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Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:39 am
by Marc Meakin
Well not obvious to me as I'm not down with the kids.
It seems you can video call anyone with a smart phone using Google Duo.
I am aware you can on Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger as I often contact my daughter in Japan.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 12:47 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:41 pm
by Marc Meakin
Jared Harris is the son of Richard Harris.
He even looks like him and yet it didn't twig
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2022 10:20 am
by Mark James
How people should use twitter: They should read all the replies to a tweet before replying. If someone else has already said the thing you were going to say, don't reply. If your excuse is there are too many replies to read so the thing you were going to say needs to be said, relax. If there's that many replies to read, someone has said it. You are not that original. No one is.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2022 11:36 am
by Gavin Chipper
Probably a good idea.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2022 1:03 pm
by Callum Todd
Also if that happened there would be far fewer replies so would be easier to read them all anyway. Good idea. Probably one for the things that will never happen thread though
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:32 pm
by Marc Meakin
Callum Todd wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 1:03 pm
Also if that happened there would be far fewer replies so would be easier to read them all anyway. Good idea. Probably one for the things that will never happen thread though
I'm not a twatter user but wouldn't it be better if you could only see posts from followers or those you follow?
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:01 pm
by Ian Volante
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:32 pm
Callum Todd wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 1:03 pm
Also if that happened there would be far fewer replies so would be easier to read them all anyway. Good idea. Probably one for the things that will never happen thread though
I'm not a twatter user but wouldn't it be better if you could only see posts from followers or those you follow?
No, because how would you ever meet anyone new, see anything interesting or learn anything new?
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 8:55 am
by Marc Meakin
I've shoe horned this here.
How brilliant Tom Odell is.
Just caught a new? song of his on the radio, Best Day of my Life and with the beauty of Alexa played some of his back catalogue and never realised these great tunes were him
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:44 am
by Callum Todd
He's very good.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:33 am
by Marc Meakin
Callum Todd wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:44 am
He's very good.
Listening to Monster at the moment and it's an unheralded classic
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:19 pm
by Callum Todd
Half As Good As You is probably my favourite. Another Love is good too.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 6:42 pm
by Marc Meakin
Callum Todd wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:19 pm
Half As Good As You is probably my favourite. Another Love is good too.
Yeah Another Love has had a resurgence since being used in footage from the war in Ukraine.
Embarrassingly although I loved the song I didnt know it was Tom.
I checked out his cover of Taylor Swifts Trouble which was cool
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 6:49 pm
by Ben Wilson
The player character in the original Doom is left-handed.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:41 pm
by Gavin Chipper
This is something I actually realised ages ago, but that Tipperary is a real place. I thought it was made up for the song. If it doesn't exist, it works better because you're always a long way from it wherever you are.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:53 am
by Marc Meakin
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:41 pm
This is something I actually realised ages ago, but that Tipperary is a real place. I thought it was made up for the song. If it doesn't exist, it works better because you're always a long way from it wherever you are.
I used to think that about Timbukto
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:53 am
by Marc Meakin
The spelling of the capital of Burkino Faso starts with an O
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:41 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:53 am
The spelling of the capital of Burkino Faso starts with an O
This isn't very relatable.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 3:26 pm
by Marc Meakin
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:41 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:53 am
The spelling of the capital of Burkino Faso starts with an O
This isn't very relatable.
I once told a joke about a dump you have after eating at a sudshi bar is a wagadoodoo
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:22 pm
by Marc Meakin
A hit record is any song that reached the top 75 rather than the top 20 or even 40
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 4:53 pm
by Marc Meakin
It's grim up north
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 5:22 pm
by Johnny Canuck
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:53 am
The spelling of the capital of Burkino Faso starts with an O
Unlike the ending of the spelling of Burkina.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 7:28 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:22 pm
A hit record is any song that reached the top 75 rather than the top 20 or even 40
Is that even a thing?
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 8:44 pm
by Marc Meakin
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 7:28 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:22 pm
A hit record is any song that reached the top 75 rather than the top 20 or even 40
Is that even a thing?
In terms of a quiz question, for example I said that The Black Eyed Peas first hit was Where is the Love but apparently a previous song got to 52 but was still considered a "hit"
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:51 pm
by Jon O'Neill
PDF File sounds a lot like paedophile.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:43 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Other countries' money can be made obsolete - it's not just ours. When I found out that someone had a load of the old paper £20 notes, I thought how ridiculous of them. But then I thought that I've still got a load of US money from my last visit a few years ago. I didn't bother changing it back with the idea that I'd likely go back eventually. But they could change all their notes just like happens in the UK sometimes. And I'd lose all that money.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:55 pm
by Ian Volante
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 7:28 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:22 pm
A hit record is any song that reached the top 75 rather than the top 20 or even 40
Is that even a thing?
Even since they expanded it from a top 50 in 1978.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:00 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Ian Volante wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:55 pm
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 7:28 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:22 pm
A hit record is any song that reached the top 75 rather than the top 20 or even 40
Is that even a thing?
Even since they expanded it from a top 50 in 1978.
Well they do a top 100 now. It says
here that the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles uses the top 75 definition. But it seems to me a subjective term and poor quiz-setting form.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:28 pm
by Marc Meakin
Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:51 pm
PDF File sounds a lot like paedophile.
I wonder if there is anyone in the phone directory called Peter File?
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2022 8:00 am
by Ian Volante
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:00 pm
Ian Volante wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:55 pm
Even since they expanded it from a top 50 in 1978.
Well they do a top 100 now. It says
here that the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles uses the top 75 definition. But it seems to me a subjective term and poor quiz-setting form.
It's pretty well established, and enables consistency. Also, numerous old songs hang around in the lower reaches of the chart, and make a mockery of longevity records if you include the top 100. As with any question, as long as you clearly define what you're asking, it's not a problem.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:13 am
by Gavin Chipper
Ian Volante wrote: ↑Thu Nov 24, 2022 8:00 am
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:00 pm
Ian Volante wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:55 pm
Even since they expanded it from a top 50 in 1978.
Well they do a top 100 now. It says
here that the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles uses the top 75 definition. But it seems to me a subjective term and poor quiz-setting form.
It's pretty well established, and enables consistency. Also, numerous old songs hang around in the lower reaches of the chart, and make a mockery of longevity records if you include the top 100. As with any question, as long as you clearly define what you're asking, it's not a problem.
It's not clear they did define it in Marc's quiz from the context.
(It would seem a bit pointless to say it at all if you have to define it every time. You might as well say "Top 75 hit" rather than "Hit single - by the way that means it reached the top 75".)
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 6:56 pm
by Marc Meakin
It wasn't a quiz per se.
Someone asked me to name a band whose first hit was in my opinion their best hit and I answered Black-Eyed Peas with Where is The Love.
Someone said it wasn't their first hit......
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2022 7:54 am
by Marc Meakin
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:19 am
by Phil H
The reason "wanker" became an insult probably wasn't because people thought the act contemptible in itself, but because it implied that the person didn't have other options.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2022 3:29 pm
by Marc Meakin
Phil H wrote: ↑Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:19 am
The reason "wanker" became an insult probably wasn't because people thought the act contemptible in itself, but because it implied that the person didn't have other options.
You're on your own with that one
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:30 am
by Paul Worsley
Horseshoes and hand grenades is an actual saying in the USA, not just a random pairing of words. If Green Day had been British, the song might have been called Close, But No Cigar.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:38 pm
by Mark James
That guy was right not to invite Jaques to the party and the M&M's were wrong.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 10:24 am
by Marc Meakin
That you can buy mince pies with sell by dates before Christmas.
To be honest, you can buy Hot cross buns all year round now (originally they were sold on good Friday only) so why not mince pies?
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:13 am
by Fred Mumford
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 10:24 am
That you can buy mince pies with sell by dates before Christmas
I especially recommend Morrisons, where you can buy mince pies with sell by dates three weeks before you buy them
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2022 10:18 am
by Marc Meakin
That there are only about 15 Blimps in active service
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2022 12:07 pm
by Marc Meakin
It's a Wonderful Life is ostensibly A Christmas Carol
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 12:28 pm
by Gavin Chipper
The Netherlands has a really weird shape/coastline thing.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:50 pm
by Mark Deeks
The phrase "break a leg", meaning "I hope the acting audition goes well for you", came about because broken legs get out in casts.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 5:15 pm
by Paul Worsley
Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:50 pm
The phrase "break a leg", meaning "I hope the acting audition goes well for you", came about because broken legs get out in casts.
I thought it was because actors think that saying "Good luck" before a performance is bad form, and will surely bring bad luck.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2022 12:09 pm
by Mark James
I'm probably never going to do anything of note because nobody is following me around with a video camera, getting footage for the inevitable documentary about me.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2022 4:43 pm
by Marc Meakin
Mark James wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 12:09 pm
I'm probably never going to do anything of note because nobody is following me around with a video camera, getting footage for the inevitable documentary about me.
I'm sure CCTV will notice you
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 12:15 am
by Ben Wilson
In non-leap years, January 1 and December 31 fall on the same day of the week.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:18 am
by Mark Deeks
Paul Worsley wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 5:15 pm
Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:50 pm
The phrase "break a leg", meaning "I hope the acting audition goes well for you", came about because broken legs get out in casts.
I thought it was because actors think that saying "Good luck" before a performance is bad form, and will surely bring bad luck.
Sure, but that's why break a leg is the choice of substitute. Appaz.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 4:49 pm
by David Williams
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.
And if you get married on a Saturday your ruby wedding will be on a Sunday.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2022 12:39 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:18 am
Paul Worsley wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 5:15 pm
Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:50 pm
The phrase "break a leg", meaning "I hope the acting audition goes well for you", came about because broken legs get out in casts.
I thought it was because actors think that saying "Good luck" before a performance is bad form, and will surely bring bad luck.
Sure, but that's why break a leg is the choice of substitute. Appaz.
There's nothing on the
Wikipedia article about it. Not that you should take Wikipedia as gospel, but it's something to consider.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 5:54 am
by Marc Meakin
Playing heardle the other day I guessed Eye of the Tiger for an 80s track but it was Edge of 17 by Stevie Nicks.
The exact same intro
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 7:55 pm
by Ian Volante
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 5:54 am
Playing heardle the other day I guessed Eye of the Tiger for an 80s track but it was Edge of 17 by Stevie Nicks.
The exact same intro
They have similarities for a wee while, certainly not identical!
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 8:12 pm
by Ben Wilson
On a related note, the bass line for 'Plug in Baby' by Muse is almost identical to 'Sexy Boy' by Air. Songs I've both known for about 20 years but only had the similarity pointed out to me recently.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 8:13 pm
by Mark Deeks
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 12:39 pm
Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:18 am
Paul Worsley wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 5:15 pm
I thought it was because actors think that saying "Good luck" before a performance is bad form, and will surely bring bad luck.
Sure, but that's why break a leg is the choice of substitute. Appaz.
There's nothing on the
Wikipedia article about it. Not that you should take Wikipedia as gospel, but it's something to consider.
Right, well, that's all well and good, but I saw something say something on Reddit, and that IS gospel. Honestly, this is why no one should ever try to corroborate anything, accuracy is just unhelpful.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 9:00 pm
by Fiona T
Sounds like a question for our Susie
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:36 pm
by Adam Gillard
Shea butter is pronounced as in "SHEER drop" rather than as in "John O'SHEA".
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:55 pm
by Marc Meakin
Adam Gillard wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:36 pm
Shea butter is pronounced as in "SHEER drop" rather than as in "John O'SHEA".
You will tell me Quinoa isn't pronounced Quin noah next
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:46 am
by Marc Meakin
60 is actually quite old from a physical standpoint.
Mentally I still feel 12
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 1:43 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Inspired by yesterday's teatime teaser,
this lollipop song and
this one are different songs. Why are there so many songs about lollipops that sound basically the same? It would be weird anyway without them sounding the same.
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:59 am
by Mark James
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.
