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Things/people you don't get the fuss over

535 replies

GunpowderGelatine · 27/11/2018 22:29

David Beckham. He looks like he should be working on the dodgems at the local fair

Tom Hardy. So average!

Christmas dinner. Bland meat, smelly veg and only ever so slightly redeemed by pigs in blankets and cranberry sauce.

Restaurants that serve me food on something that's not a plate. I once had a chickens and leek pie in a mess tin FFS.

Camping. Trips away and holidays are supposed to be enjoyable, what is fun about sweeping bugs out your home in a morning and freezing half to death on a night

OP posts:
PuppyMonkey · 28/11/2018 08:30

Gravy.

bookswinebookswine · 28/11/2018 08:30

Lee Evans and Keith lemon- make my skin crawl
Herbal tea

oohyoudevilyou · 28/11/2018 08:34

Sex
admittedly, it usually gives some pretty nice sensations, is good for stress relief and excellent for procreation, but does it really warrant all those films, books, websites and articles in Cosmo?

ForTheSakeOfTheFox · 28/11/2018 08:34

Books by Margaret Atwood - They always have an interesting premise, so I keep getting sucked into trying them, but usually end up disappointed or losing interest halfway through.

frumpety · 28/11/2018 08:35

Wellington boots that are not fit for purpose.
Elf on the shelf.
London.
Designer anything, but especially bags, buy a bag big enough to carry your shit, not your actual shit, that would be messy and render it useless.
Cauliflower rice.

frumpety · 28/11/2018 08:37

Designer as opposed to well designed.

NC4Now · 28/11/2018 08:38

Biscoff

Livingoncake · 28/11/2018 08:59

Whiskey. I’ve tried a fair few, and I swear there’s no flavour, just burning.

Game of Thrones. I ploughed through the first four episodes, then couldn’t take the boredom any longer.

Sport of any kind. Whether watching or playing, I’m bored rigid.

MadisonAvenue · 28/11/2018 09:18

Gin

Prosecco, or any wine for that matter.

Queen. I just don’t get what’s so brilliant about them (and I grew up in the era when they were very active).

Eyebrows which look like they’ve been drawn on with a Sharpie.

Ant and Dec.

Take That, Robbie Williams.

lazymare · 28/11/2018 09:27

Its popularity mystifies me still and I can only conclude that it is popular with people who have not had much experience of real restaurants, and consider it a real restaurant And i don't mean that in a snobby way.

Don't be ridiculous. Nando's is quick, relatively healthy and very child friendly. It's a reliable meal for a tenner. No one would think it is haute cuisine.

Cautionsharpblade · 28/11/2018 09:36

No particular order:

Christmas markets. Garden sheds full of tat

Ryan Gosling. Looks like he should work at Kwikfit

Cunnilingus. No. Just no.

Babies. Boring as fuck.

Children. Annoying as fuck.

Mumshappy · 28/11/2018 09:37

Cher in mamma mia 2 not necessary

Satsumaeater · 28/11/2018 09:49

I'll put gin on my list. Tastes of perfume. Ditto Earl Grey tea.
Smoking/vaping - just why?
Dogs - too much work
Making memories
Oversized cars. Smaller cars are easier to manoeuvre and park
Oysters
Elf on a Shelf

Agree with pp about Queen being overrated, too.

I do like Christmas Dinner though OP.

Satsumaeater · 28/11/2018 09:51

Daniel Craig. Our binmen are better looking. James Bond was written as the ultimate sophisticated, smooth and handsome man with impeccable manners. Daniel Craig is not that person

I can't agree with this. When they said Daniel Craig was the next James Bond I was very unsure about him. But I loved Casino Royale and he was sex on legs. Sorry. I think he should have stuck to his guns about not doing any more after Spectre though.

RayRayBidet · 28/11/2018 09:57

God I luurrrvve Daniel Craig

Mumshappy · 28/11/2018 10:02

Fancy coffee machine
Iced coffee
Holidaying in conditions you wouldnt tolerate at home especially if they involve chores
Lorraine Kelly

Ironfloor269 · 28/11/2018 10:03

Christmas movies - I don't get the hype. Once I've watched a movie, that's it. I can't keep watching it every year.

Lydiaatthebarre · 28/11/2018 10:08

Shopping trips abroad
Designer handbags
Facebook
Chinese takeaways - they all taste the same, no matter what you order

Kaffeekraenzchen · 28/11/2018 10:08

David Beckham - just why people swoon over him I've never understood
Brad Pitt - same
George Clooney - same

baked beans - don't get why Brits consider them a staple food (I don't hate them but could equally never ever have them again and not miss a thing)

AiryFairyUnicornRainbow · 28/11/2018 10:09

The great British bake off

Strictly come dancing

Spending a fortune in fancy coffee shops, coffee/hot chocolate with gingerbread men / sugar canes in - £6 a pop

Tom Hardy - has anyone seen his full frontal in Bronson (He has a pencil dick)

bumblenbean · 28/11/2018 10:15

Jess Glynn(e?). Can’t be doing with the over hyped breathy voice. Think it might have been the TUI ad that did it...

clueing I am pleased my irrational dislike of James corden has now been justified! Grin

Weezol · 28/11/2018 10:17

The resurgence of polyester - why? It's horrible staticy shit made of chemicals and is v bad for the environment.

'Sugar free' = now packed with artificial sweeteners. Great, another thing to knock off the shopping list.

LuckyAmy1986 · 28/11/2018 10:29

Its popularity mystifies me still and I can only conclude that it is popular with people who have not had much experience of real restaurants, and consider it a real restaurant And i don't mean that in a snobby way.

Hmm
GetMeOffThisCycleOfMisery · 28/11/2018 10:30

@LittleBirdBlues

Folk wetting their knickers and fawning over prosecco. I too don't get it. It's just carbonated wine. Cava Brut though. Mmmm!

CloserIAm2Fine · 28/11/2018 10:32

Prosecco
Gin
Pugs (love dogs in general)

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