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If you could ban anything what would it be

415 replies

zaza687 · 15/07/2022 00:34

Anything you want what would it be ?

OP posts:
lancsgirl85 · 15/07/2022 05:58

Oh and I forgot flies.
That should have been top of my list. Definitely ban those horrible little fuckers. 🤢

firef1y · 15/07/2022 05:58

ClumpingBambooIsALie · 15/07/2022 02:19

It's easy. You just save them on your phone as

(Hannah who works down the florist's)
Hannah Flowers

(Hannah that I met at a party and all I can remember is she's from France)
Hannah French

(Hannah who I know through her mum Julie)
Hannah Julie'sdaughter

(Hannah who's a brunette)
Hannah Brown

Even easier if everyone else uses the same shorthand to distinguish one Hannah from another too. Then I guess if she has kids they could use the same distinguisher, just for the sake of simplicity and so people know they're related.

I'd ban sneezing. There's just no good reason for it.

You do realise that that is how most surnames actually started, don't you? So you'd just be creating new ones

HannahSternDefoe · 15/07/2022 05:59

hot weather.🍦🥵

Siameasy · 15/07/2022 06:00

Chavs
You go somewhere and they rock up. Loud, screechy and with badly behaved kids.

kateandme · 15/07/2022 06:00

GCHeretic · 15/07/2022 01:01

🙄

I was coming on to say weight stigma,fat phobia,dieting industry.
Wear the fuck out of those clothes wintermusings feel like a bad ass in them.

FangsForTheMemory · 15/07/2022 06:01

Gardens full of concrete, Astro turf and pebbles. Gardens should be full of things that GROW.

DockOTheBay · 15/07/2022 06:06

It's easy. You just save them on your phone as

(Hannah who works down the florist's)
Hannah Flowers

(Hannah that I met at a party and all I can remember is she's from France)
Hannah French

(Hannah who I know through her mum Julie)
Hannah Julie'sdaughter

(Hannah who's a brunette)
Hannah Brown

Even easier if everyone else uses the same shorthand to distinguish one Hannah from another too. Then I guess if she has kids they could use the same distinguisher, just for the sake of simplicity and so people know they're related.

So still surnames? Just ones you've made up. And if Hannah Flowers gets a new job or Hannah Brown dyes her hair, then what?,
*And you couldn't talk to anyone else about them. "Oh do you know Hannah Flowers", "No", "I'm sure you do, she works at the florist", "oh you mean Hannah Neighbours, she lives up the road from me"

loopylum · 15/07/2022 06:07

GCHeretic · 15/07/2022 00:57

You seem confused here, you don’t get to tell other posters how to post.

Howdo you know if someone has clearly never been to a gym then?

loopylum · 15/07/2022 06:14

Siameasy · 15/07/2022 06:00

Chavs
You go somewhere and they rock up. Loud, screechy and with badly behaved kids.

How do you know if someone is a chav?

HelpMeGetThrough · 15/07/2022 06:19

How do you know if someone is a chav?

Because they.....

go somewhere and they rock up. Loud, screechy and with badly behaved kids.

Mumofsend · 15/07/2022 06:19

Social media

Wherearemyspex · 15/07/2022 06:22

Bikes ....

(..... goes off to hide under the stairs .....)

Dogstar78 · 15/07/2022 06:30

Serious- inequality for women and cancer. I know there are loads of diseases we would like to ban, but cancer is a pretty central theme in my life right now.

Those eyelashes that look like 10 spiders have died on the wearer's eyelids.

Cellulite- After a depressing day trying to buy swimwear. Yes, I know it's natural, but I still hate it.

Grime music

People that cough and sneeze and don't catch it- normally not wearing a mask on public transport. Basically any inconsiderate behaviour in a public place.

People that walk down the street making a call using facetime, normally without headphones.

People that don't say thanks when you let them through, or try and squeeze through and then get stuck/ hold up traffic.

PatientlyWaiting21 · 15/07/2022 06:31

Plastic

ClumpingBambooIsALie · 15/07/2022 06:32

firef1y · 15/07/2022 05:58

You do realise that that is how most surnames actually started, don't you? So you'd just be creating new ones

Gosh that hadn't occurred to me! How silly I must look.

redfairy · 15/07/2022 06:33

Foodbanks. It is government's responsibility to ensure people are paid a living wage or supported through a fair system of benefits wjen they are unable to work. A civilised nation should not be relying on charity action to feed it's people.

Primatrying · 15/07/2022 06:36

Alcohol.

Disposable nappies.

Single use packaging.

Naimee87 · 15/07/2022 06:37

YouTubers/insta-famous influencers…

Lingoflaming · 15/07/2022 06:38

Tax avoidance loopholes - so the greedy money hoarders pay their way like the rest of us. I can't see a difference between tax avoidance & evasion because they both result in not paying tax.

Multiple home owners - so rather than building more houses for them to buy & let out, banning multiple home owners should release more housing into the market.

Marriage for under 21 year olds

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 15/07/2022 06:41

FangsForTheMemory · 15/07/2022 06:01

Gardens full of concrete, Astro turf and pebbles. Gardens should be full of things that GROW.

All well and good if you're physically able. I'd love a garden full of flowers etc. But it take time and work and I can't even tie my hair up so I aren't good for doing any gardening.

megletthesecond · 15/07/2022 06:42

Plastic grass.
Water fight balloons.

SuperlativeOxymoron · 15/07/2022 06:43

At this moment in time. Stamp duty. Why should I have to pay a percentage of my house for the pleasure of buying it? I mean, I'll be paying interest on my mortgage, is that not enough???

Navigatingnewwaters · 15/07/2022 06:44

WinterMusings · 15/07/2022 00:59

Goady, judgemental fuckers who think us fatties shouldn't be allowed to wear comfortable clothing.

People that allow themselves to be ‘goaded’ over nothing and don’t blame themselves

NashvilleQueen · 15/07/2022 06:52

Extremism. In all forms. Religious, political, sexual ideological and so on. Life is rarely binary and yet whole rafts of people are arbitrarily cancelled for perceived or actual thought crimes with no prospect of redemption.

Lingoflaming · 15/07/2022 06:53

Cosmetic procedures and gender reassignment surgery for the under 25's

Child maintenance dodgers from participating in society & have a rogues gallery to name & shame them. Make the fuckers pay for the kids that they made.