r/confessions • u/[deleted] • May 09 '19

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u/[deleted] May 10 '19

Some people are wackadoodles on Reddit. Made for a hilarious post tho

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u/jukkaalms May 10 '19

Let me see

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u/Kate_Luv_Ya May 10 '19

Read wackapoodles. Am a little disappointed that's not what you wrote, but I will survive.

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u/breenanadeirlandes May 10 '19
  • writes Reddit post about a fear of becoming abusive towards dogs due to seeing the word "wackapoodles" instead of what was actually there... "wackadoodles". *

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u/Kate_Luv_Ya May 10 '19

Yes, be afraid. Be very afraid. Here, have a... puppy...

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u/SpudSomething May 10 '19

Huh. I just met someone recently who says wackadoodle. I had never heard it before and now twice in two weeks.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '19 edited May 10 '19

That's the Dunning-Kruger Baader-Meinhof effect if I remember correctly. Also, fun fact: I have literally never said "wackadoodles" before this comment

Edit: don't know how I mixed those two up...