Things you only found out today

[spacemunky]

15 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

No, they aren't.

I was watching a comedy special at the time, and I was a bit special at the time 

 

Edit: It was a Jim Jeffries special. 

 

Certain things he said did remind me of listening to Ozzy Osboune talk.

 

Anyway, I'd like to apologize to everyone in Australia.

 

 

Edited 3 September 2025 by spacemunky

[ozleicester]

On 03/09/2025 at 11:01, spacemunky said:

I just noticed that an Australian accent and a Birmingham accent are the exact same thing.

Having lived in both i can very confidently assure you they are not :).. nor even close (except perhaps the rising tone at the end of sentence)

[Guest]

Jordan Ayew's goal against Chad has brought to my attention for the first time their flag, which is almost exactly the same as Romania's

[bovril]

8 minutes ago, Guest said:

Jordan Ayew's goal against Chad has brought to my attention for the first time their flag, which is almost exactly the same as Romania's

Can get confusing

 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

13 minutes ago, Guest said:

Jordan Ayew's goal against Chad has brought to my attention for the first time their flag, which is almost exactly the same as Romania's

 

4 minutes ago, bovril said:

Can get confusing

 

I remember when England played Liechtenstein a few years ago. Both national anthems use the same tune. Now that was confusing.

[kenny]

I learned from the Labour front bench, that Israel haven't murdered the Prime Minister of Yemen.

 

Thanks for the question Kim.

 

 

[st albans fox]

39 minutes ago, kenny said:

I learned from the Labour front bench, that Israel haven't murdered the Prime Minister of Yemen.

 

Thanks for the question Kim.

 

 

I wonder what else the member for Liverpool Riverside is ignorant of …..

( mind you if she gets her education on foreign affairs from social media then I’m not surprised) 

[Tommy G]

3 hours ago, kenny said:

I learned from the Labour front bench, that Israel haven't murdered the Prime Minister of Yemen.

 

Thanks for the question Kim.

 

 

Another competition winner 

[Muzzy_no7]

16 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

Another competition winner 

Unreal 🤦‍♂️

[Guest Bilo]

21 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Unreal 🤦‍♂️

 

38 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

Another competition winner 

 

3 hours ago, st albans fox said:

I wonder what else the member for Liverpool Riverside is ignorant of …..

( mind you if she gets her education on foreign affairs from social media then I’m not surprised) 

As much of a believer as I am in the cause of Palestinian freedom and statehood, I'll be the first to admit that plenty who share my broad view on it are thicker than a Boxing Day turd and just parrot what their socials tell them to think. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

Not exactly today, but over the last few days.

 

Co-codamol really doesn't agree with me. First day the pain relief for my broken arm was great, but the next two days I literally got ALL the commonly listed side effects. Dizzy, headaches, nausea, vomiting, sweating, constipation and breathing difficulties.

 

Came off them yesterday and feel so much better even with the broken arm and only relying on paracetamol.

[The Bear]

5 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Not exactly today, but over the last few days.

 

Co-codamol really doesn't agree with me. First day the pain relief for my broken arm was great, but the next two days I literally got ALL the commonly listed side effects. Dizzy, headaches, nausea, vomiting, sweating, constipation and breathing difficulties.

 

Came off them yesterday and feel so much better even with the broken arm and only relying on paracetamol.

Ibuprofen instead? Different type of painkiller and can be taken on top of paracetamol. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

1 hour ago, The Bear said:

Ibuprofen instead? Different type of painkiller and can be taken on top of paracetamol. 

Yeah taking that along side. Can take it with co-codamol too, which contains paracetamol itself (and therefore you can't take it with paracetamol).

 

Ibuprofen is more an anti-inflammatory and reduces the cause of the pain, rather than the pain itself, hence it can really help if there is inflammation involved, which in my case, there is.

[boots60]

While genning up on Cremonese fc was surprised to find they have a player with some ancestral pedigree.

Romano Floriani Mussolini, the great Grandson of Benito Mussolini who is also related to Sophia Loren.

[DennisNedry]

Today I learned that the 'five a day' we are supposed to get doesn't have to be distinct fruits and vegetables.

 

Is this a widely held misconception or have I been alone in this error for 30 years? 😂

[Parafox]

2 hours ago, DennisNedry said:

Today I learned that the 'five a day' we are supposed to get doesn't have to be distinct fruits and vegetables.

 

Is this a widely held misconception or have I been alone in this error for 30 years? 😂

 

I think it's a variety of different fruit and veg. Any different 5 will do.

 

So having 5 bananas doesn't count for example.

[FoyleFox]

3 hours ago, Parafox said:

 

I think it's a variety of different fruit and veg. Any different 5 will do.

 

So having 5 bananas doesn't count for example.

Different varieties of grapes, when crushed and fermented count though, right? 

[AyewJoking]

5 hours ago, Parafox said:

 

I think it's a variety of different fruit and veg. Any different 5 will do.

 

So having 5 bananas doesn't count for example.

[Parafox]

9 hours ago, FoyleFox said:

Different varieties of grapes, when crushed and fermented count though, right? 

Absolutely

[whoareyaaa]

15 hours ago, DennisNedry said:

Today I learned that the 'five a day' we are supposed to get doesn't have to be distinct fruits and vegetables.

 

Is this a widely held misconception or have I been alone in this error for 30 years? 😂

Just you who is eating 5 oranges in one day 

[Free Falling Foxes]

18 hours ago, DennisNedry said:

Today I learned that the 'five a day' we are supposed to get doesn't have to be distinct fruits and vegetables.

 

Is this a widely held misconception or have I been alone in this error for 30 years? 😂

Whilst we're discussing fruit and veg.....

[StanSP]

I don't need to have my Google wallet app open to pay contactless

 

[The Bear]

1 hour ago, StanSP said:

I don't need to have my Google wallet app open to pay contactless

 

My Mate does this all the team and it winds me up. Still does it no matter how many times I tell him! 

[Free Falling Foxes]

Learnt today that the fella who cheated on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, lost 3 toes in a lawnmower accident some years later. 

[AyewJoking]

On 07/09/2025 at 09:44, whoareyaaa said:

Just you who is eating 5 oranges in one day 

had 4 in one sitting but it wasnt 5 so still gonna die