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What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

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  • #4652
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,071 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    If that were the case, anyone could scribble something. ;)

    One of my old bosses (not a doctor, but could have been, based on his shorthand-like calligraphy) told me that he used to have a lovely handwriting up until college, then the pressure of him having to take so many notes during the classes spoil it irreparably. I'm not sure I believed him entirely...


  • #4653
    Ipso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,995 ✭✭✭Ipso


    Pyr0 wrote: »
    I never knew until recently that a pickle was simply a "pickled" cucumber, a cucumber soaked in brine or vinegar. I always thought a pickle was a seperate vegetable!

    :o

    I thought it was a dill.


  • #4654
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,071 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Dill is one of the herbs used in certain pickles.


  • #4655
    NickNickleby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,869 ✭✭✭NickNickleby


    New Home wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure there's a book by Agatha Christie called "Murder, she said", too.

    I think I remember a phrase "Murder, he cried!", at least when "Murder she wrote" first appeared I remember thinking what a clever twist on that phrase.

    Google, here I come.

    (which no doubt will become the basis for a series title in years to come. You saw it here first).


  • #4656
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,071 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    You're very probably right, Nick. :)


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  • #4657
    Rubberlegs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,073 ✭✭✭Rubberlegs


    Chocolate Kimberlys are Jacobs Kimberlys with chocolate on. I suppose the clue is in the name:)


  • #4658
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 745 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The word holiday derives from "Holy Day". Maybe it did occur to me at some point but I don't *think* so ...


  • #4659
    the purple tin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    There's a Christmas forum on boards.


  • #4660
    FizzleSticks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,172 ✭✭✭FizzleSticks


    This post has been deleted.


  • #4661
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,029 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    FizzleSticks wrote: »
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    since when? Its perfectly fine on its own or with a few cubes of ice.


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  • #4662
    [Deleted User]
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    FizzleSticks wrote: »
    You're supposed to mix milk in with Baileys.

    My poor boyfriend politely drank it straight when I poured him a glass over Christmas.

    Straight with ice is grand. Didn't know you were supposed to put milk in it


  • #4663
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,956 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    FizzleSticks wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.
    What, now?


  • #4664
    Ciaran_B
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,518 ✭✭✭Ciaran_B


    Pyr0 wrote: »
    I never knew until recently that a pickle was simply a "pickled" cucumber, a cucumber soaked in brine or vinegar. I always thought a pickle was a seperate vegetable!

    :o

    this is blowing my mind. What about those small ones you see in jars in the supermarket. Like, 3 or 4 inches long.


  • #4665
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,956 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Ciaran_B wrote: »
    this is blowing my mind. What about those small ones you see in jars in the supermarket. Like, 3 or 4 inches long.
    Baby cucumbers!

    I saw a "How's It Made" programme on this the other day - fascinating. As all those "how it's done" programmes are!


  • #4666
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,029 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Ciaran_B wrote: »
    this is blowing my mind. What about those small ones you see in jars in the supermarket. Like, 3 or 4 inches long.

    gherkins. a variety of cucumber


  • #4667
    FizzleSticks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,172 ✭✭✭FizzleSticks


    This post has been deleted.


  • #4668
    GreeBo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,488 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    That "Lahvlahn" is live line in a Joe Duffy voice.

    My brain always read it as "lava---wha? ah forget it" :)


  • #4669
    razorblunt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    Pyr0 wrote: »
    I never knew until recently that a pickle was simply a "pickled" cucumber, a cucumber soaked in brine or vinegar. I always thought a pickle was a seperate vegetable!

    :o

    Get some pickle juice, get you some Jameson.
    You got you there a Pickleback.



    Yes, they're awful.


  • #4670
    eviltimeban
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,138 ✭✭✭eviltimeban


    I realised this before, of course, but worth stating:

    UNIcycle - one wheel

    BIcycle - two wheels.

    No one ever says "bi-cycle" though, the same way people say "uni-cycle". Or say "unicycle" the way we say "bicycle".


  • #4671
    FunLover18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    FizzleSticks wrote: »
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    I don't even drink Bailey's but this has me curious, does it specifically say on the bottle to add milk?


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  • #4672
    humberklog
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,920 Mod ✭✭✭✭humberklog


    FizzleSticks wrote: »
    You're supposed to mix milk in with Baileys.

    My poor boyfriend politely drank it straight when I poured him a glass over Christmas.

    Nope, your boyfriend has it right. You've got it wrong and badly wrong too.


  • #4673
    Hammer Archer
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,644 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    I always thought that the "green dot" symbol on packaging meant that the packaging could be recycled.


  • #4674
    theoneeyedman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,352 ✭✭✭theoneeyedman


    valoren wrote: »
    Watching the The Story of Only Fools and Horses on UK Gold, I knew that Del Boy and Rodney's business was called Trotters Independent Trader's as it was clearly written on the side of the van, never copped that the acronym of it is TIT.

    :pac:
    Saw an episode last week, where Del was in full yuppie mode, and was getting fliers printed for Trotter Independent Traders, with him down as Director in Charge, and was using all the yuppie acronyms available.

    Rodney pointed out to him that that would make him the DIC in charge of the TIT.... he changed the fliers ðŸ˜


  • #4675
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,071 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Hammer Archer wrote: »
    I always thought that the "green dot" symbol on packaging meant that the packaging could be recycled.

    No, the triangle with the three arrows means it can be recycled, the green dot with the two arrows, if I remember correctly, means that it contains recycled material.


  • #4676
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,071 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    eviltimeban wrote: »
    I realised this before, of course, but worth stating:

    UNIcycle - one wheel

    BIcycle - two wheels.

    No one ever says "bi-cycle" though, the same way people say "uni-cycle". Or say "unicycle" the way we say "bicycle".

    And TRIcycle and QUAD-bike.


  • #4677
    xabi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,028 ✭✭✭xabi


    FizzleSticks wrote: »
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    FizzleSticks wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Ah here, no chance


  • #4678
    kirk buttercup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 784 ✭✭✭kirk buttercup


    that the Canterbury logo is three kiwi birds- mind blown when my daughter told me


  • #4679
    Hammer Archer
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,644 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hammer Archer


    New Home wrote: »
    No, the triangle with the three arrows means it can be recycled, the green dot with the two arrows, if I remember correctly, means that it contains recycled material.
    It actually doesn't even mean that. It basically means that they've paid money to Repak to use it.

    https://www.repak.ie/for-business/members/become-a-repak-member/the-green-dot/

    Overall, it's insane how little plastic packaging is recyclable. I had been putting packaging with the green dot in for recycling until I saw it next to a "not currently recycled" mark.


  • #4680
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,071 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    I find it weird (and a real waste) that they accept certain plastic items but not others, even though they may have the same number and therefore be made by the same material!


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  • #4681
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 22,495 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    xabi wrote: »
    Ah here, no chance

    Ffs the main ingredient is cream why would you throw milk on top of that!

    Anyone want to hear some Baileys trivia?

    Why don't diageo open some other plants in cheaper countries to maximise profits???... Because Irish dairy is unique and of a very high quality...


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