Things you can't believe people have never heard of

That was a reply to someone r looking up ‘Pearl necklace’!

welbeck In the story your relate, which I remember, they had an alert assistant who was on the ball.

Mine featured the exact opposite. A geography graduate, who did not know where in the world a country was, that is not infrequently in the news, because of its proximity to China

Comptometer operator (one of my many jobs) was greeted with a blank look from grandson. Not surprising really.
Years ago, I called across to my friend who worked in the local chemist, busy that day
“Rita, have you got any amphetamines?” She ignored me and just gave me a look...I thought they were a jumped up type of Pro Plus.
Enjoying this funny thread, thank you.

walked along singing and doing Jake the Peg . Everyone just stared .............

They might have been staring because a Rolf Harris song isnt considered very PC any more since his conviction for sex offences against children.

After all train cancellations to the north out of Euston, I found myself after a lot of trouble, in Cambridge to make a connection.
My granddaughter said “Nan, are we still in London?”

I remember reading about the poet Robert Browning using the term "twat" in one of his poems. His publishers had to ask him gently what he thought that it meant. Turned out that he had read a reference to "an old nun's twat" somewhere and thought it was some sort of religious headgear.

Incidentally, anyone shocked by pearl necklaces is strongly advised never to Google "snowballing."

I didn't realise that Japan was smaller than China until about 5 years ago.

Mortifyingly, while in China, I asked a Chinese colleague how their government were appointed (I KNEW, I was having a senior moment).

Last week we offered the plasterer (in his twenties) a coffee. He didn't know white coffee was coffee with milk.

Bluecat. ??

Bluecat .you just know we WILL google that....and l just have...???.....

I've told my daughter how my post has turned out!!

Monica, but the point was since 1964, nobody noticed that items from ancient Egypt had been placed in the Asia box.
and the people looking for the Egypt items of course didn't think to look in the asia box, since Egypt is not in asia.
and that was in a university museum.

Caught up on the thread and the ‘teabagging’ made me laugh. My sister was over and I was advising her to put wet teabags in the freezer then on her eyes to reduce puffiness, and my son one the cheeky toad, told me to stop advising my sister to get teabagged. Son two in peels of laughter and my sister and I had to google what was so funny. I’m glad no one looks through my search history. I just had to google pearl necklace, curiosity got the better of me

(This anecdote was quite a few years ago, no visitors in current times!)

It does make you wonder how much understanding of history the people who demonstrate & desecrate statues actually have.

My ex-H spent the first 50 years of his life not knowing that February had an R in it. It was then pointed out to him by someone to whom he submitted newsletter information.

Morning. Just caught up with this thread. Hilarious, hadvyobrrsd6them all now I'm going to be a bit late for my walk! Going back to the first page, I'm from Manchester-obviously- and I do know what an awning us. However, even I, with 2 grown up son who keep us in touch, left out the gap in my education on the subject of a pearl necklace ?

Edit!! had to read all 6 of them!

Biscuitmuncher

I've told my daughter how my post has turned out!!

What did she say?

My grandson, when about 13, confronted by a bar of soap in our bathroom, had no idea you had to rub it between your hands to get a lather. Only used to liquid soap.

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grandmajet she said , well that didn't go as you expected ?

Have just googled, teabagging & snowballing???

I've just started reading the thread from the very beginning. I didn't realise how sheltered my life has been up until now. I've had to goggle "pearl necklace, tea bagging, merkin, lavender marriage, rug munching and snow balling". My education on sexual matters has increased by leaps and bounds.
I did have to try to explain to my mother, many years ago, what was meant by oral sex.

Calendargirl

My grandson, when about 13, confronted by a bar of soap in our bathroom, had no idea you had to rub it between your hands to get a lather. Only used to liquid soap.

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Mine were the same, Calendargirl. But now their parents are trying to reduce plastic waste, they’re telling us why it’s so much better for the environment.

Loving this thread! I learnt a lot...