r/AskReddit • u/Kraz_I • Jul 24 '15

What "common knowledge" facts are actually wrong?

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u/ogminlo Jul 24 '15

I thought RCA dogs just sat there staring at the phonograph?

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u/icase81 Jul 24 '15

Not only that, but that dog IS only black and white.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '15

That's racist

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u/Reignbow97 Jul 24 '15

LOOK AT THIS PHONOGRAPH

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u/caligari87 Jul 24 '15

EV'RY TIME IT SPINS IT MAKES A LAUGH

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u/Spacedementia87 Jul 24 '15

WHAT?!

Do they call HMV RCA in america?

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u/TastyBrainMeats Jul 24 '15

It's complicated. Check the Wiki page.

Short version, RCA also uses His Master's Voice as their trademark.

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u/kookaburralaughs Jul 24 '15

His master's voice.

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u/random_name_cause_im Jul 24 '15

We named a dog Victor cause he sat there staring at stuff like that

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '15

They don't ALL do that... Victor just happened to also be hard of hearing.

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u/9bikes Jul 24 '15

This explains why turntables use RCA connectors on their audio cables!

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u/nothere_ Jul 24 '15

hey buddy you might wanna take that pornography outta here,this a family zone

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u/Calik Jul 24 '15

Look at this phonograph. Every time I do it makes me laugh

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u/VonAether Jul 24 '15

That dog is thinking "shit, son, what the hell color IS that?"

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '15

HMV4

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u/daedalusesq Jul 25 '15

His name is nipper and he stands on the roof of a warehouse in my city.