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What's the most BORING subject people can bring up?

330 replies

NewYorkFirstTimer · 16/08/2023 12:08

Inspired by another thread. Of all the subjects someone can bring up in conversation what's the one that makes you want to roll your eyes so far back you can see behind your brain?

Light-hearted of course Grin

OP posts:
Roosmarjin · 16/08/2023 12:11

Politics

NashvilleQueen · 16/08/2023 12:11

Their dreams. Also horoscopes.

PuppyMonkey · 16/08/2023 12:11

Sport of any kind.

Hoppinggreen · 16/08/2023 12:12

Dreams

Medsy · 16/08/2023 12:14

Their kids
Their pets
Brexit (either side)
The Tories (I'm Labour but I hate that droning other Labour voters do)
Their holidays

FourTeaFallOut · 16/08/2023 12:14

The various weight of bike parts. 😒

GrandmaMazur · 16/08/2023 12:14

Cricket

TheYearOfSmallThings · 16/08/2023 12:14

Financial investments and pensions, usually because they want to comfortably mull over their prudent provision for the future at leeength.

I don't mind horoscopes and dreams as long as it's not a blow by blow retelling.

PetitPorpoise · 16/08/2023 12:14

Pets

BadlydoneHelen · 16/08/2023 12:15

Their childrenGrin

DelphiniumBlue · 16/08/2023 12:15

OMG you guys have such fun lives! I'd be delighted to have conversations about any of those... instead I get insurance arrangements, traffic, medical issues and treatments and the ways in which one's boss is shit!

HappyHolidai · 16/08/2023 12:15

Football
Sport generally unless they were actually playing
Their ironing
Other details of their housework routine

EileenBrysonsTeabags · 16/08/2023 12:16

Horses.

Moltenpink · 16/08/2023 12:16

Oh god yes, I agree with dreams. Why would I possibly care?

Amrapaali · 16/08/2023 12:16

Electric cars. Being vegan.

FireflyJar · 16/08/2023 12:16

Love Island
Illuminati
Conspiracy theories particularly how PD died

LurkingMenace · 16/08/2023 12:16

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notenoughtogoround · 16/08/2023 12:16

Travel. I don’t care how you got here or how you get home.

WandaWonder · 16/08/2023 12:17

Haemorrhoids I get bored to the arse end of nowhere on that topic

Itsvalentino · 16/08/2023 12:17

Sport, particularly football 😴

fivepies · 16/08/2023 12:17

Cruises

NewYorkFirstTimer · 16/08/2023 12:17

BadlydoneHelen · 16/08/2023 12:15

Their childrenGrin

Same! Especially anything to do with childcare during the baby / toddler phase 🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱

OP posts:
LindorDoubleChoc · 16/08/2023 12:17

Their weight and diet
Schools
Football

LateSummerLobelia · 16/08/2023 12:17

My DH has a hobby that is very technical and that he is very committed to.

Anything to do with that.

Eddyraisins · 16/08/2023 12:17

Medsy · 16/08/2023 12:14

Their kids
Their pets
Brexit (either side)
The Tories (I'm Labour but I hate that droning other Labour voters do)
Their holidays

Agree kids. A couple of sentences fine.

Long stories zzzz. The younger the more boring.

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