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northernslowcoach Oct 2020 9:54pm, 14 Oct 2020 17,185 posts	Quote Pin northernslowcoach And on yorkshire place names I was over 20 before I realised that Penistone was seen by other people as something to snigger at
Goofee Oct 2020 10:00pm, 14 Oct 2020 3,205 posts	Quote Pin Goofee In my first job a woman phoned in to say her husband couldn't sign and return a form as he was working in Abu Dhabi. "Is that in Wales?" I asked...
FergusG Oct 2020 10:13pm, 14 Oct 2020 3,942 posts	Quote Pin FergusG My ex-wife was in her 20s before she realised the reason birds don’t get electrocuted on pylon cables is due to them not having any ground-contact to complete the circuit. She grew up thinking birds legs were wooden (‘like twigs’) so don’t conduct electricity.
CK2 Oct 2020 10:13pm, 14 Oct 2020 531 posts	Quote Pin CK2 That shoelaces video was a revelation! I had no idea! A couple of mine - I thought the North started at Watford so when I moved to Stevenage I was moving to the North! - That reindeers are real and not mythical. I’m still not really convinced about that one though.
Lizzie W Oct 2020 10:16pm, 14 Oct 2020 23,938 posts	Quote Pin Lizzie W Mr W asked me what smores were today - he's been a scout helper for over a year!
minardi Oct 2020 10:21pm, 14 Oct 2020 6,000 posts	Quote Pin minardi goes off to Google smores
alpenrose Oct 2020 7:57am, 15 Oct 2020 46,848 posts	Quote Pin alpenrose What are smores? I've never heard of them before.
halfpint Oct 2020 7:58am, 15 Oct 2020 32,775 posts	Quote Pin halfpint CK2 you need to come really North to Aviemore and visit the Reindeer Centre.
CK2 Oct 2020 8:04am, 15 Oct 2020 533 posts	Quote Pin CK2 HP 😂
Too Much Water Oct 2020 8:10am, 15 Oct 2020 7,699 posts	Quote Pin Too Much Water That I could set the washing machine to finish at a particular time - this was about a year ago and I left home 20 years ago