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If you could ban anything, what would you ban?

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NewWateringCan · 10/01/2022 20:52

As above.
This is one of my favourite topics of conversation. It can be anything you like, no rules, but ideally small, petty, and lighthearted. It usually is things that aren't already illegal, but it can be, as not all laws get followed. It can be anything you want!
Lighthearted, if possible!
My list includes but is not limited to,
fireworks
glitter
people spitting
children running at pigeons
balloons
daylight savings time
loud cars and motorbikes
my vacuum running out of battery
having a cold nose.
Please, tell me yours!

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HoliHormonalTigerlilly · 10/01/2022 21:23

Brexit
Tories
Porn

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dementedma · 10/01/2022 21:24

Masks
Transactivism
Nicola Sturgeon
Football
Sniffing
Porridge
Menopause
People who "make memories"

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Sunsetsupernova · 10/01/2022 21:25

Vomit.

Emetophobe here, my life would be much less stressful if vomiting did not exist

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WindInTheWillows7 · 10/01/2022 21:25

The EU

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whattodo2019 · 10/01/2022 21:25

Smoking
Spitting
Swearing in public especially at innocent people or around children
People who don't pick up dog poo
People who throw rubbish out of car windows
Sugar (it would help my weight loss!!)

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evilharpy · 10/01/2022 21:25

Flat head screws.

I might go a step further and ban phillips head screws too and only permit pozidriv.

Lane assist in cars - I argue with my car every time I drive it on narrow roads and it tries to take over the steering and drive me into the ditch.

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pizzaobsessed · 10/01/2022 21:26

Driving in the middle lane of the bloody motorway. KEEP LEFT UNLESS OVERTAKING!!!!

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TinselTitsAndGlitteryBits · 10/01/2022 21:27

The words hubby, baba, choc, toms, posh, naice...

The S*n

Masks

The term 'Keyworker'

Monday

The 5 day/40 hour working week

Mobility scooters/bikes on pavements

I could go on and on and on.

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Georgeskitchen · 10/01/2022 21:27

Twitter

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NinaDefoe · 10/01/2022 21:27

The suit and anyone who CHOOSES to wear a suit can go too.
Those forced to wear them at work are forgiven.

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FuglyBitch · 10/01/2022 21:30

Sexism
Racism
Spitting
Eating meat/fish/dairy
Flying more than a certain amount a year
Crappy weather

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StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 10/01/2022 21:30

Can we keep the quiet fireworks?

I will outlaw piano music that is not spiral or ring bound.

Any program entitled real housewives of x will either have to change its name or feature actual housewives who live in said location. Hint: malibu and calabasas arent in Beverley hills!

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PathOfLeastResitance · 10/01/2022 21:30

MAMILs
Marmite
See through leggings
Instant coffee
Influencers
People who can’t use roundabouts properly
Double glazed windows with the stupid bits of plastic in that attempt to mimic small glazed old windows. Particularly when they are done unsymmetrically.
Muddy paths where you don’t expect mud.
Parks where equipment is broken for ages.
Litter.
Dog poo left in bags.
People who don’t co trip their dogs.
People who think I should give a shit about their dog.
People who think their dog has an equal status to a human.
People who think I should love their kid as much as they do.
People who think their child should be allowed into adult places.
Scented period products.
Any machine or product designed with the average man in mind and women have to adapt it.

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Thornrose · 10/01/2022 21:31

Eating crisps on trains, the word 'moist', the work expression "do you have capacity to..." just ask if I have time ffs

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bookworm14 · 10/01/2022 21:32

Chewing gum. Disgusting stuff.

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feedmemincepies · 10/01/2022 21:33

Guns
Smoking
Spitting
Balloons
Single use plastic
Plastic bags

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whatwasIgoingtosay · 10/01/2022 21:34

weeds in my garden

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DerektheGoose · 10/01/2022 21:34

Instagram
Facebook
TikTok
Hunting/Shooting

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Bubblesandsqueak1 · 10/01/2022 21:35

Cars
Fireworks
Foreign people buying UK companies
Social media fb mainly

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HamSandwichKiller · 10/01/2022 21:36

Whistling
Hyphenated forenames
Taking phone calls on speakerphone while on public transport.

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Bluebluemoon · 10/01/2022 21:36

Oh god yes - MAMIL's!

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dodi1978 · 10/01/2022 21:39

Coffee made at the check out of self-service restaurants. As a non-coffee drinker, it annoys at no end that, when I wait with my sandwich and soft drink to pay (or, even worse, the kids' ice cream which by this time is slowly melting away), I have to wait through a White Americano, no sugar but oat milk please, a skinny latte, but wait, please put a sugar in, a cappuccino, .... argh! Just let me pay please!

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NellyTimes · 10/01/2022 21:39

Soap operas
Fizzy drinks
Tories
Spitting
Team building days
Celebrity magazines
James Corden
Thunderstorms
Cats shitting in other people's gardens and killing the wildlife
Billionaires
High heels
Small talk

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PumpkinPickle22 · 10/01/2022 21:41

If I was queen on the world I would ban

Baby showers & gender reveal parties
BBQs - I hate them
Snakes - I’d get rid of all of them on the planet
Reality tv

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Foolosophy · 10/01/2022 21:41

Emails!
The drop of watery snot on the tip of one’s nose when it is cold

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