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Things you enjoy which are supposed to be terrible

369 replies

InPraiseOfBacchus · 08/10/2021 15:39

I'm inspired by a thread about ""Nice" Things That Aren't Actually Nice" over on the AIBU board.

I'd love to know about things you (secretly or not-so-secretly) love which you're "supposed" to find dull, inconvenient, or just plain crap.

For me: the cheapest tinned vegetables, replacement bus services (nicer view sometimes!), Travelodges.

OP posts:
Cuddlywaterfall · 08/10/2021 18:04

Pineapple on pizza!

Closetbeanmuncher · 08/10/2021 18:04

Removing blackheads.🙈

So jealous of Dr pimple poppers career 😂

ChubbyMsSunshine · 08/10/2021 18:05

Travelling. And I don't mean to anywhere exotic. Just being in my car slogging up the motorway even with bad weather and heavy traffic, it's peaceful. Even better if I'm alone Blush

Closetbeanmuncher · 08/10/2021 18:06

Pineapple on pizza!

YES!!

And black olives

Coffee4Queen · 08/10/2021 18:07

@MissyB1 are you referring to an Indian dessert? If you are I love it too!! It’s divine.

Things you enjoy which are supposed to be terrible
vickyp0llard · 08/10/2021 18:07

The driving thing reminds me - I love driving on the M25, traffic and all.

Graphista · 08/10/2021 18:07

@smallandimperfectlyformed thank you. Where was your macaroni pie from? I think to be fair aulds ones are the best. Also their strawberry tarts which also seem to be a peculiarly scottish thing and not widely available down south. Aulds now sell the syrup!

@oakleaffy i like sweet and sour pot noodles myself

Beseen22 · 08/10/2021 18:08

I was taken to theatre after a particularly bad tear following childbirth and I secretly loved it.
Everyone was lovely, they gave me a spinal block, put warming blankets on my legs and I fell asleep. Last time I was relaxed in 5 years

PuppyMonkey · 08/10/2021 18:10

Christmas adverts.

Armageddon (the movie).

Checking my emails.

Facebook.

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 08/10/2021 18:10

All day breakfasts abound! Not to mention what we call "hot rolls" which is a yummy crusty bread roll (I've said it that way cos all the other names start bun fights on mn!) filled with 1/2/3 fry up breakfast items. My personal choice is usually a fried egg, tattie scone and fried mushrooms. Most places do the egg perfectly ie white cooked solid yolk still runny and the yolk bursts with the first bite, work it so the yolk drips onto the plate/container and then mop it up with the rest of the roll - heaven!

Sold!! Grabbing my coat and heading north as I type Grin

PupInAPram · 08/10/2021 18:11

Blood donors. You get to lay back for 20 minutes and do bugger all. Always feel energised afterwards.

Cofifeefee · 08/10/2021 18:12

I love an anaesthetic; best sleeps I've ever had.

MarleneDietrichsSmile · 08/10/2021 18:12

Rough industrial cities or neighbourhoods, I like finding a cheap car and having a bacon sandwich and an 80p cuppa Grin

Reminds me of home and my childhood

Gentrification can do one Grin

MarleneDietrichsSmile · 08/10/2021 18:13

Not a car, a caf

Stupid apple should know what a caf is

Graphista · 08/10/2021 18:13

@WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll Grin good stuff!

There's also...

Tablet
Macaroon
Empire biscuits
Pizza crunch...

Be prepared to gain at least 2 stone Grin

Mummy1232016 · 08/10/2021 18:15

Cheap tinned spaghetti!

earthyfire · 08/10/2021 18:16

Not sure why Superdry clothing is supposed to be terrible but I love their hoodies, they saved me from the freezing cold in New York and they wash up lovely.

Below Deck
The Circle
Caravans
Aeroplane food - kills the time
Pineapple on Pizza
Marmite crisps
Tinned mushy peas

MarleneDietrichsSmile · 08/10/2021 18:17

And tinned ravioli (filled with dog food Wink)

Spodge · 08/10/2021 18:19

The adverts before a film at the cinema

Onesailwait · 08/10/2021 18:20

Cheap sausages
The smell of Subway
Airplane food

Couchbettato · 08/10/2021 18:23

My C section. Genuinely loved every second of it. It was such a buzz.

Amithatbad1 · 08/10/2021 18:24

Used to love picking the lice and eggs out of my children's hair.
Squeezing a good blackhead.
Using a callous knife to shave the hard skin on my feet.
Love a Premier Inn then walking 50 yards to an all you can eat breakfast.
Don't have a problem with a Wetherspoons like a lot of MN's - if I'm running around I know I can stop there, lots of choice, cheap and quick!
Love junk food!
A KFC or a Maccy D's.
A crisp sandwich.
Angel delight.
Frozen mash.
I actually eat healthily 90% of the time but sometimes I just want crap!!
Love a corny chick flick - Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman etc
Love Friends - the TV show
Am I now banned from MN?

romatheroamer · 08/10/2021 18:25

Agree to ironing and hanging out washing
Easy listening..stuff from the sixties onwards
The Tube
Train stations

FlatStanletta · 08/10/2021 18:26

Hallmark-type cheesy romantic movies - the type that have a wafer thin plot and are on channel 5 of an afternoon. If it’s a Christmas themed movie then I’m in heaven!

Ditto romance novels - even better if a supernatural twist.

AutistAwayWithUrConditionalLuv · 08/10/2021 18:26

Coke zero.
Food, also known as "Junk" food. I don't eat them much because I don't always feel like doing so but when I do, I enjoy them with zero guilt. I stuff myself if I want to.