I think anyone who can play music without sight reading is a wizardMark James wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:59 am There was an episode of QI where they mentioned a guy in history who could read silently and without moving his lips and this impressed people at the time and, if that's true, I've just realised that the first person who sang and played guitar at the same time must have seemed like a fucking wizard or something.
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In any given year, 4/4, 6/6, 8/8 and 10/10 fall on the same day as eachother (as do Halloween, 4th July and Boxing Day). Knowing *what* day this is for any given year is typically how people learn to quickly tell you what day of the week any given date was (aka the Daaniyal Ali trick)Ben Wilson wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 12:15 am In non-leap years, January 1 and December 31 fall on the same day of the week.
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When a footballer fakes a shot so that the goalie dives and makes it easier to score with a real shot, what they've done is essentially lied. This creates a culture of dishonesty. Is it any wonder players also pretend to be fouled to win free kicks and penalties?
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I doubt if you do actually believe this. The other way of looking at it is that it is the goalie who is cheating by trying to anticipate where the shot is going before the ball has been struck, so putting it the other side is just and fair retribution.Mark James wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:25 am When a footballer fakes a shot so that the goalie dives and makes it easier to score with a real shot, what they've done is essentially lied. This creates a culture of dishonesty. Is it any wonder players also pretend to be fouled to win free kicks and penalties?
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Also are we saying that any sort of "dummy" in any sort of competition is unfair? Declaring an 8 with confidence in Countdown when you know it's really dodgy.
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Deceiving an opponent within the rules of a game is a completely different thing from deceiving the referee.
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No I don't. It was tongue in cheek.David Williams wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 12:23 pmI doubt if you do actually believe this. The other way of looking at it is that it is the goalie who is cheating by trying to anticipate where the shot is going before the ball has been struck, so putting it the other side is just and fair retribution.Mark James wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:25 am When a footballer fakes a shot so that the goalie dives and makes it easier to score with a real shot, what they've done is essentially lied. This creates a culture of dishonesty. Is it any wonder players also pretend to be fouled to win free kicks and penalties?
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That's OK. Declaring an 8 as dodgy when you are 100% sure it's OK is more debatable.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 12:55 pm Also are we saying that any sort of "dummy" in any sort of competition is unfair? Declaring an 8 with confidence in Countdown when you know it's really dodgy.
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The Elgin marbles are not a set of spheres but sculptures
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I'm impressed you have managed to live for over half a century without learning this. Just wait until you find out what a titmouse is, or a gravy train, or a cat burglarMarc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:30 am The Elgin marbles are not a set of spheres but sculptures
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I also assumed they were spheres until recently.Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:48 pmI'm impressed you have managed to live for over half a century without learning this. Just wait until you find out what a titmouse is, or a gravy train, or a cat burglarMarc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:30 am The Elgin marbles are not a set of spheres but sculptures![]()
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I thought I was the only one but my partner (6 months older than me) with a degree in History, thought the same.Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:48 pmI'm impressed you have managed to live for over half a century without learning this. Just wait until you find out what a titmouse is, or a gravy train, or a cat burglarMarc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:30 am The Elgin marbles are not a set of spheres but sculptures![]()
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What a country!Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 8:15 pm There isn't any obvious difference between flammable and Inflammable
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It's easier to get crack cocaine or weed than antibiotics for a tooth abscess on a sunday
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"Public school is private" is probably a better way of putting it.
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On this side of the pond, public schools are the government-run ones and private schools are posh!Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 9:25 pm"Public school is private" is probably a better way of putting it.
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I had a realisation last night that would absolutely have qualified for this thread if it were true.
I suddenly had the thought that "deciduous" must come from the Latin for the number 12 (dec(em) for 10 and duo for 2), referring to the number of months in the cycle of such a plant.
Never mind that the 2 and the 10 are the wrong way round compared to the Latin "duodecim" or words like "duodecimal" because, yes, it's complete rubbish and it actually comes from the Latin word "deciduus" meaning "falling down or off", from the verb "decidere". Ah well.
I suddenly had the thought that "deciduous" must come from the Latin for the number 12 (dec(em) for 10 and duo for 2), referring to the number of months in the cycle of such a plant.
Never mind that the 2 and the 10 are the wrong way round compared to the Latin "duodecim" or words like "duodecimal" because, yes, it's complete rubbish and it actually comes from the Latin word "deciduus" meaning "falling down or off", from the verb "decidere". Ah well.
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Football commentators in the seventies didn't pronounce European teams names correctly like Ajax and Real Madrid
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Is it any surprise Jim Corr went off his nut? Imagine being in band with three gorgeous chick's that you can never hook up with.
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I always remember the Donna Air interview.Mark James wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:24 am Is it any surprise Jim Corr went off his nut? Imagine being in band with three gorgeous chick's that you can never hook up with.
First question, where did you meet
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I didn't know about this but I don't think so. People are hardwired not to think of siblings in that way aren't they?Mark James wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:24 am Is it any surprise Jim Corr went off his nut? Imagine being in band with three gorgeous chick's that you can never hook up with.
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The "wagon wheel" effect.
Always thought my brain was malfunctioning
Always thought my brain was malfunctioning
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Yeah, but have you seen them? That's kind of the joke, that they are so hot it broke Jim's brain and now he's a conspiracy loon.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:36 amI didn't know about this but I don't think so. People are hardwired not to think of siblings in that way aren't they?Mark James wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:24 am Is it any surprise Jim Corr went off his nut? Imagine being in band with three gorgeous chick's that you can never hook up with.
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I always thought the lyrics to Give Peace a Chance was For we are saying.... and not all we saying
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There are over 300 bodies on Everest
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A jigsaw puzzle was named after the tool used to make them.
So damn obvious yet I've only just made the connection
So damn obvious yet I've only just made the connection
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Actually, jigsaws weren't used to make jigsaws at all.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 3:50 pm A jigsaw puzzle was named after the tool used to make them.
So damn obvious yet I've only just made the connection
Here's a clip from QI XL that talks about that.
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Not originally, as the puzzles pre dates the tool which was invented in the 1880s but the puzzles name changed due to the association laterAndres Sanchez wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:47 pmActually, jigsaws weren't used to make jigsaws at all.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 3:50 pm A jigsaw puzzle was named after the tool used to make them.
So damn obvious yet I've only just made the connection
Here's a clip from QI XL that talks about that.
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Water Boarding sounds fun as fuck until you find out what it really is.
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The guy the movie Catch me if you Can is based on lied about his lies.
https://nypost.com/2023/03/13/catch-me- ... -his-lies/
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If the night seems to have gone way too quickly and when you have to get up it seems like you've only been in bed for about 5 minutes, it probably means that you actually slept really well, making it a good thing.
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The clocks went forwards this morning.
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Also smart phones and fitbit adjust automatically
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The singer of "Bad to the Bone" having the last name Thorogood is the greatest irony that will ever occur in the history of music.
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Wasn't sure what thread to put this in but I have just realised that I was unaware of possibly the greatest news story ever until today.
Check out Nicholas Alahverdian, an accused sex offender who faked his own death and fled America for Scotland where he pretends to be a disabled Irish orphan with a fake British accent called Arthur Knight. This should be the top story on every single news report. Couldn't give a fuck about Ukraine or Covid or anything, I just want to know what this looper is up to next.
Check out Nicholas Alahverdian, an accused sex offender who faked his own death and fled America for Scotland where he pretends to be a disabled Irish orphan with a fake British accent called Arthur Knight. This should be the top story on every single news report. Couldn't give a fuck about Ukraine or Covid or anything, I just want to know what this looper is up to next.
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Most oil rigs are essentially boats with their hull under water. They are not usually attached to the sea bed.
Most oil rigs are essentially boats with their hull under water. They are not usually attached to the sea bed.
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Burying someone at sea is just chucking them overboard. They don't really bury people at sea.
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It would appear that the one that became a country is on the sea bed.Mark James wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 8:49 am https://twitter.com/YeOldeMoby/status/1 ... 6065809408
Most oil rigs are essentially boats with their hull under water. They are not usually attached to the sea bed.
Oh wait - it's not actually an oil rig? Well, I'm in the right thread.The fort was towed to a position above the Rough Sands sandbar, where its base was deliberately flooded to sink it on its final resting place.
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That WhatsApp is a play on words of "What's Up?"
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90% of gambling addicts stop just before they're about to win big.
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91% of gamblers do too.Mark James wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:19 pm 90% of gambling addicts stop just before they're about to win big.
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How much more effective gambling helplines would be if every fifth caller was a winnerMark James wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:19 pm 90% of gambling addicts stop just before they're about to win big.
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I don't get this one at all. Can you explain?Mark James wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:19 pm 90% of gambling addicts stop just before they're about to win big.
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I'm baiting degenerate gamblers to keep gambling.Ian Volante wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 12:08 pmI don't get this one at all. Can you explain?Mark James wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:19 pm 90% of gambling addicts stop just before they're about to win big.
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Ah okay. I forget that sometimes a post might not be serious!Mark James wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 1:42 pmI'm baiting degenerate gamblers to keep gambling.Ian Volante wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 12:08 pmI don't get this one at all. Can you explain?Mark James wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:19 pm 90% of gambling addicts stop just before they're about to win big.
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I've never been a gambler ever since I gave my Irish friend 5 to 1 on The Republic of Ireland beating England in the Euros in the 80s (100 quid lost and 6 months of ribbing)
But I'm always amused when people spend a small fortune on a fruit machine only for it to pay out the minute someone else takes over
But I'm always amused when people spend a small fortune on a fruit machine only for it to pay out the minute someone else takes over
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Sriracha sauce is named after a place and not a pepper or spice
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That's pretty niche.
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I work at Waitrose so we sell Sriracha sauce and Crisps
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The way that's written, it seems like the selling of Sriracha sauce and crisps is dependent on you working there - fair play, I know it's somewhat of a mutual business, but didn't realise each employee was quite so important to the stock.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Jun 20, 2023 5:16 pmI work at Waitrose so we sell Sriracha sauce and Crisps
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I mean it's not niche, although I can't speak for other supermarkets
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I think the point is that it's not really obvious as per the thread title. Maybe if most people here were Thai-based, it might be different.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 9:31 pm I mean it's not niche, although I can't speak for other supermarkets
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This definitely niche
I only learned this week that "amygdala hijack" is a thing that scam artists and charlatans like mediums play on to phish for gullable people to fall for their scams
I only learned this week that "amygdala hijack" is a thing that scam artists and charlatans like mediums play on to phish for gullable people to fall for their scams
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Axl Rose is an anagram of Oral Sex.
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Coincidentally he sucked at Glasto
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Do we then need a thread for things you just found out that weren't at all obvious in the first place?Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 1:20 pm This definitely niche
I only learned this week that "amygdala hijack" is a thing that scam artists and charlatans like mediums play on to phish for gullable people to fall for their scams
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Maybe I should rename it, things I thought were obvious that I just found out but we're in fact not obvious at allIan Volante wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 12:20 pmDo we then need a thread for things you just found out that weren't at all obvious in the first place?Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 1:20 pm This definitely niche
I only learned this week that "amygdala hijack" is a thing that scam artists and charlatans like mediums play on to phish for gullable people to fall for their scams
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The version of Despacito that has 8.1 billion views on YouTube (second only to Baby Shark with 13 bill) does not have Justin Bieber on it. He was just an afterthought and the most watched version with him on "only" has 676 million views.
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Elon Musk is such a douchebag that he makes Mark Zuckerberg, one of the world's foremost douchebags, look like less of a douchebag.