Questions you never asked.......

Nervous Wreck

Anyone have anything they've always wondered about but never asked, be it out of laziness, forgetfulness or embarrassment?

Like, what the f*ck is porridge? I'm sure I should know. It seems like a perfectly normal thing that everyone should know. But no one in my house ever ate porridge so, I've seriously no idea. Someone answer my question and ask your own!

LadyJ

I don't know what a tracker mortgage is.....

Walls

What are the rules and scoring protocols of hurling, football and gaelic football?

LadyJ

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Like, what the f*ck is porridge? I'm sure I should know. It seems like a perfectly normal thing that everyone should know. But no one in my house ever ate porridge so, I've seriously no idea. Someone answer my question and ask your own!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porridge

LadyMayBelle

I had no idea what a social worker did even after my first week in college training to be one.. actually I still don't know :pac:

I remember as a young wan about 12 or 13 I didn't know what 'to shift' was... (in Galway it means snog..god I hate that word!!)

Nervous Wreck

LadyJ wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porridge

That looks gross!

LadyJ

Yeah, it's actually not as bad as you'd think but it's no coco pops.

rainbow kirby

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

That looks gross!

Porridge is awesome, particularly with raisins, cinnamon and honey

Professey Chin

LadyJ wrote: »

I don't know what a tracker mortgage is.....

http://www.moving.ie/mortgages/faq.asp#tracker

Now.People have no need to ever ask that question again

LadyJ

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

http://www.moving.ie/mortgages/faq.asp#tracker

Now.People have no need to ever ask that question again

Still lost tbh.

Ok, let's start smaller. What's a bank?

Professey Chin

LadyJ wrote: »

Still lost tbh.

Ok, let's start smaller. What's a bank?

Khannie

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Like, what the f*ck is porridge?

Good one. Try it. Get yourself some oats in the supermarket (in the cereal section), soak them overnight (optional). Bang them in the saucepan. Bit of milk. Boil that sucker up for a bit. Milk to cool it down to eating temperature. Add something delicious (spoon of jam / whatever you're in to).

Not mental about the porridge myself, but it's a great way to get from breakfast to lunch on feck all calories.

Jules

Or you can buy the tube of microwave oats. 2 scoops of oats and 4 scoops of water into the microwave for 2 mins allow to stand for 1 min and bob is your mothers brother! tea spoon of honey makes it tasty!

emeraldstar

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Like, what the f*ck is porridge? I'm sure I should know. It seems like a perfectly normal thing that everyone should know. But no one in my house ever ate porridge so, I've seriously no idea. Someone answer my question and ask your own!

Wow, poor you. It's great stuff, my favourite food

Joey the lips

LadyJ wrote: »

Still lost tbh.

Ok, let's start smaller. What's a bank?

A bank!

Is an organisation that spends all your money on investments looses every penny then gets the goverment to give it a loan it will never pay back.


A bit like a son and his dad!

Dublin_Gunner

LadyJ wrote: »

Still lost tbh.

Ok, let's start smaller. What's a bank?

Doesn't matter - according to the link, you can't get one anyway!

LivingDeadGirl

I can't think of anything in particular right now but I often these days finally put two and two together with regard to where words come from, eg. why it's called a bank holiday, and called interrailing. Lol.

jellie

why do you sneeze when looking at bright light or sun? ive always wondered it everytime i sneezed from it and thought "hmm should google that" but never did *goes off to google*

Dublin_Gunner

sar84 wrote: »

why do you sneeze when looking at bright light or sun? ive always wondered it everytime i sneezed from it and thought "hmm should google that" but never did *goes off to google*

You're the only one. See a doctor.

Luckily, it shouldn't affect you too much here, eh?

Malari

sar84 wrote: »

why do you sneeze when looking at bright light or sun? ive always wondered it everytime i sneezed from it and thought "hmm should google that" but never did *goes off to google*

Photo-sneezing! That happens to me too. I actually think it's fairly common.

mega man

why do people put up with this government

jellie

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

You're the only one. See a doctor.

See below

Malari wrote: »

Photo-sneezing! That happens to me too. I actually think it's fairly common.

Wikipedia wrote:

The probable cause is a congenital malfunction in nerve signals in the trigeminal nerve nuclei. The fifth cranial nerve, called the trigeminal nerve, is apparently responsible for sneezes. Research suggests that some people have an association between this nerve and the nerve that transmits visual impulses to the brain. Overstimulation of the optic nerve triggers the trigeminal nerve, and this causes the photic sneeze reflex.

ok wikipedias not the most reliable of sources, but its answered my question

Xiney

Like, if you eat special brownies..... do you still get the munchies?

I've always wanted to know

starflake

Xiney wrote: »

Like, if you eat special brownies..... do you still get the munchies?

I've always wanted to know

Yep you sure do

Xiney

sounds like a positive feedback loop lol

starflake

Xiney wrote: »

sounds like a positive feedback loop lol

Maybe i'm just a glutten! lol

Beetlebum

What the hell is the Matrix?

I've seen that movie twice and I still don't quite get it...it's a paralell universe of sorts I think but I'm too embarassed to ask. After watching it when everyone said..oh that was amazing...I just smiled and nodded:/

minidazzler

Beetlebum wrote: »

What the hell is the Matrix?

I've seen that movie twice and I still don't quite get it...it's a paralell universe of sorts I think but I'm too embarassed to ask. After watching it when everyone said..oh that was amazing...I just smiled and nodded:/

The Matrix is a computer program which people are tied into by their minds. That's basically it. The Matrix is the life we percieve around us.

spinandscribble

why do men have hair on their face? (apart from wanting to look teh sexy that is )

minidazzler

spinandscribble wrote: »

why do men have hair on their face? (apart from wanting to look teh sexy that is )

I only grow a beard when I want to look good, I hate how I look without one:(

spinandscribble

mmmmh beards. might revive that beard thread soon. its overdue.

Dante

What do the digits on British reg plates actually stand for?

Little Acorn

Why are some people clumsy? They be quite intelligent generally,but always drop things,slip,fall over,burn themselves,knock things over, or bump their heads or elbows?

Why are some people lazy? Say in a family of 4 kids,raised by the same parents in the same environment there are 3 who are high achievers,very motivated and organised,study hard at school/college,get good jobs etc., why is there sometimes one who never studies,hates housework,very disorganised,late for everything etc?

Why can some people not cook?
Sometimes 2 people could follow the exact same recipe,step by step yet the food will still taste different. Some people's food always tastes crap,and some people's food mostly tastes good.

Why are some people kind hearted/sensitive,and others can be quite cold/detached? I've noticed these differences in groups of people who are friends with each other. It's funny how such different people can get along.Probably something to do with balance.

Why do humans not grow more than 2 sets of teeth,or 1 set of limbs? Seems abit of a flaw in evolution.

Why are some people photogenic?
Average in person, beautiful in photos.
OR
Beautiful in person, quite unattractive in photos.

Why do some people dwell on things and get stressed,whilst others can be very carefree?

Why do I have so many questions?:)

lou91

Why is there so many combination bike and baby stores?
Euro Cycles and Euro Babies and the likes of them. There's loads of them all around the place.
WTF is the link there??

Thumpette

oooh ooooh ooooh I want to play!

Accents, whats that about! I know now people pick up the accents of the people around them, but how did anyone get an accent to start when. When CC discovered America they natives hardly had a boston drawl- where did it come from?

Warfi

RandomUserName! wrote: »

Why is there so many combination bike and baby stores?
Euro Cycles and Euro Babies and the likes of them. There's loads of them all around the place.
WTF is the link there??

I think there is a link there alright *snigger*

On a cleaner note, that combination is nearly as bizarre as a doughnut with curry in it (yes it does exist.....my tastebuds are still recovering from the shock)

Little Acorn

Thumpette wrote: »

oooh ooooh ooooh I want to play!

Accents, whats that about! I know now people pick up the accents of the people around them, but how did anyone get an accent to start when. When CC discovered America they natives hardly had a boston drawl- where did it come from?

I always wonder about accents too! All languages and words in general too.

When did humans start to sing?

How do people decrypt ancient writings that haven't been used in thousands of years,like ancient egyptian symbols etc? How do they know they are interpreting them correctly,and not just essentially creating their own meaning for the symbols/words?

Latchy

Little Acorn wrote: »

Why are some people kind hearted/sensitive,and others can be quite cold/detached? I've noticed these differences in groups of people who are friends with each other. It's funny how such different people can get along.Probably something to do with balance.

Why do humans not grow more than 2 sets of teeth,or 1 set of limbs? Seems abit of a flaw in evolution.

Why are some people photogenic?
Average in person, beautiful in photos.
OR
Beautiful in person, quite unattractive in photos.

Something I have often wondered myself

Chucky the tree

Aren't accents a gotten from a mix of different accents? Obviously the natives didn't have a boston drawl but natives+spainish/portugese then add in english and french = boston drawl maybe?

minidazzler

Little Acorn wrote: »

I always wonder about accents too! All languages and words in general too.

When did humans start to sing?

How do people decrypt ancient writings that haven't been used in thousands of years,like ancient egyptian symbols etc? How do they know they are interpreting them correctly,and not just essentially creating their own meaning for the symbols/words?

For Hyroglyphics it was the rosetta stone that solved it. Since the stone was in Egyptian and Classical Greek it was a matter of matching really.

Little Acorn

minidazzler wrote: »

For Hyroglyphics it was the rosetta stone that solved it. Since the stone was in Egyptian and Classical Greek it was a matter of matching really.

Oooh,interesting,
I'll have to find out more about that,as always found it puzzling.
Thanks for the info. :-)

Húrin

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Like, what the f*ck is porridge? I'm sure I should know. It seems like a perfectly normal thing that everyone should know. But no one in my house ever ate porridge so, I've seriously no idea. Someone answer my question and ask your own!

How could anyone in this part of the world not know what porridge is?

lou91

Warfi wrote: »

I think there is a link there alright *snigger*

On a cleaner note, that combination is nearly as bizarre as a doughnut with curry in it (yes it does exist.....my tastebuds are still recovering from the shock)

?

sarah+1

That curry doughnut sounds disgusting. Is there sugar on it?

Why do men have nipples? Why don't belly buttons heal?!

Anna Molly

who put the fig in the fig roll?:pac:

Novella

Where does the port tunnel go?!

(Well, I should have asked that before presuming it went to England and having a panic attack when I almost ended up in it 'cause I didn't wanna go to another country! :pac:)


Also, I would like to know how exactly some things seems like a great idea at the time, but they really actually aren't at all?! :mad:

Xiney

ok, so this is one that I remembered last night walking home from the shop at 11pm wishing I had a car already:

You know the engine size in litres? What does the 1.0 L represent for example? I mean, it's not the actual physical displacement of the engine because 1 L is just a carton of milk, but is it the space inside the cylinders? What's the deal?

Xiney

sarah+1 wrote: »

That curry doughnut sounds disgusting. Is there sugar on it?

Why do men have nipples? Why don't belly buttons heal?!

men have nipples because humans all start out with the same basic parts in the womb... the hormones that differentiate the genitals and so on don't start acting until the embryo is over 2 months old.

Novella

Xiney wrote: »

ok, so this is one that I remembered last night walking home from the shop at 11pm wishing I had a car already:

You know the engine size in litres? What does the 1.0 L represent for example? I mean, it's not the actual physical displacement of the engine because 1 L is just a carton of milk, but is it the space inside the cylinders? What's the deal?

Does it have something to do with petrol?! 'Cause people always say the smaller the engine in L, the easier it is on petrol! Or something!

minidazzler

Anna Molly wrote: »

who put the fig in the fig roll?:pac:

Two tubes, one inside the other, the biscuit one is bigger the fig one smaller, then they flatten it when it comes out. (I think)

Xiney wrote: »

ok, so this is one that I remembered last night walking home from the shop at 11pm wishing I had a car already:

You know the engine size in litres? What does the 1.0 L represent for example? I mean, it's not the actual physical displacement of the engine because 1 L is just a carton of milk, but is it the space inside the cylinders? What's the deal?

But it's the physical displacement of the Piston within the cylinder as far as I know. The motor's lads would have a better Idea than me though.

It's the dimentions of the chamber, the bore and stroke that give us the engine size. It has nothing to do with petrol directly.

As far as I can tell from googling, the actual engine size of say 2.4 liters is the size of however many cylinders there are combined.

So you might have a 4 cylinder 2.4 liter engine. This means, If I am right, that you have 4 cylinders with .6 liter capacity each.

But I could be wrong. I just did some googling because I was interested thanks to your post:D

Novella

minidazzler wrote: »

But it's the physical displacement of the Piston within the cylinder as far as I know. The motor's lads would have a better Idea than me though.

It's the dimentions of the chamber, the bore and stroke that give us the engine size. It has nothing to do with petrol directly.

As far as I can tell from googling, the actual engine size of say 2.4 liters is the size of however many cylinders there are combined.

So you might have a 4 cylinder 2.4 liter engine. This means, If I am right, that you have 4 cylinders with .6 liter capacity each.

But I could be wrong. I just did some googling because I was interested thanks to your post:D

Riiiiiiiiight!