What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

maurasmith50 · 28-12-2012 09:13PM

Apparently everyone around where I live knew that Adolf Hitler might well have been Adolph Schicklgruber...yes...Schicklgruber! His fathers name was originally Schicklgruber , but he changed it by deed poll to something like Heidler. But due to a clerical error or something, this ended up being Hitler.

I feel so embarrassed that I didn't know this

Squaredude · 28-12-2012 09:47PM

Pressing Ctrl+enter when typing a website address will auto-complete it for you.

Sinfonia · 28-12-2012 11:00PM

The King of Moo wrote: »

I only figured out a few years ago that t-shirts are so called because they're shaped like the letter "t."

There was an episode of Futurama where (iirc) a mutant referred to an 'F-shirt' as he had two arms on one side of his torso..

You strike me as a Futurama fan.

I guess I'm asking if Futurama enlightened you!?

The King of Moo · 28-12-2012 11:17PM

Sinfonia wrote: »

There was an episode of Futurama where (iirc) a mutant referred to an 'F-shirt' as he had two arms on one side of his torso..

You strike me as a Futurama fan.

I guess I'm asking if Futurama enlightened you!?

I am a fan, and I remember that episode, but I think I saw it after I was enlightened.

My epiphany came when I saw an ad for t-shirts with a picture of a t-shirt lying flattened out. In the flattened-out state it was more clearly like a "t" than when worn by a person, then it all fell into place.

Skill Magill · 28-12-2012 11:24PM

The King of Moo wrote: »

My epiphany came when I saw an ad for t-shirts with a picture of a t-shirt lying flattened out. In the flattened-out state it was more clearly like a "t" than when worn by a person, then it all fell into place.

Then why Y fronts?

juan.kerr · 28-12-2012 11:27PM

Brussels sprouts are mini cabbages.

The King of Moo · 28-12-2012 11:27PM

eoing1 wrote: »

Then why Y fronts?

Well, the design is like an upside-down "Y."

"Upside-down y fronts" doesn't have much of a ring to it!

Sinfonia · 28-12-2012 11:27PM

eoing1 wrote: »

Then why Y fronts?

Y indeed?

*chortle*

Skill Magill · 28-12-2012 11:46PM

The King of Moo wrote: »

Well, the design is like an upside-down "Y."

"Upside-down y fronts" doesn't have much of a ring to it!

nor does lambda fronts

The King of Moo · 28-12-2012 11:47PM

eoing1 wrote: »

nor does lambda fronts

Exactly, it's far too nerdy. You'd only sell them to a few die-hard Half-Life fans.

Capt'n Midnight · 29-12-2012 12:01AM

baalthor wrote: »

Also most of the major Indian cities had their names changed during the latter decades of the 20th century.

China too, and as for Dingle ...

Ted_YNWA · 29-12-2012 12:08AM

This is like QI .. full of facts you never realised.

FYI all distances to Dublin are measured to the GPO..

Every number whose individual digits added together that can be divided by 3, the whole number can be. & come to a whole number

177891 -> 1+7+7+8+9+1 = 33 -> can be divided by 3

177891 / 3 = 59297

Chris Rea mustnt have had a good Christmas after he drove home for Christmas. The next year he released "Road to Hell"

ITS_A_BADGER · 29-12-2012 12:22AM

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

This is like QI .. full of facts you never realised.

FYI all distances to Dublin are measured to the GPO

you just blew my mind

fatherted1969 · 29-12-2012 12:39AM

I was around 20 when i realised an other wasnt actually a player in the gaa match day programes. Shameful i know

Capt'n Midnight · 29-12-2012 12:44AM

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

This is like QI .. full of facts you never realised.

FYI all distances to Dublin are measured to the GPO..

Same with most large towns, distances changed when they moved the Cork GPO a good few years ago.

mikemac1 · 29-12-2012 12:46AM

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

FYI all distances to Dublin are measured to the GPO..

Tis true

You will see milestones around Dublin

1 mile in North Strand
http://goo.gl/maps/DXDu6

2 mile in Marino

3 mile in Artane
http://goo.gl/maps/MHLqw

You could walk past these every day and never notice them.

They go all the way out to Howth

ITS_A_BADGER · 29-12-2012 12:49AM

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

This is like QI .. full of facts you never realised.

FYI all distances to Dublin are measured to the GPO..

Every number whose individual digits added together that can be divided by 3, the whole number can be. & come to a whole number

177891 -> 1+7+7+8+9+1 = 33 -> can be divided by 3

177891 / 3 = 59297

Chris Rea mustnt have had a good Christmas after he drove home for Christmas. The next year he released "Road to Hell"

mikemac1 wrote: »

Tis true

You will see milestones around Dublin

1 mile in North Strand
http://goo.gl/maps/DXDu6

2 mile in Marino

3 mile in Artane
http://goo.gl/maps/MHLqw

You could walk past these every day and never notice them.

They go all the way out to Howth

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Same with most large towns, distances changed when they moved the Cork GPO a good few years ago.

wait wait is it the same so for so a signpost to dublin in lets say in sligo or mayo so?

mikemac1 · 29-12-2012 12:51AM

KungPao wrote: »

And I just realised the Amazon logo has an arrow pointing from A to Z, suggesting they have everything!

:eek:

Nice one, never saw that at all

Mental_Legend · 29-12-2012 12:54AM

fatherted1969 wrote: »

I was around 20 when i realised an other wasnt actually a player in the gaa match day programes. Shameful i know

Or watching Gillette Soccer Saturday when I was younger and seeing "A Trialist" scoring for a club in the lower leagues of Scotland, and thinking to myself "Jaysus, this lad is scoring nearly every week! And Jeff never mentions him either, I wonder what his first name is?"

:pac:

admiralofthefleet · 29-12-2012 12:59AM

mikemac1 wrote: »

Tis true

You will see milestones around Dublin

1 mile in North Strand
http://goo.gl/maps/DXDu6

2 mile in Marino

3 mile in Artane
http://goo.gl/maps/MHLqw

You could walk past these every day and never notice them.

They go all the way out to Howth

same with railway. all distances from wexford to dublin are measured from harcourt street which closed in 1959

Canard · 29-12-2012 01:03AM

Yeah I live in Marino and have seen the milestone, I had no idea what the hell it was til my dad told me. :P

long_b · 29-12-2012 01:30AM

That John Williams (film score composer) is not the same person as John Williams (acoustic guitar virtuoso)

janja · 29-12-2012 01:41AM

BrokenArrows wrote: »

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

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa No fe####ing way :eek: Well that explains a lot , so the chimney was not blocked , wheres me Da ? Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa want a word Daaaaaa

Paz-CCFC · 29-12-2012 01:48AM

mikemac1 wrote: »

Tis true

You will see milestones around Dublin

I think I'm just after realising where the term "milestone", as in a significant step/stage/achievement etc., originated from.

EoghanIRL · 29-12-2012 01:52AM

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Ah, I found that out years ago, was delighted to see the looks on peoples faces when I told them. The surprise, the recognition, followed by the "Oh my God, how did I not know that?" - and me sitting there like a smug pr1ck

Are you serious. I watched both and I never realised untill now !!!!

ceegee · 29-12-2012 02:01AM

On a similiar note to Uncle Phil being Shredder, Raphael was played by the guy who did Yakko and Pinky in animaniacs. Strangely he now plays Donatello in the new turtles show

lecker Hendl · 29-12-2012 02:52AM

I still don't know what a tracker mortgage is...

.ak · 29-12-2012 03:00AM

Skerries wrote: »

that there is a bear in the symbol for Toblerone

I did cop the SMS thing years ago when I realised that it sounded like SOS

Speaking of toblerone...

http://slaymyboredom.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/toberlerone-break-piece.jpg

Only realised this last month...

purplegeko · 29-12-2012 03:09AM

In a traffic jam recently and got the pun in the local dog groomers name "Dog Eclipse" - little embarrassed been open years

Squaredude · 29-12-2012 04:05AM

.ak wrote: »

Speaking of toblerone...

http://slaymyboredom.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/toberlerone-break-piece.jpg

Only realised this last month...

I thought this was the way everyone did it?!

What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

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