What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

The_Kew_Tour · 10-08-2015 01:34AM

For years I always thought the late Roy Orbison was blind.

I loved his music and still do, but I realise his glasses were cause had bad sight, not blind.

Oh dear.....

Catari Jaguar · 10-08-2015 01:36AM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

For years I always thought the late Roy Orbison was blind.

I loved his music and still do, but I realise his glasses were cause had bad sight, not blind.

Oh dear.....

I thought Ray Charles was a blind tennis player....

fineso.mom · 10-08-2015 01:54AM

dodgygeezer wrote: »

I am a medical doctor and am used to using my noggin to sort out a wide range of scenarios. In the last month I have only realised (after 37 years) that cereal will not spill into the bottom of the box as you pour it - if you simply pull the whole bag slightly out of the box as you pour it.....37 years of daily frustration!!

That's good to know.
Here's one for you. At each end of clingfilm and tinfoil boxes there is a perforated tab. If you push them in they stop the rolls coming out of the box when you're tearing off a piece. 25yrs buying the stuff and never noticed the tabs until I watched 'crazyrussianhacker'.

SureYWouldntYa · 10-08-2015 02:26AM

Catari Jaguar wrote: »

I thought Ray Charles was a blind tennis player....

I thought Edgar Davids was Stevie Wonder

StupidLikeAFox · 10-08-2015 02:42AM

silverharp wrote: »

last year but , that Katey Sagal from Sons of Anarchy was Peggy in Married with Chridren , dont know how I missed it

She also does the voice of Leela in Futurama

FunLover18 · 10-08-2015 02:04PM

Only realised that the footballer is Troy Deeney, always thought his surname was Troydeeney.

PossiblySane · 10-08-2015 06:38PM

A Primal Nut wrote: »

Men and women take off their shirts completely differently. Then a couple of years ago I realised that all women do it one way (cross their arms and lift the shirt from the bottom), and all men do it a different way (pull from the back of the collar).

Apparently, I am a man now.

fiachr_a · 10-08-2015 06:42PM

long_b wrote: »

John Williams - composer of classical music (especially famous for film scores eg Star Wars)
is not
John Williams - classical guitarist

Johan Strauss - composer of the da, da, da, di, di ,di ,di from the 2001 movie, with the spaceships.
Richard Strauss - composer of the da, da, dada music from the 2001 movie, with the monkeys.

dori_dormer · 11-08-2015 06:58PM

Well I feel stupid.

I just found out penny's is irish. I really truly believed it was english. Imean so many of our shops are, and it's so big in the UK too, which I don't think any other irish shop is. Plus it's only penny's here. Everywhere else it's PRimark.

I feel like I've betrayed my irish heritage for believing it was English every day for 30 years

fiachr_a · 12-08-2015 05:21PM

Singer Freddie Jackson's career got ruined for criticising George Michael.

Ash.J.Williams · 12-08-2015 05:30PM

f*in hell my Bloody Valentine are one of the best bands i've ever heard....i only got into them a few years back and the last 3 albums were real game changers for me ....now i'm stuck into the Ep's that came before and they are unbelievable ....it's almost like i'm witnessing an important evolution of music in a few weeks....

however i totally understand if you find them to be TORTURE!!

goose2005 · 12-08-2015 05:37PM

StupidLikeAFox wrote: »

She also does the voice of Leela in Futurama

And was Hyde's mother on That 70s Show

Also, Happy Gilmore's girlfriend is now MILF #2 on Modern Family

fiachr_a · 22-08-2015 11:30AM

Music duo Hall and Oates only changed their name after becoming successful. For most of their chart career they were known as Daryl Hall & John Oates.

Padkir · 22-08-2015 12:14PM

fiachr_a wrote: »

Music duo Hall and Oates only changed their name after becoming successful. For most of their chart career they were known as Daryl Hall & John Oates.

When I was younger, before I knew who they were, I used to hear DJs on the radio introducing them and I was certain it was a band called "Haulin' Oats"...

FunLover18 · 22-08-2015 02:27PM

Padkir wrote:

When I was younger, before I knew who they were, I used to hear DJs on the radio introducing them and I was certain it was a band called "Haulin' Oats"...

Me too up until just now

kitten_k · 25-08-2015 02:23PM

That the reason the capsule inside a kinder egg is yellow is because it is suppose to be the yolk!

Just realised it when I seen it on FB.

rubadub · 25-08-2015 03:53PM

Padkir wrote: »

I was certain it was a band called "Haulin' Oats"...

Hall and Oates Suing Granola Company Over 'Haulin' Oats

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hall-and-oates-suing-granola-company-over-haulin-oats-20150305#ixzz3jq3ujmQ2
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Mr.Crinklewood · 27-08-2015 08:21PM

Those automatic doors in supermarkets are not voice activated.

Heckler · 29-08-2015 02:06PM

Maybe not the most obvious but having seen Lethal Weapon god knows how many times and my favourite christmas song is All alone at Christmas by Darlene Love, I just realised Darlene Love is Murtaghs wife in Lethal Weapon :eek: