Irrelevant Things You Think About But Nobody Else Does

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The rules of this thread are simple. Post something you have wondered about, but is so irrelevant it never really bothers you to ask or bring up in conversation. You don't need a reply. You can merely make a comment. All in good spirit.

Here are some of mine.

1. Do Lottery Winners often give huge tips to National Lottery staff? I can imagine this might happen in practice and may be a key perk of the job.

1. Am I the only person who can clearly taste carrots in Coca Cola? It is a secret vegetable recipe after all, but nobody else I know mentions anything about the flavour. I also detect a tad of beetroot too.

What do my pets think about?
Why are some people such selfish dicks?

Do animals look at humans and think it's great how we do so much work like cleaning, cooking etc or do they think we are completely mad and wasting time and energy?

Oooh, your second question I think is not an Irrelevant one - MN is testament to that. @Purplecatshopaholic. Sadly I think it becoming the human condition to think that way and be that way.

How easy is it to successfully frame someone for murder?

(I'm not a homicidal maniac! Just more interested in the theoretical faking of forensics etc...)

Why do other people not contribue to pensions but have an expensive car on leash?

Diet Pepsi tastes of ginger

Do dogs think their poo is very special because doting owners carefully save it in little bags?

Hmm...ginger? Must remind myself to get one next time at shop.

@Raera - love that thought.

Does my dog have the same accent as me?

Why pheasants wait until you are upon them before running into the road.

How some of the people in the area I live in afford not to work. I'm not talking benefits but younger 30/40/50s who float about 'lunching'.

I wonder how bread got invented. Did someone look at yeast and think 'ooh, I wonder what happens if I mix this weird stuff with flour and cook it?' Seems so random to me

Also, when I went to uni and was doing my own food shopping for the first time, I dithered for so long over the eggs. Obviously I wanted to buy free range, but if I did then those poor caged hens had suffered in vain. But then if u bought those eggs, it's encouraging that practise 🤔

What if grass doesn't want to be cut?
Does it hurt the grass?
Do plants feel pain?

Would the ozone layer 'ping' out a bit if we all deflated our tyres at once?

May I suggest you look up "I am a thoughtful guy" by Rhett and Link on YouTube.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=U6y7YOlldek

Saved you three hassle of looking it up. But do watch it!

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Love that @Ifixfastjets

How much water is 'sitting around' in bottles in all the shops?

Would it be enough to make a difference to a 3rd world country?

Not just plain water, but all the water used in cola, fruit juice, squash, cans of tango, bottles of beer, wine....

But surely the lottery winners only meet the lottery staff in order to pick up the cheque - and until it's cleared, they might well only have their bus fare and a fiver in their purse. or nothing. I haven't used cash for more than a year, I'd be hard put to rustle up 50p.
Is there a tipping etiquette for winners? It wouldn't occur to me to tip lottery staff for doing their job - but do you tip the newsagent who sold you the ticket? Fat chance of anonymity if you do!
As someone who buys a ticket maybe once a year, I need to have it straight in my mind when my turn comes.

Who had the first thought of milking a cow and drinking it

How someone can look at someone else's husband and think 'yep I'm going to have him at any cost'

How people think to put items together to make food. Like cake.

@katy1213 I would think that a big lottery winner would not receive a cheque. It would be bank to bank and I believe the National Lottery have a team to counsel the winner(s) in a number of ways, including taking legal advice to protect their money. In that process, the winner will inevitably make acquaintance with the staff and may be generous to a fault. Unless there is something within the rules that prevent that.

I often wonder how they calculate the 'Best Before' dates on food. Especially the long life stuff like tinned beans. Do they keep tins in storage for 2 years and then taste them to see if they are ok?

No cheque? I always imagined myself waltzing into the bank, asking to see the manager - or my account relationship manager or whatever twatty name they have these days - waving it in front of his nose and saying, 'See that? And now I'm off to bank elsewhere!'
I very much doubt I'll need counselling! Waves of depression induced by too many holidays???? Not me.
Actually, I think I read somewhere that they only do the advice thing if you agree to publicity - if not, you're on your own.

My friend works for one of the financial services that are recommended by the National lottery. Apparently the lottery advise the winners to speak to the financial advisers but it's not mandatory.
If you don't agree to publicly you don't get to be in the millionaires club but financial advise is always offered and you have to sign something to say if you refused it.

I wonder about Spongecat. Sometimes she suns herself downstairs, and at other times decides she wants to laze about in DD's bedroom. Also, when she decides she's coming upstairs at 3am. What is the thought process behind all that?

Will people in thousands of years time be holding archaeological digs etc and trying to conclude what life was like in our time, we we do about pre-history? Will the written records/digital recordings etc we have now be accessible in thousands of years (eg. by being transferred to new tech each time things change)?