What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

iamwhoiam

That the word bed looks like a bed

sxt

The less petrol you have in the car, the faster the car goes

Markcheese

The word alphabet, is just from the first 2 letters of the Greek alphabet... (alpha and beta)

D'oh

"Wains" or "Weans", meaning kids, is just a contraction of "Wee ones" or "wee 'uns", as said in a Scottish or Norn Iron accent.

Never clicked until recently.

Jane1012

Jane1012 wrote: »

Tea light candles are called that because they are meant to be used to keep a pot of tea warm!!

Pen knives got their name because they were used to sharpen quills to use as writing implements.

Capt'n Midnight

iamwhoiam wrote: »

That the word bed looks like a bed

wait until you find out about Boob

B - top view
oo - front view
b - side view

New Home

That most of the actors in Ghosts are the cast of Horrible Histories.

dresden8

Lawlesz wrote: »

Arkansas and Arkinsaw are not two different states.

I used to see Arkansas written down and assumed it was pronounced as it reads. You'd often hear 'Arkinsaw' mentioned on TV or radio, and I assumed it was a whole separate state.

It's not.

I'm not actually that stupid normally.

Not you're fault that Americans can't spell. Or read.

2lazytogetup

1. There are no such thing as right or wrong, only interests

2. there is no free choice in the world. your decisions are based on brain cells that make decisions based on previous encounters. these chemicals and brain cells control you. If an outside observer had a program they could predict everything that will happen from the Big Bang. including your whole life.

Put 1 and 2 together, means you shouldn't feel morally bad about anything bad you ever did. If you get sent to prison its only to act as a deterrent to others and to keep you out of publics way.

2lazytogetup

on a lighter note. watching BBC they talked about Oxbridge authorities talking about some new third level news story. never knew where Oxbridge college was.

Oxbridge = Oxford and Cambridge. where all the unis are

FunLover18

2lazytogetup wrote: »

on a lighter note. watching BBC they talked about Oxbridge authorities talking about some new third level news story. never knew where Oxbridge college was.

Oxbridge = Oxford and Cambridge. where all the unis are

Not all, just the two major ones. There are unis in other towns :pac:

Blackhorse Slim

FunLover18 wrote: »

Not all, just the two major ones. There are unis in other towns :pac:

Yep. Like Camford.

ohnonotgmail

Blackhorse Slim wrote: »

Yep. Like Camford.

and Hull.

pawdee

Peatys wrote: »

Wait till you cop on to Flo Rida.

My kids thought I was joking when I mentioned Be Y Once. How we laughed.

pawdee

Up until my thirties I thought "misled" was pronounced "my-zeld" and "trilogy" was "tri-ology". My dad had an "acronym" for people like me.....THICK.

2lazytogetup

FunLover18 wrote: »

Not all, just the two major ones. There are unis in other towns :pac:

well i didnt mean it literaly where all the unis are. i meant were alot of the unis are. did you think i thought there were no unis in any other part of the country

TrangiaCoffee

Football is coming home

ILoveYourVibes

t rex couldn't run but had a walking stride of ten meters

seagull

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

t rex couldn't run but had a walking stride of ten meters

Recent thinking is that T Rex could run fairly fast

thesandeman

I've just watched Nadine Coyle on Living With Lucy.
I honestly had no idea she was one of Girls Aloud although as soon as I heard her name I distinctly rememberd the exact moment when she got kicked off the talent show and the white haired girl who worked in the Hole In The Wall in Galway took her place.
That's age for ya!

My dog probable didn't go to live on a farm

Atlantic Dawn

That the new population of scumbag coming up will need myself and 4 of my fellow taxpayers to fund each scummer lifestyle in every cent of our income tax each year until they die.

vriesmays

Diversity doesn't mean more women.

Munstergirl854

When I was younger, I used to think Al Jazeera was the news outlet for terrorist propaganda (The Taliban/Al Qaeda).

Cue news reports from Bin Laden in a cave.

I was talking to my elderly neighbour one day and when she told me it was the only news channel she now watches and the best, I walked away scratching my head.

That a dog would eat fish, I was absolutely convinced that only cats eat fish, until I saw a friend giving some fish to the dog.

DavyD_83

If you cook scrambled egg on non-stock frying pan, it doesn't stick.
Mind blown!
Why the hell was I shown how to make scrambled eggs in a stainless steel pot?? I've always assumed there was a reason it needed to be on a pot, so have done it this way for the past 20(?) yrs. I've always meant to try/buy a non stick pot for this but never got round to it...

DMcL1971

After having watched Game of Thrones and being a fan of Lily Allen. I have only just found out that Alfie Allen who played Theon Greyjoy is Lily’s little brother and the subject of her song ‘Alfie’.

the purple tin

There is a TV show called My Left Nut that has been going for ages. I only just twigged it is a play on words for My Left Foot.

TP_CM

That The Happy Pear is a pun on The Happy Pair (of twins).

SupaCat95

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

My dog probable didn't go to live on a farm

That is TRUE, he is there with my dog, Rashers. They chase rabbits all day and when they are done the farmer gives them a fresh bowl of warm milk straight from the milking parlour and they both enjoy an big meaty bone together at night!!