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What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

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  • #3332
    keano_afc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,711 ✭✭✭keano_afc


    Dionysius2 wrote: »
    That there is no Junction 8 on the M50. How come ?

    No junction 14 going northbound either.


  • #3333
    Into The Blue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,356 ✭✭✭Into The Blue


    Grey and gray are both the correct spelling


  • #3334
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    Optimalprimerib wrote: »
    The normans are from normandy, not norway
    They originally came from Scandinavia, actually. That's why Normandy is called Normandy.


  • #3335
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 22,497 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    IvyTheTerrible wrote: »
    They originally came from Scandinavia, actually. That's why Normandy is called Normandy.
    they weren't Normans though were they??


  • #3336
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,242 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8MZTyccRS8


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  • #3337
    Robsweezie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭Robsweezie


    I used to think azerbajan was a random phrase they just shouted out at Eurovision, didn't realise its an actual country.


  • #3338
    fergiesfolly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,525 ✭✭✭fergiesfolly


    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    they weren't Normans though were they??

    Norsemen...Northmen...Norman


  • #3339
    FreeFallin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 234 ✭✭FreeFallin


    Patrick Star in Spongebob Squarepants is so naive and clueless because... he lives under a rock!

    I would never have realised this if it wasn't pointed out to me!


  • #3340
    wp_rathead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    That in Empire Strikes Back - Darth Vader actually wanted himself and Luke to team up and kill the Emperor.
    I had always assumed it was just a trap when he goes:
    "Luke, you can destroy the Emperor. He has foreseen this. It is your destiny! Join me, and together, we can rule the galaxy as father and son! Come with me. It is the only way."


  • #3341
    fiachr_a
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭fiachr_a


    William Hill was a black and tan.


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  • #3342
    FunLover18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    fiachr_a wrote:
    William Hill was a black and tan.

    Was that obvious?


  • #3343
    Asarlai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 512 ✭✭✭Asarlai


    The King of Moo wrote: »
    In the "Write the first word that comes to mind when you read the word above" thread, you respond to the word in the post above yours, and not just "wellington."

    Interesting. I was the member who started that thread, and that interpretation never occurred to me, though it makes sense when I read the comment above.


  • #3344
    halfinch124
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭halfinch124


    Jimmy saville was Jim'll fix it!! Only realised last night


  • #3345
    hairyslug
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,561 ✭✭✭hairyslug


    Just realised that Jerome Flynn who plays Bronn in game of thrones was one half of Robson and Jerome


  • #3346
    starvin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭starvin


    yeppydeppy wrote: »
    A cigarette is a diminutive cigar.

    It's actually a feminine cigar


  • #3347
    runawaybishop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,522 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    starvin wrote: »
    It's actually a feminine cigar

    No, it means smaller in this case. No gender involved.


  • #3348
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,197 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    'the bee's knees' is just 'the business' with a stage Mexican accent


  • #3349
    NewCorkLad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 962 ✭✭✭NewCorkLad


    That Antartica has no south coast.


  • #3350
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    hairyslug wrote: »
    Just realised that Jerome Flynn who plays Bronn in game of thrones was one half of Robson and Jerome
    There's a little bit of an in-joke near the end of the last season where he's walking along and singing and his companion is not enjoying it :)


  • #3351
    Mesrine65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,949 ✭✭✭Mesrine65


    I'm so fúcking bored...


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  • #3352
    Michael D Not Higgins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,223 ✭✭✭Michael D Not Higgins


    NewCorkLad wrote: »
    That Antartica has no south coast.

    Actually it does! There's plenty of coastline that is south facing.


  • #3353
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 29,869 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    Michael D Not Higgins wrote: »
    Actually it does! There's plenty of coastline that is south facing.

    Cork has plenty of north facing coastline, but it doesn't make it the north coast of Ireland.


  • #3354
    Michael D Not Higgins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,223 ✭✭✭Michael D Not Higgins


    Quazzie wrote: »
    Cork has plenty of north facing coastline, but it doesn't make it the north coast of Ireland.

    I take your point, however I would say Florida has both west and east coast despite being on the east coast.


  • #3355
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 29,869 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    Michael D Not Higgins wrote: »
    I take your point, however I would say Florida has both west and east coast despite being on the east coast.

    Miami has an East and West coast, but it is on the East coast of the USA.


  • #3356
    Michael D Not Higgins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,223 ✭✭✭Michael D Not Higgins


    Quazzie wrote: »
    Miami has an East and West coast, but it is on the East coast of the USA.

    Fine, but look at this map of the actual land under the ice. There's a south coast now.


  • #3357
    KKkitty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,537 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who. Maybe it's obvious to fans of both shows but I've just realised it.


  • #3358
    hatrickpatrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,798 ✭✭✭✭hatrickpatrick


    The word "Earnest" in the title "The Importance of Being Earnest" refers to sincerity, and not to a character's first name. :o

    (Yes, in case it's not obvious, this is a play I haven't seen yet.) :p


  • #3359
    hatrickpatrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,798 ✭✭✭✭hatrickpatrick


    The word "Earnest" in the title "The Importance of Being Earnest" refers to sincerity, and not to a character's first name. :o

    (Yes, in case it's not obvious, this is a play I haven't seen yet.) :p


  • #3360
    Frigating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 249 ✭✭Frigating


    hatrickpatrick wrote: »
    The word "Earnest" in the title "The Importance of Being Earnest" refers to sincerity, and not to a character's first name. :o

    (Yes, in case it's not obvious, this is a play I haven't seen yet.) :p

    It's both actually, I won't spoil it for you but go and see it, or read it or something. Mr Wilde was a genius. :)


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  • #3361
    DavyD_83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,991 ✭✭✭DavyD_83


    hatrickpatrick wrote: »
    The word "Earnest" in the title "The Importance of Being Earnest" refers to sincerity, and not to a character's first name. :o

    (Yes, in case it's not obvious, this is a play I haven't seen yet.) :p

    I always assumed the lead character was also called Ernest, so it was a play on words. Have absolutely no idea if that is the case now though.


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