Things that people believe are true, but aren't.

[Hibbyradge]

As a counter to the 'Things that are true' thread, I thought it might be interesting to have one about commonly believed myths.

George W. Bush never said the problem with the French is they have no word for entrepreneur.

That story was entirely false and was made up by Shirley Williams, possibly as a joke.

I was quite disappointed to learn that!

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

David Bowie invented Connect Four.

[Hibbyradge]

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David Bowie invented Connect Four.

I hadn't heard that one!

[CropleyWasGod]

Bob Holness played the sax on Baker Street.

[hibsbollah]

You’re never more than (a foot/ a metre/ insert chosen distance measurement/) from a rat. Everyone says this when this rodent comes up in conversation.

It’s balls though. What if you’re in the middle of a desert? Scuba diving? Up a ladder?

[davy67 +]

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Bob Holness played the sax on Baker Street.

That rumour was started by Stuart Maconie in one of the music papers, he mentioned it in a program I watched about Gerry Rafferty recently

[Bridge hibs]

Napoleon Bonaparte was only 5'2" is both true and false. The military leader was measured in French inches, which were longer than English inches. As a result, though Bonaparte is put at five-foot-two, he was actually closer to five feet and seven inches.

[marinello59]

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Napoleon Bonaparte was only 5'2" is both true and false. The military leader was measured in French inches, which were longer than English inches. As a result, though Bonaparte is put at five-foot-two, he was actually closer to five feet and seven inches.

So he was taller than me then. Im gutted.

[Hibbyradge]

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So he was taller than me then. Im gutted.

Let's face it, John...😂

[marinello59]

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Let's face it, John...😂

No need.

[Bridge hibs]

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So he was taller than me then. Im gutted.

Ive no chance either way, even at 5 foot 2 he would have been taller than me 🤣

[Mon Dieu4]

That you swallow a certain amount of spiders in your sleep over your lifetime,

[AltheHibby]

That Tinycastle has more than 20,000 seats.

[Billy Whizz]

Sevco have won 55 titles

[Bridge hibs]

Goldfish’s 3-Second Memory

While not the smartest in the animal kingdom, goldfish do boast a better memory than most politicians.

Close the thread 🤣

[Pretty Boy]

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That you swallow a certain amount of spiders in your sleep over your lifetime,

This might be a myth itself but I'm sure I read that this story was put out when internet access became more widespread as part of an experiment to see how far and how widely believed a 'fact' could become when published online.

[Keith_M]

Are we allowed to mention religion?


No? OK then, soooo.............


Carrots help you see in the dark.

[overdrive]

Edited since it’s a family board. The rude double entendres names that are often said to have existed in the kids show Captain Pugwash didn’t actually exist in the show.

There was a Master Mate and a Tom the Cabin Boy. There was no character called Seaman.

[nonshinyfinish]

There's a great Wikipedia page cataloguing this stuff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...misconceptions

[Billy Whizz]

Bananas come from trees
Someone better rewrite the “Yellowbird” song

[hibsbollah]

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Bananas come from trees
Someone better rewrite the “Yellowbird” song

Well they kind of do. Scientifically it has no woody tissue so it isnt a tree but they get to tree size, so horticulturally speaking many species from the Musa genus ARE trees

[bingo70]

Lisa Stansfield didn’t actually freeze her poo for an ‘alternative use’.

[speedy_gonzales]

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Lisa Stansfield didn’t actually freeze her poo for an ‘alternative use’.

Whaaaat? I thought I'd heard everything, this is a new one on me and I'm not going to sully my search history by enquiring further!

[hibsbollah]

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Whaaaat? I thought I'd heard everything, this is a new one on me and I'm not going to sully my search history by enquiring further!

He’s making it up.
Alongside Terence Trent D’Arby Built A Garden Shed Out Of His Own Bogeys.

[Sylar]

That cows lay down when rain is approaching.

[CropleyWasGod]

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That cows lay down when rain is approaching.

The smart ones do

[Hibbyradge]

Hibs were regularly getting 15000+ crowds during the 1998/99 promotion season.

[Hibrandenburg]

3% of Antarctic ice is penguin pee.

[Keith_M]

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3% of Antarctic ice is penguin pee.

Now you're just talking p1ss!

[speedy_gonzales]

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3% of Antarctic ice is penguin pee.

Is the other 97% polar bear pee 🙄