# Can't you people tell when someone is unable to learn from their mistakes? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 18, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876 "2012-08-18T15:36:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/21 "2012-08-18T18:05:08Z")
I shot the gazebo, but I did not shoot the barbecue. ---
**Author:** ![Tazmanian\_Devil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@Tazmanian\_Devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tazmanian_Devil)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/22 "2012-08-18T18:07:13Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > bulbous bouffant > blubber > macadamia Beluuuuga ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/23 "2012-08-18T18:11:12Z")
Serendipitous symphony of situations. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/24 "2012-08-18T18:12:07Z")
What mistakes? ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/25 "2012-08-18T18:22:44Z")
It may not be obvious, but I don’t keep making the same mistakes. They’re different mistakes, really. I’ll try to do better. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/26 "2012-08-18T18:24:14Z")
Complete implosion in 3…2…1… ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/27 "2012-08-18T18:34:17Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > It’s not looking anywhere, it’s a gazebo ! > [@Alessan](#): > > I shoot the gazebo. > [@Kobal2](#): > > It doesn’t shoot back, it’s a gazebo ! [Walks away from the gazebo..] [_ **Dungeon Master** _ _ominous voice_: It’s too late. You’ve awakened the Gazebo; it catches you and eats you!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_and_the_Gazebo) ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/28 "2012-08-18T18:37:52Z")
> [@Tazmanian\_Devil](#): > > Beluuuuga Darn, too late for my favorite… Ahem, [_ **Igloo!** _](http://www.wepsite.de/bulbous_bouffant.htm) ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/29 "2012-08-18T18:47:57Z")
So I picked up a random cup off my coffee table and put some ice and whiskey in it, then noticed my drink looked kind of hazy, then realized there was some dried up milk on the bottom still. Fuck! Didn’t really ruin the taste or anything, but still. It’s annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/30 "2012-08-18T18:51:59Z")
:smack: (The closest I could get to face palm) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/31 "2012-08-18T18:56:33Z")
“What shape is the gazebo?” “Bulbous, also tapered.” ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/32 "2012-08-18T18:57:58Z")
I know, right? And now the dried milk has loosened up, and is floating around in chunks in my drink. It’s kind of gross. Edit: Ludovic, can you please consult with me before posting? You’re fucking up my timing here. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/33 "2012-08-18T19:08:34Z")
This reminded me of the time they lynched that green davenport. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/34 "2012-08-18T19:09:20Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I know, right? And now the dried milk has loosened up, and is floating around in chunks in my drink. It’s kind of gross. > > Edit: Ludovic, can you please consult with me before posting? You’re fucking up my timing here. Are you sure you didn’t make yourself a cement mixer by mistake? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/35 "2012-08-18T19:18:12Z")
In Soviet Russia, gazebo over there by _you_! ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/36 "2012-08-18T19:26:43Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Are you sure you didn’t make yourself a cement mixer by mistake? You know, I’ve been on something of a tear lately, so I can’t even answer this with any certainty. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/37 "2012-08-18T20:14:00Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Huh? It’s only a dream. Go back to sleep. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/38 "2012-08-18T20:26:14Z")
_cartwheels naked through thread_ ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/39 "2012-08-18T20:57:41Z")
I have to make do with learning from the mistakes of others since I make none of my own. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876/40 "2012-08-18T20:58:57Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > So I picked up a random cup off my coffee table and put some ice and whiskey in it, then noticed my drink looked kind of hazy, then realized there was some dried up milk on the bottom still. Fuck! Didn’t really ruin the taste or anything, but still. It’s annoying. But did you learn anything from it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-people-tell-when-someone-is-unable-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/631876.md?page=3)