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What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

Chin Stroker · 2012-12-22 21:18:28

What things have you just found out that would be seemingly obvious to everyone else? Up untill last year I thought Washington DC was in Washington State :o

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#1112 21-03-2013 03:36PM

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Hoboo wrote: »

toast

Please don't mention the T word

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#1113 21-03-2013 03:40PM

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ive just realized that i can reply using the 'quick reply' thing at the bottom.

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#1114 21-03-2013 03:42PM

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I just got Ruudi Mentari's username.

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#1115 21-03-2013 04:31PM

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Devil's Food Cake = Black

Angel's Food Cake = White

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#1116 21-03-2013 04:41PM

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In mircosoft ooutlook, I can delete emails straight from the pop-up notifier in the corner rather than going to outlook itself. Never noticed that until today.

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#1117 22-03-2013 11:48AM

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Shenshen's avatar is actually Deanna Troi and not Otto from the simpsons. I think I need my eyes checked

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#1118 22-03-2013 12:09PM

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that the so called people telling people what to do, have actually no idea themselves, and are only out for themselves and their own gain. (already knew this, but got it verified AGAIN this morning after listening to the news).

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#1119 22-03-2013 12:29PM

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Squeaky the Squirrel wrote: »

who do you work for?

i can't say here, but the phone number is 01 215 7400

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#1120 22-03-2013 12:30PM

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Patchy~ wrote: »

That Montreal, being a French speaking country, has a French meaning. Mont Royale. And I love French. :pac:.

Montreal is not a country. I'm taking it that you mean Canada.

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#1121 22-03-2013 12:57PM

Amirani

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pitythefool wrote: »

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

Did ignorant foreigners create most of the non-Thai signage in Bangkok? I've been and it's called Bangkok pretty extensively.

You could make the same argument with Milan/Milano and Munich/Munchen.

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#1122 22-03-2013 01:40PM

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NiallSparky wrote: »

Did ignorant foreigners create most of the non-Thai signage in Bangkok? I've been and it's called Bangkok pretty extensively.

You could make the same argument with Milan/Milan and Munich/Munchen.

Milan and Milan are the same thing

I always thought that Munich was a translation of Munchen

I know it is extensively called Bangkok, that is why I said it is not obvious in the first place

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#1123 22-03-2013 03:22PM

uch

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That it's Lashing Rain out

21/25

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#1124 22-03-2013 04:16PM

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uch wrote: »

That it's Lashing Rain out

are you in Limerick

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#1125 22-03-2013 05:19PM

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Hoboo wrote: »

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.

I'm 38 and this is news to me - i always thought mummy was a milf with a thing for fat men:D

pickarooney wrote: »

I just got Ruudi Mentari's username.

I just got it now too. How the hell can it be so obvious when you write it, but completely hidden when he does - that makes no damn sense!

Edit - I think my problem stems from how i imagined it pronounce ir roo-dee men-taa-ri as opposed to roo-di-men-ta-ri. If you get my gist!

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#1126 24-03-2013 07:42PM

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Playing street fighter wasted is next to impossible

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#1127 25-03-2013 08:59AM

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The Dublin Bus logo spells "DB".
http://www.seeklogo.com/images/D/Dublin_Bus-logo-560635DBDF-seeklogo.com.gif

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#1128 25-03-2013 09:04AM

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Blisterman wrote: »

The Dublin Bus logo spells "DB".
http://www.seeklogo.com/images/D/Dublin_Bus-logo-560635DBDF-seeklogo.com.gif

And oddly enough looks a bit like a bike, take a hint.

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#1129 26-03-2013 08:38AM

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That the world Menopause is the pausing of the menstrual cycle. Fcuk me I feel stoopid. And I call myself a woman?

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#1130 26-03-2013 09:33AM

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Deleted User wrote: »

That the world Menopause is the pausing of the menstrual cycle. Fcuk me I feel stoopid. And I call myself a woman?

Never copped that either. But jaysis, it's mad they all start with Men - menopause, menstrual, mental! :eek:

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#1131 26-03-2013 09:33AM

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Deleted User wrote: »

That the world Menopause is the pausing of the menstrual cycle. Fcuk me I feel stoopid. And I call myself a woman?

I thought it was men should pause and think before approaching a woman going through menopause. :P

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#1132 26-03-2013 09:41AM

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Deleted User wrote: »

That the world Menopause is the pausing of the menstrual cycle. Fcuk me I feel stoopid. And I call myself a woman?

That sounds like it will start up again later. :pac:

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#1133 26-03-2013 09:50AM

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NiallSparky wrote: »

Did ignorant foreigners create most of the non-Thai signage in Bangkok? I've been and it's called Bangkok pretty extensively.

You could make the same argument with Milan/Milano and Munich/Munchen.

Bangkok's official name is the longest city name in the world. No one would actually be bothered to say it in full.

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#1134 26-03-2013 10:01AM

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Kold wrote: »

Bangkok's official name is the longest city name in the world. No one would actually be bothered to say it in full.

Bangkok is the name of the port in Kreung Thep

Kreung Thep has the longest place name in the world

It stands for city of Angels

Source QI Death to common knowledge

I wouldnt argue with Stephen Fry

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#1135 26-03-2013 10:38AM

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Every line in Ian Brown's song F.E.A.R. spells FEAR....
e.g.

For each a road
For everyman a religion
Face everybody and rue
F*** everything and rumble
Forget everything and remember
For everything a reason

Was singing along to it for almost two years before i copped it....!

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#1136 26-03-2013 10:47AM

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I only realised relativley recently that the steel lever type thing at the end of most corkscrews is there to rest on the lip of the bottle when pulling out the cork, thus making the whole process a hell of a lot easier. I always assumed it was a bottle opener.
This knowledge has helped me shave whole seconds of my wine de-corking time...

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#1137 26-03-2013 12:53PM

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I learnt through a thread yesterday that you do not call your "Adam's Apple" after your own name. For years i have always called it my "Hubert's apple" but no longer...

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#1138 26-03-2013 07:51PM

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itac wrote: »

Every line in Ian Brown's song F.E.A.R. spells FEAR....
e.g.

For each a road
For everyman a religion
Face everybody and rue
F*** everything and rumble
Forget everything and remember
For everything a reason

Was singing along to it for almost two years before i copped it....!

what about the "You got the fear" line

seriously though..... 2 years?!

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#1139 26-03-2013 07:54PM

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2 years is a very long time to be singing any song. I'd be sick of it.

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#1140 27-03-2013 07:23AM

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DerekDGoldfish wrote: »

.As in you hide it in there so no one knows you read the rag?

Yeah something like that...... A magazine named after the most famous space in Irish homes AND a term for new and exciting news.

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#1141 27-03-2013 07:38AM

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"Trebor", the makers of sweets is "Robert" spelled backwards.

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