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A hill you are prepared to die on

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xxxx01 · 13/10/2026 14:13

What is your hill you are prepared to die on.

Mine is the moon landing was fake.
Botox makes you look older.
Sex is overrated.
Some art work is not art its crap.

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ThaneOfGlamis · 13/10/2026 17:54

PetulaGordeno · 13/10/2026 16:55

I think it’s unfair,
And quite without flair,
To call out poetry’s good taste.
I would write you a rhyme,
If I had some time,
But more than a line I’d not waste.
I like to spend ages,
Reading poetry pages,
From Wordsworth to Duffy to Plath,
Being pretentious as hell,
I am sure you can tell,
That plain old Pam Ayers ain’t my path.
Now that AI can do it,
I have a pen, but no longer chew it,
As I ponder what stanzas to record,
I’ve been replaced by a bot,
My creativity is shot,
I may stoop as low as Donna Ashworth, I’m that bored!

Oh and I agree. But I do really really like Roger McGough!

If it's any consolation, the other 1% is generally good. I think gcse English literature destroyed it for me when we had to rote learn the "correct" meaning behind everything, even though the author didn't produce extensive background notes. Maybe they just liked daffodils.

For the rest, look on their works ye mighty and dispair.

MsColumbo · 13/10/2026 17:54

drspouse · 13/10/2026 17:39

ASL evolved from French SL and AUSLAN/NZ SL are kind of similar but I don't know if Irish and British are related, or British and AUSLAN.
Fun fact: South African SL is related to German (or possibly Austrian/Swiss) I believe, as it was taught by some nuns who started a school for the deaf.
Excuse me, I need to go and look up sign language relatedness rather than go home and cook tea.

Yes many of the sign language development around the world can be traced from colonization or Deaf educational start ups. Like the first American school for the Deaf being established by a French Deaf educator.

British and Irish sign language are very different. Irish SL falls in the family tree with French and American SL while British falls in the BANZSL family language tree.

I'm glad i could help your evening reading 😂

Olderbutt · 13/10/2026 17:55

worldshottestmom · 13/10/2026 14:18

Dying on those hills with you. Though I don't think botox initially makes people look older, after time/migration it does, though. Think it makes many people look much worse, however, but each to their own.

My other hills I will be gladly dying on;

  • Changing gender is impossible and thinking you can do so is lunacy
  • Nobody actually likes matcha, it's just one big inside joke to make everyone else think they're losing their minds
  • Alcohol should not be served at kids parties under any circumstances (after a recent incident)

Agree re Matcha

PeasOff · 13/10/2026 17:56

shuggles · 13/10/2026 17:44

Fat lips indeed look silly, but I would get in trouble if I said that in real life.

Why? Fillers do look silly - the side profile🦆 😬

Lugol · 13/10/2026 17:58

WhatHappenedToYourFurnitureCuz · 13/10/2026 17:51

Why would anybody want to do it again? It was only done as willy waving exercise for the US to prove its cock was much bigger than Russia's.

There's nothing to be gained.

Those fucker cannot stay out of the sky though.

There is barely a day where Bezos or Branson aren't wearing a fetching catsuit and bragging about how they are going to space with their team yet they never seem to get there.

If they thought they could monetise it they would be there.

AnswerIsNo · 13/10/2026 17:58

PeasOff · 13/10/2026 17:56

Why? Fillers do look silly - the side profile🦆 😬

the upside is it makes it easier for people to do that useless trick of holding a pencil between their top lip and nose

Justgonnasaythis · 13/10/2026 17:58

Splitting up without trying everything to stay together when you have children ( except in the case of domestic violence obviously)

soullight · 13/10/2026 18:00

Antizionism is a hate movement which is our age's jew hatred.

Cadeaukatze · 13/10/2026 18:01

Therescathairinmybath · 13/10/2026 16:59

Cheese and onion crisps should only be sold in green packets.
Salt and vinegar crisps should only be sold in blue packets.
Shampoo and conditioner bottles should be marked in big, bold writing.
Sprouts need to be kept in a separate dish at the other end of the table from me during Christmas dinner.

😂

soullight · 13/10/2026 18:01

Olderbutt · 13/10/2026 17:55

Agree re Matcha

Soya milk iced matcha is a thing of beauty and wonder.

I don't really like sweet drinks, or coffee, so its really filled a gap in the market for me.

Terfedout · 13/10/2026 18:03

ExtraHotDoubleShot · 13/10/2026 14:42

Ok, you asked.

  1. There are more and more people with non verbal autism every year and I think eventually they’ll find the environmental cause
  2. Allowing your child to become overweight is neglect
  3. There are far too many people in the UK, we are one of the most nature depleted countries in the world and anyone who thinks we can ‘cram more people in’ while pretending they care about the environment is actually insane

And a slightly less controversial one: those big Stanley cup things are gross and I hate seeing peoples (usually fillered) lips slurping away on them.

Totally agree with all of these. Just need to add that boys can't become girls just because they decide to identify that way.

tommyhoundmum · 13/10/2026 18:04

SweatyGibbon · 13/10/2026 14:29

Scotland and Wales as holiday destinations are vastly underrated by English people. I'm in England.

In London here people love both countries

WhatHappenedToYourFurnitureCuz · 13/10/2026 18:05

Lugol · 13/10/2026 17:58

Those fucker cannot stay out of the sky though.

There is barely a day where Bezos or Branson aren't wearing a fetching catsuit and bragging about how they are going to space with their team yet they never seem to get there.

If they thought they could monetise it they would be there.

Yep. Or if it hadn't been done already, for the ego boost.

Scorchio84 · 13/10/2026 18:05

DebbieSavage · 13/10/2026 17:33

Ewwww you must be joking. I was thinking something more uplifting like 'Diversia' or 'Hopeland' but it could be a national competition to come up with the best name.

Also just to remind you how "Boaty McBoatface" came into being 😂

Charla69 · 13/10/2026 18:06

Uricon2 · 13/10/2026 17:12

Prohibition didn't really work out so well.

I know, it's very sad that people don't think they can survive without drugs etc

TheLastSilverSaint · 13/10/2026 18:06

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Yogafiend · 13/10/2026 18:06

@Therescathairinmybath - is this because you have ended up with 2 bottles is shampoo and no conditioner? Only asking because it has happened to me 😁

RedThroatedWarbler · 13/10/2026 18:06

Mcdhotchoc · 13/10/2026 15:27

Feelings are not facts

And therefore, not all feelings are valid.

tartyflette · 13/10/2026 18:06

godmum56 · 13/10/2026 17:32

also they should need a licence like a driving licence and pay VED

And bicycles themselves should have license plates. It’s highly unsatisfactory that there is not a lot the police can do to prosecute cyclists who break the law, unless they are caught in the act.
But if the bikes themselves could be identified via a plate and traced to an owner via a log book or other record linking plate and owner details, as cars are, we would have far less red light jumping or cutting up of pedestrians on zebra crossings, for example.

Diamox · 13/10/2026 18:07

Age gap relationships are gross, esp when the younger party is under 25 and the older one ten years-ish older.

godmum56 · 13/10/2026 18:08

MsColumbo · 13/10/2026 17:54

Yes many of the sign language development around the world can be traced from colonization or Deaf educational start ups. Like the first American school for the Deaf being established by a French Deaf educator.

British and Irish sign language are very different. Irish SL falls in the family tree with French and American SL while British falls in the BANZSL family language tree.

I'm glad i could help your evening reading 😂

tha's why every child learning sign language is not a hill for me. I am not saying that all sign users should be forced to use the same, but for it to be made a school subject, a useful version needs to be defined.

PyongyangKipperbang · 13/10/2026 18:08

Scorchio84 · 13/10/2026 18:05

Also just to remind you how "Boaty McBoatface" came into being 😂

Yeah we have proved we can't be trusted with that sort of thing!

See also the "naming grit lorries" vote! My favourite from that was Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney, whoever came up with that was a genius!

Takethehuntingquiche · 13/10/2026 18:08

When you prefix mum, dad, sister, husband etc with 'my', 'your', 'their' etc, a capital letter is incorrect. It should be my mum, not my Mum

Love Actually is proper shit & people only claim to like it because it's Christmas themed. Take out the Christmas, and people will see it for what it is. A stupid, unfunny pile of smug poo

ScholesPanda · 13/10/2026 18:08

Becuriousnotjudgemental1980 · 13/10/2026 16:03

I agree. And this emotional school avoidance thing is bollocks and down to shitty parenting.

Sorry, your username and quote mad me think of my hill to die on:

People who advertise how kind, empathetic or non-judgemental they are, are often the complete opposite.

I am also not a real panda, so it holds for me too.

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