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What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

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  • #1082
    Blisterman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    "Vitamins" is short for "Vital Minerals".


  • #1083
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    When I was 14 I went on holidays with my parents, and being the youngest I would be on my own so we brought my cousin with us, who is roughly the same age as me.

    It was a self-catering holiday, smallish one-bed apartment - the bedroom having two single beds and the sitting room having a fold-out couch bed suitable for two people.

    The couch-bed being small and crappy, us kids were put there to share it while my parents took the bedroom with the single beds.

    3 or 4 days into the holiday my Mum asked us to swap beds with them because, "We've been sleeping in a double bed for so long we can't sleep properly in the singles". Of course, we were only too delighted to get the better single beds and let my parents take the crappy double.

    It was only yesterday, nearly 17 years later, that the penny dropped and I realised why my parents wanted to swop...

    *shudder*


  • #1084
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 95,756 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Blisterman wrote: »
    "Vitamins" is short for "Vital Minerals".
    vital amines :P


  • #1085
    Adyx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭Adyx


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    vital amines :P
    How cool is the name Casimir Funk. :pac:


  • #1086
    johnwest288
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 665 ✭✭✭johnwest288


    mortarhate wrote: »
    On the toaster issue, the numbers aren't actual minutes, they are gradients of time. I tried this the other night and a 5 went for 3 and a half minutes, and an 8 went for 4 minutes. My mate did the same and the durations were slightly longer, but the higher number stayed in for more time. Then I realised how sad it is that I was timing a toaster and stopped.

    Oh this refers to time..... I actually thought the higher the number the higher the intensity of the heat hence darker bread:o
    I was allways wondering why the heat threads inside never looked any brighter on the high setting then medium setting:o


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  • #1087
    pitythefool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭pitythefool


    seamus wrote: »
    When I was 14 I went on holidays with my parents, and being the youngest I would be on my own so we brought my cousin with us, who is roughly the same age as me.

    It was a self-catering holiday, smallish one-bed apartment - the bedroom having two single beds and the sitting room having a fold-out couch bed suitable for two people.

    The couch-bed being small and crappy, us kids were put there to share it while my parents took the bedroom with the single beds.

    3 or 4 days into the holiday my Mum asked us to swap beds with them because, "We've been sleeping in a double bed for so long we can't sleep properly in the singles". Of course, we were only too delighted to get the better single beds and let my parents take the crappy double.

    It was only yesterday, nearly 17 years later, that the penny dropped and I realised why my parents wanted to swop...

    *shudder*

    they could have easily done it in the single bed and slept apart, dont worry that wasnt the reason


  • #1088
    phasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    seamus wrote: »

    It was only yesterday, nearly 17 years later, that the penny dropped and I realised why my parents wanted to swop...

    *shudder*

    It was probably true in fairness. They might like to cuddle when they're sleeping. They could have had sex in the single beds just as easily as on the couch.

    In fact, they probably did. In the bed you slept in.


  • #1089
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    phasers wrote: »
    It was probably true in fairness. They might like to cuddle when they're sleeping. They could have had sex in the single beds just as easily as on the couch.

    In fact, they probably did. In the bed you slept in.

    Seamus is not going to thank you for that image. Sex between parents is frankly ludicrous.


  • #1090
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    phasers wrote: »
    It was probably true in fairness. They might like to cuddle when they're sleeping. They could have had sex in the single beds just as easily as on the couch.

    In fact, they probably did. In the bed you slept in.

    With his wife.


  • #1091
    Raggaroo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭Raggaroo


    Kolido wrote: »
    Sorry to bring this up again, according to this design, the setting would change the distance the strip needs to bend before cutting the power thus changing the time required. It doesn't change the temperature the toast is submitted to. Therefore the setting relates to a change in time.

    tumblr_mabd3joWX21rrazcpo1_1280.jpg


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  • #1092
    Blisterman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    vital amines :P

    You're right. :o
    Should have googled before repeating stuff from the pub.


  • #1093
    pitythefool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭pitythefool


    phasers wrote: »
    It was probably true in fairness. They might like to cuddle when they're sleeping. They could have had sex in the single beds just as easily as on the couch.

    In fact, they probably did. In the bed you slept in.

    They did the usual holiday thing and had sex in every room id say


  • #1094
    rgmmg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 542 ✭✭✭rgmmg


    If you go to www.boards.ie it lists all recent threads that have been commented on

    If you click on the number in brackets after the thread title, it will bring you the next post in that thread you haven’t read (or unread post!) or the 1st post in the thread if you've yet to read the thread at all (ya with me?!)

    I think!


  • #1095
    bb1234567
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭bb1234567


    I never knew that lingerie was pronounced like laun-jer-ray. I always thought lingerie pronounced like lin-ger-ee was an entirely different thing to lingerie pronounced like laun-jer-ray :pac:


  • #1096
    maximoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,217 ✭✭✭maximoose


    rgmmg wrote: »
    If you go to www.boards.ie it lists all recent threads that have been commented on

    If you click on the number in brackets after the thread title, it will bring you the next post in that thread you haven’t read (or unread post!) or the 1st post in the thread if you've yet to read the thread at all (ya with me?!)

    I think!

    Correct. Handy, but annoyingly doesn't work if you are browsing a sub forum rather than looking at recent posts/my threads.


  • #1097
    Eathrin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,076 ✭✭✭Eathrin


    maximoose wrote: »
    Correct. Handy, but annoyingly doesn't work if you are browsing a sub forum rather than looking at recent posts/my threads.

    Just use this button beside the thread title to bring you to the first unread post.
    Or you can use this button beside the last poster's name to bring you to the most recent post.


  • #1098
    Squeaky the Squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭Squeaky the Squirrel


    knucklehead6 wrote: »
    I've just realised that a lot of the regular posters in the Conspiracy Theory forum are freakin' nutbars!!
    who do you work for?


  • #1099
    DB Cooper 23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47 ✭DB Cooper 23


    The lyrics to the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme tune are "...Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool, And all shootin some b-ball outside of the school"
    however I always thought they were ""...Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool, And all shootin some meatballs outside of the school"


  • #1100
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,197 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    bb1234567 wrote: »
    I never knew that lingerie was pronounced like laun-jer-ray. I always thought lingerie pronounced like lin-ger-ee was an entirely different thing to lingerie pronounced like laun-jer-ray :pac:

    Christ knows where that pronunciation comes from!


  • #1101
    Allyall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    I was watching some American comedy last night, and only realised that at hallowe'en when they trick instead of getting treat, they "T.P." (Toilet Paper) them...

    I always thought they were "Teepee" ing the house - as in turning it into a tent/teepee..


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  • #1102
    pitythefool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭pitythefool


    Not obvious but Krung Thep is the capital of Tailand

    Not Bangkok


  • #1103
    Rasheed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Rasheed


    pitythefool wrote: »
    Not obvious but Krung Thep is the capital of Tailand

    Not Bangkok
    Is Krung Thep not just the Thai for Bangkok?


  • #1104
    Rasheed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Rasheed


    pitythefool wrote: »
    Not obvious but Krung Thep is the capital of Tailand

    Not Bangkok
    Is Krung Thep not just the Thai for Bangkok?


  • #1105
    Al Capwned
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,721 ✭✭✭Al Capwned


    pitythefool wrote: »
    Not obvious but Krung Thep is the capital of Tailand

    Not Bangkok

    Erm, it's the same place....
    Bangkok is the capital and the most populous city of Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep.


  • #1106
    maddragon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 589 ✭✭✭maddragon


    Just realised that shoes generally aren't interchangeable. Was wondering why sometimes my feet hurt like hell and other times they felt fine after putting on my shoes.


  • #1107
    Newaglish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,734 ✭✭✭Newaglish


    Ice Storm wrote: »
    The toaster debate reminded me of something I discovered a while ago:

    The numbers on fridge temperature settings aren't actually degrees Celsius. And even more confusingly, the higher the number, the colder the temperature. I'd been doing it wrong all along!

    WHAT


  • #1108
    pitythefool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭pitythefool


    Al Capwned wrote: »
    Erm, it's the same place....

    Taken from the qi wiki page

    Krung Thep (forfeit: Bangkok) is the proper name for the capital of Thailand. Krung Thep roughly translates as 'City of Angels', like Los Angeles. The ceremonial full name for Krung Thep is the longest place name in the world. Los Angeles is also an abbreviation. Only ignorant foreigners call Krung Thep, "Bangkok".


    Bangkock is just the port in Krung Thep


  • #1109
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,053 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Two fish are in a tank.
    One says to the other, "How do you drive this thing?"

    It took me years to get that joke. I'd always just pictured them in a panzer from the get-go, which spoiled the punchline somewhat.
    Oh, the enlightenment...


  • #1110
    Funkfield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,603 ✭✭✭Funkfield


    Rasheed wrote: »
    Is Krung Thep not just the Thai for Bangkok?
    Rasheed wrote: »
    Is Krung Thep not just the Thai for Bangkok?

    So good they named it twice.


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  • #1111
    Hoboo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,694 ✭✭✭Hoboo


    Two things, one I realised, and one I need my flat mate to realise !!!


    SPOILER ALERT


    I only clicked when I was 30 that in the song "I saw mummy kissing santa clause", that it wasnt really santy, it was dad dressed up as santy. Wanted the jolly bearded one dead since I was 4 for messin round with me ma behind my da's back.


    And for my lovely but slow flatmate.................see that dial on the toaster, its a f****ng timer, not a thermostat...........turning it up wont make your toast cook quicker, it just make my toast stay in longer, till it burns !!!


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