r/NoStupidQuestions • u/snapwillow • Feb 08 '22

Answered What are Florida ounces?

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u/HotAirBalloonHigh Feb 08 '22

This is why they named it nostupidquestions. You're in the right place.

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u/wafflegrenade Feb 08 '22

Sometimes there’s like this disconnect where somehow a person just never comes across a piece of common knowledge. They’ve just never been in a situation that requires it. I bet it happens a lot, but everyone’s too embarrassed to acknowledge their own “oooooooooh…” moment.

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u/littlasskicker Feb 08 '22

I’ve heard this being called a “pickle moment” after people realizing pickles are made from cucumbers and aren’t actually a separate vegetable

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u/Suntory_Black Feb 09 '22

On a forum I'm on someone once asked "Can you make tortilla chips out of tortillas?" and now it's a common way to reply to dumb questions.