This Is Too Much! Part 22: When Words Went Completely Wrong!
THIS IS TOO MUCH! - Part 22 When Words Went Completely Wrong! A Mathivation Research Lab Initiative Sometimes the problem isn't what you say. It's what the other person hears! There is a strange mathematics of conversation. You say one thing. Someone hears something else. A third person interprets it differently. And before you know it… the situation has gone completely TOO MUCH! As children, we loved jokes based on such misunderstandings. A word had one meaning. Someone heard another meaning. And suddenly an ordinary conversation became a full-blown comedy! Here are a few childhood favourites that still make me smile. But first, an important note. A STRONG DISCLAIMER - PLEASE READ The humour in this article is based on miscommunication, wordplay, mistaken interpretation and comic timing . It is not intended to mock, imitate, ridicule or stereotype people who stammer, have speech difficulties, communicate differently, or come from any particular region or ling...