What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

Chin Stroker

What things have you just found out that would be seemingly obvious to everyone else?

Up untill last year I thought Washington DC was in Washington State

Cee-Jay-Cee

That Washington DC was in Washington State.

nice_very

that "lonely this christmas" was never an elvis song.. only found out this week!!

Chin Stroker

CJC999 wrote: »

That Washington DC was in Washington State.

But its not.

Pilotdude5

Babies don't come from praying to Mary. They get delivered by Storks.

dixiedan

I only realised recently that the 8 digit number I have for my online banking for about 13 years contains my birth date... ddmmyyxx.

Okay, maybe not obvious to everyone, but should have been obvious to me :rolleyes:

Wibbs

I'm constantly surprised by my own ignorance. Others are not, which is a worry..

kincsem

My posts on After Hours are neither insightful or witty.

nocoverart

I used to think Washington DC was a state. I don't mean I thought that Washington DC was in Washington state. Fook! America is confusing.

Al Capwned

The punchline to "Why did the chicken cross the road" has a second meaning....

"The other side" - I did laugh at myself when i realised this a year or so ago - I'm 35.

Chin Stroker

dixiedan wrote: »

I only realised recently that the 8 digit number I have for my online banking for about 13 years contains my birth date... ddmmyyxx.

Okay, maybe not obvious to everyone, but should have been obvious to me :rolleyes:

And whats your DOB?

zenno

Chin Stroker wrote: »

What things have you just found out that would be seemingly obvious to everyone else?

Up untill last year I thought Washington DC was in Washington State

Immaculate peace.

Pottler

That only fools and horses work. I'm trying to keep it to myself though.

slim223

alproctor wrote: »

The punchline to "Why did the chicken cross the road" has a second meaning....

"The other side" - I did laugh at myself when i realised this a year or so ago - I'm 35.

I still don't get it :rolleyes:

3ndahalfof6

My toilet does not double up as a bidet, 2 in 1 should be invented.

blacklilly

slim223 wrote: »

I still don't get it :rolleyes:

I get it! I very rarely get anything, I'm delighted with myself

Canard

That Montreal, being a French speaking country, has a French meaning. Mont Royale. And I love French. :pac:

There's loads more that always hit me...e.g. diabolical being a word relating to the devil, and once it was demolition being related to demolish. I also love English. I can be so slow sometimes.

mikemac1

You don't need to type www. before many well known websites. Boards is one

I spent years and years typing www. every time

Only copped on this year and was treated like a fool by someone I told :rolleyes:

UCDVet

That my weird thing making noise in my closet every time someone took a shower was, in fact, a 'shower pump'. And, without said 'shower pump' it would be impossible to take a shower.

It's going to be a dirty, smelly Christmas for me.

patakadarragh

Just recently got the name of Abrekebabbra.....

GreeBo

blacklilly wrote: »

I get it! I very rarely get anything, I'm delighted with myself

Share the wealth?

Teyla Emmagan

alproctor wrote: »

The punchline to "Why did the chicken cross the road" has a second meaning....

"The other side" - I did laugh at myself when i realised this a year or so ago - I'm 35.

I don't get it either?!

Al Capwned

slim223 wrote: »

I still don't get it :rolleyes:

Glad I'm not the only one....

The other side ...

• of the road...
• "The afterlife"

EDIT - reading other's posts, maybe I just developed a fantastic new joke!! :pac: :pac:

Canard

mikemac1 wrote: »

You don't need to type www. before many well known websites. Boards is one

I spent years and years typing www. every time

Only copped on this year and was treated like a fool by someone I told :rolleyes:

Hint: you don't ever have to type www. :P

GreeBo wrote: »

Share the wealth?

The other side being the way people often refer to the afterlife. :P

edit: ninja'd :pac:

Where To

Nobody likes me.:mad:

Like I give a sh1t

holystungun9

Each Rice Krispy is made from a single crisp.

Julius Seizure

slim223 wrote: »

I still don't get it :rolleyes:

Hint:

to die

brummytom

'To get to the other side'. 'Other side' = afterlife. Why did he cross the road? Gets hit by a car. Bam. Dead chicken.


So is it really a harrowing tale of a suicidal bird?

Teyla Emmagan

alproctor wrote: »

Glad I'm not the only one....


The other side ...

• of the road...
• "The afterlife"

:pac:

Ah right

Julius Seizure

Patchy~ wrote: »

Hint: you don't ever have to type www. :P
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Dublin bus being an annoying anomaly if I remember correctly

BrokenArrows

Santa isn't real. How have I been so blind all these years!

ahtfulal84

The wheels on the bus do indeed go round and round

mikemac1

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.
She had so many children, she didn't know what to do;

Welfare sponge :mad:

Ava_e

For all the "intensive purposes" I have heard, when it really means Intents and purposes.

I'm either dumb or deaf.

But mostly dumb

Where To

ahtfulal84 wrote: »

The wheels on the bus do indeed go round and round

No they don't. They just go round.

3ndahalfof6

Where To wrote: »

No they don't. They just go round.

They do indeed go round and round, you are confused with the, they are round,

sleeeeeeeeeeeeep your back in the room.

Pottler

Where To wrote: »

Nobody likes me.:mad:

Like I give a sh1t

I quite like your posts, if that's any help.:D

Nobody on here likes me either, but I always got that. Pretty much everyone likes me irl though, so I can live with being an online baddie.:D

Where To

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

They do indeed go round and round, you are confused with the, they are round,

sleeeeeeeeeeeeep your back in the room.

No they just go round continuously, there is no and. If they went round and round they would be jumping about all over the place.

mattjack

Where To wrote: »

Nobody likes me.:mad:

Pottler wrote: »

I quite like your posts, if that's any help.:D

Nobody on here likes me either, but I always got that. Pretty much everyone likes me irl though, so I can live with being an online baddie.:D

I like both your posts, It being the Season of Goodwill and all that shite

Pottler

Where To wrote: »

No they just go round continuously, there is no and. If they went round and round they would be jumping about all over the place.

Ok, so they go round. Jeez, we get it.:D It's obvious.

3ndahalfof6

Where To wrote: »

No they just go round continuously, there is no and. If they went round and round they would be jumping about all over the place.

Only if they were talking, 1 wheel speaking to another wheel, I am sick of this going around and around.

nocoverart

I used to always think that a vacuum cleaner was actually called a hoover and then realised it's just a brand name. The same thing happened me with Jeep thinking it was a type of vehicle and not a manufacturer.

Biggins

I just realised this week just how retarded the top men of the NRA REALLY are - and not just gun-nuts.

GreeBo

Patchy~ wrote: »

Hint: you don't ever have to type www. :P

Yes you do, it depends on how the domain was registered/setup!

Shryke

Edit: He got in an edit first. Grr.

Pottler

mattjack wrote: »

I like both your posts, It being the Season of Goodwill and all that shite

Ahh sthopp, you'll twist me neck.:D
I've only just realised in the last year that people really only judge you by how you appear, superficially. Dress well, people notice stuff like that.

ahtfulal84

The National Roads Authority have become the National Rifles Association

Where To

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

Only if they were talking, 1 wheel speaking to another wheel, I am sick of this going around and around.

Wheel's don't talk. They whine when their bearings are fcuked but they never talk. If I ever heard a wheel talk to me I'd go sign myself in somewhere.

Shryke

Pottler wrote: »

Ahh sthopp, you'll twist me neck.:D
I've only just realised in the last year that people really only judge you by how you appear, superficially. Dress well, people notice stuff like that.

You choose how you dress, it's an external representation of you. I disagree though! What comes out of your mouth makes all the difference.

A Primal Nut

brummytom wrote: »

'To get to the other side'. 'Other side' = afterlife. Why did he cross the road? Gets hit by a car. Bam. Dead chicken.


So is it really a harrowing tale of a suicidal bird?

Is this some modern twist on the joke? I assume the original joke was just some kind of antijoke, would be surprised if it was about the chicken committing suicide all this time.:D

staker

Derv is another name for diesel, hadn't realised that til today-driving close on 20 years:o