I always tell whoever it is to read the whole article instead of just the headline or Google it further, whereupon they say "I did read it" (no they didn't) and "Google is leftist". Ignorance is a choice.
Wife, but yes.
Of course, in all modesty, I'm generally pretty good at double-checking my facts before I make a statement anyway. I've been embarrassed before and didn't like it.
I don't have a husband, but one of my friends about Star Trek Voyager:
Them: "They didn't have a Voyager model, it was all CGI."
Me: "They did have a pretty sizeable one, but did frequently use CGI towards the end of the run."
My son and I play the 'who's right' game all the time! I'm usually the one to say, "Let's Google it" because well, I'm usually right. 😎 We also bet a dollar each time; what he owes me rivals the national debt.
My sweetie once looked at a friend who was trying to argue with me and said, "You may as well face it. Georg is always right. But you don't have to get used to it."
I once mentioned to my husband that there was a bird called the Blue Footed Booby. He refused to believe me;thought I was joking. Despite my protests- I loathe ‘pranks’ (or ‘bullshitting’)- he did not accept it until he Googled. AND he acted like I was responsible for the ridiculousness of the name!
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It’s usually followed by a quiet “huh”.
You rock!
Of course, in all modesty, I'm generally pretty good at double-checking my facts before I make a statement anyway. I've been embarrassed before and didn't like it.
Sounds tedious at the least. Competitive, low self esteem, boring.
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Them: "They didn't have a Voyager model, it was all CGI."
Me: "They did have a pretty sizeable one, but did frequently use CGI towards the end of the run."
One Google later:
Me: "So...?"
Them: "... You were right."