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What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

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  • #2852
    FunLover18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    murpho999 wrote: »
    People in Ireland are always confusing Calendar seasons based on old pagan events to Meterological seasons.

    I'm not confusing them I'm just refusing to acknowledge your "meteorological" seasons because they're silly :p

    AUgust, AUtumn, are you trying to tell me that's a coincidence :rolleyes:. The leaves start to turn in August as well, are you trying to tell me that "meteorologists" know better than the trees?

    November is clearly winter!! There aren't any leaves on the trees in November let alone ****ty brown ones. And February is clearly spring, it even sounds springy. I'm usually on good terms with "science" but when it comes to defining seasons it can fúck rightly off, the pagans knew what they were on about.


  • #2853
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 29,869 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    FunLover18 wrote: »
    I'm not confusing them I'm just refusing to acknowledge your "meteorological" seasons because they're silly :p

    AUgust, AUtumn, are you trying to tell me that's a coincidence :rolleyes:. The leaves start to turn in August as well, are you trying to tell me that "meteorologists" know better than the trees?

    November is clearly winter!! There aren't any leaves on the trees in November let alone ****ty brown ones. And February is clearly spring, it even sounds springy. I'm usually on good terms with "science" but when it comes to defining seasons it can fúck rightly off, the pagans knew what they were on about.

    Ehhhhh... Science backs up you November - Winter, February - Spring claim :confused:


  • #2854
    FunLover18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    Quazzie wrote: »
    Ehhhhh... Science backs up you November - Winter, February - Spring claim :confused:

    It does now, I had a word


  • #2855
    davidrowe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭davidrowe


    3ndahalfof6 wrote: »
    My toilet does not double up as a bidet, 2 in 1 should be invented.

    Better than the other way around. Which reminds me of a line from The Inbetweeners Movie: "I just took a **** in the kids' toilet but it won't flush." Or something like that


  • #2856
    newmug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭newmug


    FunLover18 wrote: »
    I'm not confusing them I'm just refusing to acknowledge your "meteorological" seasons because they're silly :p

    AUgust, AUtumn, are you trying to tell me that's a coincidence :rolleyes:. The leaves start to turn in August as well, are you trying to tell me that "meteorologists" know better than the trees?



    EXACTLY! Its NovemBBBRRR and DecemBBBBRRRRR for a reason!


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  • #2857
    How so Joe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,625 ✭✭✭How so Joe


    newmug wrote: »
    EXACTLY! Its NovemBBBRRR and DecemBBBBRRRRR for a reason!

    Septembrrrr?


  • #2858
    murpho999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,803 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    FunLover18 wrote: »
    I'm not confusing them I'm just refusing to acknowledge your "meteorological" seasons because they're silly :p

    AUgust, AUtumn, are you trying to tell me that's a coincidence :rolleyes:. The leaves start to turn in August as well, are you trying to tell me that "meteorologists" know better than the trees?

    November is clearly winter!! There aren't any leaves on the trees in November let alone ****ty brown ones. And February is clearly spring, it even sounds springy. I'm usually on good terms with "science" but when it comes to defining seasons it can fúck rightly off, the pagans knew what they were on about.

    Leaves may (but not that much) start to turn in August as Autumn approaches as they're gradual processes not overnight. You'll find leaves are still on trees and falling in November too.

    However, the seasons don't follow the exact same patterns every year so you'll find variations but to say that Feb 1st is the 1st of Spring or August is Autumn is plainly wrong.

    Lived in Holland and there the seasons followed the Solstices and Equinoxes so March 21 - Spring, June 21 Summer, Sep 21- Autumn and Dec 21st Winter, always seemed pretty logical to me.


  • #2859
    Feelgood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭Feelgood


    Breakfast

    I just realised that breakfast actually means to break fast(ing) as your body is fasting while you are asleep.

    Its weird, when I say breakfast as one word it sounds like breckfast but if you separate it into two words it sounds weird.

    Mind blowing....


  • #2860
    Paddy Cow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭Paddy Cow


    Quazzie wrote: »
    Ehhhhh... Science backs up you November - Winter, February - Spring claim :confused:
    Flowers start "springing" up in February. I would consider February spring and not winter and no amount of science will change my mind :P


  • #2861
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 29,869 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    murpho999 wrote: »
    Leaves may (but not that much) start to turn in August as Autumn approaches as they're gradual processes not overnight. You'll find leaves are still on trees and falling in November too.

    However, the seasons don't follow the exact same patterns every year so you'll find variations but to say that Feb 1st is the 1st of Spring or August is Autumn is plainly wrong.

    Lived in Holland and there the seasons followed the Solstices and Equinoxes so March 21 - Spring, June 21 Summer, Sep 21- Autumn and Dec 21st Winter, always seemed pretty logical to me.
    So it's still Autumn here now??

    Get out of here Hippy.


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  • #2862
    galah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭galah


    Quazzie wrote: »
    So it's still Autumn here now??

    Get out of here Hippy.

    It's 12 degrees and p*ssing rain. Looks like summer to me :pac:


  • #2863
    Misty Moon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 294 ✭✭Misty Moon


    Nokotan wrote: »
    Summer officially starts in June and not May as I and many others were seemingly led to believe.

    ww.met.ie/education/pdfs_eng/YP%20Fun%20Facts%20Seasons.pdf

    I think we were taught it was May in school, as it is in the Gaelic/Irish Calendar

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_calendar

    I don't have enough posts to put up proper links :(

    There's even a whole other thread on the topic. :eek: ;)


  • #2864
    JaseBelleVie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 936 ✭✭✭JaseBelleVie


    Radar = Radio and Ranging. Christ.

    And the text message tone is Morse Code for S.M.S.


  • #2865
    Wossack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,923 ✭✭✭Wossack


    SOund Navigation And Ranging (SONAR)

    scuba, self contained underwater breathing apparatus
    modem, is modulator-demodulator
    fax short for facsimile
    etc

    can tell Im feckin mighty craic at a party


  • #2866
    GerB40
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,047 ✭✭✭GerB40


    SCUBA = Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.


  • #2867
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    Walking around Bray yesterday for the first time ever and I spotted a Dublin Bus with destination Palermo

    Now I know DB are hiring drivers so I thought some rookie messed up. Or else somebody was having a laugh, sure Palermo is in Italy :P

    Well I wrong, there is an area in Bray called Palermo and the 185 goes there!


  • #2868
    NoMore MrNiceGuy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 157 ✭✭NoMore MrNiceGuy


    murpho999 wrote: »
    Leaves may (but not that much) start to turn in August as Autumn approaches as they're gradual processes not overnight. You'll find leaves are still on trees and falling in November too.

    However, the seasons don't follow the exact same patterns every year so you'll find variations but to say that Feb 1st is the 1st of Spring or August is Autumn is plainly wrong.

    Lived in Holland and there the seasons followed the Solstices and Equinoxes so March 21 - Spring, June 21 Summer, Sep 21- Autumn and Dec 21st Winter, always seemed pretty logical to me.

    I really don't think it's reasonable to call dec 20th autumn even if some Metreologists do that.

    Quick - when is mid-Winter? Is it early feb? Or Dec 21st?

    November isn't winter either but December is.


  • #2869
    chrysagon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭chrysagon


    I wondered why the football was getting bigger..............then it hit me !!!


  • #2870
    DarkyHughes
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭DarkyHughes


    mikemac1 wrote: »
    Walking around Bray yesterday for the first time ever and I spotted a Dublin Bus with destination Palermo

    Now I know DB are hiring drivers so I thought some rookie messed up. Or else somebody was having a laugh, sure Palermo is in Italy :P

    Well I wrong, there is an area in Bray called Palermo and the 185 goes there!

    That's been there for at least 20 years. (the sign on the bus saying "Palermo", I don't know about the estate because I've never got on the bus, maybe I will get on it someday & find it out where it goes.)


  • #2871
    mr.anonymous
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭mr.anonymous


    It's RAdio Detection And Ranging


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  • #2872
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    In the song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer", Grandma dies. I thought she just fell down.

    And that runners on power lines mean drug dealers? I thought it was some poor sod had their runners stolen for a laugh.


  • #2873
    chrysagon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭chrysagon


    eviltwin wrote: »
    In the song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer", Grandma dies. I thought she just fell down.

    And that runners on power lines mean drug dealers? I thought it was some poor sod had their runners stolen for a laugh.

    the wee discreet signs that cops wont noticed..a pair of size 10 rummers swinging overhead in the breeze!!


  • #2874
    Paddy Cow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭Paddy Cow


    The logo for 9Gag is both a 9 and a g :o


  • #2875
    JaseBelleVie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 936 ✭✭✭JaseBelleVie


    mr.anonymous wrote: »
    It's RAdio Detection And Ranging

    oops... :o Well, I was nearly right!


  • #2876
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,141 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    Hyperbole is NOT pronounced "Hyper Bowl" ha ha.

    MayDay distress signal comes from the French "M'aidez" Help me.

    And I probably do need help at this stage too!

    Great thread.


  • #2877
    Ted_YNWA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    H

    MayDay distress signal comes from the French "M'aidez" Help me.


    Great thread.

    Never made that connection.

    :eek:


  • #2878
    NoMore MrNiceGuy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 157 ✭✭NoMore MrNiceGuy


    There is a bear in the Toblerone logo hidden in the mountain.


  • #2879
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,141 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    Ted_YNWA wrote: »
    Never made that connection.

    :eek:

    http://www.nmmc.co.uk/index.php?/collections/featured_questions/why_mayday


  • #2880
    Ted_YNWA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    This is a good thread, most of it 95% of us know, but there is always the 5% post that sets of the light-bulb moment....

    how did I not see that


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  • #2881
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 29,869 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    Ted_YNWA wrote: »
    This is a good thread, most of it 95% of us know, but there is always the 5% post that sets of the light-bulb moment....

    how did I not see that

    What's excellent about is that the 5% of posts that we didn't know about, is a different 5% for everyone. So something you might think is very obvious i might be amazed by and vice versa.


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