FabSwingers.com forum: I heard it on the grapevine !

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

But did you believe ?

There are a lot of perpetuated beliefs out there:

Fiat's are rust buckets; Alfa's have dodgy electrics; Man didn't land on the moon; Macs are better than Windows; Ducks make better lovers and so on ....

But did you take someone's word for it or go out and find out for yourself ?

What would persuade you to take something as gospel?

Or are you a sceptic (like me)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I heard that Chuck Norris visits every woman once a month to have sex. Afterwards they bleed for about 5 days.

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

I saw it on bookface so it must be true

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I see and hear stuff repeated every day that is clearly nonsense but the person saying it believes it to be true because someone told them it was so. We all know people who firmly believe that those on benefits live the life of Riley with the latest trainers, 50 inch wide screen tellys and a new car on the drive, that you can just park your Mercedes outside a food bank, walk in and they will hand out bags of groceries, prisoners live in luxury etc, etc. It's just easier to buy in to these things than go and find out for yourself or question what you've been told.

There's a line in the song Heard It Through The Grapevine "believe half of what you see and something or nothing of what you hear" and I reckon that's about right.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Didn't answer the question though did I

What persuades me to believe something is if someone I have found to be credible before tells me, if I read several accounts from various sources that are fairly similar or if Jeremy Kyle says it

. On the whole though I tend not to believe anything anybody tells me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I try to find things out for myself.

When that isn't possible, I do research and believe what has the best supporting evidence.

-Courtney

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My DAD god bless him always told me that cornbeef comes from horses

I still don't nah ifs its true lol

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conspiracy_theories

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm sceptical by nature, but ill tend to believe people who haven't lied to me in the past.

My sister believed up until 3 years ago that shoeless singer sandy shaw owned b&bs all around the coast of the UK, despite the spelling difference of sandy shore guest house, it only took 35 years for the penny to drop bless her LOL

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

"My DAD god bless him always told me that cornbeef comes from horses

I still don't nah ifs its true lol"

Ironically I once was told Iceland Beef Lasagne came from cows....

Mr ddc

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

"Ducks make better lovers and so on ....

Is that why everyone in Derbyshire calls me 'Duck'?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ducks make better lovers and so on ....

Is that why everyone in Derbyshire calls me 'Duck'?

I couldn't possibly comment

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