Things you were shockingly old when you learned

That Midge Ure is called Midge because it's Jim backwards, not because he's small.

... so he claims.

yes, his real name is jim eru

Admittedly he is from Glasgow so would have to be about 4 foot 2 before he could earn a soubriquet based on being diminutive.

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That the woman in this gif is Christina Aguilera.

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three 6 mafia = 666 mafia

Surely not

Sanders' first name is PharOAH, not PharAOH (I just noticed this).

I think Sanders first name was originally Farell and Pharoah started off as a nicknmae

i just learned to shave. i'm 34. OWCH

- some people can't be changed or fixed, don't bother trying
- 5 cent candy schemes are easy. Walk up to the counter, say you got like 1.50 - they will say "that's 30 candies". While they're not looking or busy, throw in an extra 5-20

Between him and Pharoahe Monch, I can no longer remember how to spell pharaoh correctly on any occasion.

lol you and me both

That a groundnut = a peanut. So groundnut oil, which I regularly cook with, is peanut oil. Had no idea.

I think Sanders first name was originally Farell and Pharoah started off as a nickname

A nickname given to him by Sun Ra. When Sanders first arrived in NYC his nickname was "Little Rock," because he was from Arkansas.

that the immaculate conception refers to the conception _mary_. i was in my 40s when i learned that.

"of _mary_"

however the immaculate collection is of _the_ madonna iirc

Did not know. But you could fill a Bible with what I don't know about Christianity.

wait what?
i thought the immaculate conception was about the conception of JESUS within the body of Mary (the immaculate heart of)
mary herself was conceived immaculately?

that doesn't sound right at all

I think the idea is that the 'vessel' that bore Christ had to be without original sin, so Mary was born sinless to bear Him.

yup

Xtianity is bizarre

i thought it just meant the conception of jesus was done without sin (filthy horrifying sinful human sexual activity) not that she was born "pure"
are you serious?

i learnt that from here: Innocuous things that make you irrationally angry (a list thread)

(2011)

I didn't know this either, but wikipedia confirms it

wow
well i'm glad i decided at age 7 that christianity/catholicism wasn't for me -- at least it didn't take me forever to learn that

tbh there is no age I have been at where I haven't learned some bit of catholic minutiae that has blown my mind

it's a heck of an institution and swarm of beliefs

feel like i really should have known that too, but i didn't

otoh i'm not catholic, and it's really silly

There's a lot of lore around the birth of the messiah that maybe hasn't traveled down the centuries.
Joseph is made a lot more 3dimensional in medieval lore from what i've seen. Seems to have a backstory that show's him to be an old man or middle aged which turns up in folk songs etc.

& various heresies came up about how sacred exactly Christ and his mother were appeared and caused rifts in the church that needed to be sorted out.

tbh the immaculate conception thing is a really convoluted dive into the “humans are born with sin” thing and leads to some really dumb and philosophical questions, like: are miscarried babies in hell or purgatory, because they weren’t baptized! wait, do we think purgatory is real now? and is there a limbo, because purgatory sounds harsh so maybe there’s another thing too

recent popes have weighed in with stances like “hmm, maybe”

it's almost as if insisting on the literal reality of a single ludicrous impossibility has extensive implications that require all sorts of mental gymnastics

honestly I think very few of the clergy give a shit and it’s mostly really pedantic parishioners bugging them with questions

“do you think jesus had a boat?”
“uh he was a carpenter but lived inland and uh... ask the bishop”

Love Island isn't an island

Why would Jesus need a boat? His best friends are fishermen and when they're not around, well...

The other day I accidentally ordered a pack of AAAA batteries. That's right, AAAA. Who knew?

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I didn't know that about the Immaculate Conception until tonight.

Jesus can walk on water so does He really need a boat?

if you had a bag of fish on land, youd want a van, right?

AAAA batteries reminding me that is a thing but I seldom buy batteries and have screwed up AA/AAA enough to swear a lot

batteries are such bullshit

if there’s a rechargeable option i always take it regardless of the cost, because fuck buying stupid little packets of bastard batteries

Love Island isn't an island

It was in the original Lee Sharpe and him off Hollyoaks version

I've just realised that Lipps Inc is a pun on lip-synch. Only took me 38 years.

I had no idea!

I think I only clocked Lipps Inc when it appeared on puns that you had missed