Derry Alli Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Early twenties when I was met with the realisation gammon wasn't fish. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, Derry Alli said: Early twenties when I was met with the realisation gammon wasn't fish. On a similar note, until my 30s I never realised Scampi was a small fish. I just assumed it was just something like haddock cut into small pieces 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 The green man at pedestrian crossings is walking, while the red man is standing still. I always just saw green means go -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said: On a similar note, until my 30s I never realised Scampi was a small fish. I just assumed it was just something like haddock cut into small pieces and how old were you when you realised it was in fact a crustacean? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, Caledonian1 said: and how old were you when you realised it was in fact a crustacean? Today years old 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
energyzone Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 19 hours ago, DA Baracus said: I was in my late 20s when I got the name 'Paul Bearer'. I'm currently 38 (will be 39 next month) and I've only just got the lyric "Bustin' makes me feel good!" in the song 'Ghostbusters' by Ray Parker Jr. Don't feel bad. I only got the Paul Bearer thing about 5 years ago. When I was 35. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 19 minutes ago, Cosmic Joe said: The green man at pedestrian crossings is walking, while the red man is standing still. I always just saw green means go Did you know there is a hidden button on the bottom of the crossing control box? It turns to let blind people know it's safe to cross. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Belt Caley Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 It only clicked when the St Johnstone new manager thread was posted why people nicknamed Craig Levein “Avril” for me. Had seen people calling him it for years and it never twigged 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Belt Caley Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 18 hours ago, pozbaird said: Usually placenames. Was down in England, stopped in Leominster, had no clue it was pronounced ‘Lemster’. Made a twat of it. Mind you, up here it’s a minefield. Still scarred by my years working in Falkirk and not knowing how to say ‘Camelon’ properly. Ach, fcuk um’, Falkirk’s a weird place anyway. Spelt Camelon, locals call it “Kemlin” and Scotrail train announcer says Cam-e-lon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 35 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: Did you know there is a hidden button on the bottom of the crossing control box? It turns to let blind people know it's safe to cross. Some people probably think it's funny to hide things from blind people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, throbber said: i used to think prima donna was actually pre madonna ie the way madonna acted before she was famous. Pre-madonna she wasn't a prima donna but post-madonna she was a prima donna ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 25 minutes ago, Central Belt Caley said: Spelt Camelon, locals call it “Kemlin” and Scotrail train announcer says Cam-e-lon Friockheim or more to the point, Wisharts or Friockheim, drive around with their 'luxury' coaches emblazoned with Yet when I dropped some on the bus I got banned from the service and a £90 fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Fullerene said: Interesting. So is New York called the Big Apple because it has more Apple Macs? When I was about 6 or 7 the radio announced that Prince Naseem was fighting someone in "The Big Apple". I thought he was going to fight someone in a big bouncy castle type thing shaped like an apple. I still think that would be a great spectator sport. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 1 hour ago, throbber said: i used to think prima donna was actually pre madonna ie the way madonna acted before she was famous. Same, probably was about 10 when my mum put me straight(after about 5 minutes of laughing at me ) when I asked her if it was about people who wanted to be like maddona 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Bert Raccoon said: On a similar note, until my 30s I never realised Scampi was a small fish. I just assumed it was just something like haddock cut into small pieces Well scampi can be a prawn, I've no idea where the geographical area this is, in a similar chipper/chippy. Scampi as in the stuff you get battered should be made from monkfish tails. @Venti may be able to elaborate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Cosmic Joe said: The green man at pedestrian crossings is walking, while the red man is standing still. I always just saw green means go 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartsOfficialMoaner Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 12 minutes ago, throbber said: in eminem’s song lose yourself the way he says it sounds like pre madonna so let’s blame him. i remember meeting a young lad who thought scotlands first minister was called Nicola Scherzinger which i think is inexcusable. A young guy asked me yesterday where see enis road was. He was walking round asking people. I thought he meant Sienna Gardens. He then started to spell it out to me. Sciennes Road 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 28 minutes ago, Fullerene said: Does he ever beat his PB? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 4 hours ago, Bert Raccoon said: On a similar note, until my 30s I never realised Scampi was a small fish. I just assumed it was just something like haddock cut into small pieces You might have been right though, as monkfish used to be substituted for scampi as it was a cheaper alternative at the time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: You might have been right though, as monkfish used to be substituted for scampi as it was a cheaper alternative at the time Yes, well, get your knickers on and make me a cup of tea 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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