0bvious things you’ve only just realised (2019 edition)

[JesusAndYourBush]

I'm not having that.
That's how a nonce holds a pen... and I know that because I heard someone say it at school once.

I'm not having that either.  The page says it's effortless but I just tried it and it took more effort than the non-weird way.

I've just remembered once seeing someone write in a very stupid way that I've never seen before or since.  Now to try and explain it... ah yes... hold your hand in the heavy metal 'devil horns' pose.  Now lay the pen down across the two outstretched fingers.  Now curl the two outstretched fingers around the pen like you're trying to make a fist.

New page writers cramp.

[holyzombiejesus]

Despite watching it dozens of times, I only realised last night that part of the QI title sequence isn't distorted because of a bad signal but is actually supposed to look like that.

[a duncandisorderly]

Despite watching it dozens of times, I only realised last night that part of the QI title sequence isn't distorted because of a bad signal but is actually supposed to look like that.

I always skip right over it because of that fucking horrible music. they had him on the show once, too, out of desperation one assumes. howard something. not shore. not kendall. twat.

[Gregory Torso]

"February" must be a fuck up, a historical mistake. It follows "January", "Febuary", some monk getting arseholed on communion wine probably wrote an extra r to stick it to the future sex-havers.

[Ferris]

The word "option" describes possible things one might "opt" for.

[Gregory Torso]

"Cowardice" means someone who won't be "co"erced into going to "war" because that would be "dice"ing with death. The fascists have won.

[gib]

"Cowardice" means someone who won't be "co"erced into going to "war" because that would be "dice"ing with death. The fascists have won.

That's not quite right. It's more likely they were 'cowered' into going, which derives it's meaning from the kneeling position that cows adopt when they are afraid of going to war.

[Captain Z]

"February" must be a fuck up, a historical mistake. It follows "January", "Febuary", some monk getting arseholed on communion wine probably wrote an extra r to stick it to the future sex-havers.

It's named after the Roman god of spring cleaning, Febreze.

[garnish]

Barbie's full name is Barbara.

[Replies From View]

Barbie's full name is Barbara.

No it is Barbara Dollington.

[Dex Sawash]

Cheap Trick are from usa not somewhere else.

[zomgmouse]

I simply stated a fact; that George Lucas had a huge impact on cinema.

That's kind of like saying that Margaret Thatcher had a huge impact on the UK. She did, but it was atrocious.

[St_Eddie]

That's kind of like saying that Margaret Thatcher had a huge impact on the UK. She did, but it was atrocious.

I largely agree.  As you say though, he still had a huge impact, which was the only point I was making.  My own feelings on the matter are completely irrelevant.

[olliebean]

The name "Topher" is an abbreviation of "Christopher."

[garnish]

The name "Topher" is an abbreviation of "Christopher."

Which itself is short for "St Christopher".

[machotrouts]

Which itself is short for "St Christopher".

Which itself is short for "Street Christopher".

[garnish]

Which itself is short for "Street Christopher".

Which itself is short for "You're streets ahead Christopher, and we're all so proud"

[Replies From View]

Which itself is short for "St Christopher".

"Saintsbury's Christopher", we called him.  (He always hung around in Tesco.)

[Ferris]

"Saintbury's Christopher", we called him.  (He always hung around in Tesco.)

[mothman]

Macaroons and Macarons are completely different things.

[St_Eddie]

Macaroons and Macarons are completely different things.

As are macaroni, maracas and Moomins.

_{(in truth, that's not entirely correct)}

[olliebean]

[JesusAndYourBush]

[Twed]

I've been doing "tl; dr" wrong. For some reason I write "tldr;", which is pretty stupid. Just putting the semicolon in there arbitrarily, like a bad surgeon who cuts costs on organs.

[gilbertharding]

I've been doing "tl; dr" wrong. For some reason I write "tldr;", which is pretty stupid. Just putting the semicolon in there arbitrarily, like a bad surgeon who cuts costs on organs.

'tldr' can also be written '~'

[Twed]

Gold!

[St_Eddie]

I've been doing "tl; dr" wrong. For some reason I write "tldr;", which is pretty stupid.

Using that abbreviation in any form is pretty stupid.  Why are you offering lazy people a condescend summary of what you have to say?  If they can't be bothered to read an informed and elegantly written opinion, simply because 'durs too many wordz', then they don't deserve to acquire any sort of knowledge or thought from you.

Anyone who encounters a lengthy written piece and says to themselves 'nah, that's too long.  There are too many words to read, so I'm not gonna read it', does not warrant any kind of consideration.  Don't pander to these people.  Don't enable them to live a life of lazy ignorance, I implore you.

[Paul Calf]

Using that abbreviation in any form is pretty stupid.  Why are you offering lazy people a condescend summary of what you have to say?  If they can't be bothered to read an informed and elegantly written opinion, simply because 'durs too many wordz', then they don't deserve to acquire any sort of knowledge or thought from you.

Anyone who encounters a lengthy written piece and says to themselves 'nah, that's too long.  There are too many words to read, so I'm not gonna read it', does not warrant any kind of consideration.  Don't pander to these people.  Don't enable them to live a life of lazy ignorance.

tl;dr: Don't tl;dr.

[JesusAndYourBush]

Why are you offering morons a condescend summary of what you have to say?  If they can't be bothered to read an informed and elegantly written opinion, simply because 'durs too many wordz',

I only discovered that other usage of TL;DR last year on reddit.  Before that I only ever saw it used where someone would quote someone else's long post and their reply would consist only of those 4 letters with the semicolon, taken to mean "If you think I'm reading all that text you've got another thing(!) coming."

[touchingcloth]

I haven't a clue how to spell the word pronounced "cocoa" in "I should cocoa!", or even how to type the way I pronounce another word which I don't know how to spell and which sounds like "zyuzsh", as in to zyuzsh something up a bit. The kind of nonsense which up I will not zyuzsh.