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30 Times People Misunderstood Each Other And Hilarity Ensued
If you've ever played Chinese Whispers (also known as the telephone) you know that communication fails, sometimes with funny results too.
And what better way to spend your Internet data than to enjoy people running into hilarious everyday situations? From a husband failing to buy the groceries his wife asked for to a diner unable to respond to the waiter, here are some of the best misunderstandings people have shared online.
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Emily Geels 6 years ago
At first I thought he meant the kids got incinerated and I was like I thought this was supposed to be funny?
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postboredom 6 years ago
tofurky.. like a tofu turkey? i would rather say the entire thing than call that tofurky
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Esca Sav 6 years ago
My dad burned hot dogs in boiling water. I left him so I could handle laundry. I come back to find black hot dogs in boiling water. I repeat... BLACK. SCORCHED. HOT. DOGS. IN. BOILING. WATER... To this day I do not know what happened. To this day I do not know how he defied chemistry. I asked my chemistry professor if this was possible, she said no. I don't trust him with cooking since that day. If anyone has an explanation, please enlighten me. I can't sleep some days thinking about it.
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Guy MacGregor 6 years ago
Hum... Water with cheese ? No, you cook pasta, them you add cheese, no ? Or I still don't understand what north americans mean by "Mac&cheese" ?
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Misterscooter 6 years ago
I was cooking hot dogs by boiling them on the stove. The water boiled away and they started to burn so I turned off the heat and ran to the other room where my mom was on the (corded) phone. Upset, I told her that they burned and she said to put ice on it. She thought I had burnt myself and came out to see me rubbing ice cubes on the hot dogs.
Rissie 6 years ago
Don't boil them to begin with, just put them in (max) simmering water. The water in the sausage will start to boil and break the skin in the process. Leaving you with a burst dog.
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YupItsMe1234 6 years ago
This "James Breakwell" is always on these twitter things, sometimes multiple times. Anybody else get the idea that he is making these up?
Chrissie M. 6 years ago
He is quite a successful twitterer (...er), I thionk he is even living off his twitter account, as an author. So yes, he is making things up, although they seem to be inspired by his family.
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Blue Cicada 6 years ago
My perplexed ex-husband once asked, "what's the difference between putting the dog to sleep and putting the baby to sleep?!" He studied English for two years before arriving in the US, and was often baffled by idioms and other language patterns.
Carole Reid 6 years ago
Those idioms will get you every time. I hope you don't have a dog.
Load More Replies... Misterscooter 6 years ago
I was cooking hot dogs by boiling them on the stove. The water boiled away and they started to burn so I turned off the heat and ran to the other room where my mom was on the (corded) phone. Upset, I told her that they burned and she said to put ice on it. She thought I had burnt myself and came out to see me rubbing ice cubes on the hot dogs.
Rissie 6 years ago
Don't boil them to begin with, just put them in (max) simmering water. The water in the sausage will start to boil and break the skin in the process. Leaving you with a burst dog.
Load More Replies... YupItsMe1234 6 years ago
This "James Breakwell" is always on these twitter things, sometimes multiple times. Anybody else get the idea that he is making these up?
Chrissie M. 6 years ago
He is quite a successful twitterer (...er), I thionk he is even living off his twitter account, as an author. So yes, he is making things up, although they seem to be inspired by his family.
Load More Replies... Blue Cicada 6 years ago
My perplexed ex-husband once asked, "what's the difference between putting the dog to sleep and putting the baby to sleep?!" He studied English for two years before arriving in the US, and was often baffled by idioms and other language patterns.
Carole Reid 6 years ago
Those idioms will get you every time. I hope you don't have a dog.
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