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A hill you will die on.

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GreenEyesIsBack · 19/02/2026 15:04

Mine is amongst others that carbonara should only ever be made with long pasta, none of your penne, or fusili nonsense.

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exhaustDAD · 19/02/2026 15:08

Mine - amongst others - is that mint and chocolate do not belong together, it is absolutely vile, and is has 100% the same effect as when we were kids, brushed our teeth and then snuck a cheeky bite of a chocolate in, still.

CloakedInGucci · 19/02/2026 15:09

exhaustDAD · 19/02/2026 15:08

Mine - amongst others - is that mint and chocolate do not belong together, it is absolutely vile, and is has 100% the same effect as when we were kids, brushed our teeth and then snuck a cheeky bite of a chocolate in, still.

Completely agree! An after eight? Why don’t I just smear some toothpaste between two bits of dairy milk instead

Devilsmommy · 19/02/2026 15:09

exhaustDAD · 19/02/2026 15:08

Mine - amongst others - is that mint and chocolate do not belong together, it is absolutely vile, and is has 100% the same effect as when we were kids, brushed our teeth and then snuck a cheeky bite of a chocolate in, still.

No no no. Mint is great it's fucking orange and chocolate that's an abomination 🤨

BubbleFree · 19/02/2026 15:10

Christmas cake and cheese do not belong together.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 19/02/2026 15:10

Well, I have a few, but if we're going with the less weighty ones, coffee should never be made with sugar.

ChamonixMountainBum · 19/02/2026 15:10

Chicken Korma is the most pointless dish ever invented.

Devilsmommy · 19/02/2026 15:11

Also that sliders and socks look good on precisely no-one. Oh and crocs are fucking horrible too

MrsTerryPratchett · 19/02/2026 15:11

It's a fucking paninO.

It's eSpresso.

And Italian food doesn't need any 'new takes' or 'fusion'. Just invent new food if you want it.

Devilsmommy · 19/02/2026 15:12

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 19/02/2026 15:10

Well, I have a few, but if we're going with the less weighty ones, coffee should never be made with sugar.

Full on agree. If you don't like the taste of coffee then don't drink it 🤷

Brewtiful · 19/02/2026 15:12

Pineapple does not belong on pizza.

Meadowfinch · 19/02/2026 15:12

If we're talking about food, real, home made wholemeal bread. I'd far rather get up a little earlier and make decent wholemeal bread with yeast, and a crust, than eat the flabby sour blotting paper that passses for bread in most supermarkets. My son has grown up eating the real thing.

And if we're talking wider life, women have two X chromosomes. Those with XY chromosomes are not women.

Bjorkdidit · 19/02/2026 15:13

BubbleFree · 19/02/2026 15:10

Christmas cake and cheese do not belong together.

Christmas cake must have cheese with it Smile

However pepperoni on pizza is an abomination as are cheeseburgers or anything else that involves meat and melted cheese.

murasaki · 19/02/2026 15:13

Leggings are not trousers, and shouldn't be worn with anything shorter than hip length, whatever size you are.

Buscobel · 19/02/2026 15:13

Christmas cake and cheese are a match made in heaven.

Jorvik1978 · 19/02/2026 15:13

A UK-based holiday is NOT a stay-cation. It is a UK-based holiday. A stay-cation involves staying at home and sleeping in your own bed, having days out exploring your local area.

GreenEyesIsBack · 19/02/2026 15:13

Chocolate and fruit do not go together 😫

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Devilsmommy · 19/02/2026 15:14

Meadowfinch · 19/02/2026 15:12

If we're talking about food, real, home made wholemeal bread. I'd far rather get up a little earlier and make decent wholemeal bread with yeast, and a crust, than eat the flabby sour blotting paper that passses for bread in most supermarkets. My son has grown up eating the real thing.

And if we're talking wider life, women have two X chromosomes. Those with XY chromosomes are not women.

Definitely a hill I'd die on. Men can't be women no matter what they do to try and make it so

GreenEyesIsBack · 19/02/2026 15:14

Jorvik1978 · 19/02/2026 15:13

A UK-based holiday is NOT a stay-cation. It is a UK-based holiday. A stay-cation involves staying at home and sleeping in your own bed, having days out exploring your local area.

Yes, I actually love you for this alone.

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40andlovelife · 19/02/2026 15:16

Your aunts and uncles are your blood relatives. Their partners are not your aunts or uncles

MagpiePi · 19/02/2026 15:17

Soup from a bowl should always be eaten with a soup spoon.

thistimelastweek · 19/02/2026 15:17

Burgers do not belong in brioche.

NigelFromAccounts · 19/02/2026 15:18

40andlovelife · 19/02/2026 15:16

Your aunts and uncles are your blood relatives. Their partners are not your aunts or uncles

What would you call them if not "aunt" and "uncle" though?

DD calls DH's sister's husband "Uncle ". Should she be calling him "Auntie 's husband" instead?

murasaki · 19/02/2026 15:18

thistimelastweek · 19/02/2026 15:17

Burgers do not belong in brioche.

Definitely. No structure and far too sweet.

GreenEyesIsBack · 19/02/2026 15:19

Devilsmommy · 19/02/2026 15:14

Definitely a hill I'd die on. Men can't be women no matter what they do to try and make it so

Also on the hill with you.
Men are men are men, even if they wear a dress.

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murasaki · 19/02/2026 15:19

40andlovelife · 19/02/2026 15:16

Your aunts and uncles are your blood relatives. Their partners are not your aunts or uncles

Even worse than that, your parents' friends. You're not related!

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