The "Cinderella's Castle" answer is zero. There is no "Cinderella's Castle" in any theme park. It is "Cinderella Castle" without the apostrophe and the "s." The castle is the prince's, not hers.
In any case, I think that's not really an example of the Mandela effect. I think it's ignorance more than mis-remembering. People don't know they're all different and just assume they're all Cinderella. The Mandela effect would be if people felt they had a very strong memory of a sign saying "Cinderella's Castle" at the wrong Disney park.
In this case, yes, because I thought the Mandela Effect here was the fact that people think the castle's name has the possessive in it. I would have answered "one" otherwise.
You made a slight error in your description of typing an exclamation point. It is not a comma and period, it is an apostrophe and a period. On some typewriters you could hold down the space bar and then type the two symbols on top of one another (albeit a half space after the last letter).
According to an X-Files episode, "The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat," it's not the Mandela Effect at all, but the Mengele Effect. People's minds were blanked out and had the effect origin changed.
Interesting, I would say Three’s Company and John Ritter were when I knew I was straight. I crushed hard on his cuteness and goofiness. I even wrote to him and he sent me a signed photo. I had it hanging over my bed for years. Probably at least until I discovered music videos and cute moody band guys.
The plugs changed when a third wire, the ground was added. That’s what three prong plugs are about. Even if your plug only has two prongs, it’s safer to have it plugged in the right way around.
The guy who does the "Technology Connections" series has several videos about polarized plugs, but this one is specifically on why outlets are upside-down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNj75gJVxcE.
Just got a new health insurance card and while it has space on the sheet for two ID cards, one says: "This card intentionally left blank." And it is not blank. The only way to be blank is to not put that on the card. As "This page ..." Instant lies. What should they write? Or just leave it blank and let us figure it out?
I must lead a sheltered intellectual life ("The Gene Pool" and so to bed), or possibly should reconsider my choice of reading matter. But in keeping with the general tone here, I have to sheepishly reveal that not once had I ever engaged in a conversation about --- let alone heard of --- pubic hair dying until a short time ago --- and I'm still asking myself, why ? Apparently it is a thing for many turning gray or losing foliage in their nether regions. But I now have it on good authority that while there are hair color products made specifically for pubes (again, who knew ?) you are not advised to use either lead acetate hair dye or sunless tanning gel --- despite the latter showing "off-label" promise. And no --- Rogaine has also not been officially approved for nether region reforestation. Uh...okay then.
I am humbled by your poll today. I thought I got all seven right, and learned I was only correct on question one. I also learned about the Mandela effect. I succumbed to it, whatever it's source.
Finally an appropriate use of "humbled." For years it's been frequently misused to mean "filled with pride," as in "I am humbled by this Academy Award/Nobel Prize."
In a 2010 movie, "Gunless," Graham Greene makes a cameo appearance. One of the main characters asks Greene's character for his name. Paraphrasing here, Greene says, "My name is N'Kwala. My nickname is Two Dogs." Any viewer who knows the Two Dogs joke laughs uproariously, then has to explain themselves to the viewers who don't know the Two Dogs joke.
There is a variation of the Two Dogs joke in which, after the father explains the tribal naming tradition, the son glumly comments, "That explains a lot," to which the father responds, "Why do you ask, Two Dogs Fucking?" That line has become the basis of a standard interchange between me and my wife. If we are in the car and pass a person who is walking two dogs, one of us points at the person and the dogs, and the other one says, "Why do you ask?"
Having just discovered pubic hair dying, I now learn that "It's a Wonderful Life," the generally accepted quintessential Christmas movie, is not considered so wonderful in many quarters. The "Bailey Bashers" point to a distasteful theme of self-sacrifice and/or other story and philosophical defects --- maybe even simply down to familiarity breeding their contempt, as the expression goes. Perhaps fitting --- considering the strange history for what is considered a holiday classic: from its author having to self-publish the short story it's based on, to making it onto the FBI's "naughty" list when it was first released in 1947, for being what was deemed sympathetic to communist ideals and raising awkward questions about institutions considered to be typically American --- like greedy bankers. It languished under this suspicion until its copyright wasn't renewed. At which point --- lo and behold --- the suspicion conveniently disappeared when royalties no longer had to be paid and ever since, has been shown incessantly on TV (and now streaming).
In California, a co-worker noticed every time his printer power cycled the lights in his den would dim for a moment and then recover. He called in an electrician who determined that whoever had wired that room got the polarity backwards from every other room in the house.
The "Cinderella's Castle" answer is zero. There is no "Cinderella's Castle" in any theme park. It is "Cinderella Castle" without the apostrophe and the "s." The castle is the prince's, not hers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_Castle
Noted.
In any case, I think that's not really an example of the Mandela effect. I think it's ignorance more than mis-remembering. People don't know they're all different and just assume they're all Cinderella. The Mandela effect would be if people felt they had a very strong memory of a sign saying "Cinderella's Castle" at the wrong Disney park.
Do you often point out the distinction between Frankenstein and his monster as well?
In this case, yes, because I thought the Mandela Effect here was the fact that people think the castle's name has the possessive in it. I would have answered "one" otherwise.
You made a slight error in your description of typing an exclamation point. It is not a comma and period, it is an apostrophe and a period. On some typewriters you could hold down the space bar and then type the two symbols on top of one another (albeit a half space after the last letter).
Correct!!
According to an X-Files episode, "The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat," it's not the Mandela Effect at all, but the Mengele Effect. People's minds were blanked out and had the effect origin changed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Art_of_Forehead_Sweat
Interesting, I would say Three’s Company and John Ritter were when I knew I was straight. I crushed hard on his cuteness and goofiness. I even wrote to him and he sent me a signed photo. I had it hanging over my bed for years. Probably at least until I discovered music videos and cute moody band guys.
The plugs changed when a third wire, the ground was added. That’s what three prong plugs are about. Even if your plug only has two prongs, it’s safer to have it plugged in the right way around.
The two unequal-sized prongs forces polarization one way.
The guy who does the "Technology Connections" series has several videos about polarized plugs, but this one is specifically on why outlets are upside-down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNj75gJVxcE.
Just got a new health insurance card and while it has space on the sheet for two ID cards, one says: "This card intentionally left blank." And it is not blank. The only way to be blank is to not put that on the card. As "This page ..." Instant lies. What should they write? Or just leave it blank and let us figure it out?
On standardized tests, they write "No test material on this page."
I must lead a sheltered intellectual life ("The Gene Pool" and so to bed), or possibly should reconsider my choice of reading matter. But in keeping with the general tone here, I have to sheepishly reveal that not once had I ever engaged in a conversation about --- let alone heard of --- pubic hair dying until a short time ago --- and I'm still asking myself, why ? Apparently it is a thing for many turning gray or losing foliage in their nether regions. But I now have it on good authority that while there are hair color products made specifically for pubes (again, who knew ?) you are not advised to use either lead acetate hair dye or sunless tanning gel --- despite the latter showing "off-label" promise. And no --- Rogaine has also not been officially approved for nether region reforestation. Uh...okay then.
What about a merkin?
Yes --- American too. Not limited to aging French sex workers.
I am humbled by your poll today. I thought I got all seven right, and learned I was only correct on question one. I also learned about the Mandela effect. I succumbed to it, whatever it's source.
Finally an appropriate use of "humbled." For years it's been frequently misused to mean "filled with pride," as in "I am humbled by this Academy Award/Nobel Prize."
Should that be "intensive Gene /Pool/ Gene Polling" in the first graf?
The Two Dogs joke reminds me of this SNL sketch: https://youtu.be/goPerp_BWvs?si=NjGrnnAeiiW_zW4C
In a 2010 movie, "Gunless," Graham Greene makes a cameo appearance. One of the main characters asks Greene's character for his name. Paraphrasing here, Greene says, "My name is N'Kwala. My nickname is Two Dogs." Any viewer who knows the Two Dogs joke laughs uproariously, then has to explain themselves to the viewers who don't know the Two Dogs joke.
There is a variation of the Two Dogs joke in which, after the father explains the tribal naming tradition, the son glumly comments, "That explains a lot," to which the father responds, "Why do you ask, Two Dogs Fucking?" That line has become the basis of a standard interchange between me and my wife. If we are in the car and pass a person who is walking two dogs, one of us points at the person and the dogs, and the other one says, "Why do you ask?"
There were several boxers named "Rocky" in the 50's and when they mentioned one later on, I usually thought: "I thought he died."
Having just discovered pubic hair dying, I now learn that "It's a Wonderful Life," the generally accepted quintessential Christmas movie, is not considered so wonderful in many quarters. The "Bailey Bashers" point to a distasteful theme of self-sacrifice and/or other story and philosophical defects --- maybe even simply down to familiarity breeding their contempt, as the expression goes. Perhaps fitting --- considering the strange history for what is considered a holiday classic: from its author having to self-publish the short story it's based on, to making it onto the FBI's "naughty" list when it was first released in 1947, for being what was deemed sympathetic to communist ideals and raising awkward questions about institutions considered to be typically American --- like greedy bankers. It languished under this suspicion until its copyright wasn't renewed. At which point --- lo and behold --- the suspicion conveniently disappeared when royalties no longer had to be paid and ever since, has been shown incessantly on TV (and now streaming).
In California, a co-worker noticed every time his printer power cycled the lights in his den would dim for a moment and then recover. He called in an electrician who determined that whoever had wired that room got the polarity backwards from every other room in the house.
friend with benefits? no thanks.
Not sure what inspired your comment, but... I'm getting to the point where a friend with benefits is someone who can drive at night.