What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

sopretty

rawn wrote: »

Please do

My ignorance knows no bounds!

sopretty

sopretty wrote: »

Oh god, so many!

1. Thought Singapore was the capital of china
2. That Russia was a continent
3. That Canada was in America
4. Thought Honolulu was a fictional place that my mother was talking about to avoid telling me where she was going.
5. That kaput was a German word meaning 'broken'
6. That Tottenham, arsenal etc were areas of London and not towns in England.
7. That 'pronto' does not mean 'quickly' but means 'ready'
8. That speedy Gonzales was not just coming out with gibberish and was actually speaking Spanish.
9. That brazilians speak Portuguese
10. That Cincinnati is not pronounced Chin Chin atti - oh the embarrassment!
11. That rice crispier were made from rice.
12. That sweet corn comes off the cob (I thought they were 2 separate vegetables)

I could go on .........

Sorry, my post is confusing. If you preface each of my points with 'I thought that....'

sopretty

Actually, that doesn't make things any clearer. Basically, I'm as thick as two planks and best ignored!

Wotsername

sopretty wrote: »

Actually, that doesn't make things any clearer. Basically, I'm as thick as two planks and best ignored!

I think I know what you mean. Some should start
"I didn't know that (whatever) was.... or meant...." And others should start
"I used to think that (whatever) was.... or meant...."

sopretty

Wotsername wrote: »

I think I know what you mean. Some should start
"I didn't know that (whatever) was.... or meant...." And others should start
"I used to think that (whatever) was.... or meant...."

Exactly lol

The King of Moo

sopretty wrote: »

Actually, that doesn't make things any clearer. Basically, I'm as thick as two planks and best ignored!

In fairness, "pronto" only means "ready" in Italian. When it's used in English it means "quickly."

But you're still lucky you're so pretty.

:pac:

stop animal cruelty

Damien Dempsey is pretty good...

sopretty

The King of Moo wrote: »

In fairness, "pronto" only means "ready" in Italian. When it's used in English it means "quickly."

But you're still lucky you're so pretty.

:pac:

Upside of being so dumb!

stefan idiot jones

The King of Moo wrote: »

But you're still lucky you're so pretty.

:pac:

Or pretty vacant?

Sorry.

face1990

sopretty wrote: »

6. That Tottenham, arsenal etc were areas of London and not towns in England.

But... but arsenal is neither of those??

Wotsername

The King of Moo wrote: »

In fairness, "pronto" only means "ready" in Italian. When it's used in English it means "quickly."

But you're still lucky you're so pretty.

:pac:

I also think that, Pronto in Spanish, does mean 'quickly' And
Presto, in Italian, can mean either 'quickly' or 'now'

Not really obvious things.:)

sopretty

face1990 wrote: »

But... but arsenal is neither of those??

I was at a Christmas party in arsenal stadium and I am sure I was in London at the time!

Renegade Mechanic

Boards.ie








Boardsie.

Huh..

Wotsername

sopretty wrote: »

I was at a Christmas party in arsenal stadium and I am sure I was in London at the time!

Could it have been Aresnal FC, in Holloway, London? Many, many women have been to and still are in Holloway!:pac:

Polka_Dot

That if something is good, you commend it. And if you tell someone else that something is good, you recommend it. Never noticed the link between the two words as they have different stresses.

sopretty

Wotsername wrote: »

Could it have been Aresnal FC, in Holloway, London? Many, many women have been to and still are in Holloway!:pac:

I give up

The King of Moo

sopretty wrote: »

I was at a Christmas party in arsenal stadium and I am sure I was in London at the time!

You were, Arsenal and Tottenham are both North London clubs.

Mountainsandh

There's this young Belgian artist I like called Stromae, just realised it's Maestro backwards, duh, I just thought it was a nice if exotic sounding name.:rolleyes:

robertxxx

I need to do a pole.

Burdock

Mountainsandh wrote: »

There's this young Belgian artist I like called Stromae, just realised it's Maestro backwards, duh, I just thought it was a nice if exotic sounding name.:rolleyes:

Maestro backwards is ortseam

ceegee

Mountainsandh wrote: »

There's this young Belgian artist I like called Stromae, just realised it's Maestro backwards, duh, I just thought it was a nice if exotic sounding name.:rolleyes:

Pretty sure Stromae is Eamorts backwards....

Wotsername

I've just realized why, While I was sick and hadn't been out for a few days, My visiting friend upon leaving, looked at me with a very confused and worried expression.

Me: "Thanks for dropping in, It was great to see you. You're the first person I've spoken to that I could actually see."
Friend: "What? How do you mean?"
Me: "You know? You were actually here, I can see you when I'm talking to you and I couldn't actually see the others?"
Friend: (very concerned) Oh o.k, Look, you sure you're o.k?
Me: (laughing)"Yeah, yeah I'm much better now, really, Now go on or You'll be late."
Friend: "O.k then, Look, Make sure you ring me, Especially If you need anything or feel sick again, O.k? You're sure now? I'll ring you first thing in the morning o.k?"

Hours later, I was wondering why she looked so puzzled and it dawned on me, that I forgot to say that I meant " I hadn't spoken to anyone, Other than on the phone or computer!" Poor thing must have gone off thinking I was hallucinating or something.:o

Inventive User Name

Emilio Estevez is Martin Sheen's son!?!

Mind blown :eek:

Mountainsandh

Burdock wrote: »

Maestro backwards is ortseam

Pretty sure Stromae is Eamorts backwards....

Pedantic much.
I didn't know how to say Verlan in English, or if anyone would know what it is if I just posted it in French.

Verlan (French pronunciation: ​[vɛʁlɑ̃]) is an argot in the French language, featuring inversion of syllables in a word, and is common in slang and youth language. It rests on a long French tradition of transposing syllables of individual words to create slang words.[citation needed] The name verlan is an example: it is derived from inverting the sounds of the syllables in l'envers ("the inverse," pronounced lan-ver).

Diemos

Georgie Burgess is Pat Mustard!

Wotsername

Diemos wrote: »

Georgie Burgess is Pat Mustard!

Ahh Shaddin, Ye serdious?:D

Sir Arthur Daley

That its impossible to push a marshmallow through a keyhole.

NegativeCreep

WikiHow wrote: »

That its impossible to push a marshmallow through a keyhole.

Omg you're right!!

Wotsername

WikiHow wrote: »

That its impossible to push a marshmallow through a keyhole.

Nor does the key to someone else's house (that just so happens to be on your key ring) .:o



Badly phrased reply. Should have said, So is trying to.... How could I, how? (I hate myself for it)
Apologies to the pedantic grammar police.:D

mikemac1

The dentist in Love/Hate was Lieutenant Dyke in Band of Brothers :eek:


Also Sallnoggin is a real place. I thought it was a slang for your head and football players use it
From my childhood youth Dustin the Turkey was always on about "on me noggin"