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Silliest argument you’ve been witness to?

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ClassicStripe · 25/07/2025 09:42

DP and his brother are super competitive about most thing. But the silliest competitive argument they have ever had was who would be better at building a wall. Neither of them have any experience at building a wall and both do IT based jobs so it was completely hypothetical but it went on for ages!

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BunnyLake · 29/07/2025 09:59

LionessesRawr · 28/07/2025 02:27

Couple lost in Epcot.

woman- it’s left
man- no it’s right
woman- it clearly says left on the map
man - hunny I was in Iraq I know how to read a map it’s right
woman- YOU’RE NOT IN FUCKING IRAQ NOW! WE’RE IN FUCKING EPCOT AND THE DRINKING AROUND TNE WORLD STARTS THERE (points 👈🏻👇) WHICH IS FUCKING LEFT

😂

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 29/07/2025 11:05

@IAmNeverThePerson - when my dses were kids, I broke up a fight between ds2 and ds3 (then, about 4 and 6). Usually, in that situation, I'd just break up the fight, bollock both combatants equally, and separate them, but this time I decided to find out who had thrown the first punch, and why.

Turned out it was ds3 who'd hit ds2 first - and when I asked him why he'd hit his brother, his answer was, "Because he was looking grumpy!" God alone knows why he thought hitting him would help him be less grumpy.

They are all grown up now, but it's still a running family joke - "Mum - he's looking grumpy - can I thump him?"

Damnloginpopup · 29/07/2025 12:18

BunnyLake · 29/07/2025 09:56

I’ve never heard of Taytos (I also hate salt & vinegar) 😁

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Irish brand. But S&V is my usual favourite

MrsGuyOfGisbo · 30/07/2025 18:15

RichPetuniaAgain · 29/07/2025 08:07

Found it! Look for posts by HenryTudor1485 😁

(Sorry for the derail, but that thread is fantastic!!!! -thanks to the pp who first mentioned it!!)

deeahgwitch · 30/07/2025 18:18

I’m with you on the Tayto cheese and onion crisps with real Irish butter sandwiches @BloodyHellBob😀

Hoppinggreen · 30/07/2025 18:20

Me and my brother had a major argument about whether whales have nipples at Manchester Airport while waiting for flight to Turkey. We didn't speak for the first 24 hours of the holiday.
We were both in our late 20's and with our spouses

MargaretThursday · 30/07/2025 18:41

DD1 and friend once had a tearful argument about who had which identical swimsuit.
The swimsuits were imaginary.
Apparently the one on the left had more pink on it, and the label rubbed.

My df and his brother still bring up the broken tractor. They had identical ones. They both say the other one broke theirs. It is now (after 70+ years) said in fun though.

Ydnil · 01/08/2025 00:01

Many moons ago, when I was at uni, myself and best friend were out for a drink and had a lighthearted argument about whether chickens had two legs or four. I truly believed, in the moment (blame the alcohol) that they had four and I managed to convince her. It ended with her saying "Oh yeah, they have, haven't they?" We were hysterical the following morning, when we remembered the conversation 🤣🤣,

NotMyKidsThough · 12/08/2025 15:59

MyUmberSeal · 25/07/2025 10:34

Was at a cafe on the high street in Glastonbury…conversation/argument went as follows…

Server ‘would you like mayonnaise in your BLT’
Customer ‘no I would have asked for it if I did’
Server ‘ok I was just asking, some people like it’
Customer ‘yes but I don’t so it was a pointless question’
Server ‘ok calm down mate, there’s no need to be rude’
Customer ‘fuck you, and your sandwich, I don’t want your negative energy in my food’

And then he walked out.

I sipped my cappuccino and smiled 🤣.

That is absolutely the correct response to any server saying "OK, calm down mate' when the speaker is a) calm and b) not the server's mate.

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