What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

maurasmith50

Apparently everyone around where I live knew that Adolf Hitler might well have been Adolph Schicklgruber...yes...Schicklgruber! His fathers name was originally Schicklgruber , but he changed it by deed poll to something like Heidler. But due to a clerical error or something, this ended up being Hitler.

I feel so embarrassed that I didn't know this

Squaredude

Pressing Ctrl+enter when typing a website address will auto-complete it for you.

Sinfonia

The King of Moo wrote: »

I only figured out a few years ago that t-shirts are so called because they're shaped like the letter "t."

There was an episode of Futurama where (iirc) a mutant referred to an 'F-shirt' as he had two arms on one side of his torso..

You strike me as a Futurama fan.

I guess I'm asking if Futurama enlightened you!?

The King of Moo

Sinfonia wrote: »

There was an episode of Futurama where (iirc) a mutant referred to an 'F-shirt' as he had two arms on one side of his torso..

You strike me as a Futurama fan.

I guess I'm asking if Futurama enlightened you!?

I am a fan, and I remember that episode, but I think I saw it after I was enlightened.

My epiphany came when I saw an ad for t-shirts with a picture of a t-shirt lying flattened out. In the flattened-out state it was more clearly like a "t" than when worn by a person, then it all fell into place.

Skill Magill

The King of Moo wrote: »

My epiphany came when I saw an ad for t-shirts with a picture of a t-shirt lying flattened out. In the flattened-out state it was more clearly like a "t" than when worn by a person, then it all fell into place.

Then why Y fronts?

juan.kerr

Brussels sprouts are mini cabbages.

The King of Moo

eoing1 wrote: »

Then why Y fronts?

Well, the design is like an upside-down "Y."

"Upside-down y fronts" doesn't have much of a ring to it!

Sinfonia

eoing1 wrote: »

Then why Y fronts?

Y indeed?

*chortle*

Skill Magill

The King of Moo wrote: »

Well, the design is like an upside-down "Y."

"Upside-down y fronts" doesn't have much of a ring to it!

nor does lambda fronts

The King of Moo

eoing1 wrote: »

nor does lambda fronts

Exactly, it's far too nerdy. You'd only sell them to a few die-hard Half-Life fans.

Capt'n Midnight

baalthor wrote: »

Also most of the major Indian cities had their names changed during the latter decades of the 20th century.

China too, and as for Dingle ...

Ted_YNWA

This is like QI .. full of facts you never realised.

FYI all distances to Dublin are measured to the GPO..

Every number whose individual digits added together that can be divided by 3, the whole number can be. & come to a whole number

177891 -> 1+7+7+8+9+1 = 33 -> can be divided by 3

177891 / 3 = 59297

Chris Rea mustnt have had a good Christmas after he drove home for Christmas. The next year he released "Road to Hell"

ITS_A_BADGER

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

This is like QI .. full of facts you never realised.

FYI all distances to Dublin are measured to the GPO

you just blew my mind

fatherted1969

I was around 20 when i realised an other wasnt actually a player in the gaa match day programes. Shameful i know

Capt'n Midnight

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

This is like QI .. full of facts you never realised.

FYI all distances to Dublin are measured to the GPO..

Same with most large towns, distances changed when they moved the Cork GPO a good few years ago.

mikemac1

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

FYI all distances to Dublin are measured to the GPO..

Tis true

You will see milestones around Dublin

1 mile in North Strand
http://goo.gl/maps/DXDu6

2 mile in Marino

3 mile in Artane
http://goo.gl/maps/MHLqw

You could walk past these every day and never notice them.

They go all the way out to Howth

ITS_A_BADGER

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

This is like QI .. full of facts you never realised.

FYI all distances to Dublin are measured to the GPO..

Every number whose individual digits added together that can be divided by 3, the whole number can be. & come to a whole number

177891 -> 1+7+7+8+9+1 = 33 -> can be divided by 3

177891 / 3 = 59297

Chris Rea mustnt have had a good Christmas after he drove home for Christmas. The next year he released "Road to Hell"

mikemac1 wrote: »

Tis true

You will see milestones around Dublin

1 mile in North Strand
http://goo.gl/maps/DXDu6

2 mile in Marino

3 mile in Artane
http://goo.gl/maps/MHLqw

You could walk past these every day and never notice them.

They go all the way out to Howth

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Same with most large towns, distances changed when they moved the Cork GPO a good few years ago.

wait wait is it the same so for so a signpost to dublin in lets say in sligo or mayo so?

mikemac1

KungPao wrote: »

And I just realised the Amazon logo has an arrow pointing from A to Z, suggesting they have everything!

:eek:

Nice one, never saw that at all

Mental_Legend

fatherted1969 wrote: »

I was around 20 when i realised an other wasnt actually a player in the gaa match day programes. Shameful i know

Or watching Gillette Soccer Saturday when I was younger and seeing "A Trialist" scoring for a club in the lower leagues of Scotland, and thinking to myself "Jaysus, this lad is scoring nearly every week! And Jeff never mentions him either, I wonder what his first name is?"

:pac:

admiralofthefleet

mikemac1 wrote: »

Tis true

You will see milestones around Dublin

1 mile in North Strand
http://goo.gl/maps/DXDu6

2 mile in Marino

3 mile in Artane
http://goo.gl/maps/MHLqw

You could walk past these every day and never notice them.

They go all the way out to Howth

same with railway. all distances from wexford to dublin are measured from harcourt street which closed in 1959

Canard

Yeah I live in Marino and have seen the milestone, I had no idea what the hell it was til my dad told me. :P

long_b

That John Williams (film score composer) is not the same person as John Williams (acoustic guitar virtuoso)

janja

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Santa isn't real. How have I been so blind all these years!

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa No fe####ing way :eek: Well that explains a lot , so the chimney was not blocked , wheres me Da ? Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa want a word Daaaaaa

Paz-CCFC

mikemac1 wrote: »

Tis true

You will see milestones around Dublin

I think I'm just after realising where the term "milestone", as in a significant step/stage/achievement etc., originated from.

EoghanIRL

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Ah, I found that out years ago, was delighted to see the looks on peoples faces when I told them. The surprise, the recognition, followed by the "Oh my God, how did I not know that?" - and me sitting there like a smug pr1ck

Are you serious. I watched both and I never realised untill now !!!!

ceegee

On a similiar note to Uncle Phil being Shredder, Raphael was played by the guy who did Yakko and Pinky in animaniacs. Strangely he now plays Donatello in the new turtles show

lecker Hendl

I still don't know what a tracker mortgage is...

.ak

Skerries wrote: »

that there is a bear in the symbol for Toblerone



I did cop the SMS thing years ago when I realised that it sounded like SOS

Speaking of toblerone...

http://slaymyboredom.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/toberlerone-break-piece.jpg

Only realised this last month...

purplegeko

In a traffic jam recently and got the pun in the local dog groomers name "Dog Eclipse" - little embarrassed been open years

Squaredude

.ak wrote: »

Speaking of toblerone...

http://slaymyboredom.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/toberlerone-break-piece.jpg

Only realised this last month...

I thought this was the way everyone did it?!

degausserxo

Only recently got that Ned Flanders' kids' names rhyme with god. How many years has that show been on?

Skill Magill

Squaredude wrote: »

I thought this was the way everyone did it?!

No (blushes)

TheChizler

.ak wrote: »

Speaking of toblerone...

http://slaymyboredom.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/toberlerone-break-piece.jpg

Only realised this last month...

Currently eating a Toblerone I specifically bought to try this out. Everyone in the room was amazed at how well it worked!

Capt'n Midnight

has anyone mentioned the straw holding hole in the pull tab on the top of cans ?

Boombastic

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

has anyone mentioned the straw holding hole in the pull tab on the top of cans ?

Please explain, I'm intrigued.

Edit: just googled it, never knew that!

Praetorian Saighdiuir

That BBQ Pringles taste the same on the way up as on the way down.

Al Capwned

Boombastic wrote: »

Please explain, I'm intrigued.

Pic

ColeTrain

I know a guy who believed Guerilla Warfare was when armies used to train Gorillas to fight. He would have been roughly 18 at the time

squirrelohara

ColeTrain wrote: »

I know a guy who believed Guerilla Warfare was when armies used to train Gorillas to fight. He would have been roughly 18 at the time

I thought something similar when i was very young. I thought gorillas were out of control so we had to have a war with them. It was only when i saw the spelling that i knew i was wrong

Larianne

Bedsit is short for Bed-sittingroom. :eek:

Boombastic

Lazer Smart wrote: »

About two weeks ago I realised there was a relationship between the word "news" and the word "new". Bleedin thick!

North, East, West & South

ToddyDoody

That boards.ie is ****e

TirEoghain

That the cases musicians carry instruments are called flight cases... so that they can bring them on flights!

Suppose I'd never been on a flight when I first heard them being called flight cases.

old hippy

The mysterious character in "Person of Interest" is named Mr. Rhys. Took me a couple of episodes.

juan.kerr

Stealth Recce wrote: »

That BBQ Pringles taste the same on the way up as on the way down.

That pringles are muck.

EoghanIRL

alproctor wrote: »

Pic

Mother of god

Praetorian Saighdiuir

juan.kerr wrote: »

That pringles are muck.

Agreed!

Canard

I think/thought the "strawhole" is just to have a grip on it? I barely ever see people using straws in cans!

Also I'm pretty sure "news" does just come as like, the plural of new - the things that are new kind of thing, since it's the same in other languages like French. I saw a video earlier explaining how double is linked to doubt, blew my mind.

Witchie

That despite an amazing family, a lovely boyfriend and some wonderful friends, I am truly alone.

muckyhands

Hadnt realised that was a straw hole til now!

Also just realised Im too slow to keep up with After Hours. :o

And that my daughter still wants me around, and to actually play with her- :)

She made some friends on the road in the last few years and I thought thats it Momma, youve had it,...

(Ive been on the back burner for a while) :rolleyes:

but alas,... I- The Mammy- will be the Chief Judge in a 'Build A Bear fashion competition' tomorrrow morning.

Better still- I cant wait. :D

(You' ll all have just realised how sad us Mammys really are. :eek::eek::eek:)