Harmless little acts of rebellion

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This is completely LIGHTHEARTED.

My husband absolutely cannot stand Cardi B at all. If she comes on the radio he will switch off, if her songs on the TV he will exit the room or change the channel. Now I don't think she's amazing but, I must admit she has some catchy songs.

My little act of rebellion is when I'm in the car alone, if Cardi B comes on the radio I will turn it up extremely loud and sing my heart out, even giving the woman herself a run for her money.

What are you little acts of rebellion?

Previous workplace. People dumping plates, bowls and leaving filthy cups in rooms, expecting somebody else to deal with them. I ignored the pile in the sink. Eventually, they couldn't get anymore in it, but nobody did anything about their own washing up, consistently taking more and more from the cupboards until they were empty.

I left it for the rest of the week and, at five to five on the Friday, I placed every single last item into a recycling box, walked over to the big bins and tipped them in there.

When they realised they couldn't microwave their stinky leftovers or make coffee without bringing their own mugs, they really kicked up a fuss about it. I got asked by the big boss why I told them I'd chucked everything in the bin, as they were going garrity - I showed him a photo of the sink and tiny countertop and said 'we don't offer maid service'.

Big boss sent them a bollocking email for being disrespectful, told them to buy their own stuff - and that if they left it anywhere in the department, they could expect it to be disposed of within 24 hours, in accordance with his instructions.

I wrote my annual appraisal form so that the first letter of the sentences in the first section "reflecting on my performance" spelled out: TWATS

We used to get first class travel between offices and I had to travel quite a bit. You got free alcoholic drinks on the journey. So I used to put my coat on the chair opposite and when the drinks trolley came round I'd order 'my colleague who is in the toilet' a gin and tonic as well as my own.

If i drop a potato or something on the floor when dishing up dinner it goes straight on my dh's plate. What he doesnt know won't harm him. Also all his clean washing is left in a pile on a chair in the bedroom after he complained about me putting his underpants in the wrong drawer. I think he regrets that now...

@mendokusai Brilliant!!!!

When my son was younger we would see if we could pass round a yawn in the coffee shop. It's quite easy to do. And I just made myself yawn then.

I am also a committed jay walker.

We used to get first class travel between offices and I had to travel quite a bit. You got free alcoholic drinks on the journey. So I used to put my coat on the chair opposite and when the drinks trolley came round I'd order 'my colleague who is in the toilet' a gin and tonic as well as my own

Love it

This is one of my most favourite threads ever, mainly because I secretly envy you and all your minor acts of dissent.

I follow all the rules, because I am a total loser a model citizen

Never ever wear jeans on jeans Friday. Jeans worn Monday to Thursday instead. We have no dress code so why make one up for one day a week? All it means is the 40 year old guy who sits in the corner all quiet and average turns into Harry Enfield's Kevin and Perry complete with skater clobber (carrying his board with him even to the copier), chains and baseball cap once a week.

Refuse to wear my ID with the picture that looks nothing like me when I'm sitting at my desk underneath a sign with my name on it.

Drive with a bottle of wine in the front seat rather than the boot when in Canada. I'm not bloody drinking it so what's the problem?!

Short (not mini!) dresses at black tie dinners. If I drink wine in a long dress and heels I'm likely to break my neck.

I will not watch Game of Thrones or Harry Potter EVER. To be fair, if someone says "you MUST watch X, Y or Z" you can guarantee it'll go on my do not watch list.

Piles of dirty washing on the bed gets dumped on his chairdrobe.

Change the password to the heating controls.

The list goes on. And on. And on.

@fredafrogspawn, I'm proud... Glad you gave him a reason to be grumpy today!
You should have encouraged him to join in!

Friend and I sneak around M&S skinny mannequins and unpin all the size 8 clothes that have been pinned in by several inches to fit their child-width waists. ‘‘Tis amusing to see them slide off and is a minor act of feminist anarchy. Very minor, I grant you. 😊

I was in a store near New York in the summer and all the dummies had their trousers around their ankles... was that you?

elizapancakes I love that. My DP has a photo of Judith Kerr with this massive, giant, terrifying Tiger Who Came To Tea - like the world’s tallest man in a suit - which he sends to me at odd intervals, because it completely freaks me out.

I thought of this thread tonight when I was filling out the consent form for my child’s school flu vaccine.

It asked which gender my child was, and I crossed out the word ‘gender’ and replaced it with ‘sex’.

In your face, The Man!

We are encouraged to use pass phrases, rather than pass words, for our logins at work. I gave a them a theme to help me remember them. It is "where I'd rather be right now".

On a particularly frustrating day last week, I set my password to "AnywhereButHere!".

How do you put the groceries checkout separator thing the wrong way? I can't picture it.

I also give myself the nicer cuts if i'm cooking. Turn all loo rolls so they are over not under.

I steal dhs nice coat hangers. He spreads his clothes over all 4 bedrooms in the house but seems to think i'm the one with too many things.

And despite dh bringing his mum's recipe book with him into our marital home (hand written, given to him when he went to uni), i refuse to use it even when they might be perfect for the meal i'm cooking. I just can't.

I use DD's special bowl for my cereal once she's away to school, ditto cuppa from DH's mug.
School admin are really demanding about any payments that are due. I always pay on time but if they say a cheque is preferred I pay cash. If it's a small amount I raid piggy banks to get lots of change. I also seal the envelope with a lot of sellotape.

Another one here who doesn't follow the supermarket checkout thingy the wrong way...

I wear black t shirts under my work shirts rather than the white ones provided...

I have my ID tucked into a pocket rather than displayed for every undesireable to see (healthcare with a lot of uncertainty to the type of patients we see in a shift

Always (as near as) wear odd socks.. but i have a few pairs that are always worn in the original pair..
and the odd socks, weirdly, end up paired with each other more often than not, so I get sets of odd socks...

I never remove the plastic cover on ready meals and stir half way through.. if i remember whilst it is still cooking i will give it a little shake; this is a rare occurrence

Don’t pierce the film on ready meals, just lift up a corner to let the hot steam out. Give a little shake, not a stir, half way through like dazzle.

Never put the dishwasher tablet in the little compartment. Just throw it in willy nilly. I can hear the compartment open five minutes after the machine has started so what’s the point.

One I'd love to do but haven't been brave enough yet...

Type CUNT on the end of emails to the bitch at work who has made my life hell, then change the colour to white before sending. So I know it's there but she can't see it...

Another one here who doesn't follow the supermarket checkout thingy the wrong way...
Instead of putting it straight across the belt like normal, put it lengthways. It was a game mentioned on here a while ago. A lot of people will correct it, and some will tut whilst doing so, before putting their shopping on the belt.

Having been kept awake until 4 in the morning by some sort of college football team meet on our hotel floor, I turned all the Do Not Disturb signs round to read Please Make Up My Room on the way to breakfast later that morning.

Inspired!!

If I’m putting the laundry on I’ll alway choose to do a lights rather than a darks because it’ll contain more of my clothes than DP’s

@MatildaTheCat I salute you! Re-pinned clothes on mannequins are a bugbear of mine - if it doesn’t fit an inert plastic model how the hell is it supposed to fit an actual human?!

My colleagues never include me in the tea making round after I once said I only have tea occasionally. Now when they leave the office I use their stash. 😳