I’ve seen people using “that’s what she said” in a very serious setting, as a way to say “good point/touché”. They had no idea it was from the Office.
“That’s what she said” is way older than The Office.
Running “balls out”.
I assumed it was somehow referring to testicles. It’s not.
It refers to the operation of a centrifugal governor.
“It’s a doggy-dog world.”
I went like 20 something years of my life thinking that’s what people were saying.
I grew up thinking “sympathy” meant the ability to feel sorry for someone while “empathy” meant relatably feeling sorry for everyone, as in you could flashback to the experience someone was going through.
This is not a default attribute of mine, so when people would ask me about having empathy, I’d say “no, I don’t have that”. This grew into a misunderstanding which grew into a bad aspect of my reputation.
That said, even with the misunderstanding in mine, I still think our worth comes from our character and that alone. Whether someone mentally is actually in-tune to how everyone else thinks is irrelevant.
Not a phrase, but as a kid, I thought old people got old timers, and couldn’t remember things. I later learned it was called Alzheimer’s.
