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What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

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  • #1562
    intellectual dosser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,860 ✭✭✭intellectual dosser


    The saying is

    "For all intents and purposes"

    and not

    "For all intensive purposes"


  • #1563
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,387 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    karareilly wrote: »
    that buffalo wings dont come off buffalos :P
    The buffalo is where they were said to originate, buffalo new york.

    I remember a friend coming back from the states raving about them about 20 years ago, I thought it was a name with a nice ring to it just meaning "giant chicken wings"


  • #1564
    Jimmy444
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭Jimmy444


    Thanks to Tony McCoy I spent the last few days wondering why there was a racecourse in England called "Toaster". Then I saw it written down - Towcester. Feel really stupid now :mad:


  • #1565
    OldNotWIse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    I still can hardly believe this myself but anyway...in lectures last night and the lecturer referred to the nineties and the noughties and it hit me - the noughties are so called because they are the years deriving from nought. For 13 years I actually thought they were called the naughties...because that was when we spent all our money and ran up huge credit card bills and generally lost the run of ourselves :confused: I'm so ashamed right now. How could that have gone over my head?? :eek:


  • #1566
    OldNotWIse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    intellectual dosser wrote: »
    The saying is

    "For all intents and purposes"

    and not

    "For all intensive purposes"

    :confused:

    But...but...but intents and purposes makes no sense - its saying the same thing twice...at least "intensive purposes" makes sense because it is describing the purposes as being very important and you know...intense....:(


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  • #1567
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,387 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    OldNotWIse wrote: »
    :confused:

    But...but...but intents and purposes makes no sense - its saying the same thing twice...at least "intensive purposes" makes sense because it is describing the purposes as being very important and you know...intense....:(
    It stresses the point, sort of like someone saying "but but but" ;)


  • #1568
    ICOcarbiens
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭ICOcarbiens


    I only recently figured out the difference between a duck.



    For anyone who is interested, it's simply that one leg is the same.


  • #1569
    salacious crumb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,029 ✭✭✭salacious crumb


    OldNotWIse wrote: »
    I still can hardly believe this myself but anyway...in lectures last night and the lecturer referred to the nineties and the noughties and it hit me - the noughties are so called because they are the years deriving from nought. For 13 years I actually thought they were called the naughties...because that was when we spent all our money and ran up huge credit card bills and generally lost the run of ourselves :confused: I'm so ashamed right now. How could that have gone over my head?? :eek:

    Dear, oh dear....
    *shakes head*

    :pac:


  • #1570
    OldNotWIse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    rubadub wrote: »
    It stresses the point, sort of like someone saying "but but but" ;)

    No, the "but...but...but" is not to stress a point - its to convey bewilderment! :P


  • #1571
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 30,111 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    ICOcarbiens wrote: »
    I only recently figured out the difference between a duck.



    For anyone who is interested, it's simply that one leg is the same.
    Between a duck and a what?

    C'mon man, don't leave me hanging here.


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  • #1572
    OhHiMark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭OhHiMark


    ICOcarbiens wrote: »
    I only recently figured out the difference between a duck.



    For anyone who is interested, it's simply that one leg is the same.

    That is wholly inaccurate. The difference is that one of its legs are both the same.


  • #1573
    The Princess Bride
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,676 ✭✭✭✭The Princess Bride


    Only recently realised that the Boards "thanks" fist is missing a finger.


  • #1574
    Allyall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    The Princess Bride wrote: »
    Only recently realised that the Boards "thanks" fist is missing a finger.

    I thought it was a swan with no head.. :pac:


  • #1575
    kylith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,745 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    The Princess Bride wrote: »
    Only recently realised that the Boards "thanks" fist is missing a finger.

    No it isn't.

    hand_zps1f54d84d.png


  • #1576
    thee glitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,294 ✭✭✭thee glitz


    The name Tayto comes from potato.


  • #1577
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,303 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    RTE's Six One News

    is it the Six O'Clock on RTE ONE

    or is it the 6:01 news ?


  • #1578
    Addle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,809 ✭✭✭Addle


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    RTE's Six One News

    is it the Six O'Clock on RTE ONE

    or is it the 6:01 news ?
    Do they still play the angelus?


  • #1579
    cantdecide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,363 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    RTE's Six One News

    is it the Six O'Clock on RTE ONE

    or is it the 6:01 news ?

    The gongs for a minute a 6. News thereafter....


  • #1580
    Blue giant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭Blue giant


    Jonny sexton is a bottler


  • #1581
    Allyall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    Blue giant wrote: »
    Jonny sexton is a bottler

    He's not a bottler. He's just useless at his job.. :p

    Get's paid a fortune to do ONE JOB!
    Can't do it. :pac:


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  • #1582
    stoneill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,607 ✭✭✭stoneill


    Quintessential - means 5th element! - it is supposed to make the 4 classic elements a perfect example of a substance.


  • #1583
    foxyboxer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,528 ✭✭✭foxyboxer


    That Banoffee is a portmanteau of Banana and Toffee. :o


  • #1584
    salacious crumb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,029 ✭✭✭salacious crumb


    foxyboxer wrote: »
    That Banoffee is a portmanteau of Banana and Toffee. :o


    *facepalm* :D


  • #1585
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 30,111 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    foxyboxer wrote: »
    That Banoffee is a portmanteau of Banana and Toffee. :o
    I can't believe that you knew what portmanteau meant but not banoffee :D


  • #1586
    Maisie Orange Limb
    Posts: 81,309 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Maisie Orange Limb


    Mmmm bannoffee


  • #1587
    coinflip13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭coinflip13


    Just realised that Rhode Island state isn't an island - always thought it was a little island off the mainland USA.


  • #1588
    seagull
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭seagull


    foxyboxer wrote: »
    That Banoffee is a portmanteau of Banana and Toffee. :o

    You're not the only one. The first time I ever heard of it, I thought it was named after a small village somewhere. In my defense, I didn't grow up in Ireland, and I heard the name without having any idea what it was.


  • #1589
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,387 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banoffee_pie
    They called the dish "Banoffi"
    That's the spelling I was used to seeing when I first heard of it, and never twigged it, probably would have had a better chance if I saw banoffee more. I thought it was a foreign word or place name, or after a surname of the lad who invented it, like a caesar salad. Also originally I never knew it had bananas in it, so just got used to the name and didn't cop it later.


  • #1590
    Hownowcow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 341 ✭✭Hownowcow


    It's not obvious but I've just realised that I don't know what a portmanteau is.


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  • #1591
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,219 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Hownowcow wrote: »
    It's not obvious but I've just realised that I don't know what a portmanteau is.


    A weekend bag, with two inner sections of equal size.


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