What daft things have dawned on you later in life?
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jjones said:
not me but...
24 years at the tap end
Chris Stark from Radio realising that he spent 24 years with his head "at the tap end" before it dawned on him to sit the other way around.
They got old eventually but I loved 24 Years at the Tap End. Some of them had my crying with laughter. He really does have a great hapless charm. 24 years at the tap end
Chris Stark from Radio realising that he spent 24 years with his head "at the tap end" before it dawned on him to sit the other way around.
I still don't know if Hyperbole is pronounced Hyper-Bowl or High Per Bo Lee.
The value of compound interest- they should teach this at school the second you're old enough to do the maths!
mind = blown.
kowalski655 said:
You DONT have to do what the women in your life tell you to do! Wish I knew that when younger
And it was a good few years into adulthood that I finally twigged Portakabin,the mobile office people,wasnt pronounced Port-Acker-bin
Going full circle back to the OP's first revelation, shouldn't it be Port Also Known As Bin?And it was a good few years into adulthood that I finally twigged Portakabin,the mobile office people,wasnt pronounced Port-Acker-bin
;-)
kowalski655 said:
You DONT have to do what the women in your life tell you to do! Wish I knew that when younger
And it was a good few years into adulthood that I finally twigged Portakabin,the mobile office people,wasnt pronounced Port-Acker-bin
Are you sure it's pronounced that way? And it was a good few years into adulthood that I finally twigged Portakabin,the mobile office people,wasnt pronounced Port-Acker-bin
Everyone I've ever heard has pronounced it port-a-cabin, as in portable cabin.
CoolC said:
kowalski655 said:
You DONT have to do what the women in your life tell you to do! Wish I knew that when younger
And it was a good few years into adulthood that I finally twigged Portakabin,the mobile office people,wasnt pronounced Port-Acker-bin
Are you sure it's pronounced that way? And it was a good few years into adulthood that I finally twigged Portakabin,the mobile office people,wasnt pronounced Port-Acker-bin
Everyone I've ever heard has pronounced it port-a-cabin, as in portable cabin.
I felt really cheated when I learned about musical scales and the like. I'd previously though that Jimmy Page and Beethoven had just been inventing their music out of nothing.
My Dad told me when I was young (in the 80's) that Landrovers ran on petrol or diesel. I was about 20 when it dawned on me that he meant you could buy either petrol or diesel Landrovers, not that you could just pour anything in the tank.
I was far too tame in my 20's & still really have to keep reminding myself that one day I'll be a long time dead.
My Dad told me when I was young (in the 80's) that Landrovers ran on petrol or diesel. I was about 20 when it dawned on me that he meant you could buy either petrol or diesel Landrovers, not that you could just pour anything in the tank.
sjabrown said:
It's taken me till the age of 30 to realise that we're only here once and life passes quickly.
So I'm now rapidly trying to do the immature idiotic things I missed out on in my 20s focussing on study/career.
So I'm now rapidly trying to do the immature idiotic things I missed out on in my 20s focussing on study/career.
I was far too tame in my 20's & still really have to keep reminding myself that one day I'll be a long time dead.Asterix said:
Always surprises me how many people don't know what 'CC' & 'BCC' mean when sending an email.
Isn't this a term taken from using carbon sheets to make copies on type-writers ?I guess a lot of people have never seen these in use, so even with the acronym exploded they'd not understand.
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