What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

candy-gal1 · 04-09-2015 04:57PM

Al Capwned wrote: »

The punchline to "Why did the chicken cross the road" has a second meaning....

"The other side" - I did laugh at myself when i realised this a year or so ago - I'm 35.

Em yeah

Ive only realised that now after reading your post, Im 29 lol

You learn something new everyday!

cantdecide · 04-09-2015 08:09PM

RobbingBandit wrote: »

That 80085 spells boobs on a calculator, also fun times are fun.

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Not on the calculator on your iPhone

You will find boobs on your smartphone too; you just have to look harder.

Capt'n Midnight · 05-09-2015 11:36AM

cantdecide wrote: »

You will find boobs on your smartphone too; you just have to look harder.

You know those cheat codes ?
If you touch your smartphone screen in certain sequence a guy will bring a pizza to your door. :cool:

fiachr_a · 05-09-2015 02:00PM

Always wondered why singer Bressie is so depressed. He grew up in Mullingar.

civis_liberalis · 05-09-2015 10:53PM

fiachr_a wrote: »

Always wondered why singer Bressie is so depressed. He grew up in Mullingar.

Ah would ya go and s****

All these places in Ireland people like to piss on have more good people than the rest of the country put together.

Allyall · 05-09-2015 11:14PM

civis_liberalis wrote: »

Ah would ya go and s****

All these places in Ireland people like to piss on have more good people than the rest of the country put together.

And in the spirit of the thread...

That is one thing I am realising more and more.

Oafley Jones · 05-09-2015 11:21PM

The Beatles. BEAT. les. I've seen the name countless times. Written it more than a few. I'll spell Beetles for the things that roam in your garden. Yet I've never processed it was a pun. Its the most obvious thing in the world and I missed it every single time. Mind Blown.

jay-me · 05-09-2015 11:24PM

Al Capwned wrote: »

The punchline to "Why did the chicken cross the road" has a second meaning....

"The other side" - I did laugh at myself when i realised this a year or so ago - I'm 35.

This, just now :eek:

J Mysterio · 05-09-2015 11:34PM

6541 wrote: »

That I work in a dead end Job earning 55,000 Euro PA + benefits , with loads of idiots and it is an indictment on me that I continue to work / grow old in this sh1*hole.

Not to be sniffed at.

The King of Moo · 07-09-2015 07:41PM

Georgia (the country) has a flag like England's (the George Cross) because it's named after St. George.

fiachr_a · 08-09-2015 06:22PM

The King of Moo wrote: »

Georgia (the country) has a flag like England's (the George Cross) because it's named after St. George.

Even better, they share the same Patron Saint but England have less of a claim.

long_b · 08-09-2015 09:31PM

In Heuston there's a departures screen to the right just inside the doors.
Could never figure out how some people knew which platform to run to so quickly

Shergar6 · 08-09-2015 10:05PM

It's not ultra obvious but i only found out recent what the ALT GR button is for on the keyboard!

franer1970 · 09-09-2015 10:09AM

All the cities of (the island of) Ireland - Cork, Derry, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford, are in counties of the same name, except Belfast, which is in Co. Antrim (mostly).

Out of the 32 counties only Clare, Fermanagh, Kerry, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Tyrone and Westmeath don't have towns or cities of the same name (assuming Down and Laois are abbreviations of Downpatrick & Portlaoise).

Kolido · 09-09-2015 10:16AM

franer1970 wrote: »

All the cities of (the island of) Ireland - Cork, Derry, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford, are in counties of the same name, except Belfast, which is in Co. Antrim (mostly).

Out of the 32 counties only Clare, Fermanagh, Kerry, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Tyrone and Westmeath don't have towns or cities of the same name (assuming Down and Laois are abbreviations of Downpatrick & Portlaoise).

I'm sure there is a town called Mayo.

Salvation Tambourine · 09-09-2015 11:01AM

Kolido wrote: »

I'm sure there is a town called Mayo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayo,_County_Mayo

There is

yourdeadwright · 09-09-2015 12:44PM

franer1970 wrote: »

All the cities of (the island of) Ireland - Cork, Derry, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford, are in counties of the same name, except Belfast, which is in Co. Antrim (mostly).

Out of the 32 counties only Clare, Fermanagh, Kerry, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Tyrone and Westmeath don't have towns or cities of the same name (assuming Down and Laois are abbreviations of Downpatrick & Portlaoise).

I always thought the counties where named after the Cities ?

yeppydeppy · 09-09-2015 01:03PM

And if you're including abbreviations why not Clare and Clarecastle?

valoren · 09-09-2015 01:39PM

Reading about the 9/11 attacks on the 9/11 museum site.
The terrorists hijacked East coast bound domestic flights.
They did so because they would have more jet fuel for the longer journey and thus would cause more damage, kill more people than a plane with a shorter flight.

franer1970 · 09-09-2015 02:39PM

yeppydeppy wrote: »

And if you're including abbreviations why not Clare and Clarecastle?

I stand corrected, Mayo/Mayo Abbey and Clarecastle make the cut.

Anyway, point was there's no Co. Belfast while the other cities get their own counties. I'm guessing this is because Belfast is the new kid on the block, historically speaking, compared to the others.

runawaybishop · 09-09-2015 02:58PM

valoren wrote: »

Reading about the 9/11 attacks on the 9/11 museum site.
The terrorists hijacked East coast bound domestic flights.
They did so because they would have more jet fuel for the longer journey and thus would cause more damage, kill more people than a plane with a shorter flight.

This is really obvious?

Cee-Jay-Cee · 09-09-2015 03:42PM

I'm on this earth 45 years and have had a good grasp of the English language for over 40 of them but today I learned the meaning of a word most of us use every single day...Breakfast. I probably never thought on what it meant before but when it was explained to me, I sat in amazement for a few seconds at the realisation that it was so self explanatory.

For those in the audience as un-enlightened as I was....nah I'll not insult you all.

New Home · 09-09-2015 05:40PM

Wait 'till you hear what 'brunch' stands for...

Kolido · 09-09-2015 05:48PM

valoren wrote: »

Reading about the 9/11 attacks on the 9/11 museum site.
The terrorists hijacked East coast bound domestic flights.
They did so because they would have more jet fuel for the longer journey and thus would cause more damage, kill more people than a plane with a shorter flight.

They would have been west coast bound if they took off on the east coast would they not?

goose2005 · 09-09-2015 06:31PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBfyM_9gnRQ

At 8:40 when Ted says he's heard far more shocking things in confession, he then uses the book to hide an erection. I must have seen the episode a dozen times before i noticed

Dard23 · 10-09-2015 12:00AM

goose2005 wrote:

At 8:40 when Ted says he's heard far more shocking things in confession, he then uses the book to hide an erection. I must have seen the episode a dozen times before i noticed

Haha, mad you just noticed that! I remember something I hadn't copped that my friend did is in the Chris the sheep episode.
The part near the end where Ted is identifying the culprits, when he says there names the crowd gasps and you hear chatter for a second. Well at the end of the chatter you hear a voice just saying "f#*%ing hell"!!
This happens twice, first when Ted names the two lads and then when he says it was the farmer himself. Sorry probably didn't explain that very well, watch the scene though and you'll see what I mean, it's very funny!

OK found it there, this is the after he identifies the two lads. So we already missed the first one but you hear the second one.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cEvUt2kUg0c

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 10-09-2015 12:59AM

franer1970 wrote: »

All the cities of (the island of) Ireland - Cork, Derry, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford, are in counties of the same name, except Belfast, which is in Co. Antrim (mostly).

Out of the 32 counties only Clare, Fermanagh, Kerry, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Tyrone and Westmeath don't have towns or cities of the same name (assuming Down and Laois are abbreviations of Downpatrick & Portlaoise).

Kolido wrote: »

I'm sure there is a town called Mayo.

Nokotan wrote: »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayo,_County_Mayo

There is

Mayo Abbey isn't even a town, it's a tiny tiny village. Most Mayo people aren't even aware it exists.

baron von something · 10-09-2015 09:08AM

Only realised a while ago that DR Congo isn't a doctor and that Quincy M.E. doesn't stand for Quincy Millenium Edition

goose2005 · 10-09-2015 06:07PM

Out of the 32 counties only Clare, Fermanagh, Kerry, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Tyrone and Westmeath don't have towns or cities of the same name (assuming Down and Laois are abbreviations of Downpatrick & Portlaoise).

Clare takes its name from Clarecastle.

muckisluck · 10-09-2015 06:10PM

yeppydeppy wrote: »

And if you're including abbreviations why not Clare and Clarecastle?

Or Meath and Meathhill

What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

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