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I thought in Harry Potter when they "sacked" Professor Dumbledore that they twisted his nutsack AND then fired/expelled him.

Suffice it to say, Chamber was far more dramatic and high-stakes for me than it needed to be.

Let's go, come clean Lemmingz

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[–] poweruser 21 points 2 years ago

I misunderstood what "war machine" meant.

I heard phrases on TV like "it cost $1 billion dollars per month to keep the war machine running" and "the US captured 100,000 barrels of oil per day to feed the war machine" and I thought this thing must be some epic beast.

The terrorists better watch out! We're sending the war machine! It must have, like, sawblade hands and tank tracks and breathe fire and have machine gun turrets.

Imagine my disappointment when I learned that THE WAR MACHINE was just a metaphor and not a Mecha Godzilla

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why the emojis? Use your words.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Make y'all 🀠 a deal πŸ“œ :

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  2. Also πŸ§πŸ”¬πŸ“Œ, I did use my words πŸ”€, I just happened to supplement πŸ’Šwith emojis cuz I wanted πŸ‘―β€β™€οΈit --> βœ… I've satisfied βš–οΈβ˜ΊοΈ my part of the deal πŸ“œ
[–] Tuss@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The problem is that πŸ€‘πŸ”Όβ›”πŸ†πŸ’¦βŒπŸ™…1οΈβƒ£πŸ†πŸ‘πŸ€·.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

What were you actually saying here lol? Or is it entropic?

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

🍸πŸ’₯🍸 [ching!] πŸŽΊπŸ“‰

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok so let me see if I understand:

  1. Answer questionmark questionmark letters numbers pointing
  2. Also monocle microscope pushpin, I did use my words letters, I just happened to supplement pill with emojis cuz I wanted dancing it check I've satisfied scales smile my part of deal scroll.
  3. ...profit? Moneytongue.
  4. We cool left fist right fist questionmark.

The deal can only play out if and only if space invader we're able to get past step one guy with flower.

Looks like I got it, I can't possibly see why people think you're a 4yo.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

BraπŸ‘a!

Braα΅›a

πŸ‘‰ ~~[the finger ridges make a tiny little v O_o]~~

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

Braclapa indeed.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think that reading this gave me a headache.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Dumbledore, I'm afraid you've just put the students in danger one too many times. We're going to have to sack you; then you'll be asked to resign."

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"We understand this puts you in a b'it of a bloody bind"

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

When reading books about Robin Hood: "Robin Hood hated bloodshed"

I thought it was a literal shed. Where people fought and bled inside.

[–] makuus@pawb.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Is that like a spherical thunderbox?

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Robin Hood HATES this one outdoor shed πŸ˜‚

[–] Drunemeton@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

5th grade. I knew what cloning was, but had never heard the word β€œCyclone” until an ill-fated English lesson at school.

I actually raised my hand and asked the teacher why she was referring to a tornado using a term for genetic replication. She didn’t know, β€œGenetic Replication”.

There’s awkward, then there’s that moment. 🀦

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This post is one cluster fuck of misunderstanding

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sorry comrade, Seems like everyone else had no problem, off-topic folks like yourself are the minority here (more alone than not), I'm afraid.

Maybe try to have a little fun and see if you can remember anything that you misread or misinterpreted as a child. Kinda the whole point of the thread but it takes all kinds I suppose🀣

[–] Davel23@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Trying to read the word "raucous" out loud for the first time. I came up with something like "raw-shus".

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I thought the word initiative was "inna-ty-ay-tive" 🀣

Edit: that's a pretty good (less funny) guess, better than Raw-Koose

[–] doctorzeromd@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I thought the word faucet was both pulled and pronounced flaucet until I was 18. Nobody ever called me on it for some reason.

I chalk it up to dyslexia and the infrequency of encountering the word.

[–] Iliveonsaturdays@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why does this have so many down votes? Am I missing something?

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think I may have implied it would be Nice if we could get the votes to come to 69% and it just got away from us a little aha

Edit: this comment = 67% πŸ˜‚ So close yet so far