Things everybody knows that are actually wrong

[paul718]

Ah.

Well here's another one: "You forgot Poland". Never said in the debate. It's another "Luke, I am your father" and "Beam me up Scotty"

Similarly, Roberto Duran and his cornermen have always held that he never said "No mas." when throwing in the towel in his rematch against Sugar Ray Leonard. 

[Associate Justice PiT]

Ah.

Well here's another one: "You forgot Poland". Never said in the debate. It's another "Luke, I am your father" and "Beam me up Scotty"

     Or "Play it again, Sam".

[Mint]

Also Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" is NOT a patriotic song.

One of my favorite Reagan moments haha.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

More misunderstood songs:

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You: Despite actually being a break up song people who haven't listened to any of the lyrics beyond the title result in this being frequently played and requested at weddings.

The Police - Every Breath You Take: Similar to the above for play at weddings, despite being about a stalker and intended to sound insanely creepy.

Green Day - Time of Your Life: Most people aren't aware the full title is actually Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) and it's a sarcastic send-off to an ex. Not exactly the most appropiate play for the graduation parties and whatnot that it's so common at.

Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right To Party: Insanely popular at keg parties and the like and usually seen as sort of an anthem for rebellious teens (including myself back in the day embarassingly), despite the fact that the song is actually making fun of the people who love it so much now.

Mineral - a ton of their songs: It's kind of funny how shortly after they broke up all of sudden everyone realized they were actually a stealth Christian band.

[dead0man]

People are still ignorant of Every Breath you Take and Good Riddance?  I suppose I can understand being stupid about the Police song, but anybody that thinks that way about Good Riddance should be shot if they are telling people they are fans of Green Day.

[Antonio the Sixth]

"Reagan won Cold War"
"Taxes are too high"

Two of the greatest untruths ever.

[ilikeverin]

"Reagan won Cold War"
"Taxes are too high"

Two of the greatest untruths ever.

This is a politics-free thread.  Violators will be shot.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

"Reagan won Cold War"
"Taxes are too high"

Two of the greatest untruths ever.

This is a politics-free thread.  Violators will be shot.

Why waste a bullet on a Frenchman?

[Antonio the Sixth]

"Reagan won Cold War"
"Taxes are too high"

Two of the greatest untruths ever.

This is a politics-free thread.  Violators will be shot.

That's not written anywhere. I want an attorney !

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Barack Obama was born in Kenya and is secret Kenyan agent, waiting to take over America and kill all white people

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

"Reagan won Cold War"
"Taxes are too high"

Two of the greatest untruths ever.

Agree 100%

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

People are still ignorant of Every Breath you Take and Good Riddance?  I suppose I can understand being stupid about the Police song, but anybody that thinks that way about Good Riddance should be shot if they are telling people they are fans of Green Day.

I doubt anyone ignorant about Good Riddance claims to be an actual Green Day fan, we're talking about people who are only familiar with the song via its mainstream popularity.

Barack Obama was born in Kenya and is secret Kenyan agent, waiting to take over America and kill all white people

This is about commonly-held misconceptions, not nonsense believed by a handful of far right idiots.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

People are still ignorant of Every Breath you Take and Good Riddance?  I suppose I can understand being stupid about the Police song, but anybody that thinks that way about Good Riddance should be shot if they are telling people they are fans of Green Day.

I doubt anyone ignorant about Good Riddance claims to be an actual Green Day fan, we're talking about people who are only familiar with the song via its mainstream popularity.

Barack Obama was born in Kenya and is secret Kenyan agent, waiting to take over America and kill all white people

This is about commonly-held misconceptions, not nonsense believed by a handful of far right idiots.

Ok

Henryk Sienkiewicz received a Nobel Prize in literature for "Quo Vadis"

Actually, he received Nobel for "outstanding merits as an epic writer."

[dead0man]

Yeah, except nobody knows who the funk that is.

[7,052,770]

Like Born in the USA, "Pink Houses" by John Mellencamp is not a patriotic song.

[Antonio the Sixth]

For frenchs :
"Charles Martel a arreté les arabes à Poitiers"

The battle didn't happen in Poitiers and the enemies were probably not even Arabs !

[Alcon]

Wasn't "Good Riddance" also pretty much a middle-finger to the people who were complaining that Green Day was no longer punk enough (lol)?

[minionofmidas]

Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right To Party: Insanely popular at keg parties and the like and usually seen as sort of an anthem for rebellious teens (including myself back in the day embarassingly), despite the fact that the song is actually making fun of the people who love it so much now.

It's both, really. It's making fun of itself. The whole album is like that.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

For frenchs :
"Charles Martel a arreté les arabes à Poitiers"

The battle didn't happen in Poitiers and the enemies were probably not even Arabs !

Aha? And so who was it then?

[k-onmmunist]

"Reagan won Cold War"
"Taxes are too high"

Two of the greatest untruths ever.

Agree 100%

1st case, yes.
2nd case, thats one of the greatest truths ever.

[Antonio the Sixth]

For frenchs :
"Charles Martel a arreté les arabes à Poitiers"

The battle didn't happen in Poitiers and the enemies were probably not even Arabs !

Aha? And so who was it then?

Don't know, maybe Basques...

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

For frenchs :
"Charles Martel a arreté les arabes à Poitiers"

The battle didn't happen in Poitiers and the enemies were probably not even Arabs !

Aha? And so who was it then?

Don't know, maybe Basques...

Oh, or Mongols...

No, but seriously, do you have elements?

[Antonio the Sixth]

For frenchs :
"Charles Martel a arreté les arabes à Poitiers"

The battle didn't happen in Poitiers and the enemies were probably not even Arabs !

Aha? And so who was it then?

Don't know, maybe Basques...

Oh, or Mongols...

No, but seriously, do you have elements?

You don't believe me ?

No, I read it somewhere, in several different places.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

For frenchs :
"Charles Martel a arreté les arabes à Poitiers"

The battle didn't happen in Poitiers and the enemies were probably not even Arabs !

Aha? And so who was it then?

Don't know, maybe Basques...

Oh, or Mongols...

No, but seriously, do you have elements?

You don't believe me ?

No, I read it somewhere, in several different places.

Why not!

But you don't give a lot!

[Hash]

Charles Martel defeated the Umayyads some place between Tours and Poitiers.

English Wiki refers to it as the Battle of Tours and the Battle of Poitiers on the French wiki Only the Germans have accepted a compromise and the article is called 'Schlacht von Tours und Poitiers'