What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

New Home · 27-07-2018 06:49PM

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

I used to wonder why innocuous videos like '10 hours of rain' would have hundreds of down-votes on YouTube - I've only just realised that it's most likely people who are trying to manipulate YouTube's algorithm so it offers a selection of videos more in line with their interests.

Unless they have them in the background as white noise to drown out other sounds when they try to sleep.

Junkyard Tom · 27-07-2018 06:57PM

New Home wrote: »

Unless they have them in the background as white noise to drown out other sounds when they try to sleep.

Yes, I sometimes use them to help me drop off. I just wondered why they had thousands of thumbs-down clicks and figured that it's people who've been directed to the video by YouTube and clicked 'thumbs-down' in an attempt to manipulate its 'suggestions' algorithm.

Robsweezie · 07-10-2018 06:49PM

spotify is free in its basic form, you just have to put up with crappy ads.

HeidiHeidi · 07-10-2018 07:32PM

Robsweezie wrote: »

spotify is free in its basic form, you just have to put up with crappy ads.

You also can't download for use offline (or at least I think you can't, I've only the haziest grasp of the whole thing tbh, but have a free account from Vodafone)

thesandeman · 07-10-2018 08:37PM

That there is such a thing as deep fried butter. Also deep fried ice cream.

I WANT!!!

Roger Hassenforder · 07-10-2018 08:45PM

The Canterbury logo is a kiwi bird

FFS
I cant believe ive only copped this today..

Mam of 4 · 07-10-2018 09:10PM

thesandeman wrote: »

That there is such a thing as deep fried butter. Also deep fried ice cream.

I WANT!!!

There is a series on Netflix , where everything is deepfried , sandwiches, desserts , etc .

Crazy competition , but so worth watching !

It's called Deep Fried Masters

Graces7 · 08-10-2018 09:19PM

Ipso wrote: »

It's also where the term blackguard comes from; people who used to look after all the dirty/black cooking utensils.

That makes no sense as blackguard is a serious insult?

ah this makes more sense

https://www.whygo.com/ireland/irish-slang-blackguard.html

and this

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/18043/what-is-the-etymology-of-blackguard-does-this-british-sounding-word-have-subt

10-10-2018 11:19PM

Saw this on facebook earlier..

The saying "Be there or be square" is because you're not a-round.......hmmm

grogi · 11-10-2018 09:20AM

Wilkinson Quattro has a fifth blade...

troyzer · 11-10-2018 09:22AM

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

The Canterbury logo is a kiwi bird

FFS
I cant believe ive only copped this today..

grogi wrote: »

Wilkinson Quattro has a fifth blade...

Holy. ****.

Mollyb60 · 11-10-2018 11:51AM

Peatys wrote: »

Wait till you cop on to Flo Rida.

I only copped yesterday that the Florida panhandle is called that because it looks just like...............the handle.............of a pan. Mind blown. :rolleyes:

Brendan Bendar · 11-10-2018 07:41PM

Mollyb60 wrote: »

I only copped yesterday that the Florida panhandle is called that because it looks just like...............the handle.............of a pan. Mind blown. :rolleyes:

And the ‘pan’ is the rest of the USA.

Like a griddle .

How did it take you so long?

Next thing you will be saying you don’t know what a 3di freeway is.

Jeez dude!

pleas advice · 12-10-2018 09:51AM

Its actually the bit in red here, so ...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Panhandle_Florida.png

lawred2 · 12-10-2018 09:58AM

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

The Canterbury logo is a kiwi bird

FFS
I cant believe ive only copped this today..

Well fu(k me

Never saw it myself until now. I just saw three fancy Cs

quickbeam · 12-10-2018 05:09PM

lawred2 wrote: »

Well fu(k me

Never saw it myself until now. I just saw three fancy Cs

Looks to me more like three arms raised with biceps bulging.

iptba · 12-10-2018 05:51PM

That a fada over a vowel in Irish means it is a long vowel sound (from “fada” meaning “long”). I realised this in sixth year in school.

Roger Hassenforder · 12-10-2018 10:53PM

quickbeam wrote: »

Looks to me more like three arms raised with biceps bulging.

Look again!!
Kiwi coming from the right of the circle

I cant believe id missed it.

Shower Doctor · 12-10-2018 11:05PM

Mary Reilly mother was Teresa’s sister.

sicknotexi · 12-10-2018 11:16PM

Only noticed recently that the A in the Samsung logo is actually more like an upside down V. Blew my mind.

Jane1012 · 12-10-2018 11:20PM

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

quickbeam · 13-10-2018 06:57AM

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Look again!!
Kiwi coming from the right of the circle

I cant believe id missed it.

Ah yeah, I did see the kiwis too. But the arms were what jumped out at me. Clever logo.

VandC · 23-10-2018 11:03PM

The meaning of the name of the band "scissor sisters". Loved their music, bought their albums back in the day. How many times did I see their logo?! And today listening to one of their songs on the radio it just dawned on me. Total face palm moment, jaw dropped a little at how I didn't cop it before

thesandeman · 05-11-2018 09:07PM

I've always assumed Afric O'Connell was a guy as I never listen to Radio 2. I only found out different this evening when she turned up on Drivetime to talk about The Spice Girls.

New Home · 12-11-2018 01:20PM

w/s/p/c/ · 12-11-2018 02:51PM

Don't know if its classes as obvious, but only found out this morning from listening to the radio that the band The Happy Monday's hit song "Step On" is a cover version/re-working of a song from the 70's.

Never ever heard that mentioned before anywhere!

everlast75 · 04-01-2019 04:18PM

That Pat Mustard was Georgie Burgess!

Aglomerado · 04-01-2019 04:27PM

everlast75 wrote: »

That Pat Mustard was Georgie Burgess!

Georgie gets the girl but Pat has to yank himself off around the clock because he's not getting any proper s*x with girls. :P

Mollyb60 · 09-01-2019 10:09AM

aka means 'also known as'. I'm such a doofus.

09-01-2019 10:25AM

Mollyb60 wrote: »

aka means 'also known as'. I'm such a doofus.

aka aka also know as.

What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

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