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Title: Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Drunken Chinchilla on September 14, 2004, 01:15:03 PM
Shamefully robbed from another forum i visit but hey  ;D

So yeah basically have you ever made a prat of yourself by not knowing something thats pretty obvious to the rest of the world?

I'll start with one, my Sister didnt realise that KFC actually stood for Kentucky Fried Chicken :|
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Jeysie on September 14, 2004, 01:21:27 PM
Gee, where do I start? :P I've done this so many times I don't even remember them all, although I'm sure Harrison would be happy to remind me if he was home.

I guess I'll mention the first thing that comes to mind. The *entire* world doesn't know this, but I still felt pretty dumb that it took me as many years as it did to figure out that the symbol of the New York Yankees was made up of a stylized N and Y. :P

Peace & Luv, Liz
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Storm on September 14, 2004, 02:09:45 PM
For the longest time, I was sure the G in "Genesta" is pronounced like the G in "guess" (until you posted that pronounciation guide, that is) :-[
It's not like I've heard it spoken ever... but no one commented on that so I guess everyone pronounced it the correct way all along :-\

I didn't really make a prat of my since I've never told this to anyone.

Crap :P
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Drunken Chinchilla on September 14, 2004, 03:06:59 PM
Ah well storm, making a prat of yourself isnt a requirement for this thread (thankfully) :D
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Storm on September 14, 2004, 03:51:31 PM
Even if it was a requirement, I'm sure I could easily fill it... ;)
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Louisiana Night on September 14, 2004, 04:48:55 PM
I've posted this elsewhere, but it was a recent realization, so I'll post it in here also.

I took me forever to find out, that parishes were only in Louisiana(out of the 50 states). :-\
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Yonkey on September 14, 2004, 07:08:55 PM
Quote from: Louisiana Night on September 14, 2004, 04:48:55 PM
I took me forever to find out, that parishes were only in Louisiana(out of the 50 states). :-\
They're called parishes here too, what are they called in the other states?

When I was little, I used to think anti-freeze was the same thing as winshieldwasher fluid. XD
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Jeysie on September 14, 2004, 07:16:34 PM
I believe parishes are the equivalent of counties.

Peace & Luv, Liz
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: dew7 on September 14, 2004, 07:20:51 PM
You learn something new everyday.   ;D
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Yonkey on September 14, 2004, 07:21:11 PM
Oh, nevermind then.  By parish I thought he meant the term for a Catholic congregation.
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: dew7 on September 14, 2004, 07:25:04 PM
That was my original interpretation as well
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Louisiana Night on September 15, 2004, 07:14:52 PM
Thing I didn't know but everyone else did= That the Catholic church, was the reason they're called Parishes(I found out, when I was 12-14). :P

Another one=that the other states, don't have Napoleonic Law(I think Quebec is the only Canadian Province, that has it). XD

*waits for people in forum, to look it up*

P.S. I'll stop posting my confusion, about the difference between Louisiana, and the other states.
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Yonkey on September 15, 2004, 10:21:36 PM
Quote from: Louisiana Night on September 15, 2004, 07:14:52 PM
Another one=that the other states, don't have Napoleonic Law(I think Quebec is the only Canadian Province, that has it). XD

Quebec also a couple other things the other provinces don't, but I won't get into that. ;-D
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Louisiana Night on September 17, 2004, 08:40:16 AM
It took me over a year to figure out that PS2 meant Playstation 2. When I finally found out that PS2 had something to do with the Playstation 2, it was over a week, before I found out that the controllers didn't use PS/2 ports. :P
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: dew7 on September 17, 2004, 03:54:06 PM
Well it used to refer to IBM computers.   :P
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Louisiana Night on September 17, 2004, 06:57:49 PM
For another one, see above. :P
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: copycat on May 31, 2005, 03:30:33 PM
When, on a forum (might have been this one, don't remember) someone mentioned MI2, I thought it was a game about Mission Impossible. Luckily it didn't take long for someone to point me in the right correction. :P
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Rosella on May 31, 2005, 04:37:49 PM
This probably goes under "Stupid things you said or heard," but it's close enough. When I was doing the 30 hour famine with my church, I noticed a sign that said THIRSTY in big letters and had tally marks under it. I thought it might've been how many people were thirsty but we were allowed to drink so I didn't really get it. I pointed to it and asked "What does that mean?" My friend oh so coolly replied "Uh, thirsty." It didn't answer my question but it got me the reputation of being true to my highlights. :P
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Mary Jane on May 31, 2005, 11:58:17 PM
Quote from: LouisianaNight on September 15, 2004, 07:14:52 PM
Another one=that the other states, don't have Napoleonic Law(I think Quebec is the only Canadian Province, that has it). XD
*waits for people in forum, to look it up*

Or they could read the Tennessee William's classic, "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: amarinda on June 03, 2005, 04:19:15 AM
Quote"Now listen. Did you ever hear of the Napoleonic code, Stella?...Now just let me enlighten you on a point or two...Now we got here in the state of Louisiana what's known as the Napoleonic code. You see, now according to that, what belongs to the wife belongs to the husband also, and vice versa...It looks to me like you've been swindled baby. And when you get swindled under Napoleonic code, I get swindled too and I don't like to get swindled..."

http://www.la-legal.com/history_louisiana_law.htm

That has a nice, simple explanation and that quote from SND. :D

Ugh, my English Comp 101 teacher was obsessed with early 20th century American writers, so we had to study things like SND and Death of a Salesman in way more detail than I ever wanted to. So depressing. x.x
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Rosella on June 03, 2005, 04:43:22 AM
I never understood how books with titles such as "Death of a Salesman" or "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" can sell. I mean, why do we care about Brooklyn's vegetation. :P Then again, I've never read either of these books. So maybe I'm the one missing out.
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Yonkey on June 03, 2005, 04:46:00 AM
Quote from: Rosella on June 03, 2005, 04:43:22 AM
I never understood how books with titles such as "Death of a Salesman" ... can sell.
I guess you don't get very many telemarketers calling you. ;-D
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: amarinda on June 03, 2005, 04:50:48 AM
Quote from: Yonkey on June 03, 2005, 04:46:00 AM
Quote from: Rosella on June 03, 2005, 04:43:22 AM
I never understood how books with titles such as "Death of a Salesman" ... can sell.
I guess you don't get very many telemarketers calling you. ;-D

ROTFL!! XD
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Rosella on June 06, 2005, 05:11:40 AM
Quote from: Yonkey on June 03, 2005, 04:46:00 AM
Quote from: Rosella on June 03, 2005, 04:43:22 AM
I never understood how books with titles such as "Death of a Salesman" ... can sell.
I guess you don't get very many telemarketers calling you. ;-D

LOL! But cha' know what? Caller ID saves us. I watched a CSI where telemarketers ended up killing someone.
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Elaeron on June 06, 2005, 12:06:15 PM
Lol, yeah, I saw that CSI episode, too.  Death of a Salesman, however, is a pretty good play, IMHO.

Let's see, I live in Vermont, so there's a lot of things I don't know but everyone else on earth does . . . thing is, I probably still don't know 'em!
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Raforever on June 11, 2005, 07:26:25 PM
Found out only recently what btw and IIRC mean  :P
Title: Re:Things you didn't know but everyone else did
Post by: Elessar on August 07, 2005, 03:42:08 PM
Quote from: Jeysie on September 14, 2004, 01:21:27 PM
I guess I'll mention the first thing that comes to mind. The *entire* world doesn't know this, but I still felt pretty dumb that it took me as many years as it did to figure out that the symbol of the New York Yankees was made up of a stylized N and Y. :P
I had one like that I just figured out. I thought that the icon for Microsoft Excel was just an X with a funny hook on one side. Now I see that it's actually an X with one half being made out of a slanted L, sygnifying Excel (XL).