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Old November 08, 2012, 10:28 AM
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Acabar de descubrir que el agua moja
Is this just a funny way of saying to discover what everyone has always known, or is it a saying.
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Old November 08, 2012, 10:57 AM
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It is funny....never heard it before.

I take it as "Duh! Everyone knows that!".
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Yes.

It can also be used sarcastically, wanting to denote that someone is slow.
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Yes, like "descubrir la sopa de ajo" (a estas alturas)
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Yes, like "descubrir la sopa de ajo" (a estas alturas)


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Old November 11, 2012, 05:40 PM
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Like the cowboy who used to crawl under the saloon doors until he found out they swing both ways?
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