their authority.

Ebbs wrote: »

Jesus was born on the 25th of dec...Its not true, any one who looks into it will realise its a symbolic day...Hes made up anyway :P

Ill stop there before I ruin the xmas spirit

Too late.

Seachmall · 27-12-2009 02:02PM

chompy wrote: »

we also share genes with a banana. That kind of thing happens when you live on the same planet.

As a result of evolution, you just proved his point.

Science used to be about exploring the unknown and trying to provide reasons/explanations for it, Now it's more about disproving far-out ideas so the Newtonians can keep their authority.

Science doesn't try disprove anything, it can't. It can only provide evidence for contradictory hypothesis or theories.

OT,
Cannabis, anyone?

Meh, lets not go there :P

silverharp · 27-12-2009 02:29PM

the Irish are or have celtic origins.

Seachmall · 27-12-2009 02:41PM

silverharp wrote: »

the Irish are or have celtic origins.

The Celts are more easily grouped by their language than any tribe or nationality. The modern day Irish are descended from the Celts. The Celts had a large influence and control in Europe through the period of 1000 BC – 300 BC, after which they were scattered by the Greeks, the Romans and the Germans. The Celts were thought to have migrated from the Danube River region where they spread throughout parts of Turkey and Europe, eventually arriving in England, Scotland and Ireland... They first appeared in Ireland between 600 BC – 500 BC. The Celts which remained in Ireland were relatively isolated from the rest of the world

Ireland's History and Timeline

silverharp · 27-12-2009 02:51PM

Seachmall wrote: »

Ireland's History and Timeline

http://killarney-ireland.info/genealogy/dark-irish-celt-genealogy.html

“The primary genetic legacy of Ireland seems to have come from people from Spain and Portugal after the last ice age.” said McEvoy. “They seem to have come up along the coast through Western Europe and arrived in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It’s not due to something that happened 2,500 years ago with Celts.” We have a much older genetic legacy.

Seachmall · 27-12-2009 02:59PM

So much for the Celtic Tiger, it was all just a big lie

.

Btw, what are the 'dark Irish'?

Stercus Accidit · 27-12-2009 03:00PM

Kevin Bacon wrote: »

The immaculate conception was Mary's conception not Jesus' conception. Heard religion teachers even get that one wrong.

That's as bad as not knowing the story of harry potter!

Tesco is not called Tescos as so many people call it.

They probably mean it as Tesco's, as in tesco's shop.

Leprachaun · 27-12-2009 03:03PM

lugha wrote: »

3. We should all drink about 2 litres of water every day. (I've even seen this doozie on health promotional pamplets)

Well you should, especially if you work out regularly. I mean, it's not gonna cause any serious harm not drinking that amount, but it certainly helps clear your body of toxins, keeps you fully hydrated all day and generally leads to better skin.

Seachmall · 27-12-2009 03:06PM

Leprachaun wrote: »

it's not gonna cause any serious harm

Drinking too much water could kill you. Depending on your age, weight, height etc. 2 litres might just be fatal.

N_Raid · 27-12-2009 03:10PM

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

You should be in the left lane when you are going straight through a roundabout!!

Em, http://www.rulesoftheroad.ie/rules-for-driving/junctions-roundabouts/roundabouts.html, you ARE supposed to be in the left lane when you're going straight through.

Leprachaun · 27-12-2009 03:10PM

Seachmall wrote: »

Drinking too much water could kill you. Depending on your age, weight, height etc. 2 litres might just be fatal.

I know drinking too much water can be fatal. Everything in moderation y'know but I seriously doubt 2 litres could kill anyone but the oompa loompas. I drink 3-4 litres a day and I'm gravy.

And you quoted me out of context you evil person. :P

I was saying drinking less than 2 litres wouldn't cause harm.

Seachmall · 27-12-2009 03:13PM

Leprachaun wrote: »

I know drinking too much water can be fatal. Everything in moderation y'know but I seriously doubt 2 litres could kill anyone but the oompa loompas. I drink 3-4 litres a day and I'm gravy.

And you quoted me out of context you evil person. :P

I was saying drinking less than 2 litres wouldn't cause harm.

It takes less than a litre to drown :pac:.

Although I guess if you're drowning you're probably not drinking it right.

Leprachaun · 27-12-2009 03:17PM

Seachmall wrote: »

It takes less than a litre to drown :pac:.

Although I guess if you're drowning you're probably not drinking it right.

Yeh you hardly down the 2 litres in one go without stopping. :P

http://drinkingproblem.ytmnd.com/

Blush_01 · 27-12-2009 03:37PM

It's specific, not pacific.

It's anyway, not inanyways.

Bloody Dubs.

Blush_01 · 27-12-2009 03:38PM

Seachmall wrote: »

Drinking too much water could kill you. Depending on your age, weight, height etc. 2 litres might just be fatal.

If you're a) using blood thinners, like Warfarin or b) if you're Tom Thumb, that might hold true.

Seachmall · 27-12-2009 03:42PM

Blush_01 wrote: »

If you're a) using blood thinners, like Warfarin or b) if you're Tom Thumb, that might hold true.

Or if you're an infant or a dehydrated athlete. It's not the quantity of water you drink, it's how fast you drink it.

galwayrush · 27-12-2009 03:49PM

Weird, but since i got married, apparently i get everything wrong.:rolleyes:

lugha · 27-12-2009 03:50PM

Didn't a women in the US die from drinking too much water in a competition to win a Wii?

Anyhoo, the thing about that fallacy is that your water intake should be 2 lt, but it need not be water water. It can be water in food, other drinks etc.

Things we can't stop getting wrong.

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