That only last week i recognised a girl from school from cousins facebook page and it turns out the girl in question is the local Mayor's daughter and she is the consort ..Cousin said she will say hi to her next time she sees her
Some of these things aren't exactly "really obvious"...
Indeed!
The 'DLX' remark above had me puzzled since it appeared because I knew the TLA from a long time ago and only just remembered it's an instruction set, last time I saw it written was in a project listing, "DLX into silicon" IIRC.
That said, I'm afraid the quote "The Deluxe is the one with the real hair" was wedged firmly in my brain about 30 years ago and has been there ever since.
I will confess to being ignorant of my toaster's crumb tray for years though!
Some are just a screw and an arrow pointing at it on a hinged panel on the underside, hoping you won't spot it and have to replace the toaster every time it fills up and turns into a solid lump of charcoal.
And that the dial is for number of minutes, rather than 'degree of toastiness'
Seriously? I thought they were more or less arbitrary! I never realised these had any kind of accuracy associated with them.
Seriously? I thought they were more or less arbitrary! I never realised these had any kind of accuracy associated with them.
They are arbitrary to the point of randomness; the state of the bread from frozen all the way through to stale is the biggest factor in toast. It's a dial that goes from Barely Anything to Burnt, and all stages in between, with no usable values other than more than or less than.
And that the dial is for number of minutes, rather than 'degree of toastiness'
I wouldn't mind betting this is the biggest thing people don't realise. I only found out recently and it seems no one knew it was minutes! I mean who cooks toast for 6 bloody minutes?
Some of these things aren't exactly "really obvious"...
I will confess to being ignorant of my toaster's crumb tray for years though!
And that the dial is for number of minutes, rather than 'degree of toastiness'
That has been my gripe with this thread too - people are posting things that they have only just found out but they are not really obvious at all (yes I am being pedantic about the thread title!)
I didn't know about the toaster timing. I wonder if that's true of all toasters or just yours? I will time my toast next time!:D
At last. My life is complete. What a fool I have been all this time.
How ignorant I have been, thinking the way to stop feet slipping around inside shoes was to ties the laces properly in the first place.
Actually I think I've seen that method before (or something very similar), but quite a long time ago.
It also got me thinking why some pairs of trainers have a little loop on the tongue. Apparently, sometimes people feel the tongue slips to one side or the other and lacing them up through that little loop prevents it. I thought it was decorative.
When I wake up in the middle of the night, my mouth is so dry that I have to go the loo (to pee of course) and drink loads of water.
I always thought it was because I must sleep with my mouth open and drool all over the pillow. However, it was pointed out to me last night that it may be down to getting so hot in bed and sweating loads that I get dehydrated and need to drink. I do wear three layers of clothing for bed so makes sense.
That has been my gripe with this thread too - people are posting things that they have only just found out but they are not really obvious at all (yes I am being pedantic about the thread title!)
I didn't know about the toaster timing. I wonder if that's true of all toasters or just yours? I will time my toast next time!:D
I timed mine and it is true, although mine Is a 4 slice toaster and one side is a few seconds longer than the other.
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I will confess to being ignorant of my toaster's crumb tray for years though!
And that the dial is for number of minutes, rather than 'degree of toastiness'
The 'DLX' remark above had me puzzled since it appeared because I knew the TLA from a long time ago and only just remembered it's an instruction set, last time I saw it written was in a project listing, "DLX into silicon" IIRC.
That said, I'm afraid the quote "The Deluxe is the one with the real hair" was wedged firmly in my brain about 30 years ago and has been there ever since.
Some are just a screw and an arrow pointing at it on a hinged panel on the underside, hoping you won't spot it and have to replace the toaster every time it fills up and turns into a solid lump of charcoal.
Seriously? I thought they were more or less arbitrary! I never realised these had any kind of accuracy associated with them.
THIS^^^
;-)
I wouldn't mind betting this is the biggest thing people don't realise. I only found out recently and it seems no one knew it was minutes! I mean who cooks toast for 6 bloody minutes?
That has been my gripe with this thread too - people are posting things that they have only just found out but they are not really obvious at all (yes I am being pedantic about the thread title!)
I didn't know about the toaster timing. I wonder if that's true of all toasters or just yours? I will time my toast next time!:D
At last. My life is complete. What a fool I have been all this time.
How ignorant I have been, thinking the way to stop feet slipping around inside shoes was to ties the laces properly in the first place.
Actually I think I've seen that method before (or something very similar), but quite a long time ago.
Now that is something I never knew!
It also got me thinking why some pairs of trainers have a little loop on the tongue. Apparently, sometimes people feel the tongue slips to one side or the other and lacing them up through that little loop prevents it. I thought it was decorative.
I always thought it was because I must sleep with my mouth open and drool all over the pillow. However, it was pointed out to me last night that it may be down to getting so hot in bed and sweating loads that I get dehydrated and need to drink. I do wear three layers of clothing for bed so makes sense.
Most likely to be the first to hit in the event of a crash too with the rest of the plane behind it.
So are those pretty blue eggs laid by blue hens?
I'd like to see a blue hen.
I timed mine and it is true, although mine Is a 4 slice toaster and one side is a few seconds longer than the other.
Apparently it's only true for certain breeds of chicken...
https://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=746
Really?
The Delaware Blue Hen (yes it has blue plummage) lays brown eggs.
Just saying :-)