This happens to me ALL OF THE TIME. Usually, what I heard was pretty funny verses what was actually said. What I heard my nephew say: “I have to go open a Costco account.” What was really said: “I’m about to go take the car out.”
This is the perfect topic for our malady. I hear people say the oddest things. I'll try and remember them for this thread. "What I heard my nephew say: “I have to go open a Costco account.” Is he just a kid? If so that must have been really funny.
No, he’s a teen. He’s currently about as anti-consumerism as you can get, so still pretty funny. Football game on television today. What I heard the announcer say, “He switched schools to extend his punching career.” What was really said: “He switched schools to extend his PUNTING career.”
Husband’s watching one of those real-life cop/people getting arrested shows on television while I read. I stop when this catches my attention. What I heard cop on show say: “Do you have any weapons or b@lls? After asking spouse for clarification... What the the cop on show really said: “Do you have any weapons on you, boss?” *what I did NOT misunderstand was same cop, telling same guy, a minute later: “This isn’t the first time I’ve had you in handcuffs!” Followed immediately by, “Last time it was your living room, and you was in your underwear.” ::slapping my forehead:: why would the cop say this when he knows he’s being filmed?!
Autumn, MBG, those last two posts killed me. Quiet Riot Song: Heard: We're all little men Actual: We're all metal mad
Your post made me think. Ever since I can remember, I always thought singers were just mumbling along to the music, using their voices as an instrument and not actually forming words. I was older than I would like to admit before I understood that lyrics were a thing. I wonder if I always had issues with hearing and just never knew it?
I'm just odd in general, Pup. What my wife said "where's the other thing?" What I heard "I wanna eat some DDT"
I go away a couple of days, I come back, and now I can’t stop laughing at you two. I’m going crackers!
My 13 year old grandson was here . Bryan Adams’ Summer of ‘69 came on the radio and suddenly he gets all shocked and says “ Gramma!” I’m confused so I ask him what’s the problem. He heard: I got my first sex dream. What was sung: I got my first six string. We had a good laugh.
Wife "The dollar store is where I buy my wrapping paper" Heard "If I was a whore I'd buy a half an acre"
These are great. I want more. I was thinking about starting a booklet of my mishearings. Some were hilarious but I can’t remember any right now. I should have some contributions soon.
That is hilarious. Many years prior to my diagnosis—which renders this slightly more embarrassing—my girlfriend & I were pillow talking while Angel by Massive Attack played in the background. On both a personal whim & an attempt to make her laugh, I adopted an emphasised beatific expression & sang along to what I thought were two lines of said song in Elizabeth Fraser's soprano, though tender vocal range. I sang ‘gentle hair lotion, shakes me, makes me wiser.’ I made her laugh, though for reasons I hadn't anticipated. I've misheard oodles of things post-diagnosis & embarrassed myself on countless occasions by responding to what I thought I heard, however like you no specific posterior-diagnosis mishearings come to mind. I do however remember the above vividly. She, my girlfriend, had a cold at the time & while simultaneously laughing & correcting my error a runny drop of mucus fluid fell from her nose & landed directly on my forehead—which made me join her in laugher, amplified her own, & induced an exceptionally memorable laughing spree.
That should be Teardrop, rather than Angel, by Massive attack. (Why will I never learn to proofread my comments prior to posting them? Why? I so annoy myself in this way.)
Hubby says, that was a nice walk. And you had no pain! How does he know whether I had pain?? How presumptuous! He says, No no, you had no cane. Oh well, never mind.