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If you could ban anything, what would you ban?

403 replies

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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Joolsin · 10/01/2022 21:41

Dogs (thus solving the dog poo/dog poo bag problem too)
Drivers who can't negotiate roundabouts properly
Any drivers who annoy me in other ways
Spiders
Fake tan
High heels
Turkey Teeth
Porn/prostitution/people trafficking
Drug smugglers
People who don't like reading
Transactivists
Men of whatever "gender" in female spaces

PickAndChooseMe · 10/01/2022 21:43

Racism, sexism, ableism.....all the isms.

Social media influencers. I preferred back in the day when Instagram was just a photo album and Facebook was for throwing sheep at your friends.

Reality tv ‘celebs’. I do like some reality shows but not now that it’s seen as a stepping stone to insta-fame. Why can’t Bob the builder from Brecon go on Love Island, find the one, lose the one then bugger off back to Brecon? Nooo he has to become a Boohoo Man.

E-scooters in busy pedestrianised areas.

People who litter.

Smoking in public. Do it in your own home or garden, I don’t want to walk behind your stinking smoke.

People who chew crunchy food loudly.

People who do that disgusting phlegmy nose, throat clearing then you hear them swallow it. (I’ve actually just retched thinking about it 🤢)

Seriouslymole · 10/01/2022 21:43

Not MAMILs - I’m married to one and I love him dearly.

ufucoffee · 10/01/2022 21:43

Eating, drinking and talking in the cinema. I want complete silence from everyone.

Katieandthekids · 10/01/2022 21:45

-Chewing gum with mouth open
-Husbands Watching videos on phones without headphones in bed

Aderyn21 · 10/01/2022 21:45

Thank you Tinsel, I will try that.

Thought of another one - Flat pack furniture. I don't mind slotting two things together but I resent having to spend lots of money and then build my own bloody furniture. If I wanted to construct something that came in a thousand pieces, I'd buy Lego!

Crowdfundingforcake · 10/01/2022 21:46

Influencers
Second home ownership
People who mistreat children
People who mistreat animals
Orange fake tan
Slug eyebrows
Weed smoking
Annoying neighbours
Dementia
Virtue signalling

Beautiful3 · 10/01/2022 21:49

Alcohol, energy drinks, tobacco, sweets with chemicals/additives and capes.

godmum56 · 10/01/2022 21:49

Fireworks
Horseracing and dog racing
online gambling

rainbowdancegirl · 10/01/2022 21:49

Meat eating
Hurting any kind of animal
Cyclists

Beautiful3 · 10/01/2022 21:49

Vape!

Itshothothot · 10/01/2022 21:49

Cheap crap car seats
Glitter
Wasps
Fireworks
Snow

PathOfLeastResitance · 10/01/2022 21:49

@Bluebluemoon

Oh god yes - MAMIL's!
Hi 5 for that.
Paddingtonsmarmlade · 10/01/2022 21:50

Electric scooters
Cigarettes
Cars worth over £30000 driving down lanes without a white line

Glamping1234 · 10/01/2022 21:50

Social media

CloudPop · 10/01/2022 21:52

Agree with those suggesting a ban on Chinese laboratories cooking up coronaviruses. Or any other laboratories doing similar things for that matter

AnyFucker · 10/01/2022 21:52

Fancy dress

Havilland · 10/01/2022 21:53

Sports attire worn as general clothing.

Dummies/pacifiers.

Extendable dog leads.

Not just a ban but the death penalty for anyone that spits in the street/in public.

Man buns.

Beards.

Ear stretchers.

Facial tattoos.

I think they are called Healeys, those awful trainer shoes for children with a built in roller skate.

Potholes.

My last ex.

Baby headbands.

Cucumbers.

Audi drivers.

Ed Sheeran songs.

Spiders.

Daddy Longlegs.

Slugs.

Rain during the day.

Black ice.

PuppyMonkey · 10/01/2022 21:53

Gravy.

Creamcrackersandricecakes · 10/01/2022 21:53

Nigel Farage
Boris Johnson
Jacob Rees Mogg
Nigel Farage
Priti Patel
Piers Morgan
Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
Oh, and porn.

user1497787065 · 10/01/2022 21:54

Cyclists and horse riding on country lanes only one vehicle wide.

countrybump · 10/01/2022 21:55

Greyhound racing
Horse racing
Fox hunting
Shooting
Private schools
Internal combustion engines
Single use plastic
Junk mail
Fly tipping
Snares
Bombs
Guns
Porn
People trafficking
Puppy farms
Smoking
Photoshop

LeftieLucy · 10/01/2022 21:56

Gender stereotypes
Dogs off lead unless on private property
Those loud exhaust pipes
Eyelashes on car headlights
The joules/boden yellow Mac every mum at the school gates wears
The twaw brigade
‘Cheeky’ Nando’s
The phrase ‘double/triple jabbed’
Right wing politics
Uni fees

WorryMcGee · 10/01/2022 21:57

Oooh so many things but I am limiting myself to two: daddy long legs and face masks

Ilikecheeseontoast · 10/01/2022 21:57

Plastic