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When was the last time someone stunned you with a statement? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Thinking about a conversation I was having with an acquaintance years ago. He was a friend of a friend and we were talking about food. I forget the exact phrasing but I brought up loving avocados. He said "what's that?" I was a bit surprised and explained. He responded "OH thats crazy I thought that was one of those made up words". The statement was like a flashbang I had to contemplate for a few minutes. PERSONAL STORIES ONLY, DO NOT INCLUDE A STATEMENT FROM A CELEBRITY OR POLITICIAN.

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[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

10 years ago I gave my ex a shaving kit. It came with a dry shaving foam, one of those that work like soap. After a couple of weeks without using I asked him if it was bad to shave, he said "the guy scamed you, this don't make foam" I was intrigued got the shaving brush WET IT And used the SOAP like dry foam. Worked fine

His answer "I didn't know I need water to make foam"

Mind you I'm not talking about any dumb person, this man got his bachelors in economics and business at the same time. He had 2 masters and a doctorate. He was very inteligente and was a great person to talk.

I think we god divorced because of how much I made fun of him for that, but for gods sake, WATER AND SOAP = FOAM is elementary school shit

[–] MuttMutt@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

"I had my whole life planed out." "And then I had you." Great thing to hear a mother say.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Had a neighbor who thought bunnies laid eggs. I guess because of the whole Easter Bunny thing.

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Oooof thats a rough one

[–] VirtigoMommy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

“I liked you better when you wanted to kill yourself” Abusive ex to me

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Damn that's a fucking WILD one

[–] VirtigoMommy@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

He said a lot of uh.. memorable stuff😮‍💨

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Well glad he's an ex then, good luck with future love lmao.

[–] brynden_rivers_esq@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago

WOAH what a thing to come out of one's mouth. Like...abusers always have mountains of justifications but something like this...it seems like it's gotta cut through all the delusion...that's not a thing a good person can feel, let alone say! Like...realizing you feel that way about someone should be a huge wakeup call that you're a monster and need to do some serious work on yourself. Saying it out loud...wowee

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

I can't remember the context, but a coworker said "I shouldn't have to care whether the moon gives off light or reflects it."

I remember being stunned..

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

TBF there's a logic to this one. It's basically a science fact, and is unlikely to ever be important to someone's personal goals.

That's maybe not a person most of us would have common ground with, though.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

True, I was mostly stunned someone wouldn't know that. If someone considers it possible that the moon emits light, then how would they explain phases?

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

The lamp that gives off the light is moving around the moon.

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 hours ago

Moon's haunted

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Wait, is there someone out there forcing people to care about whether the moon is reflective or emissive?

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Thats pretty funny

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Many years ago I worked tech support for a software company. I had one caller who could not conceive that our software couldn't print to two printers at once. She didn't want to print to one then the other. She just kept repeating "this is the 21st century" whenever I tried to explain.

Eventually I told her it was a question for her IT and she went away.

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I kinda get where shes coming from, but arguing with the support company like that is crazy.

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

My fault for being helpful before I suppose.

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

My bank does that regularly..

Baddum-tsh.

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Appreciated

[–] MoonRaven@feddit.nl 8 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

A colleague saying "I don't believe in facts"

[–] UnrepentantAlgebra@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Did they mean "I don't need to believe in facts for them to be true" or "there is no such thing as facts/truth"?

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Are they sure, or is that just their opinion? /s

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago

Sounds like a cool guy

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (5 children)

"You're an atheist because you want to rebel against God!" - My mother 😭

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago

She read Dom Juan ?

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