What bullshit have you convinced people was true?

[CulixCupric]

I have an uncanny knack of using "troll-logic" to convince people that stupid stuff is fact, and here's a list of some of it:

i was an elf.
magic was real, and science.
that i am a jedi, told him he'd roll a 5. he rolled a 5. I am now a jedi, according to him.
convinced someone i could turn invisible.
i have been accused of being a vampire. (i sleep at day, have light sensitive eyes, and avoid water, because i can't swim. *facepalm*, oh and convincing someone you can turn invisible doesn't help either...)

So tell me, What bullshit have you convinced people was true?

 

[thelittleman66]

I convinced my friend that headlight fluid existed.

 

[Casual Shinji]

You wouldn't happen to be working at a day care, would you?

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

Me and a friend once convinced an American lass staying here in England that on these shores the 4th July was known as Traitor's Day. It was a few years ago so I can't remember the specifics, but we built up this fairly elaborate series of 'customs' as to why it would be a bad idea for an American to go out partying (as she wanted to do) on the 4th.

 

[SirDeadly]

I convinced a friend that farm animals are only found on farms and no where else. She was doing subjects like chemistry and maths specialist so she wasn't that stupid.

EDIT: Once on Xbox Live my cousin and I convinced an American that we were from a non-English speaking country whilst speaking perfect, fluent English in a clearly Australian accent.

 

[Powereaver]

ive convinced people im in my 30's before.. not hard to do just need to act "formal"

 

[trollnystan]

I'm usually the person who believes in bullshit stories >_> I'm much too naive...

Had a classmate who claimed that during her year as an exchange student in the US the teacher put her in front of the class to answer questions about Sweden and that she lied her ass off.

Q: Do you keep reindeer as pets?
A: Yes we do.
Q: Do you have Vikings?
A: Yes, but they live on reservations much like Native Americans.
Q: Do you have polar bears and do you keep them as pets?
A: Oh yes, sometimes we see them on the streets! No we don't have them as pets because they'd eat the pet reindeer.

... And so on. According to her, no one challenged her or seemed to disbelieve her. Although I think - as I must to keep my sanity - they were either too polite to call her on it or they were just having as much fun with it as she was. I hope.

 

[CulixCupric]

You wouldn't happen to be working at a day care, would you?

no, i'm 20, and they're about 16 to 25. all the people listed above. the elf one i pulled at age 16, i was about 4'3"

 

[theartknife]

i taught younger kids in Sunday school when i was a teenager, does that count?

 

[Platti]

I once convinced a girl in my old school that semen was black and that there were zombies in South America.

"Type in 'Zombies in South America' into google and I bet you that you'll get pictures of zombies."

It worked for a bit, but she asked her parents that night (about the zombie thing) and has never believed a word I said since.

 

[Slowpool]

Convinced a friend I was a vampire. He refused to let me into his house for a week.

 

[Matt King]

i convince my friend phil that deja vu was a french disease that causes short term memory loss

 

[CulixCupric]

I convinced my friend that headlight fluid existed.

Spoiler: Do I smell a reference?

OT: I.... Really don't know. I don't talk very often.

yes, Red vs Blue reference.

Convinced a friend I was a vampire. He refused to let me into his house for a week.

as mentioned in the original post, I got accused of being a vampire. I had to walk into the sun, on a weekend at noon, just to prove i'm human. then his grilfriend said, "maybe he's had blood recently, so he can stand it for a while." *facepalm*

i taught younger kids in Sunday school when i was a teenager, does that count?

yes, this counts.

ive convinced people im in my 30's before.. not hard to do just need to act "formal"

i've convinced people i'm 14. but i look like i'm 14, so that was kinda easy for me.

Me and a friend once convinced an American lass staying here in England that on these shores the 4th July was known as Traitor's Day. It was a few years ago so I can't remember the specifics, but we built up this fairly elaborate series of 'customs' as to why it would be a bad idea for an American to go out partying (as she wanted to do) on the 4th.

that's a good one.

Either you really are a Jedi, or you just talk to a lot of stupid people.

we were playing starwars miniatures, and it was a d20. i kept guessing the die right, and waving my hand.

 

[Colour Scientist]

Are you sure the people you convinced weren't, you know, lying? Or exaggerating? Or children?

OP: I don't make a habit of convincing people of bullshit, although, I did convince a friend once that 'Bad Touch' by The Bloodhound Gang was originally a Leonard Cohen song. That's about it though.

 

[Airsoftslayer93]

I convinced a new girl that i had a child with a girl that had left the previous year, she believed it, and other people independently verified the story.

 

[CulixCupric]

I edited Hitler's Wikipedia page to say he was Jewish and showed my roommate before they changed it back... she proceeded to tell everyone she knew even arguing the point with genuine passion...

sir, this is gold. better then when they edited charlie sheen's to say he was half-man half-cocaine. you should get an internet.

 

[Rawne1980]

I convinced one of my nieces to go to the shop and get me a glass hammer and some rubber nails.

When I was in the army I sent a new lad to go to the quartermaster to get some DPM paint and a set of fallopian tube.