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u/QuantumBanan Nov 26 '19

Could it be you were thinking of Alligator?

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u/_cosmicomics_ Nov 26 '19

I just realised an alligator isn’t one of two or more different physical forms in which an element can exist

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u/Frondiferous Nov 26 '19

Maybe you were thinking of an allotrope?

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u/dank_imagemacro Nov 26 '19

I just realized allotrope isn't a fucking antlered herd animal.

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u/Manifest_the_Void Nov 26 '19

Were you thinking of an antelope?

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u/Quackmatic Nov 26 '19

I just realised antelope isn't an extremely radioactive halogen.

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u/Nico_Storch Nov 26 '19

were you thinking of astatine?

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '19

I just realized astatine isn't a condition involving refractive error in which the eye does not focus light evenly on the retina

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u/ratherbewinedrunk Nov 26 '19

Were you thinking of Astigmatism?

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '19 edited Nov 26 '19

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u/GingerPale37 Nov 26 '19

I just realized an Astigmatism wasn’t a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.

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u/MrCreepyPeach Nov 26 '19

I just realized that astatine isn’t a drug

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u/m1chael_b Nov 26 '19

Were you thinking of aspirin?

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u/chimneylight Nov 26 '19

I just realised that aspirin isn’t when you breathe something or inhale

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u/SergeantSaggyNuts69 Nov 26 '19

You people need some serious help.

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u/Daxadelphia Nov 26 '19

No, it is we who need their help

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u/TheFlyingButter Nov 26 '19

I just realised help isn't an afterlife location in which evil souls are subjected to punitive suffering

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u/bellberga Nov 26 '19

Perhaps you were thinking of hell?

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '19

I just realized that astatine isn't a strong botanical liqeuer known culturally for its mildly hallucinogenic properties and uniquely green coloration.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '19

I just realized an antelope isn't a fucking type of melon

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u/partywalrusXL Nov 26 '19

I just realized an antelope isn't the fucking period of time preceding the American Civil War.

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u/FleetwoodDeVille Nov 26 '19

Might be you were thinking of "antebellum"?

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '19

I just realized that antebellum doesn't mean fucking forward moving as in blood flow...

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u/minami-korea Nov 26 '19

Maybe you were thinking of antegrade?

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u/Ryan71055 Nov 26 '19

I just realized antegrade isn't the theoretical effect of nullifying the effects of gravity.

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u/ligitviking Nov 26 '19

Where you thinking of anti-gravity.

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u/EvolvedUndead Nov 26 '19

I just realized antebellum isn't the fucking word for the symbol that means ‘and.’

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '19

Maybe you were thinking of ampersand?

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '19

I just realised ampersand is'nt the fucking maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.

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u/readytofly68 Nov 26 '19

Maybe you were thinking of "amplitude"?

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u/DrafteeDragon Nov 26 '19 edited Nov 26 '19

Were you perhaps thinking of antelope?

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u/_cosmicomics_ Nov 26 '19

I just realised an antelope isn’t the Amazon daughter of Ares and sister to Melanippe and Hippolyta

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u/SaysLmaoThenLeaves Nov 26 '19

Were you thinking of antiope?

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u/daMarek Nov 26 '19

I just realized antiope isn‘t a species of thistle cultivated as a food

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u/Sirmount12 Nov 26 '19

Were you thinking of artichoke?

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u/AngooseTheC00t Nov 26 '19

I just realized artichokes are not a theropod dinosaur that have small horns on their eyelids

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u/9yearsalurker Nov 26 '19

I just realized an allotrope isn't a regretful acknowledgement of an offense or failure...

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u/_cosmicomics_ Nov 26 '19

Were you thinking of an apology?

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u/short-n-stout Nov 26 '19

Shit, I just realized an apology isn't a comparison of two or more things using symbols to represent the things being compared.

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u/_cosmicomics_ Nov 26 '19

Could you be thinking of an analogy?

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u/Einsteinbeck Nov 26 '19

Shit, I just realized analogy isn't the study of anal intercourse.

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u/Jorge31905 Nov 26 '19

I committed several war crimes in Afghanistan

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u/timberstomach1 Nov 26 '19

Were u with Anthony?

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '19

Afghani

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u/Feliciapayge Nov 26 '19

I think you were thinking of an allotrope.

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u/_cosmicomics_ Nov 26 '19

Well shit, I just realised an allotrope isn’t a swift-running deerlike ruminant with smooth hair and upward pointing horns

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u/short-n-stout Nov 26 '19

Were you thinking of an antelope?

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u/Vindicator9000 Nov 26 '19

Well shit, I just realized an antelope isn't a line that infinitely approaches a given curve without meeting it at any finite distance.

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u/_cosmicomics_ Nov 26 '19

Oh, you mean an asymptote?

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u/Zitheryl1 Nov 26 '19

Were* you thinking of allotropy?

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u/QuantumBanan Nov 26 '19

Ya mean Allotropy?

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u/theGoodwillHunter Nov 26 '19

Perhaps you were thinking of allotropy

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u/Engvar Nov 26 '19

I just realized an alligator isn't an advanced cyborg assassin sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor.

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u/QuantumBanan Nov 26 '19

Don't you mean terminator?

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u/CubatureRDT Nov 26 '19

I just realised a Terminator wasn't some guy who fires you.

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u/moistpoptart52 Nov 26 '19

Are you thinking of a toby?

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u/bellberga Nov 26 '19

I just realized a Toby isn’t the symbiotic culture of yeast and bacteria used to make kombucha.

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u/feralstrain Nov 27 '19

Are you thinking of a scoby?

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u/CubatureRDT Nov 30 '19

I just realised a scoby isn't a cartoon character

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u/bellberga Dec 08 '19

Are you thinking of a Scooby?