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Myths That People Still Believe
Posted by Arnous81 • 1/30/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
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You know things that have been proven wrong but people still believe.
"Masturbation weakens your eyesight" is one example.
What other crazy myths do you know of? And are you SURE they are myths anyway?
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I just watch Myth Busters and they clear it all up for me
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Whats myth busters? They dont have it here.
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like one of the best shows on the Discovery Channel. They take myths and bust them...pretty self explanatory.
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Oh I do have Discovery channel.Cool I gotta check that one out.
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Arnous81 - Myth Busters is real good for explosions, blowing things up and crashing stuff. -
Ahhh yes.
Just a few weeks ago they proved that lead balloons really could fly!
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That you can be big boned. Its an excuse fat people use to explain their fatness other then the fact that they are fat.
In this case Im using the term "fat" in a nice way as to not offend anyone...*runs*-
and here I thought you were phat
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I am phat but I'm not FAT.
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I like grabbing love handles.
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here you go
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Oh that's why I'm almost blind -
God
Mythbusters should report on it.-
I can just see the Myth Busters guys with their hands down their pants, waiting to see if they go blind! LOL!
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I meant God as a myth
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oh...(red faced)...
I guess they could try to blow God up or something -
paint God with pure Termite and see what happens
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"Money does not buy happiness"
Well, it sure does not but it helps... -
Watching TV in the dark will hurt your eyes.
It was started by an ad company back in the 50s or 60s as a way to sell more lamps. It's not true at all. -
If you sleep with your hair still wet you'll get blind. -
the size of men's foot is same size as his *****(toot!) LOL!
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That's a real myth LOL -
Size doesn't matter.
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real myth... can you use those two words together?
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A girl I knew in high school believed big thumbs meant a big .... She was sexually active (a little too much) and used to go around shaking hands with the guys to check them out!
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Some girls, in some places in Asia, will take some paper tissue , wrap it around your hand, and well, the length of the wrapping is supposed to be the size...
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well... don't squeeze the charmin... oh wait...
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Well at least now i know why i needed glasses when i was young LOL -
Indians are poor.
Indians are black.-
Well this is what the Indian "elite" wants it to be and stay...
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My grandmother used to believe you should stir a mix or batter in one direction only - if you changed direction, the ingredients would unmix!
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Some people still think that Arabs ride camels and live in tents.
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They should... I mean that's pretty sweet. As long as they have 3G and a laptop
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Here'e an ignorant question....
I thought there were city Arabs, suburb Arabs, and still nomadic Arabs... -
Yes nomads still ride camels.But thats like 1% of Arabs so it doesnt really represent the rest.
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okay, thanks!
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1. We have this that says if we walk over a newspaper or book or other printed materials, we would be dumb and stupid.
2. If you sit and shake your leg, you would be shaking your luck away.
3. If you're eating and happens to donate money to a passing beggar or stranger, you would be giving your luck and wealth away.-
that 3rd one is so bad, it stops people from donating for a nonesense reason.
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@Arnous
In Syria do you have a myth that if you pour hot water down the sink a gin will come and slap you? Everyone in Morocco believes this. Being English I am always getting told off for this.-
LOL yes Ive heard that one before.Not the slapping part, but that a jinn will get hurt and wanna hurt you back.Its nonesense.
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Cows lie down when it's about to rain. An old country myth claims that a field
filled with cows lying on the ground is a sure sign of imminent rain.
But once again, there is no truth to this whatsoever. Cows more often lie down when they are chewing their cud (regurgitated lumps of previously eaten grass). If they live in place where rain is frequent, there are bound to be times when their prone position coincides with precipitation. Next thing you know there's an old wives' tale about their meteorological prowess.
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