Learning new things....

[Flybye]

I am 37 and just figured out about 7 months ago that banana is not spelled BANNANA - thanks to pop singing
And I now know what salient means.
And I thought commencement meant "end".

and I have a high gpa

In the interest of boredom and mental expansion.....what new things have you learned?

***this thread inspired by a Home Depot woman somewhere in the USA who did not know what Pilates was

[Trek420]

***this thread inspired by a Home Depot woman somewhere in the USA who did not know what Pilates was

Yeah, probably the same Home Depot gal who made me a key "Yeah! I can make you a spare house key! "

And I get a call from my dog sitter while I'm waiting in line to board the plane "hi I'm at your home, the key won't work, won't turn and won't come OUT of the lock "

Yeah, that Home Depot.

I've learned to check your spare key before you give them to someone.

[DebW]

When I was in 6th grade I learned that Warshington didn't really have an R in it.

I'm always clueless when it comes to popular culture. I plead total ignorance when people talk about movies, singers, celebrities. And I don't really know what Pilates are either (some kind of exercise, right?). Is it pronounces like "pilot" or something else?

[kermit]

I was writing a report the other night and had to look up the word "forward". As in please forward this report. It just wasn't there. Is there an R somewhere? A true blond moment.

[redrhodie]

And I don't really know what Pilates are either (some kind of exercise, right?). Is it pronounces like "pilot" or something else?

Soft i in Pilates. It's named for its founder, Joe Pilates.

[Trek420]

Soft i in Pilates. It's named for its founder, Joe Pilates.

Why didn't they call it "Joe"?

[oxysback]

Why didn't they call it "Joe"?

Because "I'm going to do pilates" sounds a LOT better than "I'm going to do Joe."

[Aggie_Ama]

Thankfully I was not still drinking my soda when I read Oxy's post. I just finally got why people use deer blinds the other day. DH does hunt but prefers the "stalking" method as it is more exercise. Plus he only hunts on his Oma's ranch which is a lovely 1,500+ acres and a nice stroll.

I really thought deer blinds were for laziness not to be "blind" to the deer. I mean truly I thought the purpose was a place to plant your butt and nothing more. Even though I have been corrected I still think I am right.

Proud MOB taught me what an Epee was, I feel so worldly this morning.

Trek- Those key machines are actually terrible. Not necessarily user error, it was one of the most returned items at Lowe's.

[Zen]

I learned

King
Phillip
Curses
Our
Funky
Green
Salad

from watching the Cosby show and i was prompted to learn what a Venn diagram is by watching Jon Stewart.

for those of you wondering about the funky green salad-
kingdom, phylum, class,order,family, genus, species

Right now I'm trying to fully understand cognitive dissonance. I must have heard that somewhere on TV too

[HoosierGiant]

I learned

King
Phillip
Curses
Our
Funky
Green
Salad

When we were studying taxonomy I taught my girls

Kids
Prefer
Cheese
Over
Fried
Green
Spinach

[sfa]

Because "I'm going to do pilates" sounds a LOT better than "I'm going to do Joe."

I dunno. Joe might disagree.

[Aggie_Ama]

I learned

King
Phillip
Curses
Our
Funky
Green
Salad

from watching the Cosby show and i was prompted to learn what a Venn diagram is by watching Jon Stewart.

for those of you wondering about the funky green salad-
kingdom, phylum, class,order,family, genus, species

Right now I'm trying to fully understand cognitive dissonance. I must have heard that somewhere on TV too

Your whole post gave me weird flash backs to college. I must take a nap now, I am fatigued.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I was in my 30's when I discovered that silos at dairy farms were not used for storing milk.

It seems to me that about 1/3 of all new made keys these days don't work, so I always check new keys immediately when I get home.

[Zen]

I used to think seals (the kind that swim in the ocean) were made of rubber. But I was 4 years old.

[Aquila]

King
Phillip
Came
Over
For
Good
Sex

all the best mnemonics appeal to our prurient interests.

After 25 years, I can still do cranial nerves, too.