Misheard and Misunderstood
Rachelswipe says: My niece - after months of begging - was finally allowed to get a hamster, and her grandfather was utterly horrified to learn that it had been called "Nipples", a pretty good name for a pet if you ask us. Alas, it was only the more mundane "Nibbles" - what have you misheard or misunderstood, with truly hilarious consequences?
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 28 Aug 2014, 21:35)
'scuse me while I kiss this guy
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Plague Hedgehog 'posting crap', Thu 28 Aug 2014, 21:41,
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and then you'll answer the question?
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drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Thu 28 Aug 2014, 21:51,
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It's actually meant to be pronounced "My Israelite".
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eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Fri 29 Aug 2014, 10:33,
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I too have read The Crow Road.
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stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Fri 29 Aug 2014, 13:28,
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I think you'll find it's "...while I kiss that policeman...".
No idea why so many people get it wrong.
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Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Sun 31 Aug 2014, 13:37,
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