# I'm constantly confusing: **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 20, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644 "2005-01-20T00:48:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/21 "2005-01-20T10:25:53Z")
> [@iampunha](#): > > Here I was expecting five-letter-words from you, **Anastasaeon** šŸ˜‰ Just for you, dahling (and, and for **Aesiron** , too, since I know he wants to see it) - my list of more uncommonly confused words, which occur in writing instead of speech: [panic and penis](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=294892&highlight=%2Apenis+ensues%2A) [photographic and pornographic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5533555&highlight=pornographic+memory#post5533555) audible and edible (ā€œhe was barely edibleā€ - Writing class, '94) bi-polar and bi-lopar (ā€œIā€™ve recently been diagnosed with bi-lopar disorderā€ - Writing class, '94) oscillating and ovulating (ā€œI bought a new ovulating fanā€ - English class, 96) cod and cock (not yet, **Aesiron** , but it _could_ happen) Malapropism abounds. Penis ensues. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/22 "2005-01-20T13:39:42Z")
Tom Selleck and Burt Reynolds, circa the early 1980ā€™s. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/23 "2005-01-20T16:36:24Z")
> [@SandyHook](#): > > Yes, Iā€™m afraid you are the only one. We may have to have you put down. > Bummer. See, Iā€™m \*not \* the only one. If youā€™re gonna put us all down, youā€™d better get cracking. Why does this remind me of the time Opus boycotted the Batman movie? ā€œPut down that weiner!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/24 "2005-01-20T16:45:30Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > Tom Selleck and Burt Reynolds, circa the early 1980ā€™s. I still canā€™t tell them apart. Granted, aside from whichever one was on \*Friends \*for a few years as Monicaā€™s boyfriend, I donā€™t think Iā€™ve seen either one since the early 1980s, when I was still in diapers. They both look like Norm McDonald in my mind. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/25 "2005-01-20T16:47:43Z")
Oh, yeah. Forgot to say this on both previous posts: you suck, **Anaamika**. Am I supposed to be the email pal or the person you hardly know? Pft. ---
**Author:** ![Rock\_n\_Roach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Rock\_n\_Roach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rock_n_Roach)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/26 "2005-01-20T16:55:17Z")
Iā€™m constantly confusing. Period. Sometimes people look at me like this :dubious: and say, ā€œoh, ok.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/27 "2005-01-20T16:59:42Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Oh, yeah. Forgot to say this on both previous posts: you suck, **Anaamika**. Am I supposed to be the email pal or the person you hardly know? Pft. **Aesiron**! I was going to say you, but I didnā€™t want to make a big deal out of it, like ā€œI get to e-mail \*\*Aesiron \*\* and you donā€™t, neener, neener.ā€ Ok, everyone: \*\*Aesiron \*\* is my e-mail buddy. And I am his. Bow down to me! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/28 "2005-01-20T17:11:14Z")
Itā€™s easy to tell **gobear** and me apart. First, he pronounces it **gob ear** and second, Iā€™m the cute one. šŸ˜ƒ Ok, ok, Iā€™m the old fart and heā€™s the hottie. Geez, canā€™t lie for nuttinā€™ round here. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/29 "2005-01-20T17:14:06Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Itā€™s easy to tell **gobear** and me apart. First, he pronounces it **gob ear** and second, Iā€™m the cute one. šŸ˜ƒ > > Ok, ok, Iā€™m the old fart and heā€™s the hottie. Geez, canā€™t lie for nuttinā€™ round here. Having seen neither of you, I remember you both as ā€œgay, male, with a bear in your namesā€. However, I do think youā€™re the one who refers to his SO as a big fuzzy teddy bear. Either that or thatā€™s what youā€™d like him to be. Am I right there at least? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/30 "2005-01-20T17:18:11Z")
Oh yeah, you guys: I forgot about **Raquel Welch** and **Raquel Darrian**. One is a porn star, the other is a mainstream actress. This cracks my boyfriend up every single time. Also **Morgan Freeman** and **Morgan Fairchild** , even though Morgan Freeman is my favorite black actor and I barely know who Morgan Fairchild is. As a matter of fact I just had to ask someone to remind me before I posted this. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/31 "2005-01-20T17:25:07Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Having seen neither of you, I remember you both as ā€œgay, male, with a bear in your namesā€. > > However, I do think youā€™re the one who refers to his SO as a big fuzzy teddy bear. Either that or thatā€™s what youā€™d like him to be. Am I right there at least? I refer to him as ACBG, short for A Certain Burly Gentleman. Also, I call him critter a lot. Believe it or not he likes it when I call him critter. Heā€™s weird. I find that attractive. ---
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/32 "2005-01-20T17:25:45Z")
I _always_ confuse **START** and **SHAKES**. Both start with S and are capital letters. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/33 "2005-01-20T17:27:10Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > **Aesiron**! I was going to say you, but I didnā€™t want to make a big deal out of it, like ā€œI get to e-mail \*\*Aesiron \*\* and you donā€™t, neener, neener.ā€ > > Ok, everyone: \*\*Aesiron \*\* is my e-mail buddy. And I am his. Bow down to me! I didnā€™t post to make you admit you email me (who would be envious of _that_?), but to get a dig in at you for confusing **Alessan** and me. That you didnā€™t specify which of us was which just allowed a more droll punchline. 'twas just a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/34 "2005-01-20T17:27:10Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > I refer to him as ACBG, short for A Certain Burly Gentleman. Also, I call him critter a lot. Believe it or not he likes it when I call him critter. Heā€™s weird. I find that attractive. Ok, I can put that together in my head. And I like weird, too. Whatā€™s normal anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/35 "2005-01-20T17:29:21Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > I didnā€™t post to make you admit you email me (who would be envious of _that_?), but to get a dig in at you for confusing **Alessan** and me. That you didnā€™t specify which of us was which just allowed a more droll punchline. 'twas just a joke. You know, Aesiron, this was my thought process: ā€œHmm, well, I could specify Aesiron as my e-mail buddy, but he might not want me to bandy that about. I donā€™t think heā€™d mind, but stilā€¦ Or, I could not do it and have him make fun of me.ā€ In the end, I decided Iā€™d rather have you make fun of me than risk offending you. I set myself up pretty good, didnā€™t I? šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/36 "2005-01-20T18:06:52Z")
ā€¦but in the process of explaining how you purposefully didnā€™t offend me, you inadvertently do so by not bolding my username. Miss Morissette has nothing on you. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/37 "2005-01-20T18:25:51Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > ā€¦but in the process of explaining how you purposefully didnā€™t offend me, you inadvertently do so by not bolding my username. > > Miss Morissette has nothing on you. Who is Miss Morissette? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/38 "2005-01-20T19:02:03Z")
Sheā€™s the chick that sang about giving head to Uncle Joey from _Full House_ in a theatre. And the ironically titled [_Ironic_](http://www.lyricsdir.com/a/alanis-morissette/ironic.php). ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/39 "2005-01-20T19:09:06Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Ok, I can put that together in my head. And I like weird, too. Whatā€™s normal anyway? To quote, well, a refrigerator magnet stuck on my refrigerator: ā€œThe only normal people are those you donā€™t know very well.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644/40 "2005-01-20T19:17:13Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Sheā€™s the chick that sang about giving head to Uncle Joey from _Full House_ in a theatre. And the ironically titled [_Ironic_](http://www.lyricsdir.com/a/alanis-morissette/ironic.php). Oh, that Miss Morrissette. I have never, ever heard of her referred to in just that way, obviously. I get it, I am exemplifying irony. And **gobear** , how true is that! Kidding! Kidding! I know Iā€™m chatting with none other than Smokey the Bear. šŸ˜‰ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-constantly-confusing/285644.md?page=3)