Things I'm embarrassed to have realised so late in life...

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Those ID necklaces? I had absolutely never heard of the word "lanyard" until around 3 years ago. All my friend's children learnt this way before I did. If you had told me "Lanyard" was a European city - I'd have believed you.

That little press send arrow in the top right hand corner? It only occurred to me in my mid 30s that it is in fact a paper aeroplane. I just thought it was a dodgy triangle.

I was absolutely stunned to find out the woman who plays Amanda in Motherland is not Catherine Tate.

Any confessions to console me I'm not the only one failing at life?! 😃

My Mother thought that the horse Bar ran in every race. When the odds were shown on TV there would be the odds on the top horses then something like 20-1 Bar, it meant all the rest were 20-1 bar those named!

At 74 I have recently come to realise why the indicator on the dashboard showing the miles I can drive on the fuel in the tank changes, it sometimes goes up! It's influenced by how I'm driving, not just on how much fuel I have.

My one.

was at our local zoo the other day with my parents and my kids.

saw a fuzzy thing that looked like a meercat. It wasn’t a meercat but a mongoose. I hadn’t read the sign and said “ooh look what’s that thing?” My dad told me it was a mongoose. Apparently I looked confused.

I had to admit to him that I though mongooses were birds. Because goose. He just looked at me like I was a right disappointment. Like “oh god she’s a thicky”

in my denense I knew mongooses were quite bitey and knew they went after snakes and such. Just thought because gooses were also a bit arsey they were birds. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Absolutely ashamed of this one, but at the ripe old age of 30, I realised Arkansas is not pronounced Ar-kan-sas and is in fact Ar-can-saw.

A few days ago.

That saying "see you next Tuesday" is very rude.

WAIT. WHAT??

I also thought this, for an embarrassingly long time

Ireland isn't it?😊

So it took me 50 years to realise AKA stood for also known as I thought it was some sort of latin like eg!!

My friend was well into her 30s when she found out that commercial aircraft do not have an emergency parachute stored under every seat.

OMFG!! I never noticed this before!!

I thought the same until a few weeks ago!

One thing I’ve always wondered is why Kansas and Arkansas are pronounced differently?

No it's not

I was about 35 when I learned sex dolls were for an actual, ahem, “purpose” and not just for party hi jinx

Me too! And I didn't even realise then until I studied the diagram in the instructions more carefully, after having done quite a few tests....

Exactly!!! 🤣

www.businessinsider.com/why-we-pronounce-kansas-and-arkansas-differently-2014-2?amp

I say kaka phonie when ready Hairy Maclary, how is it pronounced?

You've not quoted the post, so I have to ask

Is your mind really blown by number plates?

Violashift · Today 18:05

I thought that when they said in Parliament eyes to the right and nose to the left. That the MPs had to turn their heads like point their eyes one to the left and tip your nose to the right.

Didn't realise there was separate gates to go through and it was indeed ayes as in yes to the right and Nos as in disagreemen to go through the other gate.

Brilliant🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Haven't read the whole thread so apologies if someone has already mentioned this. But that broccoli buds are actually tons of flowers that haven't bloomed yet!

Someone I know thought that Kermit the frog's name was "Kermit D. Frog" until her mid twenties

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Poor little piggy!

Our daughter ws about 3 when we realised she could read a bit! Driving along the M62 she suddenly cried out 'Look Mummy, goolie!' We realised that she'd read the sign for Goole!
A very strait-laced couple had a daughter about 4, he was waiting with her in the car park while her mother went into somewhere, She suddenly came out with a mouthful of expletives, when asked by a very ashen father where she'd heard words like that 'They're written on that wall over there', they didn't know she could read either!