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Most incorrect thing you were taught?

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  • #662
    K-9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,316 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    Jernal wrote: »
    Ok time to put this population myth to bed.

    Makes sense when you think about it! 100's of millions die every year.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • #663
    Thwip!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,234 ✭✭✭Thwip!


    That the phrase was "For all intensive purposes"

    fuckin substitute english teacher


  • #664
    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    Where To wrote: »
    I was teached not taught :mad:

    are you sure that you didn't just learnded that stuff


  • #665
    plasmaguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,683 ✭✭✭plasmaguy


    To believe what you read in the newspapers and on Boards.ie.


  • #666
    OldNotWIse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    jpcarlow wrote: »
    That the phrase was "For all intensive purposes"

    fuckin substitute english teacher

    Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? You mean, it's not? :eek: What is it? Intents and purposes? :(


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  • #667
    Thwip!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,234 ✭✭✭Thwip!


    OldNotWIse wrote: »
    Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? You mean, it's not? :eek: What is it? Intents and purposes? :(
    Yep :/


  • #668
    Liam Enough Goose
    Posts: 81,309 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Liam Enough Goose


    intensive purposes
    escape goat
    irregardless
    tow the line
    reign it in
    it's a mute point


  • #669
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    bluewolf wrote: »
    irregardless

    That one does my head in. The amount of emails and messages I receive today with that one in it . . .grr!


  • #670
    Liam Enough Goose
    Posts: 81,309 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Liam Enough Goose


    Jernal wrote: »
    That one does my head in. The amount of emails and messages I receive today with that one in it . . .grr!

    "revert" is going to be the top of my most hated list, always

    please revert to me

    HOW DO YOU PROPOSE I DO THAT EXACTLY


  • #671
    df1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,432 ✭✭✭df1985


    anyone get "the drugs are bad" speeches from the local guard and some other "professional" dude.....dear god the ****e they came out with to scare us.


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  • #672
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    bluewolf wrote: »
    "revert" is going to be the top of my most hated list, always

    please revert to me

    HOW DO YOU PROPOSE I DO THAT EXACTLY

    Believe it or not I don't think I've ever encountered that one. That or it's such a rarity I fail to recall it. :)


  • #673
    Monty Burnz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,455 ✭✭✭✭Monty Burnz


    Jernal wrote: »
    That one does my head in. The amount of emails and messages I receive today with that one in it . . .grr!
    'Irregardless' has been so widely used that some authorities argue that it is a proper word now. :) :mad:


  • #674
    Duffy the Vampire Slayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,384 ✭✭✭Duffy the Vampire Slayer


    Gbear wrote: »
    I think people were confusing buffalo with bison.

    They're not extinct either, although their numbers have severely declined.


  • #675
    charlemont
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,725 ✭✭✭charlemont


    An Urban Planning teacher in 2006 told us "house prices will never fall" !! :o


    She wouldn't even entertain the idea or even discuss it, Talk about infallible or vested interest.:D


  • #676
    Duffy the Vampire Slayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,384 ✭✭✭Duffy the Vampire Slayer


    Patchy~ wrote: »
    ...The C is there, and the I isnt before the E. So thats actually following the rule?

    I remembered another one today. Not exactly something I was taught but the riddle "Brothers and sisters I have none, but this man's father is my father's son" with the answer being "hes looking at a picture of himself" makes no sense. The dad is his own son?
    Once again, a primary school teacher. :rolleyes:

    I had a long dispute with several people about this. They were all too stupid to get it.


  • #677
    Gbear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,775 ✭✭✭✭Gbear


    bluewolf wrote: »
    escape goat

    Holy **** that's brilliant.

    I think I'll use that from now on :D


  • #678
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,606 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    bluewolf wrote: »
    "revert" is going to be the top of my most hated list, always

    please revert to me

    HOW DO YOU PROPOSE I DO THAT EXACTLY
    My solution was to explain that I managed the mail server backups and that I could revert their inbox back to before they sent that email. :mad:


  • #679
    Liam Enough Goose
    Posts: 81,309 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Liam Enough Goose


    Monty Burnz wrote: »
    'Irregardless' has been so widely used that some authorities argue that it is a proper word now. :) :mad:

    if it were a word it would mean "regarding"!


  • #680
    ManCityChamps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭ManCityChamps


    Most incorrect thing you were taught?

    That men are naturally senseless barbarians who're a plague on humanity while women are naturally sensible saints who're are only held back from making the earth a utopia by the vicious patriarchy. :rolleyes:


  • #681
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,283 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    bluewolf wrote: »
    intensive purposes
    escape goat
    irregardless
    tow the line
    reign it in
    it's a mute point

    Overexaggeration much?

    :pac:


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  • #682
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,234 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    We were told that before making our holy communion the bishop would be coming to the school and we would be asked questions on stories in our catecism (sp) books and if we didnt get them right we wouldn't be allowed to make out communion...every one was scared shítless that we would fail. The bishop never came and we all made our communion.


  • #683
    Feeona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,632 ✭✭✭Feeona


    ManCityChamps wrote: »
    That men are naturally senseless barbarians who're a plague on humanity while women are naturally sensible saints who're are only held back from making the earth a utopia by the vicious patriarchy. :rolleyes:

    That all Man City supporters would be happy with their win and this joy would spread to other areas of their lives.


  • #684
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,283 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Feeona wrote: »
    That all Man City supporters would be happy with their win and this joy would spread to other areas of their lives.

    Cut him some slack. He's still in the gloating phase.


  • #685
    sbsquarepants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,810 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    Monty Burnz wrote: »
    'Irregardless' has been so widely used that some authorities argue that it is a proper word now. :) :mad:

    Reminds me of the simpsons, when Dr. Nick has set fire to the hospital he comes out with this classic
    "What a country, inflammable means it's flammable?:confused:"


  • #686
    equivariant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 966 ✭✭✭equivariant


    That the Cliffs of Moher are the highest sea cliffs in Europe


  • #687
    steddyeddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,565 ✭✭✭✭steddyeddy


    That aquired traits are not passed off to our kids.


  • #688
    Crooked Jack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,679 ✭✭✭Crooked Jack


    My girlfriend is an environmental something or other. basically schools come to the field centre she works in and they do all sorts of experiments and lessons. Anyway, she says she is constantly fighting with teachers who teach their class things like "rivers get slower as they go downstream" and things like that.


  • #689
    Anna Nicole
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭Anna Nicole


    All other religions especially protestants will burn in the fiery pit of he'll and we must pray for their souls to convert.........


  • #690
    sbsquarepants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,810 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    Crooked Jack wrote: »
    My girlfriend is an environmental something or other. basically schools come to the field centre she works in and they do all sorts of experiments and lessons. Anyway, she says she is constantly fighting with teachers who teach their class things like "rivers get slower as they go downstream" and things like that.

    Jack, do you listen when she talks?:D:D


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  • #691
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,283 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    equivariant wrote: »
    That the Cliffs of Moher are the highest sea cliffs in Europe

    Yeah, this one's hilarious. They're not even the highest sea cliffs in Ireland. Not even remotely close to it.


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