That to the left of people's usernames in their post, when the little fella icon is colored it means they're online? And when it's black and white they ain't there?
Sad to say I'm often very slow on the uptake of things..

Is there anything really big that you've been slow on? They usually make for a pretty funny story

lmao when i first got a myspace in 05 i didnt know that tom was the owner,and one day while looking at all my friends myspaces i noticed they all had him as a friend

me:"god,that tom guy is friends with everybody.what,does he add freaking everybody?"

friends:"@__@.he owns the site he's automatically everybody's friend."

me:" ....oh"

^ Hahaha that happened to me to! I was wondering why he had about a gazillion friends, I thought he must of been an actor/musician or something

Remember, the one who laughs last thinks the slowest.

Er, I totally knew that.

you spelled realized wrong,not slow on that, but you are.

Actually that is the correct English spelling. The Americanised spelling adds the 'z'.

i was wondering that last night! i was gonna make a post then i was like maybe it's 'cause they're offline/online and i just went to a topic and viewed their subprofiles so i figured it out.

i still don't know what the little orange boxes beside some of the topics are for, though. i can't figure it out.

The clash of American and British English!

^ Rawr!

Damn, this thread doesn't make me feel all that stupid anymore.

Just last year, I thought the word "acorns" was pronounced and spelled as "eggcorns"...so I would always say "eggcorns" instead of "acorns"

Hmm, this isn't so much a "DUH" realization, but it's more of a, "What the hell? I've lived in America for most of my life, and I never knew this" that I just found out a few months ago.

A lot of Americans cook their food using microwaves and call it a night. I'm sure they use a pot once in a while, but a majority of them prepare food by pushing a few buttons. So, so sad.

LOL

that's like when i thought lactose intolerant was lack toast and tolerant

I thought when my folks used to say to mini-Majere "We're having a lie-in tomorrow" that we were having a "lion tomorrow". Sigh. Always disappointed.

A classic one is how most people think that dr. pepper has pepper in it!

That's the same with people thinking that there are a lot of virgins on the Virgin Island.. so stupid!

I saw the most dumbfounded sign at Costco today. It read: "Tires are sold in the Tire Center."

^ Haha! Well, some people need to be pointed in the right direction, y'know


Not in Australia :D

Haha, damn...its one of those things you read and just think "Was that really necessary?"

At least to me anyways, lol.

I react like that to so many warning labels, road signs and advertisements in today's society. For example, I remember reading a warning label on a baby's stroller and it said, "Remove infant before folding."

lmao!

i have a dumb one

the little windows icon
i alwas wondered what it was until a while ago
i was bored and day dreaming
and then i was like "OOOhhhh!.... "

Haha, it's quite alright. I miss little details like that often.

ok, honestly...
i have no clue what that's supposed to be.

win...dows...

0_0

Eh well I'm in marching band and the whole band got shirts this year. We were allowed to put nicknames on the back of them. Well one of my friends who plays Tuba had Ba + Ba = Tuba on the back of his. I swear the clarinet section (including me) couldn't figure it out. We sat there for 10 minutes saying "Ba + Ba = Tuba???". Then we finally figured it out and all shouted "OOOOHHHH" at the same time (somehow). That's my blonde moment.

I remember when I first went to soho, I said Houston the wrong way and felt very very stupid.

Were you raised in the East coast? I have a bit of an East coast/Midwest accent, and I couldn't pronounce, "Oregon" for the life of me.

No lol...In soho it's pronounced House-ton but the normal way to pronounce it anywhere else is H-you-ston lol!

apparently
its supposed to be a window



i just realized another thing
"Reptilia's" avatar
i thought they were chess peices

Chess pieces.
Although, they kind of do, don't they?

^ Wait, they're not chess pieces? Dang. They're.. people Well. At least I know now. Hahah

It's alright, everyone has their moments.

but it looks nothing like windows!
it's like...floaty wavey flaggy thingy. it's so confusing!

That's pretty crazy.

Does anyone remember the old Spiderman that came on Fox Kids in the 90s? Well I thought the theme song said "Spiderman, Spiderman, you want some eggnog, Spiderman?" but in reality it was "Spiderman, Spiderman, radioactive Spiderman". Well, ayears later my brother told me the real words to the theme song. I was in ignorance for such a long time.

I remember that radioactive Spiderman.

i guess
i always thought it was a flag
i have windows ME so im still working 2D

Oh god, I can't believe I never saw that one. I just got that right away...but now I can't decide whether that's making me miss band or feel like a complete loser.


In Georgia there's a Houston county that's pronounced House-ton. Drives me insane. Fortunately, I pretty much never have to go anywhere near there.

I used to think Caller I.D. was Color Idea.

wow i didnt know that color thing on your name either. hmmmm...

i cant think of anything that i just found out about, at the moment but i will be sure to post.

GRAH! What are the little blue boxes under every members tagline!?

The scale for your post count. I thought about this; I want mine to be pink.

I've actually seen some cases where they'll signify if a person has room to talk about something. It usually goes somewhat like this:

Noob: "That's gay, you're gay, everyone's gay."
Person with six boxes: "Shut up, you don't have more than 100 posts, you have no room to talk."

ooooooooo
i think i knew that.......waaaaayyyyyyy deep down

i just realized this emoticon was "Big Grin"
>> <<
i thought it was "Briggin"