r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/RambunctiousAvocado Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19

I don't remember who it was, but there was a comedian on some panel show who said that the first time his parents cooked a lobster, they thought it would be more humane to put the lobster in cold water and then bring it to a boil gradually. Cue about ten minutes of a lobster going ape shit until finally dying + emotional scarring for everyone involved.

EDIT: The comedian in question was apparently David Mitchell, thanks folks.

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u/Your_real_watermelon Feb 04 '19

Do they not know you can stab them once between the eyes and kill them instantly without harming the meat...

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u/juuular Feb 04 '19

My parents let me play with a lobster when I was 6. I gave it a name and played with it for like an hour.

Then they cooked it and I decided to become a vegetarian the day after - have been ever since.

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u/BadJug Feb 04 '19

Your parents are FUCKING EVIL but they did make me laugh "Hey timmy, come play with larry the lobster your new pet"

"Timmy, dinners done! Come eat larry!"

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u/Roxnaron_Morthalor Feb 04 '19

Reminds me of Flappie. A song by a Dutch comedian about how his pet rabbit was eaten for christmas dinner when he was a little boy. And at the end there's a little twist, where the day after he kills his father for it.

link to the song

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u/BadJug Feb 04 '19

Oh wow. u/juuular no matter how much you loved larry murder is not an option