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Things you didn't know but everyone else did

Started by Drunken Chinchilla, September 14, 2004, 01:15:03 PM

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Drunken Chinchilla

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 :|
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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

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Storm

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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
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Drunken Chinchilla

Ah well storm, making a prat of yourself isnt a requirement for this thread (thankfully) :D
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Even if it was a requirement, I'm sure I could easily fill it... ;)
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Louisiana Night

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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). :-\

Yonkey

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?

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Jeysie

I believe parishes are the equivalent of counties.

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Yonkey

Oh, nevermind then.  By parish I thought he meant the term for a Catholic congregation.
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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.

Yonkey

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
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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
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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*

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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

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