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What is the most ridiculous argument you have ever had?

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Pointlessfact · 27/02/2018 21:37

I remember when I was in high school , me and my mate had an argument about Liverpool football club only buying players people hadn't heard off

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Rayna37 · 28/02/2018 14:56

I had a massive argument with my sister about whether the Amy Winehouse/Zutons song Valerie was in any way connected to the Steve Winwood song of the same name. She was adamant it was, we agreed to disagree.

Doctroo · 28/02/2018 14:58

Argued with someone in a nightclub about Peter Purves. They were convinced he was once Doctor Who. He was in Doctor Who, he played the First Doctor's companion Steven, but he was not actually Doctor Who. The other person just would not believe this and it ended up with me trying to pull her hair out whilst screaming in her face.

In my defence...

It was a long time a go in (a nightclub called Galaxy) far far away (and I was shit faced drunk).

BattleaxeGalactica · 28/02/2018 15:02

Oh, thought of another.

Was playing Scrabble with DB back in the day when he swore blind the extra high scoring word I'd just pretty much won the game with was made up. I showed him the dictionary and he the sore loser still wouldn't have it and indulged in an epic strop.

Amazingly he maintains his stance to this day Grin

TheNoodlesIncident · 28/02/2018 15:04

@VladmirsPoutine - there will be lots of copies Stephen King's IT on eBay (other online booksellers are available) - will that turn into an online conspiracy though..?

DH and I had a corker with MIL over the new fridge. She determined to us over the phone that it was faulty and would have to be sent back. DH said, "Do nothing, I'll come round and look at it". So she called the shop and arranged for a replacement and when we got to the house, she showed us the flaw by getting into the fridge with a torch and magnifying glass to show us this... this dimple in the plastic coating inside.

It culminated in our all shouting a lot and DH and I running to the pub to neck double G&Ts.

MIL can be rather trying at times.

moonlight1705 · 28/02/2018 15:08

He ate MY cherry yogurt - its the only yogurt flavour I like and I was really looking forward to it!

DH and I only argue about food, our first holiday together we had a blazing row in the middle of Versailles as he walked past the cafe (the only one) and it was lunch time.....I think I said I would have eaten him if he did not let me get lunch now

VladmirsPoutine · 28/02/2018 15:17

she showed us the flaw by getting into the fridge with a torch and magnifying glass to show us this... this dimple in the plastic coating inside.

Grin
FilthyforFirth · 28/02/2018 15:23

I went mad because my DH (boyfriend at the time) said he wasn't sure if he would vote for me if I ran for council (I'm Labour he's Lib Dem). I was LIVID even though I felt it perfectly reasonable to openly state I obviously wouldn't vote for him... Blush

VladmirsPoutine · 28/02/2018 15:27

My ex H and I had a very peculiar relationship - I've just thought of another occasion when we argued in Ikea. I'd picked up a lamp and he wanted to get the one next to it instead; it was the SAME lamp but he specifically wanted the one next to it despite there being like maybe 15 of the SAME lamps on the shelf.

I asked him what was the difference, there were no cracks or apparent damage with any of the lamps but he specifically wanted that one. Cue row in Ikea over a lamp. I walked out back to the car and told him to "marry his fucking lamp" as it meant so much to him.

iklboo · 28/02/2018 15:49

@Theyhaveallbeenused2 - depends on if the shark / elephant fight was on land. If it was all the elephant would have to do us wait until the shark died (fish can't survive out of water) then jump all over its toothy head & make shark jam.

While elephants can swim, probably not well in shark deep waters or enough to get a decent grip on it.

iklboo · 28/02/2018 15:50

Sorry - meant to add a Grin

Igneococcus · 28/02/2018 15:50

velouria I'm wondering if it is cultural. My family agrees with me and dp's family and friends in the UK and NZ (which is where I owned that GREEN car) agree with dp, and it's not family loyalty either, we don't usually divide along family lines. Maybe Germans draw the line between green and blue differently to British/Kiwis. I should find a picture and set up a poll.

Chwaraeteg · 28/02/2018 16:36

I got very upset with my partner when we were talking about the possible colonisation of Mars and he said that if he was given the chance, he would go and be one of the first settlers, and for the adventure and good of mankind etc.

We had just had a baby and I couldn't believe that he could ever contemplate leaving her and never seeing her beautiful face again!

Weallfeelbetterinthedark · 28/02/2018 16:56

Whether the German city name "Nordrhein-Westfalen" is spelled with f or ph.

Weallfeelbetterinthedark · 28/02/2018 17:28

(Oops, why did i write city? I know it is not a city...)
Blush

Toysintheattic29 · 03/03/2018 18:44

Whether Farage wears boxers or a thong.....

iklboo · 03/03/2018 18:50

Farage probably wears giant M&S white Y-fronts with a saggy arse which have gone dingy grey in the wash. With the elastic coming loose on one leg.

I may have overthought this......

Ellybellyboo · 03/03/2018 18:52

DH and I had a massive row over a hypothetical lottery win

We also had a corker over a plastic moustache from a Christmas cracker

GUMBYMUMBY · 03/03/2018 19:48

I had a massive row with my ex because he said the music to a film was the dance of the sugar plum fairy, I still think he was the biggest fucking idiot ever. It was Thomas Newman.
Mind you he used to do this sort of thing to wind me up.Gaslighting.

GUMBYMUMBY · 03/03/2018 19:49

Farage- no-Pants goes commando and runs through the forest screaming 'I am a warrior!'.

IrisAtwood · 03/03/2018 19:53

How much space to leave between items on the air dryer.

GUMBYMUMBY · 03/03/2018 19:53

A friend of mine picked a massive row with me because I brushed her hair. She didn't complain at the time and seemed to enjoy it. She had long curly red hair and it looked all fluffy when I had finished- she knew I loved her hair and her too.
But later on she phoned me and told me I was horrible.
I was mortified.

GetTheGoodLookingGuy · 03/03/2018 20:00

DB and I had an argument over the naming of the snowdrift in our garden this afternoon. He wanted to call it Brian. I pointed out we'd already named it Drifty McDriftFace two days ago. The concept of snowdrifts even having a gender was part of the argument...

3out · 03/03/2018 20:15

Not me, because I never argue over trivial stuff...

But the kids are good at ridiculous arguments. Picked them up from school and before we’d even reached the school gate DC1 said he’d like a pet. Before I had a chance to answer, DC3 said she’d have a rabbit. DC2 said she’d have a dog, at which point DC3 started howling because her non-existent rabbit was going to be mauled by her sister’s non-existent dog. DC2 then became inconsolable because her non-existent dog would have to be destroyed after being wrongfully accused of killing DC3’s non-existent rabbit. Just love school pick-up, so calm and relaxing.

Fullerhouse · 03/03/2018 20:17

Ex dp used to have a tendency for leaving clothes clean and dirty in front of he’s wardrobe, not closing he’s wardrobe doors or the drawers after opening them. Well on day I had a fit of rage and put post it notes on everything I.e are these clean or dirty? Close these shut these etc etc he sad I was mad and didn’t speak to me for days I was so enraged Grin in my defence I was 7 months pregnant and he was so lazy.

The80sweregreat · 03/03/2018 20:23

Drink your milk- couldn’t you have put the pjs in a carrier bag and pushed into the corner of the suitcase then dry them when you got there? Not being goady btw! He should have hung them up properly though!
It’s funny the things we argue over isn’t it? It’s always the small things that wind us up more.