lemonadebunny to [email protected]English • 2 years agoWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?message-square589fedilinkarrow-up1647arrow-down118
arrow-up1629arrow-down1message-squareWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?lemonadebunny to [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square589fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•2 years agoThe average person has one fallopian tube
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish20•2 years ago"The average person has… " is very different from “People on average have…”. I suspect you meant the second, but sometimes people truly mean the first. The difference doesn’t matter until it very suddenly matters. 😉
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•2 years agoI was actually quoting Bo Burnham, it’s a direct quote from his 2010 special Words Words Words
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoI didn’t know the specific reference (I haven’t seen that special yet, so thanks for mentioning it), but I recognize the joke structure.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoYou should definitely watch it! It’s a little rough around the edges because he was only 19 when he wrote and performed it, but it’s also extremely impressive because he was only 19 when he wrote and performed it.
Most people have more than the average number of legs.
The average person has one fallopian tube
"The average person has… " is very different from “People on average have…”.
I suspect you meant the second, but sometimes people truly mean the first.
The difference doesn’t matter until it very suddenly matters. 😉
I was actually quoting Bo Burnham, it’s a direct quote from his 2010 special Words Words Words
I didn’t know the specific reference (I haven’t seen that special yet, so thanks for mentioning it), but I recognize the joke structure.
You should definitely watch it! It’s a little rough around the edges because he was only 19 when he wrote and performed it, but it’s also extremely impressive because he was only 19 when he wrote and performed it.
@quinnly @jocanib very slightly more than one.