We Were Wrong About Everything - a photo on Flickriver

            
The length of the average Maine Coone cat’s tail.
The number of stitches in an average dress hem
The exact lyrics of Kat Bush’s “Running Up That Hill"
The possessive form of childen

We were wrong about how many teaspoons of sugar 
make that medicine go down
or how many buckets of coffee it takes
for you to drown

We were wrong about the average lifespan of an otter
and the depth of the Arctic ocean.  
We were wrong about why wolves are monogamous 
and if they like peanut butter.

We were wrong about how many steps in the watusi
Or how many dinosaur fossils have been found in Argentina
And we were wrong about so many things
So many things!

We were wrong about how many hanzi are in existence.
Or the name of the actor in that old Godard film
(Seriously, who was that guy?)
Or how many teaspoons of turmeric is actually too much turmeric
Or the number of months before a dolphin becomes sentient

We were wrong about Angela Merkel’s birthdate
or the exact number of Chekhov plays.
Or how to spell manuver. 
Or how many humans have been born with tails.

We were wrong about how many types of apples there are.
Or the true pronunciation of tinnitus
Or the price of a pound of olives in Seville.
Or how to “say” confused in sign language. 

We knew Rome wan’t built in a day but
how many days did it take exactly?
And how long did it take to build the Great Pyramid of Giza
Also, didn’t we hear that Cleopatra was actually Scottish?

Of course, we could have easily looked all of this up
on our computer or phone but….
it felt good to be wrong.
And to revel in our wrongness. 
   

Taken on: August 20, 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, f/0, 1/640 sec, 0mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

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Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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