Did you learn anything new today???

JerryHandbag

They say you should learn something new everyday. Heres mine.
It was 6 o clock. I discovered that the 'BONG' of the Angelus (sp?) is in the key of C#m....if there is such a chord, I play guitar but I cant grasp the names of any of the unconventional chords. So I played along for all 18 bongs.....terribly repetitive stuff....so what did you learn?

SV

That whilst nine one one may overcharge for the food, their soft rolls are the nicest ever.

PurpleBerry

I learnt that Jerry has a handbag.

Armin_Tamzarian

I learnt that lonliness and cheeseburgers are a dangerous mix...

kwyjibot

I learned that Pat Kenny's wardrobe assistant has a sense of humour/no fear of losing their job.

Snowie

that i know some one whos a prawn star

li@mo

I learned that Brian Cowens face ISN'T:eek::eek::eek::eek: a mask by the guys of Anonymous

The Paws

I learned that Celine Dion is Canadian!

JerryHandbag

PurpleBerry wrote: »

I learnt that Jerry has a handbag.

Why I didnt call myself JerryManbag I'll never know

mardybumbum

I learnt that adults (15 years and over) in this country spend an average of €1,956 per annum on alcohol and drink an average of 14.5 litres of pure alcohol.


Edit: is it "I learnt" or "I learned"? Never was great at english.

arybvtcw0eolkf

I learned that my new head phone lead was longer than the thread mill!..



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raah!

I looked up the word "peregrination" in the dictionary. It's a journey abroad, or a roaming abroad, or something like that.

Rowley Birkin QC

I learned that the film Duplicity is a crock of sh!te.

Borneo Fnctn

I learned that you should never shave a camel.

jester77

Calendar date select bridge was new for me today!

tony1kenobi

mardybumbum wrote: »

I learnt that adults (15 years and over) in this country spend an average of €1,956 per annum on alcohol and drink an average of 14.5 litres of pure alcohol.

I learnt that I am way above average.

DonkeyStyle \o/

I learned that I could learn the daily collective learnings of boards.ie members by reading the learn anything new thread on afterhours.

My name is URL

I learned that Charles Darwin's cousin is the guy that coined the term "eugenics"

Twee.

mardybumbum wrote: »

Edit: is it "I learnt" or "I learned"? Never was great at english.

Both are grammatically correct

mardybumbum

JerryHandbag wrote: »

It was 6 o clock. I discovered that the 'BONG' of the Angelus (sp?) is in the key of C#m?

Mardybumbum is not one to nitpick but.......

Isnt the angelus the one note throughout?
If so then theres no key amigo. It may very well be the note c# though.

Sgualdrine is Italian for trollops.

Local-womanizer

I learned that turkeys reproduce without having sex and an egg is a hens period,and cockerals have no cocks.....

arybvtcw0eolkf

Local-womanizer wrote: »

I learned that turkeys reproduce without having sex and an egg is a hens period,and cockerals have no cocks.....

Now you can add me to all those things too!.

Turd Ferguson

JerryHandbag wrote: »

They say you should learn something new everyday. Heres mine.
It was 6 o clock. I discovered that the 'BONG' of the Angelus (sp?) is in the key of C#m....if there is such a chord, I play guitar but I cant grasp the names of any of the unconventional chords. So I played along for all 18 bongs.....terribly repetitive stuff....so what did you learn?

e - 4
b - 5
g - 6
d - 6
a - 4
E - x


Thats a C#m for you. And I learned that if you thrown something at a homeless person they will usually throw it back

Terry

JerryHandbag wrote: »

They say you should learn something new everyday. Heres mine.
It was 6 o clock. I discovered that the 'BONG' of the Angelus (sp?) is in the key of C#m....if there is such a chord, I play guitar but I cant grasp the names of any of the unconventional chords. So I played along for all 18 bongs.....terribly repetitive stuff....so what did you learn?

ClioV6 wrote: »

That whilst nine one one may overcharge for the food, their soft rolls are the nicest ever.

kwyjibot wrote: »

I learned that Pat Kenny's wardrobe assistant has a sense of humour/no fear of losing their job.

mardybumbum wrote: »

I learnt that adults (15 years and over) in this country spend an average of €1,956 per annum on alcohol and drink an average of 14.5 litres of pure alcohol.


Edit: is it "I learnt" or "I learned"? Never was great at english.

raah! wrote: »

I looked up the word "peregrination" in the dictionary. It's a journey abroad, or a roaming abroad, or something like that.

tony1kenobi wrote: »

I learnt that I am way above average.

DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote: »

I learned that I could learn the daily collective learnings of boards.ie members by reading the learn anything new thread on afterhours.

Upward Spiral wrote: »

I learned that Charles Darwin's cousin is the guy that coined the term "eugenics"

Moonbaby wrote: »

Sgualdrine is Italian for trollops.

Me too.

discobeaker

I learned that after my Bit*h girlfriend dumped me,then €1 lucozade sport from centra mends a broken heart! Cashback

The_Minister

1408 is a mediocre film, which creates a nice sense of tension, then pisses on it.
It's like they got bored trying.

Atlantic1

I learned that Eddie Hobbs talked a load of b*l*ox Thursday on The Last Word when he said that we should sell Bank of Ireland shares. They took a big jump in value yesterday (Friday).

pierrot

If you play Football Manager for over eight hours, your left eyelid begins ti twitch.;)

Tech3

I learned that spending too much time on boards can make me socially unactive

pierrot

JerryHandbag wrote: »

'BONG' of the Angelus

I wonder where one would acquire one of these, I'd get super high:D

miss.lost

That Pizza straight outa the oven is lethal,

Owwwwssshhh!:(

S.I.R

i learned that if you get a bottle of vodka,


chug two thirds....


you'll get all the birds....


Fractions speak louder then words.

Cool_CM

pierrot wrote: »

I wonder where one would acquire one of these, I'd get super high:D

No wonder the angels are aways "merrily on high".....

scudster

I learned that there is no cure for the common cold. *ACHOO* Nose starts to dribble...

50hertz

That staring at a computer screen for 12 hours is not good for your eyes

minidazzler

I learned that I like Classical Music.

seanybiker

Mairt wrote: »

Now you can add me to all those things too!.

whats that you can reproduce without having sex,an egg is your period and you have no cock lol

DavidH82

You can have 200+ channels and still not be able to find anything decent to watch at 3 in the morning.

ferrigan101

DavidH82 wrote: »

You can have 200+ channels and still not be able to find anything decent to watch at 3 in the morning.

You just learned that today?

seanybiker

DavidH82 wrote: »

You can have 200+ channels and still not be able to find anything decent to watch at 3 in the morning.

had same problem but luckily i decided to download a few movies just for the sake of it.

minidazzler

seanybiker wrote: »

had same problem but luckily i decided to download a few movies just for the sake of it.

Ya, Rapidshare is Great for that!!! Premium account FTW!!!!:D

seanybiker

minidazzler wrote: »

Ya, Rapidshare is Great for that!!! Premium account FTW!!!!:D

Must get premium account. Tis a balls turning off and on the router every 100mbs lol

minidazzler

seanybiker wrote: »

Must get premium account. Tis a balls turning off and on the router every 100mbs lol

I could only imagine!!! Never didn't have a Premium, and I have a Static IP so router on/off wouldn't work for me!!!

DavidH82

ferrigan101 wrote: »

You just learned that today?

Yeah and it appears that it gets progressively worse after 4. Why do I even bother paying for this?

seanybiker

DavidH82 wrote: »

Yeah and it appears that it gets progressively worse after 4. Why do I even bother paying for this?

oh your paying for your ones lol. Thats worse

DavidH82

seanybiker wrote: »

oh your paying for your ones lol. Thats worse

Yeah, no magic boxes for free tv around where I live.

seanybiker

DavidH82 wrote: »

Yeah, no magic boxes for free tv around where I live.

ah sure ya be grand without em. Least ya have the interweb

DavidH82

seanybiker wrote: »

ah sure ya be grand without em. Least ya have the interweb

Still trying to get the hang of this new fangled internetting. Broadband only arrived here two months ago, I sh!t you not.

seanybiker

DavidH82 wrote: »

Still trying to get the hang of this new fangled internetting. Broadband only arrived here two months ago, I sh!t you not.

bloody hell. Thats mental.

tman

That Marble Arch is actually really close to Hyde Park, I should really stop basing distances on the tube map... ^_^
"Dai" means giant in Japanese (possibly)
Also "Chicago - If you leave me now" didn't copy onto my ipod properly... Put a bit of a downer on my day!

I can just picture this post enriching peoples life infinitely...