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Your favourite unreasonable AIBU?

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Fulbe · 29/07/2025 23:21

There are so many wonderful examples of these, please share your favourites. Bonus points for links.

I remember one when OP was annoyed if the cost of children's birthday gifts weren't higher than the cost of hosting the party per child.

And the classic from a few weeks ago when OP thought it was ok to block the shared driveway and thought their neighbour who lived at the end was the unreasonable one.

I bet there are better ones out there though...

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latetothefisting · 30/07/2025 16:13

It's got to be the supersoaker one. Sorry can't find it right now but think it's in classics, will try and search later.

I also found one fuming about people who pressed the button on traffic lights, but then crossed when there was a gap in the cars so that by the time the lights changed to red cars had to stop at an empty crossing funny. Yes it might be mildly annoying but the OP couldn't explain how it actually affected them once the button had been pressed they were stopping either way, it wouldn't make any difference to them if someone was actually crossing in front of them or already half way up the road.

Those stuck in my mind because they're funny and because the OP was so clearly unreasonable 99% of people disagreed with them, the other ones I remember are the ones that blew my mind how many people think so differently to me (as in I read the heading thinking "what a silly question, of course it's going to be 100% YABU to then be completely gobsmacked at the responses) are boys over 8 using a female changing room and one years ago about if there was a fire would you save a child or your dog/cat.

CeciliaMars · 30/07/2025 16:05

Chellybelle · 30/07/2025 10:51

Is this low income to you?

Sorry should have made this clearer - the woman who was jealous earned £140k a year with her partner, but was still jealous enough of her wealthy neighbours to start a thread on it. It’s more money than we could dream of earning!

Chellybelle · 30/07/2025 10:51

CeciliaMars · 30/07/2025 06:21

The recent one that has baffled me is the person who is asking AIBU for being jealous of her richer, older neighbours when they earn £140k a year…

Is this low income to you?

pontivex · 30/07/2025 10:39

FrogsLoveRain · 30/07/2025 09:42

I think if people are going to talk about funny sounding threads they need to link them too! 😜

Exactly. Links please!

FrogsLoveRain · 30/07/2025 09:42

I think if people are going to talk about funny sounding threads they need to link them too! 😜

Runssometimes · 30/07/2025 09:15

The one where she overtook a cyclist near a bend, car came round the bend on other side so she pulled in sharply in front of cyclist who (unsurprisingly) gesticulated wildly and swore. Her main concern was that she’d be reported and her mitigation was that he was wearing cycling clothes. She genuinely thought she’d been driving considerately. Terrifying that such people are in charge of tonnes of machinery on our roads.

CeciliaMars · 30/07/2025 06:21

The recent one that has baffled me is the person who is asking AIBU for being jealous of her richer, older neighbours when they earn £140k a year…

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