Biggest "WTF?" Statement

NedLowry · 29-12-2011 05:05PM #1

What's the most bizarre thing you've heard stated as fact?

Techno_Toaster · 29-12-2011 05:12PM

The money was just resting in my account

Chuck Stone · 29-12-2011 05:13PM

Spider babies.

seanybiker · 29-12-2011 05:13PM

Mary was a virgin

some random drunk · 29-12-2011 05:17PM

"A duck's quack doesn't echo....and no one knows why."

Drives me mad when someone repeats this utter tripe as fact. Think about it logically for 2 seconds FFS!

stimpson · 29-12-2011 05:19PM

Catholicism.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-12-2011 05:22PM

There was a guy here some time ago who used to put forward some weird opinion and then finish it with the word FACT - having pretty much no idea what the word implied...

That and Fox News "Fair and balanced" or whatever it is.

later12 · 29-12-2011 05:25PM

"Now is a great time to buy a house"

(One of the Government ministers, possibly Batt O'Keefe, Summer 2007; I think Bertie repeated it)

paul the great · 29-12-2011 05:27PM

Put all your savings into gold. Its safe and will just keep climbing.

The King of Moo · 29-12-2011 05:28PM

"Dogs can't look up."

I think this originated as a joke, but I've had a number of people claim it as a fact.

There was also the time when I was asked on a phone survey when the last time I'd been inside a branch of a particular bank.
I said "about six months."

The woman on the other end replied "Six months!? That's practically half a year."

Spread · 29-12-2011 05:29PM

Now, I have to go back to work on my State of the Union speech. And I worked on it until pretty late last night. But I want to say one thing to the American people. I want you to listen to me. I'm going to say this again: I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to lie, not a single time; never. These allegations are false. And I need to go back to work for the American people. Thank you

WTF!

the groutch · 29-12-2011 05:50PM

Anyone who throws a wobbler in a shop, claiming to be legally entitled to a refund just because they changed their mind (often threatening to sue the shop too)

Mike 1972 · 29-12-2011 05:58PM

the groutch wrote: »

Anyone who throws a wobbler in a shop, claiming to be legally entitled to a refund just because they changed their mind (often threatening to sue the shop too)

When the product in question isint even sold in said shop :rolleyes:

Biggins · 29-12-2011 05:59PM

seanybiker wrote: »

Mary was a virgin

No - she didn't have a virgin birth.
Don't tell anyone but thats actually a translation misconception!
(Conversantly further spun by Rome - but they don't want their flock to know that.)

cassi · 29-12-2011 06:00PM

A guy doing work placement where I worked a few years ago, claimed that asians eyes were like that because the sun is stronger there and they are constantly squinting at it!!!

Same guy also said that I would probably get a tan there from eating noodles!!!

:eek:

mikom · 29-12-2011 06:00PM

"All Irish people believe that a man's house is his castle. It is morally unjust and unfair to tax a person's home"
Enda Kenny in the Dail (1994)
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29-12-2011 06:02PM

"There'll be a soft landing in the property market"

Logical Fallacy · 29-12-2011 06:03PM

According to the laws of physics a bee cannot fly.

Wattle · 29-12-2011 06:05PM

Had this conversation over Christmas:

'I'm doing a degree with the Open University'
'The Open University? Is that an actual university'?

Mike 1972 · 29-12-2011 06:07PM

mikom wrote: »

"All Irish people believe that a man's house is his castle. It is morally unjust and unfair to tax a person's home"
Enda Kenny in the Dail (1994)_

FYP

Biggins · 29-12-2011 06:24PM

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

An Immaculate Misconception?

No, just a normal birth - caused by her being impregnated by a human man.

SteedIrl · 29-12-2011 06:27PM

I am The Lord Steed

Dionysus · 29-12-2011 06:30PM

That, in a population of about 3 billion people from the sex you are attracted to, you'll still only have one 'soul mate' in life.

Mike 1972 · 29-12-2011 06:33PM

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

An Immaculate Misconception?

An Immaculate Deception more like

Dionysus wrote: »

That, in a population of about 3 billion people from the sex you are attracted to, you'll still only have one 'soul mate' in life.

Think you need to revise that figure to exclude small children at least :eek:

Biggins wrote: »

caused by her being impregnated by a human man.

Seeing as how it didnt take place in Limerick (Sorry Liam)

Dionysus · 29-12-2011 06:36PM

"The smart, ballsy guys are buying up property right now"

- Brendan O'Connor, yet another Independent Newspapers moron, The Sunday Independent (29 July 2007)

SeaFields · 29-12-2011 06:37PM

later10 wrote: »

"Now is a great time to buy a house"

(One of the Government ministers, possibly Batt O'Keefe, Summer 2007; I think Bertie repeated it)

rarnes1 wrote: »

"There'll be a soft landing in the property market"

In addition we have been told several times since the crash that property prices have hit bottom by a variety of interested parties.

Duggy747 · 29-12-2011 06:39PM

"Homeopathy has been scientifically proven to work"

By who, Dr. Zoidberg?

cena · 29-12-2011 06:40PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

There was a guy here some time ago who used to put forward some weird opinion and then finish it with the word FACT - having pretty much no idea what the word implied...

That and Fox News "Fair and balanced" or whatever it is.

Love fox news. I don't brother with rte news only this and sky news. really like fox and friends

Dionysus · 29-12-2011 06:41PM

Mike 1972 wrote: »

An Immaculate Deception more like

Think you need to revise that figure to exclude small children at least :eek:

OK. Just how much choice do you need?

2 billion potential "soul mates". The idea of there being only one of these people for somebody is delusionally romantic nonsense.

Duggy747 · 29-12-2011 06:41PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

There was a guy here some time ago who used to put forward some weird opinion and then finish it with the word FACT - having pretty much no idea what the word implied...

Everytime I saw that word I always thought of the Dettol ads.

Kills 99.9% bacteria..............FAAAACT!!

omerin · 29-12-2011 06:42PM

We're turning a corner.

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