“My brother and I used to play a game we made up called ‘bus stop.’
“My 29-year-old boyfriend JUST learned that the expression is ‘living vicariously,’ not ‘living bi-curiously.'”
Like ‘you gotta go past the street and do the little (whistle).’
I thought it was hilarious, but I’ve seen it mystify and enrage other people.”
johnny_feng
3.
“I always thought it was normal to swallow your toothpaste because my mum did.
I cant believe I did something so gross for so long.”
katiehull1
5.
“When I was a kid I drank milk and Coke together a lot because ofLaverne and Shirley.
My friends STILL talk about how weird it is.”
“My brother and I used to play a game we made up called ‘bus stop.’
runner1399
7.
“My family always called dry cat food ‘rocks.’
(As in, ‘does that cat have enough rocks?')
I mistakenly said that to the vet one day, and she was horrified.”
I have sometimes used it around friends and the explanation is never sufficient enough for them.”
aan-sofieg
“My ex’s family did this too, but with the name ‘Sharon.’
morgan_le_slay
9.
“I thought fingers were called ‘thingers’ until my 2nd grade teacher laughed at me.”
“I say the words ‘nipple-ish’ or ‘nipply’ to mean chilly or cold.
They still bring it up all the time.”
t4ec93f6f1
11.
“My aunt and uncle left our country a long time ago, and their daughter was born abroad.
mercifulheavens
13.
“Growing up, my mom always called hair ties ‘deely-bobbers.’
It wasn’t until early high school when I realized that wasn’t what everyone called them.”
jelyselauren
14.
“My mom always called sweatpants and pajama pants ‘warmies.’
We also had a papasan chair and called it the ‘bacuzzi chair.’
Definitely didnt realize that no one else says these things until like my mid-twenties.”
congdongracie24
16.
She responded, ‘a POOP article?’
That is obviously what we now call bad news stories now.”
Some responses have been edited for length and clarity.
