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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I went to a party at a friend's house (I had never been to his house before, we were just friends from college) and a bunch of people are in his hot tub. It was dark out. I decided to get in, and assumed the deck his hot tub was sitting on continued on behind the hot tub. It did not, and there was a roughly 6 foot drop on the back side. I walk over to get in, step off the deck accidentally, do a complete front flip and land on my feet. They all yell "Are you ok?" and then I get back on the deck completely unscathed.

No one that wasn't there ever believes this story.

[–] raldone01@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

That's a crazy story. I whish you good fortune in the future too.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A girl sexually assaulted me in middle school.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 18 hours ago

It is absolutely insane that people believe any woman about any sexual assault, but a man being sexually assaulted? That’s not a real thing!

To be clear, I’m not saying “believe women” is incorrect. I’m saying that disregarding any male focused SA while believing all female focused is a very troubling double standard in my eyes.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (9 children)

"Alien sighting"

Was watching a plane go along the night sky, blinking away as they do. Then it stopped moving but kept blinking for about 5 seconds. Then shot straight down to the horizon leaving a little trail of light behind like a comet or something.

Some star wars hyperspace bollocks or something

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

Aircraft turned away from you while climbing away, making it appear stationary. Kick on some afterburners, and it'll take off like a bat out of hell in front of a 200' flame.

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 23 hours ago

that was cock aliens they piss me off

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[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not really a crazy story, but:

I am exceptionally good at chess, and have zero recollection of ever having learned how to play it. No memory whatsoever of who taught me, or ever learning what the individual pieces do- let alone strategy.

And I don’t drink and don’t do drugs, so it couldn’t have happened during the blurry years many have.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

A few of my friends refuse to believe that a mutual friend who was my neighbour at uni was and is black and had family members visit from Jamaica. He was very white passing though.

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