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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To ask what your lighthearted unpopular opinion is?

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DoYouBelieveInMagic · 19/02/2024 20:38

Not aibu just intrigued. This thread was done on here ages ago and it was so fun. I have two:

Pasta is gross, I'll eat it but its not delicious as people make it out to be its cold slimy dough.

I'm sure she's nice but Beyonce is overrated.

OP posts:
EbonyRaven · 20/02/2024 20:38

@Direstraightsagain

People who walk really slowly sometimes two plus abreast on narrow pavements or walkways with no regard for others who might need to be quick.

Similarly - people who suddenly stop 🛑

I get annoyed by people who walk so close behind me that they go slamming into the back of me if I suddenly need to stop/decide to stop. Someone suddenly stopping is only an issue if you're walking too close to them.

Some people walk so close behind me that I can feel their breath on the back of my neck, then when I stop, they are like 😧😠and Hmm I am like 'don't walk so bloody close to people then!'

See also driving/cars. Them suddenly stopping is only an issue if you're too close. Wink

EbonyRaven · 20/02/2024 20:38

JudgeJ · 20/02/2024 18:43

I love bananas but can't stand banana flavoured stuff, that banoffee pie looks like a plate of vomit. Also love almonds but nothing almond flavoured.

I am the same. I LOVE bananas - but dislike anything banana flavoured.

Conversely I HATE oranges - but love anything orange flavoured.

I love strawberries - and love anything strawberry flavoured.

I HATE lemons - but love anything lemon flavoured.

I LOVE blackcurrants, and love anything blackcurrant flavoured.

I love cherries and love anything cherry flavoured.

I dislike apples and dislike anything apple flavoured!

I have no fucking idea why I typed all that out, or why I thought anyone would be interested. But you're welcome. Smile 😆

Trolleysaregoodforemployment · 20/02/2024 20:39

WulfWuman · 20/02/2024 13:31

Lol.

And not returning it at all gives you a carbon neutral method of transporting large items without doing your back in.

Edited

I'll use that one in future 😂.

EveryOtherNameTaken · 20/02/2024 20:43

Ditherers. Get on with it ffs!!!!

Trolleysaregoodforemployment · 20/02/2024 20:55

NonPlayerCharacter · 20/02/2024 15:50

Nah...commerce works precisely by not weighing passengers, because very few people would fly with an airline that did this!

It isn't unfair though; everyone gets the same amount of luggage allowance and nobody is penalised for being tall, muscly, pregnant or whatever. But I know it's an unpopular opinion thread!

Tall people are penalised the minute they sit in a plane seat. Every time the person in front moves the seat bangs into your legs. Don't even get me started on how much worse things get when the seats recline.

willWillSmithsmith · 20/02/2024 20:57

LaughingCat · 20/02/2024 17:58

That Morrissey is a miserable, talentless git. Can’t stand his music. He doesn’t hold much charm for me, as a person, either.

Of course, I still remember all the lyrics to Limp Bizkit’s whole ‘Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavoured Water’ album, so I am aware that musical taste is ENTIRELY subjective 😂

I love Morrissey. Well I’m not sure I love him but I do love The Smiths.

Mookie81 · 20/02/2024 21:02

ElliottFromScrubs · 20/02/2024 08:22

It means they need to stop moaning about everything and get on with it, basically.

the job is hard. We get it. But so are many many many other jobs and professions.

That's not an unpopular opinion, many twats think the same thing Grin.

AlwaysGinPlease · 20/02/2024 21:14

People that hate dogs are not to be trusted
Actually animals in general.

LaughingCat · 20/02/2024 21:27

willWillSmithsmith · 20/02/2024 20:57

I love Morrissey. Well I’m not sure I love him but I do love The Smiths.

Yep, loads of people love him/them, that’s why my opinion is the unpopular one. But seriously, “To die by your side, well the pleasure, the privilege is mine.” Why? Why would being mown down by a bus be such a heavenly way to die? I wanna die in a nursing home, in my nineties, because I was ogling the nurses after sneaking some whisky and chocolate cake and my heart just couldn’t take it anymore 🤣. Please, help me understand the appeal of the dreary lyrics. 😂

Sjh15 · 20/02/2024 21:29

I HATE LOVE ISLAND!!!!

ProfessionalBuilding · 20/02/2024 21:33

I love Hate Island.

NonPlayerCharacter · 20/02/2024 21:40

LaughingCat · 20/02/2024 21:27

Yep, loads of people love him/them, that’s why my opinion is the unpopular one. But seriously, “To die by your side, well the pleasure, the privilege is mine.” Why? Why would being mown down by a bus be such a heavenly way to die? I wanna die in a nursing home, in my nineties, because I was ogling the nurses after sneaking some whisky and chocolate cake and my heart just couldn’t take it anymore 🤣. Please, help me understand the appeal of the dreary lyrics. 😂

Edited

His songs are a funny mix of morbidity and self awareness. "People who I'd much rather kick in the eye", "I was looking for a job and then I found a job and heaven knows I'm miserable now", "And people who are uglier than you and I, they take what they need and just leave" and so on. There's a kind of grim humour in it and every now and then, in spite of himself, a bit of genuine tenderness without taking the piss out of himself for it.

I think of him as the Philip Larkin of songwriting.

ChishiyaBat · 20/02/2024 21:53

Theedgeoftheabyss · 20/02/2024 20:00

Doesn't make it ok, does it? The mass transport of fish grown in huge tanks for selling in shops, often to people totally ignorant of proper fish keeping? Hamsters kept in tiny enclosures? Rabbits in tiny huts? Give over. I mean, feeding cats means using dead animals that again are mass produced and slaughtered. It's not comparable with pets kept thousands of years ago.

No mistreatment of animals is not right, but it's not fair to blame the average pet owner.

Theedgeoftheabyss · 20/02/2024 22:02

ChishiyaBat · 20/02/2024 21:53

No mistreatment of animals is not right, but it's not fair to blame the average pet owner.

It is, actually. It's called taking responsibility for one's actions. With so much information at our fingertips, there are no excuses for ignorance.

MixedCouple · 20/02/2024 22:08

People who treat their dogs like babies / children make me want to vomit.

Gender reveals what is the blooming point girl / boy who cares!

Long nails, fake nails and painted nails yuck just disgusting. I won't be coming round yours or eating any food you make.

OhNoWhatIf · 20/02/2024 22:12

Dogs (& cats) are part of the family.

My family & close friends are more important than them but I do prefer their company over other people.

LaughingCat · 20/02/2024 22:15

NonPlayerCharacter · 20/02/2024 21:40

His songs are a funny mix of morbidity and self awareness. "People who I'd much rather kick in the eye", "I was looking for a job and then I found a job and heaven knows I'm miserable now", "And people who are uglier than you and I, they take what they need and just leave" and so on. There's a kind of grim humour in it and every now and then, in spite of himself, a bit of genuine tenderness without taking the piss out of himself for it.

I think of him as the Philip Larkin of songwriting.

Edited

❤️

See, that, I can understand. Even if I still don’t ‘get it’. 😊

OhNoWhatIf · 20/02/2024 22:19

Most people who comment they only drink twice a year on alcohol threads think they are superior. No, I'm not a problem drinker but I do drink more than that.

Ferretaria · 20/02/2024 22:23

Bringing your whole self to work is self-indulgent nonsense.

Bring your professional self to work and leave the rest home. Nobody cares.

K83atie83 · 20/02/2024 22:24

Totally agree with the Beyonce comment.

Dubai is over rated don't get the hype

Sux2buthen · 20/02/2024 22:28

'Narrative' has become an overused word

Gdstsch · 20/02/2024 22:28

Very controversial at work but I believe business class plane tickets are an unnecessary expense for any flight under 10 hours. Fly everyone premium economy and save the cash. Or if you are feeling generous offer us the difference in ticket cost in cash in our pockets.

dayswithaY · 20/02/2024 22:30

Vinted is gross. A nylon beige top from Zara, photographed on some teenager’s crumpled bedsheets - yours for £2.

Game of Thrones - men on horseback wearing fur and having sword fights with sex scenes and dragons thrown into the mix.

Aldi/Lidl like a grubby 1970s Cash n Carry from behind the Iron Curtain. And it’s not cheaper - just a PR scam.

Easter eggs - £6 for a thin scrap of chocolate with a tiny bag of sweets. It’s cheaper to buy a proper box of chocolates.

GreenAppleCrumble · 20/02/2024 22:41

I judge adults with the palate of a child… by which I mean those who don’t like hot drinks, olives, any vaguely interesting seafood, wine, the more adventurous vegetables etc. Screwing your face up at an avocado is very childish.

OhNoWhatIf · 20/02/2024 22:48

Jimmy Carr is funny and most women comedians aren't. I am a woman. I like Katherine Ryan.

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