Admit your ignorance - things you've only just realised/learned

[Time Waster]

Could this post precipitate a Bagpuss-esque flounce?

😁

We need a paddy wagon to take all the flouncers away 😆

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The Flouncers are an ancient Roman sect who object to the SI unit of weight.

 

[Julia9054]

That scotch eggs are absolutely bloody delicious and not gross as I previously thought.

 

[cyberknight]

People as a rule only want to know you and give you the time of day if you have something they need , once they have used you they move on .

 

[LarryDuff]

I've been driving for more years than I care to remember, but it was only last year someone pointed out to me that the fuel pump symbol on your dashboard has a little arrow to indicate which side of the vehicle the fuel filler is on - DOH!

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Really??

 

[Cerdic]

Really??

About 90% of cars have this…

 

[Ming the Merciless]

About 90% of cars have this…

That 99.98% of statistics are made up

 

[Andy in Germany]

People as a rule only want to know you and give you the time of day if you have something they need , once they have used you they move on .

Cynical but alas realistic. I try to buck that trend in my dealings with people but I probably am as guilty as anyone else...

 

[Chris S]

Rishi Sunak is one of the few politicians who isn't in it for the money. His six-figure salary is small change compared to the income from his wife's shares.

 

[MrGrumpy]

About 90% of cars have this…

And on EVs is there similar for the battery level indicator ?

 

[Electric_Andy]

A few years ago there was a meme going around asking people to generate their porn star name by combining their mother's maiden name and their first pet's name. I didn't use internet banking at the time and didn't realize that these are typical security questions.

My ex MIL was some sort of top bod in the US banking governance world. She still to this day, always comments on these fb posts that are just trying to get passwords etc. Ironic really. It's been pointed out to her but she still does it.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

The tinder match who says and does all the right things (inc calling me sexy and handsome) but who has ghosted for a week - is not worth my time.

I am better than this and deserve better in return

 

[Chris S]

People as a rule only want to know you and give you the time of day if you have something they need , once they have used you they move on .

I tan and sunburn really easily. People think I've got some well paid job were I jet around the world every week. They lose interest when they find out I've just got a skin disorder.

 

[presta]

I was today years old before I discovered what a 'balance bike' is, after someone was delighted their son had taken just 5 minutes to graduate to a bike with pedals.

Really? 40 odd quid for a bike that's going to be redundant in 5 minutes rather than take the pedals/cranks off an ordinary bike? Marketing men don't make their employers rich by underestimating the gullibility of the consumer, do they.

 

[markemark]

Rishi Sunak is one of the few politicians who isn't in it for the money. His six-figure salary is small change compared to the income from his wife's shares.

He's absolutely in it for the money. He sets the taxes which can potentially save his family hundreds of millions.