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What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

Chin Stroker · 2012-12-22 21:18:28

What things have you just found out that would be seemingly obvious to everyone else? Up untill last year I thought Washington DC was in Washington State :o

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#3512 11-09-2015 07:01PM

Dard23

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exiledelbows wrote:

Also, the guy that says it is Graham Linehan

I did not know that, I just remember him from the flight into terror episode.

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#3513 11-09-2015 07:52PM

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Is that the only time in the history of the show where fcuk is used?

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#3514 12-09-2015 09:41PM

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floatwinner wrote: »

That Real Madrid means Royal Madrid....

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Which is the reason why Real Salt Lake City is an absolutely dumb name for a team

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Don't forget Sligo's Real Tubber.

Real Sociedad means Royal Society (which is an epic name).

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#3515 12-09-2015 10:06PM

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That little thing beside the sim's profile photo is actually a thermometer.

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#3516 12-09-2015 11:27PM

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not so long ago my girlfriend said she had to go to an eye and ear specialist, but her saying this quickly in one sentence to me sounded like eyeineer (like engineer) it had me stumped for a good while.

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#3517 13-09-2015 01:58AM

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agent graves wrote: »

not so long ago my girlfriend said she had to go to an eye and ear specialist, but her saying this quickly in one sentence to me sounded like eyeineer (like engineer) it had me stumped for a good while.

Yeah, Dubs call the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital the "die ah neer".

Didn't cop it for a while.

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#3518 13-09-2015 02:30AM

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civis_liberalis wrote: »

Yeah, Dubs call the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital the "die ah neer".

Didn't cop it for a while.

With a hangover - "Dyin' here"

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#3519 13-09-2015 02:35AM

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That the film Legally Blonde's title was a play on the term Legally Blind.
Never dawned on me before. Ironically, I have blonde hair.

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#3520 14-09-2015 12:05AM

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civis_liberalis wrote: »

Yeah, Dubs call the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital the "die ah neer".

Didn't cop it for a while.

Yep, I grew up in Dublin and, until I was about 20, I thought an "ioneer" was a type of medical professional ("My doctor's referred me to the ioneer"/"she went to the ioneer to get that seen to").

I don't actually know what I thought an ioneer did, but it wasn't til I saw it written on my grandad's appointment card that I copped on. Made a lot more sense :pac:

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#3521 15-09-2015 12:38AM

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That there was no Late Late Show thread this week

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#3522 15-09-2015 12:40AM

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BuilderPlumber wrote: »

That there was no Late Late Show thread this week

Are you that bloody lazy that I need to direct you. No question mark. Rhetorical.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057492127

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#3523 15-09-2015 12:45AM

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That a marker (as in the pen) is called a marker because you make a mark with it.

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#3524 15-09-2015 01:08AM

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Omackeral wrote: »

That a marker (as in the pen) is called a marker because you make a mark with it.

So, my mate Mark down the chipper isn't actually a proper inventor of stuff. I'll have the bastard.

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#3525 15-09-2015 02:12PM

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Papercuts.
:mad:

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#3526 15-09-2015 02:13PM

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Aisling(",) wrote: »

Papercuts.
:mad:

Youve only just realised papercuts? :pac:

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#3527 15-09-2015 03:21PM

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Wrong thread, damnit!

Well thats the obvious thing I've just realised.:o:o:o

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#3528 15-09-2015 03:23PM

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100% of the #1 votes are counted after a general election. After that only random samples of the #2, #3, etc.. are looked for the second, third and subsequent counts until everyone is elected.

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#3529 15-09-2015 03:32PM

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That I'm a twat!

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#3530 15-09-2015 03:35PM

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That the Yokes that you get now are not a patch on the yokes of the late nineties early two thousands.

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#3531 15-09-2015 07:03PM

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Not sure how obvious, but only after a bit of browsing around on Google Maps today did I realise that Reykjavik is on the West of Iceland. I always thought it was South East-ish as if you'd reach it if you went on a straight line up from the rest of Europe, when it's actually around the other side altogether.

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#3532 15-09-2015 07:09PM

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BailMeOut wrote: »

100% of the #1 votes are counted after a general election. After that only random samples of the #2, #3, etc.. are looked for the second, third and subsequent counts until everyone is elected.

Wasn't that the great advantage of the E-voting machines- could almost instantly give the most accurate count for the transfers - almost brilliant (except they weren't quite)

Slava ukraini 🇺🇦

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#3533 15-09-2015 07:18PM

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Writer Hugh Leonard isn't his real name. Always thought that was a silly name for a person.

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#3534 15-09-2015 09:23PM

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Markcheese wrote: »

Wasn't that the great advantage of the E-voting machines- could almost instantly give the most accurate count for the transfers - almost brilliant (except they weren't quite)

Complete disasters. No physical security. About the only good thing was the hardware design, 1980's home computers and not the good ones, was so old that it could be understood by some reviewing the design. People have been able to detect which way you voted on some evoting machines by electronically eavesdropping. The Diebold ones are truly scary. Using an old version of Microsoft Access and trivial checksums. And even then memory cards went missing.

Would be funny if multi-billion contracts didn't depend on the outcome of elections. Compete waste of money.

Love election night, and the results coming in and watching the mighty falling especially when there's a recount.

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#3535 15-09-2015 09:45PM

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I read an article shortly after the voting machines were parked - I'm not sure if I recall all the details correctly, but I seem to remember that some Dutch students were able to quite easily reprogram one of the machine to play tic-tac-toe, or maybe it was battleship. It's not something that would fill you with confidence...

Having said that, we might get a better outcome if elections were settled with battles of noughts and crosses. :rolleyes:

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#3536 15-09-2015 11:11PM

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That POTUS stands for president of the United States ðŸ˜‚

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#3537 15-09-2015 11:30PM

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to prevent a smelly bathroom after taking a dump, as soon as youve made the drop; squat up(to avoid getting wet) and flush immediately, then squat back down in case of round 2.

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#3538 16-09-2015 02:00AM

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Not sure if this is obvious -
but this guy from rules of engagement, and this girl are brother and sister, and the children of this actress.

I'm not sure which part of that I was more surprised by.

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#3539 16-09-2015 03:03AM

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Fat Tony from The Simpson's and Agent Rossi from Criminal Minds are the same person!! My two favorite telly programmes and I never noticed until it was pointed out to me today. I hang my head in shame.

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#3540 16-09-2015 03:46AM

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That I've had a complex post traumatic stress disorder for most of my life, tbh

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#3541 16-09-2015 09:16AM

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Allyall wrote: »

Not sure if this is obvious -
but this guy from rules of engagement, and this girl are brother and sister, and the children of this actress.

I'm not sure which part of that I was more surprised by.

Wow. I knew about Kate Hudson and Goldie Hawn, but I had absolutely no idea about Oliver Hudson. Impressive. Thanks for that.

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