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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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Aussiesgettingsmashed · 13/10/2026 18:26

Emilesgran · 13/10/2026 17:30

I thought this was a dessert of some sort until I read the reply to it, so LOL, but also, I bet it can't be windier than Greenan in Donegal (site of a prehistoric fort; Grianan Aileach)

Haha good one

justteanbiscuits · 13/10/2026 18:27

AnonyMumAuDHD · 13/10/2026 18:16

Agree. ‘Autism’ is so broad a ‘spectrum’ now that it no longer clearly conveys what it is.

Like the word ‘Cancer’. Huge spectrum of conditions underneath that term. Nobody just assumes they understand what type you have, what your prognosis is, or what your treatment options are. They actually take the bloody time to ask - do you want to talk about it and, if so, what type/stage is it, how is it impacting you … and do you need anything from me?

I agree with this completely. As someone with AuDHD, and diagnosed as an adult, but had serious struggles and a different label every time I saw a different psychiatrist. Having a diagnosis has helped me accept who I am and stop struggling and fighting myself all the time. And hopefully let me receive the correct therapy.

tartyflette · 13/10/2026 18:27

Cadeaukatze · 13/10/2026 18:11

It doesn't work for cars though, drivers still drive like idiots.

But just imagine how much worse they would be if there were no legal consequences at all for their law breaking?
(I suppose more of them would probably kill themselves on the roads but they would also kill lots of other people. The law does serve a purpose in that respect. )

FlimFlamFlomFlipFlapFlop · 13/10/2026 18:28

Some dog owners are so ridiculously ott batshit about their dog they can't accept that some people just don't like dogs or are allergic and shock horror don't want their dog approaching them.

People who believe in chemtrails and spraying are imbeciles

Scorchio84 · 13/10/2026 18:28

Cadeaukatze · 13/10/2026 18:12

That's amazing! I love that.

My own BSL knowledge is confined to the alphabet but I would at least be able to sign/spell words out very slowly!

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Me too! Also @Emilesgran that's so interesting about Irish/French SL

I learned some rudimentary sign language a few years ago because we had a young boy with additional needs joining our school from a different country so pretty much unable to communicate with his peers or teachers at the start, now had there been a sort of international S/L it would have helped no end, presuming that his parents would have readied him for the move prior of course

RanyaJerodung · 13/10/2026 18:29

RaininginDarling · 13/10/2026 18:25

"Boomers need to shut the fuck up with the Coffee and Netflix narrative, not only is it trite and clichéd, our local garden centre café which is hellishly expensive is rammed daily with pensioners who supposedly can't afford to heat their homes"

You are aware that just because the Baby Boomers generation were born within the same rather broad period, it doesn't mean they all have the exact same resources.

The ageism is something. If you're lucky, you might get to experience that one day yourself.

(Not a Baby Boomer myself but really dislike seeing such spitefulness)

👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

justteanbiscuits · 13/10/2026 18:29

godmum56 · 13/10/2026 18:18

there have been idiots and keyboard warriors since bulletin boards and green screens, the difference was it was all dial up and massively expensive which muzzled them a bit.

Yes, but far far less. And I don't remember people being so openly racist etc etc. Mainly just the usual incels stalking women / fake deaths / live life drama!

FlimFlamFlomFlipFlapFlop · 13/10/2026 18:29

RaininginDarling · 13/10/2026 18:25

"Boomers need to shut the fuck up with the Coffee and Netflix narrative, not only is it trite and clichéd, our local garden centre café which is hellishly expensive is rammed daily with pensioners who supposedly can't afford to heat their homes"

You are aware that just because the Baby Boomers generation were born within the same rather broad period, it doesn't mean they all have the exact same resources.

The ageism is something. If you're lucky, you might get to experience that one day yourself.

(Not a Baby Boomer myself but really dislike seeing such spitefulness)

I'm allowed my opinion.

Therescathairinmybath · 13/10/2026 18:30

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 😁

I had styling products in my hair and was wondering why the shampoo (which was conditioner) wasn’t lathering up. I tried it twice more before I realised that the bottles are very similar!

RanyaJerodung · 13/10/2026 18:30

cornflakecrunchie · 13/10/2026 18:19

Mmm, bit of an angry thread. I'll pass.

You haven't, though!

chaosmaker · 13/10/2026 18:31

Mental pain is just as serious and valid as physical pain and should be a reason to end your life when the bill is eventually passed.

if you can't have kids then you should learn to live with it or apply to adopt. We are an overpopulated globe and shouldn't be fighting nature with IVF.

Rehab is not given enough importance in keeping us all safe from reoffenders.

McIntosh's toffee eggs were the best things ever and brands that buy out other brands should not be able to retain the original brand name.

StMarie4me · 13/10/2026 18:31

MN is full of weird people with even weirder ideas.

Diamox · 13/10/2026 18:32

People who say dogs are better than people, either have poor social skills themselves or surround themselves with dreadful people.

AnonyMumAuDHD · 13/10/2026 18:32

That it’s cream first, jam on top? Of a scone, that is?

AnonyMumAuDHD · 13/10/2026 18:33

Oh, and enough with the Cosy Crime tv serials. Enough!!

MissSold · 13/10/2026 18:37

BarbaraUsher · 13/10/2026 15:25

Dogs don’t need birthdays.

Tell that to my dog!! 🤣

tartyflette · 13/10/2026 18:37

godmum56 · 13/10/2026 18:18

there have been idiots and keyboard warriors since bulletin boards and green screens, the difference was it was all dial up and massively expensive which muzzled them a bit.

And before we all went digital there were the ‘poison pen’ letter writers, reckoned to be about one per village, it seems.
Some people feel compelled to express themselves, or scold others, in ways which make them feel both superior and untouchable.

Becuriousnotjudgemental1980 · 13/10/2026 18:37

ScholesPanda · 13/10/2026 18:08

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.

I just love Ted Lasso 😂😂😂

Greenlawnbrownlawn · 13/10/2026 18:38
  1. Coffee shops are for people to have coffee in and socialise, they are not your fucking "home office".
  2. If I'm eating in a cafe or restaurant, I don't, under any circumstances, want dogs around the food I'm eating.

Hey, this is fun! I like this hill!

Gloriia · 13/10/2026 18:38

MissSold · 13/10/2026 18:37

Tell that to my dog!! 🤣

God, what a travesty. Imagine not having a birthday party for our dogs. What is wrong with people Grin

KatiePricesKnickers · 13/10/2026 18:40

Has Gaza made an appearance here yet?

tartyflette · 13/10/2026 18:41

AnonyMumAuDHD · 13/10/2026 18:32

That it’s cream first, jam on top? Of a scone, that is?

You forgot the butter. Butter first then it’s whichever the fuck you fancy.

AstonCanKissMyArse · 13/10/2026 18:42

the80sweregreat · 13/10/2026 14:36

Agree that the white cliffs are nothing special and I was disappointed with ‘ the needles ‘ too ( Isle of Wight)

But.... what were you expecting, out of interest?

They're cliffs.

They're white.

Does what it says on the tin!

FlimFlamFlomFlipFlapFlop · 13/10/2026 18:43

RanyaJerodung · 13/10/2026 18:29

👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

Me and my children are currently homeless and have been in temporary accommodation for 2 and half years, through no fault of my own and my elderly stepfather regularly helpfully rattles on about how the only reason people these days struggle to buy a house is because they don't prioritise. This is a man who left home and got a 3 bed council house all to himself at 19. Which he bought at a discount with a 100% Mortgage as a trainee mechanic and of course sold for a hell of a lot more than he paid and made such a fat profit he bought his next house outright and obviously that council house was gone for someone else. It may have been above board but I will never have the same opportunities he had and he refuses to accept that today no single 19 year old man would breeze into the council office and get handed any kind of property today, never mind a 3 bed house, and you can't just get to your boss to write a letter for your bank manager to help you get a mortgage. So yes, I hate that sneering smug attitude that I have been on the receiving end of. I do apologise you don't like that and think it's ageist.

TooBigForMyBoots · 13/10/2026 18:45

Humans can't change sex.
Saying so does not make you a special, oppressed class.
All door frames should be fitted with an electric shock system that triggers if a person spends more than 3 seconds in a doorway.
Ditto people who put their stinking shoes on public transport seats.
Male violence needs sorting.

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