common things you never knew

[WVU alpha phi]

Until I got to high school, I never knew what those Ped Xing signs were. Our cross country team had sweatshirts that said XC and I was always confused. Then I put two and two together and realized the X meant cross. I seriously used to be like, "what the hell is ped xing?"

Did anyone else think anything dumb like this?

[DeltAlum]

Originally posted by WVU alpha phi
Did anyone else think anything dumb like this?

Too many to mention.

[kddani]

when I was little I didn't know how to pronouce the word "chaos". There was a nintendo game called dr. chaos, I called it dr. chows.

btw, wvualphaphi, have you heard from dgqueen, or rather, whoever that person really was?

[cashmoney]

Originally posted by kddani
btw, wvualphaphi, have you heard from dgqueen, or rather, whoever that person really was?

She sent me a mssg saying she was stuck in the snow yesterday.

[WCUgirl]

I have a friend who, at the age of 21, when we were on a road trip, asks out of nowhere, "What does 'Min 45' mean?"

After stifling the uncontrollable desire to laugh hysterically, I explain to her that on the interstates, you're supposed to drive at a minimum speed of 45 miles per hour, or that you can be ticketed. She, being a driver herself, could not believe that you could receive a ticket for not driving fast enough.

This is also the girl who failed the praxis exam 4 times before deciding that she should change her major so she could graduate. She still wants to be a teacher.

[JupiterTC]

In 9th grade, someone asked me "What's the first note of an A major scale?".

The sad thing was that he played clarinet in the band for 4 years.

[WVU alpha phi]

Originally posted by kddani


btw, wvualphaphi, have you heard from dgqueen, or rather, whoever that person really was?

nope, havent heard from her.. or "whoever she was?" did something happen that i missed..?

[kddani]

Originally posted by WVU alpha phi
nope, havent heard from her.. or "whoever she was?" did something happen that i missed..?

uh yeah, bigtime. Read back a few pages on the "what do you look like thread".

One day I was in the drive through at Whataburger with one of my best friends my senior year of high school. Right by the window there was a sign that read, "Condiments available upon request." She lookd at me shocked and said, "they just hand those out here to anyone?!" I had to smack my forehead and laugh. Kristin, CONDIMENTS, like ketchup, mustard, etc. NOT CONDOMS!

[Senusret I]

I know I have said this somewhere else....When I was little, I used to think Marion Barry was two people. (Mary and Barry)

[WVU alpha phi]

I just read all the stuff on DGqueen in the other thread.. I'm shocked. I hope this gets figured out cuz now I'm curious!

[SSS1365]

Up until maybe 3 years ago, I didn't know what a Pro-Bowler was. I didn't know much about football, needless to say. I was watching a game with Mr. SSS and the commentators said something about some dude being a pro-bowler. I said to Mr. SSS (who definitely laughed at me afterwards), "You mean this guy is a pro football player and a professional bowler?"

I've since learned a lot more about football and actually enjoy the sport now.

I didn't know how to cook rice until I got to college.

How I lived 18 years in a Filipino household without ever cooking rice is beyond me.

[ZTAngel]

I didn't know that you couldn't put wax paper in the oven. I learned my lesson this weekend when I was trying to bake cookies. I didn't want them to stick to the cookie tray.

Originally posted by ZTAngel
I didn't know that you couldn't put wax paper in the oven. I learned my lesson this weekend when I was trying to bake cookies. I didn't want them to stick to the cookie tray.

Heh, I didn't know that either.