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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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Bjorkdidit · 19/02/2026 17:33

Tacohill · 19/02/2026 17:22

I literally thought that’s what they were for.

Surely they’re no different than a vertical escalator, they’re just flat and horizontal.

The ones I’ve seen always have walkways next to them, for people who choose to walk.
Why not just walk fast on them.

The moving walkway is surely so you can choose to stand still and have a break from dragging heavy luggage around etc.

Obviously like escalators you can walk on them too but if you’re wanting to walk the entire time then just walk on the normal floor.

Escalators are also for walking not standing. If you're going to stand, stand to the side. I'm not even from London and even I know that.

MTOandMe · 19/02/2026 17:33

StolenCookie · 19/02/2026 17:06

Trans women are women.

Here we go. Is there a little leprechaun and a rainbow going over the hill you’re dying on? Perhaps chromosomes, science and fact missed your hill?

BatchCookBabe · 19/02/2026 17:33

The sideboob and underboob 'fashion' like what is seen on Love Island is vile, and makes the women look trashy. Less is more laydeeez! 😬(..)

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PuggyPuggyPuggy · 19/02/2026 17:33

It's cockerpoo, not cockapoo.
Because you see, you're crossing a cockER spaniel with a poodle, and you are comically mashing the names of the breeds together to make a new name. And there is no such thing as a cocka spaniel, is there?

To sum up:
Cockerpoo (noun) - a type of dog.
To cock a poo (verb) - an unspeakable sex act. (probably)

minnel · 19/02/2026 17:33

MonsteraDeliciosa · 19/02/2026 17:28

I wonder what role he was employed in at “the clinic”…
I'm guessing janitor!

Our resident expert.

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Glitterbiscuits · 19/02/2026 17:34

Two spaces. After a full stop. Like this.

Tacohill · 19/02/2026 17:35

Bjorkdidit · 19/02/2026 17:33

Escalators are also for walking not standing. If you're going to stand, stand to the side. I'm not even from London and even I know that.

But you’re allowed to stand still on them.
Just like you’re allowed to stand still on the moving walkways too.
That’s my point.

murasaki · 19/02/2026 17:35

Tacohill · 19/02/2026 17:35

But you’re allowed to stand still on them.
Just like you’re allowed to stand still on the moving walkways too.
That’s my point.

You are but not to block others who want to walk.

exhaustDAD · 19/02/2026 17:37

BlimeyOReillyO · 19/02/2026 17:21

Simple in the head?

What a wonderful way to show your lack of ability for reasonable conversation mate!

At least it shows you can be ignored completely, otherwise some very few might have taken notice of your ridiculous statement!

I am not the one that kicked off with a "you're full of shit mate". Please, who am I to say otherwise, go ahead, jab it all, not my body. Go on mate, jab away and enjoy all of this miracle substance that is a first of its kind and has NO negative effects on anything in your body. Take care!

YourGreenCat · 19/02/2026 17:37

Having to add milk to your tea means it's a shit tea, or you wouldn't desperately try to hide the taste.

Same with gravy. If you must hide the taste of the meat, it's badly seasoned or poorly cooked.

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 19/02/2026 17:37

People should realise that asking for an extra-hot latte will probably make your barista cry on the inside. Heating the milk too much will burn it and ruin your drink. Don’t be an asshole.

NigelFromAccounts · 19/02/2026 17:37

MrsKateColumbo · 19/02/2026 17:27

I think we are need to borrow the Himalayas for this one, i am there too.

Also there are not 3 ghosts in a Christmas Carol, there are 4, 5 if you include muppets or loads if you count non speaking background ones.

As Muppets is widely agreed to be the most novel-faithful adaptation, I feel we can conclude that there are 5 ghosts. That's my hill.

Tacohill · 19/02/2026 17:38

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YourGreenCat · 19/02/2026 17:38

DoIdriveaVauxhallZafira · 19/02/2026 17:32

Licking plates is revolting behaviour

tell my dog that

therewasafishinthepercolator · 19/02/2026 17:38

We NEED a second season of Dexter: Original Sin.

The recycling / kerbie box system is shit. Our countryside is now covered in litter. I want my blue recycling bin back! Antrim & Newtownabbey Council pay heed. 😡

The DUP are a shower of c.

Biscoff is overrated and this obsession of adding it to virtually everything must end immediately.

topcat2014 · 19/02/2026 17:39

Tattoos look rough

Custardy25 · 19/02/2026 17:39

Mine is that destination weddings are usually a way to transfer costs from the couple to the guests.

My nephew is getting married in a country house hotel a 3 hours drive from the city that the couple, both sets of parents and all their friends live, because, according to my DSis, it's £50 per head cheaper than the places they liked that are in or near the city we all live in.

So 100 guests will have to travel for 3 hours and stay at least one overnight in a hotel - it's in the middle of no where, so it's likely going to be in the wedding hotel or guest lodges in the grounds, which are not cheap!

So with travel and accommodation costs, guests will have to spend at least £150 each to save the couple £50 per guest.

UnhappyHobbit · 19/02/2026 17:39

As I’m getting older, I don’t believe that old people automatically deserve the upmost respect because they’re “sweet little old men/women” Not everyone grows old with wisdom, some people stay morons all of their damn life.

exhaustDAD · 19/02/2026 17:40

Modern art pieces that a toddler could make in 5 minutes should not be as valuable as they are. Mockery of actual talent and skill.

YourGreenCat · 19/02/2026 17:41

Tacohill · 19/02/2026 17:22

I literally thought that’s what they were for.

Surely they’re no different than a vertical escalator, they’re just flat and horizontal.

The ones I’ve seen always have walkways next to them, for people who choose to walk.
Why not just walk fast on them.

The moving walkway is surely so you can choose to stand still and have a break from dragging heavy luggage around etc.

Obviously like escalators you can walk on them too but if you’re wanting to walk the entire time then just walk on the normal floor.

you do what you want on them, just stay out of the way and don't block people.

Of course you CAN walk faster on them too, that's the whole point.

Why are people making stupid rules about things? No one is stopping you from standing on the side, let people walk and pass you

murasaki · 19/02/2026 17:41

exhaustDAD · 19/02/2026 17:40

Modern art pieces that a toddler could make in 5 minutes should not be as valuable as they are. Mockery of actual talent and skill.

Ha. I took my dad to Tate Modern one time, and there was a velvetalike board that you could draw on with your finger. He seemed to be taking a while over his effort and when I looked at it, he'd written 'emperor's new clothes'.

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 19/02/2026 17:43

Milk is the devils work and why are we drinking the breast milk of another species? I am a child of the 80s though when it was routinely served warm to me at school break -time, having sat curdling under window in the sunshine all morning.

BiscoffCheesecakes · 19/02/2026 17:43

My mum, my dad, my husband, teacher, winter, school, bridesmaid etc do not require capital letters. Boils my piss reading this every day with incorrect capital letters! Although Mum, Dad, Auntie Whatshername etc do need capitals

thecatdidit · 19/02/2026 17:43

Sishere · 19/02/2026 15:29

But dogs breed.
So you expect owners to take on a litter of puppies even if they don’t want more than one dog?

We tried in vain to adopt a dog from a shelter..it proved impossible for us unfortunately. We have a lovely secure garden, someone at home nearly all the time. Experienced dog owner as well. We have friends in similar position who were unsuccessful as well.

WilfredsPies · 19/02/2026 17:43

Teenagerantruns · 19/02/2026 15:41

Fruit does not belong with savory food, no pineapple on pizza, no apple sauce with pork.

Totally agree with this. No ducks with oranges or plums, no cranberry with turkey and no chickens with lemon either.

Carrot cake is not cake. It’s a shoddy salad covered in buttercream.

Human beings cannot change sex and no amount of being kind will change that.

People who bury their rubbish on the beach should be rounded up, taken out to sea and dumped in a busy shipping lane.

People who don’t do the wave of acknowledgement when you let them through should have their licences suspended.

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