What did you learn today?

FootShooter

Tell me something you learned today. I'll start.

Today I learned that it's painfull to kick milk cartons in the air while you are barefoot, especially if you hit it with your toes.

Guill

Today i learned that if i press Alt + F4 my CD rom drive opens.

:cool:

Biggins

I learned there exists a poker player out there that I can fleece easily!

cml387

Guill wrote: »

Today i learned that if i press Alt + F4 my CD rom drive opens.

:cool:

OK how many of you just checked that out?

FinnLizzy

I learned learned the diffence between the 13 bus and the 13a. I went into the heart of Ballymun!

donvito99

That the leaving cert is a pile of shoite

Dublin Chick

cml387 wrote: »

OK how many of you just checked that out?

+1

cml387

Dublin Chick wrote: »

+1

Glad to see you back:)

LeeHoffmann

I learned that misperception is a word (sounded makey-uppy to me)

jonnyfingers

Never trust a fart.

thebigbiffo

i've learned that contrary to popular belief, you DO NOT learn something new every day...i can't think of one thing!

Biggins

thebigbiffo wrote: »

i've learned that contrary to popular belief, you DO NOT learn something new every day...i can't think of one thing!

You learned/thought of the above didn't you?

There ya go!

Latchy

That the old saying ''you can't teach an old dog new tricks '' again... is true

CrazyRabbit

I discovered that while I can code an application to be 'idiot proof', there's no way I can make it 'South African user-proof'. I don't know how they account for 87% of all support tickets, but only 8% of the total users for the application.

Kojak

I learnt the TRUE meaning of Christmas - money

Dublin Chick

cml387 wrote: »

Glad to see you back:)

Thank you but I wasn't gone

wolfmoon87

I learned that honesty is not always the best policy.:( FFUUUU!!!

danniemcq

women are technically pregnant for 10 months!

40 weeks!

Dublin Chick

I learned what Alt + F4 do when pressed together.

Biggins

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

I discovered that while I can code an application to be 'idiot proof', there's no way I can make it 'South African user-proof'. I don't know how they account for 87% of all support tickets, but only 8% of the total users for the application.

Your validation code not working out then? Hate when that happens!

thebigbiffo

Biggins wrote: »

You learned/thought of the above didn't you?

There ya go!

well...i did say i had a had 'learned' it!

Biggins

thebigbiffo wrote: »

well...i did say i had a had 'learned' it!

...But did you learn, you learned it!

danniemcq

when they press enter on the keyboard is it read like enta?

that could be the issue

doulikeit

I learned to close my mouth when power washing dog sh1t of the back garden

Skulldigger

That if you push down really hard on your belly button, you can get a taste of salt on your tongue.

splashthecash

I learned that you can make a boards.ie thread about pretty much anything

PandyAndy

Guill wrote: »

Today i learned that if i press Alt + F4 my CD rom drive opens.

:cool:

Haha, got a few people with that command before

On a related note though, CTRL + W does open the disc drive

Funkfield

doulikeit wrote: »

I learned to close my mouth when power washing dog sh1t of the back garden

Great first post!

smash

Guill wrote: »

Today i learned that if i press Alt + F4 my CD rom drive opens.

:cool:

No it doesn't, Ctrl+W opens your CD rom drive.

EDIT: beaten to it

Catxscotch

I learned that you cant trust the alarm clock on an iphone..Fecking short battery life!!!

yeppydeppy

I learned that if you buy an ethernet cable it doesn't guarantee it has been terminated properly. I've probably leared that before and forgotten so I'm not sure if it counts?

IvyTheTerrible

danniemcq wrote: »

women are technically pregnant for 10 months!

40 weeks!

Not really..it's that they count the pregnancy not from the date of conception but from the date since the last period (which is usually about 2 weeks before conception).

So 40 weeks is only 40 weeks without periods, not 40 weeks pregnant actually.

Dublin Chick

PandyAndy wrote: »

On a related note though, CTRL + W does open the disc drive

GOD DAMN YOU RIGHT TO HELL :eek::eek:

IvyTheTerrible

I learned a lot of new shortcuts on my computer :rolleyes:

ciagr297

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

I discovered that while I can code an application to be 'idiot proof', there's no way I can make it 'South African user-proof'. I don't know how they account for 87% of all support tickets, but only 8% of the total users for the application.

standard support response - RTFM and close the ticket

Mickey H

doulikeit wrote: »

I learned to close my mouth when power washing dog sh1t of the back garden

Looks like you learned the hard way. You know what they say: "A closed mouth catches no flies dog sh1t."

Latchy

Dublin Chick wrote: »

GOD DAMN YOU RIGHT TO HELL :eek::eek:

Loosing and having to upload a lot of data again is a pain in the ass .

stupidusername

1) that I'm destined to never give blood
2) that the rest of the people in this apartment building are complete idiots
3) that I walk too fast

CrazyRabbit

ciagr297 wrote: »

standard support response - RTFM and close the ticket

PEBKAC

smash

stupidusername wrote: »

1) that I'm destined to never give blood

chlamydia?

CrazyRabbit

stupidusername wrote: »

1) that I'm destined to never give blood
2) that the rest of the people in this apartment building are complete idiots
3) that I walk too fast

And that you forget to use full stops at the end of the sentences.

You're welcome. I love teaching people new things about themselves.

Poxyshamrock

That my laser card will be replaced by a visa debit card in January!

PandyAndy

Dublin Chick wrote: »

GOD DAMN YOU RIGHT TO HELL :eek::eek:

stupidusername wrote: »

1) that I'm destined to never give blood
2) that the rest of the people in this apartment building are complete idiots
3) that I walk too fast

No, everyone walks too slow.

Latchy

That European shares in the market have shot up again .

PandyAndy wrote: »

No, everyone walks too slow.

Indeed ...I have to whizz in and out to avoid those in the slow lane when walking

mattjack

doulikeit wrote: »

I learned to close my mouth when power washing dog sh1t of the back garden

Welcome... you will soon learn you are the not only one spiting ****e out of their mouth.

Guill

PandyAndy wrote: »

Haha, got a few people with that command before

On a related note though, CTRL + W does open the disc drive

Rot in Hell!!!!!!!!! :mad:



(live by the sword, close window by the sword)

stupidusername

smash wrote: »

chlamydia?

AIDS

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

And that you forget to use full stops at the end of the sentences.

You're welcome. I love teaching people new things about themselves.

thank you, but I would feel you're actually wrong there. in bullet points I don't think it's correct to use full stops.

PandyAndy wrote: »

No, everyone walks too slow.

yeah, everyone but me.

Remmy

That an average of 4 hours sleep each night for past last week and 2 hours sleep last night make Remmy feel like he is hallucinating. Is this real life?

blaze1

I learned hangovers last longer the older you get.

Guill

Remmy wrote: »

That an average of 4 hours sleep each night for past last week and 2 hours sleep last night make Remmy feel like he is hallucinating. Is this real life?

Or is this just fantasy?

Where To

I learned that a roundabout with traffic lights is not a roundabout.