Page 4 | By way of illustration, a female acquaintance whom I have known since university was a big one for this. She's straight and probably of average attractiveness. While at university she'd frequently remark on the absence of men she found attractiv

Nearenough · 2026-07-03T14:21:59+00:00

To think cross gender collective punishment is a thing.

Jellylasagnafortwo · 03/07/2026 15:50

Darragon · 03/07/2026 15:31

She wrote incomprehensible threads in times of yore. I can’t find any to link to as MN is doing weird security verification on me every time I go to a new page.

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Oh, I’ve been here around 22 years and can’t remember! Maybe I never made it through the titles?
Sharon sounds quite entertaining though.

Darragon · 03/07/2026 15:50

ThatCyanCat · 03/07/2026 15:48

I wonder if this is the guy who was mansplaining Edmund Blackadder to us all the other day. I usually try to avoid that term but fuck me, if ever a man asked for it...

…His pot, is blacker than his kettle…

LostNFoundSV · 03/07/2026 15:49

I was almost dropping off then- is this a daymare … zzz

ThatCyanCat · 03/07/2026 15:49

DallazMajor · 03/07/2026 15:47

Did you know that if you mix brown and red sauce together it tastes like barbecue sauce. Although barbecue sauce tastes nothing like barbecues.

I didn't know that, but I did know that barbecue sauce goes really well with apple pie. I know it sounds so wrong but it's true.

ThatCyanCat · 03/07/2026 15:48

I wonder if this is the guy who was mansplaining Edmund Blackadder to us all the other day. I usually try to avoid that term but fuck me, if ever a man asked for it...

DallazMajor · 03/07/2026 15:47

Did you know that if you mix brown and red sauce together it tastes like barbecue sauce. Although barbecue sauce tastes nothing like barbecues.

CrispySquid · 03/07/2026 15:46

I hate the word picky-bits

ThatCyanCat · 03/07/2026 15:46

I've heard far more men loudly complaining about the absence of attractive women than women complaining about the absence of attractive men. (Women are more likely to complain that there are no mature, kind, caring and emotionally intelligent men, but they're unlikely to enter a room and complain that none of the men present are handsome.)

Also, wingnut snooker popcorn Charles I.

OtherS · 03/07/2026 15:46

SummerHasArrivedatLast · 03/07/2026 15:33

If the weather forecast had been more accurate before I hung the washing out, I would have known it was going to piss with rain this afternoon and I would have put the towels and bed linen in the tumble dryer.

Now, I will have to load the washing machine tonight and hang the washing out again tomorrow morning before I go to work.

Hopefully, tomorrow we'll get the sunny spells and light breeze the Met Office promised for today...

Ooh, where are you? My forecast says maximum chance of rain is 7%, at 4am tomorrow morning. Should I put my roof up?

LoftyPlumLion · 03/07/2026 15:45

Millionaire harry whatshisfave has a brass neck demanding funding for hi s security, what a freeloading scum bag.

Like father like son I guess.

RNApolymerase · 03/07/2026 15:45

These will do for starters, there are probably more - rules of misogyny.

Women are responsible for what men do.
Women saying no to men is a hate crime.

AmberSpy · 03/07/2026 15:41

I'm going to guess you're not interested in having an actual debate or listening to others' points of view, and instead you just want to sound off about how you feel personally victimised by women having preferences that don't always include you. Unfortunately you couldn't even create a coherent post so I'm just guessing here.

Motnigh · 03/07/2026 15:39

JoyousOpalLemur · 03/07/2026 15:37

Can you give us a poll?

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Yes, that will simplify everything 😬

JoyousOpalLemur · 03/07/2026 15:37

Nearenough · 03/07/2026 15:29

The subject line and text seem to have got mixed up. In addition to what is above, my feeling is that sometimes those who havee felt negarively judged on their own attractiveness like to make vocal judgments about others. It is as if being in the judge's chair means you cannot be the one being judged.

A (possibly); related phenomenon is the summer slew of opinion pieces by female journalists bemoaning the appearance in public of very white British and Irish male limbs. Is this an attempt, conscious or otherwise, to rebalance the scales of attractiveness judging? What seems to be clear is that the people who are appearance-shamed are often not the exact same group of people doing the original negative appearance judging, which is what causes the appearance of collective punishment.

Can you give us a poll?

Goodmorningeveryone26 · 03/07/2026 15:36

😂 me too. I think

StellaTheCriminalMastermind · 03/07/2026 15:35

JoyousOpalLemur · 03/07/2026 15:24

It's a yes and a no from me

🤣

JoyousOpalLemur · 03/07/2026 15:34

CrispySquid · 03/07/2026 15:31

What do you think about the pedestrianisation of Norwich city centre?

I think it'll be nice when it's completed 😉

DollopOfFun · 03/07/2026 15:34

Nearenough · 03/07/2026 15:29

The subject line and text seem to have got mixed up. In addition to what is above, my feeling is that sometimes those who havee felt negarively judged on their own attractiveness like to make vocal judgments about others. It is as if being in the judge's chair means you cannot be the one being judged.

A (possibly); related phenomenon is the summer slew of opinion pieces by female journalists bemoaning the appearance in public of very white British and Irish male limbs. Is this an attempt, conscious or otherwise, to rebalance the scales of attractiveness judging? What seems to be clear is that the people who are appearance-shamed are often not the exact same group of people doing the original negative appearance judging, which is what causes the appearance of collective punishment.

Well I was right about you getting your title and OP mixed up, but as for the rest of it... no, no I don't think it's that.

SummerHasArrivedatLast · 03/07/2026 15:33

If the weather forecast had been more accurate before I hung the washing out, I would have known it was going to piss with rain this afternoon and I would have put the towels and bed linen in the tumble dryer.

Now, I will have to load the washing machine tonight and hang the washing out again tomorrow morning before I go to work.

Hopefully, tomorrow we'll get the sunny spells and light breeze the Met Office promised for today...

DoloresDelEriba · 03/07/2026 15:33

I’ve just eaten a whole packet of Haribo gold bears.

JoyousOpalLemur · 03/07/2026 15:32

Mochudubh · 03/07/2026 15:27

It's a Yes, a No and a Not Sure from me.

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OMG! I thought I was deep but you've just burrowed through the Earth's core.

Mind blown.

Darragon · 03/07/2026 15:32

Nearenough · 03/07/2026 15:29

The subject line and text seem to have got mixed up. In addition to what is above, my feeling is that sometimes those who havee felt negarively judged on their own attractiveness like to make vocal judgments about others. It is as if being in the judge's chair means you cannot be the one being judged.

A (possibly); related phenomenon is the summer slew of opinion pieces by female journalists bemoaning the appearance in public of very white British and Irish male limbs. Is this an attempt, conscious or otherwise, to rebalance the scales of attractiveness judging? What seems to be clear is that the people who are appearance-shamed are often not the exact same group of people doing the original negative appearance judging, which is what causes the appearance of collective punishment.

Well that’s clear as mud.

PrizedPickledPopcorn · 03/07/2026 15:32

Nearenough · 03/07/2026 15:29

The subject line and text seem to have got mixed up. In addition to what is above, my feeling is that sometimes those who havee felt negarively judged on their own attractiveness like to make vocal judgments about others. It is as if being in the judge's chair means you cannot be the one being judged.

A (possibly); related phenomenon is the summer slew of opinion pieces by female journalists bemoaning the appearance in public of very white British and Irish male limbs. Is this an attempt, conscious or otherwise, to rebalance the scales of attractiveness judging? What seems to be clear is that the people who are appearance-shamed are often not the exact same group of people doing the original negative appearance judging, which is what causes the appearance of collective punishment.

Is that what it is? I thought it was just being hyper focused on your own dating pool. I was put off dating a lad by the dead fish colour of his feet when we went paddling.

Darragon · 03/07/2026 15:31

Jellylasagnafortwo · 03/07/2026 15:27

Was It Sharon that didn’t get the M and S job?

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She wrote incomprehensible threads in times of yore. I can’t find any to link to as MN is doing weird security verification on me every time I go to a new page.

CrispySquid · 03/07/2026 15:31

What do you think about the pedestrianisation of Norwich city centre?