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

[T4tomo]

Marvin Gaye wasn't trying to move his goat through the fields to the wine production site.

 

[Threevok]

I was once asked if I was into watersports. I replied I wasn't, as I didn't live near the sea or any lakes

Years later (and a little wiser) I'm not sure if it was a pi$$ take (literally) or not

 

[ColinJ]

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'm sorry that you found that out, but I am surprised that it took you so long - there are always a few of them about.

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.

And as an example - the woman who said all those kind of things to a mate of mine, cadged a big bag of weed off him, and promptly ghosted him as soon as she got home!

 

[ColinJ]

I was once asked if I was into watersports. I replied I wasn't, as I didn't live near the sea or any lakes

Years later (and a little wiser) I'm not sure if it was a pi$$ take (literally) or not

That could have led to an embarrassing incident where you pi$$ed on them while they were putting their wetsuit on!

 

[stephec]

I was once asked if I was into watersports. I replied I wasn't, as I didn't live near the sea or any lakes

Years later (and a little wiser) I'm not sure if it was a pi$$ take (literally) or not

That's golden. 😂

 

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

And as an example - the woman who said all those kind of things to a mate of mine, cadged a big bag of weed off him, and promptly ghosted him as soon as she got home!

I dunno what he was after but he ain't getting it

 

[Beebo]

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.

I think you’ve missed the point of a balance bike.
It stops the prolonged and often difficult stabilisers stage.
A balance bike can be used for a coupon years before child is ready to actually pedal.
But when that stage comes the transition is much easier.

 

[Andy in Germany]

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.

They are very popular here, where children generally ride on them before graduating to a normal bike, and as a result can already balance, so Stabilisers are very nearly unheard of.

Our eldest son had stabilisers before we cottoned on to the norm here, and the other three used the same balance bike and were riding, never with stabilisers, far faster; generally the just got on with it...

 

[cyberknight]

I'm sorry that you found that out, but I am surprised that it took you so long - there are always a few of them about.


And as an example - the woman who said all those kind of things to a mate of mine, cadged a big bag of weed off him, and promptly ghosted him as soon as she got home!

If she's got the weed surely she has the tinder to light the fire now ? 😁

 

[Gillstay]

Kier Starmer defended (for free) the Mc Donald's libel case for 5 yrs. I remember following it for years, but only made the link this week. Doh!

 

[Andy in Germany]

I accidentally discovered I have a Saturday shift this weekend; I didn't know that yesterday.

That's a month of weekend working apart from the Easter bank holiday.

 

[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.

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

The bulk of his family's wealth is taxed overseas though. His wife is starting to pay £2 million a year in UK tax to save his political career.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

I always thought that there was a blackcurrant flavoured Opal Fruit, but it appears there wasn't. Mind you, I also thought the jingle was "Opal Fruits made to make your mouth water, fresh with the tang of sixpence" which made no sense as they were more than that, I just wrote it off as a nonsensical jingle.

 

[Jenkins]

I always thought that there was a blackcurrant flavoured Opal Fruit, but it appears there wasn't. Mind you, I also thought the jingle was "Opal Fruits made to make your mouth water, fresh with the tang of sixpence" which made no sense as they were more than that, I just wrote it off as a nonsensical jingle.

What was the flavour of the purple coloured one then?

 

[lazybloke]

What was the flavour of the purple coloured one then?

If Wikipedia is to be believed: Introduced in the UK in 1960, the original flavours are blackcurrant, lemon and lime, orange, and strawberry