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What opinion of yours will nobody ever change?

529 replies

Kibble29 · 24/12/2024 23:18

For me it’s how disgusting it is to wash dishes in a sink or basin full of water. It turns my stomach a bit. The dishes have to be washed in fresh, running water.

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PiddleOfPuppies · 25/12/2024 10:15

Minimum wage, along with top-up benefits, has removed ambition and prevented wage growth. Many jobs are actually skilled but are now only considered worthy of Minimum Wage because employers can get away with it.

Sunday trading laws should be abolished. Back in the 1990s, working on Sundays was worth double time and now it's just paid at regular rates.

Childcare is not the preserve of mothers and it should not automatically default to the mother to sacrifice hours and career opportunities.

bluetonguegiraffe · 25/12/2024 10:19

Sorry to be all serious on your ass, but I would never say I have an opinion no-one could ever change. Because then my 'opinion' is actually an ideology. All opinions should be, at least theoretically, open to change if the facts necessitate it.
Though I do have opinions I would be gobsmacked if anyone came up with facts that caused me to change them, as all the facts so far overwhelmingly support my opinion.

Neveranynamesleft · 25/12/2024 10:19

People living on their own with few plates, cutlery etc surely have no need for dishwasher, regardless of how much space or money they have.

RampantIvy · 25/12/2024 10:22

sashh · 25/12/2024 03:41

Your knife should be in your right hand and your fork in your left when you are eating at the table.

Left handed gadgets (with the exception of scissors) are a con.

I thought attitudes towards left handers had been left in Victorian times.

This isn't etiquette. It is small mindedness.

Good luck being operated on by a left handed surgeon being forced to use his right hand.

Georgyporky · 25/12/2024 10:22

All dogs are potential killers.
They should be on a short lead & muzzled in public.

DepartingRadish · 25/12/2024 10:23

bluetonguegiraffe · 25/12/2024 10:19

Sorry to be all serious on your ass, but I would never say I have an opinion no-one could ever change. Because then my 'opinion' is actually an ideology. All opinions should be, at least theoretically, open to change if the facts necessitate it.
Though I do have opinions I would be gobsmacked if anyone came up with facts that caused me to change them, as all the facts so far overwhelmingly support my opinion.

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This is a good point. I agree with you.

heartsinvisiblefury · 25/12/2024 10:24

NearlyNewHip · 25/12/2024 10:15

Other people's children are boring AF to everyone except their immediate family.

Yes yes yes!!!!!!! 🙌🏻 totally agree with this!!! I do not care about your child's school report or ucas application!!! Shut up!!!

CatCaretaker · 25/12/2024 10:27

Dita73 · 25/12/2024 06:28

Chocolate and fruit do not go together

Strawberry? Banana? Delicious with chocolate! 😊

Boredlass · 25/12/2024 10:28

Cats are boring and pointless

SantaBakula · 25/12/2024 10:37

creamsnugjumper · 25/12/2024 04:48

Women are mentally, physically and emotionally superior.

Er what ?
Every single women is mentally physically and emotionally superior to what ?
Every other woman ? Nope that's illogical
Every other man? That's impossible males in general in any species are physically stronger than females.
I think men ( not all of course) tend to be most emotionally stable .

ReachersAbs · 25/12/2024 10:40

Georgyporky · 25/12/2024 10:22

All dogs are potential killers.
They should be on a short lead & muzzled in public.

All dogs humans are potential killers.
They should be on a short lead & muzzled in public.

username299 · 25/12/2024 10:43

SantaBakula · 25/12/2024 10:37

Er what ?
Every single women is mentally physically and emotionally superior to what ?
Every other woman ? Nope that's illogical
Every other man? That's impossible males in general in any species are physically stronger than females.
I think men ( not all of course) tend to be most emotionally stable .

If most men are more emotionally stable, why do they start so many wars and commit so much more crime?

another79 · 25/12/2024 10:44

Alphabetamega · 24/12/2024 23:49

Controversial, but topical……

Die Hard is not a Christmas movie.

I’ll die on that hill.

I posted a thread about this a few days ago. I watched it fit the first time & I I00% agree with you.

bluetonguegiraffe · 25/12/2024 10:46

I think men ( not all of course) tend to be most emotionally stable

Really? Its men who do the honour killings. Its men who kill women in jealous rages. Its men who have killed children to spite mothers. Its men who kill 'grasses'. Its men who form violent gangs and kill other gangsters for' 'disrespecting' them.

This idea that men are most emotionally stable is a complete myth. Women may be more likely to cry but men are more likely to get angry and violently vengeful, and those things are emotions too. People have to ignore violent anger as an emotion to claim men are less emotional.

FelixtheAardvark · 25/12/2024 10:48

David Cameron was the worst Prime Minister in UK history (North, Eden, Johnson and Truss NOT excepted).

nouveaunomduplume · 25/12/2024 10:49

Georgyporky · 25/12/2024 10:22

All dogs are potential killers.
They should be on a short lead & muzzled in public.

More accurate to say that a few breeds are inherently dangerous and should be banned, and that dogs and small children don't mix. if you look at the fatalities they're almost always: american bully / pitbull / bulldog / cane corso / rottweiler / staffordshire bull terrier OR the fatality was of a young child under 4 yrs old attacked in their family home by the family dog. If we banned those half-dozen breeds and enforced a law that you can't have dogs in a house with pre-school children, then fatalities would be cut by more than 90% to the occasional freak accident.
It also depends what you mean by "in public". I think muzzled while in a public building or on public transport, and on a lead while on public footpaths is possibly reasonable.
Some dog owners are morons and give the rest a bad name. People shouldn't have more dogs than they can control, or dogs that are too strong for them to control.

Personally I'd sooner ban cats - they're catastrophic for wildlife and biodiversity and they carry toxoplasmosis which causes a large chunk of mental illness / schizophrenia in humans.

FelixtheAardvark · 25/12/2024 10:50

bluetonguegiraffe · 25/12/2024 10:46

I think men ( not all of course) tend to be most emotionally stable

Really? Its men who do the honour killings. Its men who kill women in jealous rages. Its men who have killed children to spite mothers. Its men who kill 'grasses'. Its men who form violent gangs and kill other gangsters for' 'disrespecting' them.

This idea that men are most emotionally stable is a complete myth. Women may be more likely to cry but men are more likely to get angry and violently vengeful, and those things are emotions too. People have to ignore violent anger as an emotion to claim men are less emotional.

Statistically the evidence is on the poster's side.

The men who kill are a minute percentage of the male population of the world.

CoubousAndTourmalet · 25/12/2024 10:55

A house with no books is soulless.

People should be planting trees and shrubs to encourage wildlife instead of buying a house with a mature garden and ripping out every living thing.

Plug in air fresheners and cheap scented candles are filled with chemicals that are toxic to children and pets.

Puppies/dogs should not be crated.

Dogs should be fed their meals from a clean bowl not scatter fed.

Adopting a rescue dog does not make someone morally superior to those who choose a pedigree puppy (provided it isn't bought from puppy farm/BYB).

Not all pedigree dogs are inbred/genetic freaks/unhealthy.

nouveaunomduplume · 25/12/2024 11:00

BellaTheDarkOverlord · 25/12/2024 10:12

Alcohol should be banned. Worked in emergency services last night and half the calls coming in alcohol was the catalyst.

agree with you about the social cost, but I think banning it will just drive it underground and we'd then get more deaths due to methanol poisoning and it would be a boon to organised criminals.
Better to tax it much higher - the Norwegian / Swiss model.

SleepyHippy3 · 25/12/2024 11:03

SantaBakula · 25/12/2024 10:37

Er what ?
Every single women is mentally physically and emotionally superior to what ?
Every other woman ? Nope that's illogical
Every other man? That's impossible males in general in any species are physically stronger than females.
I think men ( not all of course) tend to be most emotionally stable .

How do men tend to be most emotionally stable? Can you elaborate?

slightlydistrac · 25/12/2024 11:09

everychildmatters · 24/12/2024 23:38

That the title "Mrs" should no longer exist.

Yes, but that would be forcing women to call themselves something else, and it would be better for women to be able to choose for themselves what title to use, instead of having it imposed on them by others.

Merry Christmas.

fuckmemytoehurts · 25/12/2024 11:15

Jifmicroliquid · 25/12/2024 10:05

People should not be allowed more than 2 children.

Marriage isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.

Lip fillers make you look ugly and cheap.

Bad fillers make you look ugly and cheep.

Good fillers have been known to help correct things like cleft pallets, damage from chemotherapy (in my instance) and much more.

But it's nice to know you think Im ugly. I bet you're no oil painting either.

GU24Mum · 25/12/2024 11:22

So many to choose from but my first one is that we overtreat sick old people and people with dementia. Just because it's possible to extend existence does not mean that we are extending life and doing what the patient would want if actually able to be asked about it.

Planesmistakenforstars · 25/12/2024 11:24

Abortion should be available to women for any reason, or no reason. That includes birth control, and for as many times as asked for.

Rape trials should not be decided by juries.

Iloveyoubut · 25/12/2024 11:32

Alphabetamega · 24/12/2024 23:49

Controversial, but topical……

Die Hard is not a Christmas movie.

I’ll die on that hill.

I’ll Die Hard on the hill that it totally is! 😂

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