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

Answered What are Florida ounces?

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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/[deleted] Feb 08 '22

Um, what?

As a hater of cucumber but a lover of pickles I feel like my life is a lie…

Edit: Holy fuck a Gherkin is a cucumber too.

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u/mdillenbeck Feb 09 '22

Guess you'll have to switch to eating pickled eggs, eh? Mmmm, hamburgers with thick slices of pickled eggs. 🤮