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Really weird stuff people do that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

709 replies

PrimitivePerson · 18/08/2024 17:12

Someone I know puts hotel TV remotes in plastic bags before using them, because she once heard a standup comedian talking about men wanking on them while watching porn.

WTAF?

What weird things do people you know do that make absolutely no sense at all? Anything as odd as that?

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Changingplace · 18/08/2024 19:17

usernother · 18/08/2024 18:39

@Changingplace Instead she has a carrier bag hooked over a cupboard handle, fills it and then takes it to the bin, why that’s preferable to having even a small bin is beyond me.

I used to do this because my kitchen was so small I had no space for a bin. I actually preferred it, meant I didn't have to occasionally wash a bin.

Yeah if there was a logical reason I could understand it but they have a big new nice kitchen, why a bin wasn’t factored in is beyond me & there’s space for one.

WomanOfSteel · 18/08/2024 19:17

Longlazyday · 18/08/2024 18:26

Turning electrical gadgets off rather than leave on standby- advised by brother, fire-fighter. He said he’s been called out to fires started by items left on standby.

Same. Parent who was a fire fighter. Said microwaves and tv’s were one of the main causes of night fires.

IOweMySanityToBasilParsley · 18/08/2024 19:17

Itsallfunngamesuntil · 18/08/2024 19:16

Re kettles

..THIS MAY BE TMI.....IN WHICH CASE I'D ADVISE NOT TO READ IT

When we were in sixth form at school
......we used the kettle in our lunch room every day....filling it up by the spout as we were too lazy to remove the lid.

Until one day someone opened the lid and there was a used tampon in it! I still rem the name of the girl who purportedly did this!

Since then I have never ever used a kettle in a hotel room.

That is grim. Actually made me heave 🤢

OldSchoolCasualty · 18/08/2024 19:18

my ex's Nan would turn EVERYTHING off at the plug before she left the house or went to bed, everything except the fridge and freezer (because we trust them).
He lived with her for a while so he did it to, so when we house sat for my parents while they were away he unplugged the sky box so nothing recorded. They weren't best pleased!

Houseshmouse · 18/08/2024 19:18

Inseminating a cow then drinking milk that they produce for their calf's. Makes no sense when you think about it!

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 18/08/2024 19:25

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 18/08/2024 19:13

No, that is disgusting. There was a TV programme a while back where they tested make-up brushes and toothbrushes in bathrooms. They all had poo particles in them because the flush projects the poo and urine up to six feet! Happy with poo in your toothbrush? Put the seat down!

Like I said, I have yet to become ill as a result of flushing the toilet and I'm pretty sure I come into contact with just as many poo germs serving the general public in a supermarket. I'm not afraid of germs.

CherryRipe1 · 18/08/2024 19:25

Freinds mum used to wash the dishes etc in dishwashing liquid then wash clothing in the greasy old water. Sometimes they washed the dishes in laundry detergent then the clothes.

PrimitivePerson · 18/08/2024 19:27

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 18/08/2024 19:25

Like I said, I have yet to become ill as a result of flushing the toilet and I'm pretty sure I come into contact with just as many poo germs serving the general public in a supermarket. I'm not afraid of germs.

Yeah, I can't be arsed worrying about that either.

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scalt · 18/08/2024 19:28

My bit of weirdness? While my DH gets my birthday or Christmas presents ready, I like to be blindfolded and in the room. That's because I love hearing the sound of my presents being wrapped. It comes from childhood excitement of once being blindfolded and led to something too big to wrap (a bike), and also that I didn't like being banished from the room while my smaller presents were wrapped.

As many of the "weirdnesses" on this thread are about saving pennies here and there, I guess it's one way that frugal people can save on wrapping paper: blindfold the recipient, instead of wrapping the presents. I've even seen this method listed on web pages about "how to use less wrapping paper".

PuggyPuggyPuggy · 18/08/2024 19:28

TorroFerney · 18/08/2024 18:24

ive never washed meat and also never washed any fruit or vegetable or salad item ever. Cannot see the point. Will knock soil off if there is a bit in there but to be honest supermarket stuff doesn’t tend to have much on. Also eat raw carrots without peeling them.

also find having a washing up bowl very weird. They are really small and the actual sink is perfectly adequate and designed for washing up.

Both of these things! Hands need to be thoroughly washed for 2 minutes with soap to to kill bacteria and prevent the spread of diseases, but grapes are apparently clean after being run under the cold tap for 20 seconds 🤔

And having a washing up bowl that needs to be moved out of the way or emptied every time you want to wash your hands / pour some dodgy milk down the drain etc - why are people going out and handing over money for something that causes extra faff without any benefit? It actually makes me angry when we go on holiday and there is a washing up bowl in the kitchen 😂

MounjaroUser · 18/08/2024 19:29

Hang on, why would they be watching porn on a hotel TV? Surely they wouldn't be able to get onto that sort of channel and would use their phones or a laptop?

Youcunnyfunt · 18/08/2024 19:31

KittenQuibbles · 18/08/2024 17:50

Washing raw meat. Very odd

Guessing you never gut and fillet fish then! When you butcher meat for different cuts (especially if you’re gutting fish) you want to get rid of the blood or it will make the meat bitter.
Not necessary to wash to wash preprepared meat.

LindorDoubleChoc · 18/08/2024 19:31

There's nothing weird about washing fruit and vegetables.

HMTheQueenMuffin · 18/08/2024 19:31

I wipe down everything when I go away. But that is mostly because I have a child with anaphylactic nut contact allergies and was advised to do so by his consultant. So i have wipes for tv remotes, handles, basins, airplane trays, the lot. We still go to pubs etc and I always wipe everything down.

shuggles · 18/08/2024 19:32

People who drive excessively large cars when they only use their vehicle for commuting and errands (there are valid reasons for owning a larger car, such as being disabled or being a handyman character who moves lots of shit around, but these reasons do not apply to the overwhelming majority of people).
There's rarely a valid reason for owning a large car- people think it's normal to sink huge sums of money into cars, just because they think they are impressing people that they don't even like.

Some people sit in their cars with the engine running. Why? The AA and RAC have advised this damages the car's engine, and that car engines should be switched off when vehicles are stationary. So why leave the engine running?

Personalised number plates. Or people putting that stupid plane wing on the back of their car. Getting "twat" tattooed across your forehead would achieve the same thing.

Lying sprawled out on the grass, or on a beach, on hot days. This quite literally serves no purpose. It is something that people only do because they have seen other people doing it.

Men taking photographs of themselves. I'm ugly. Most men are ugly. Taking a photograph of yourself doesn't change that.

The really weird duckface pouty-lip facial expression that people do in photographs. This one is disgusting.

Seeing dozens and dozens of men flocking to a woman's photographs on social media and all of them telling her how wonderful she is. Cringe.

People listening to shit and generic music in the charts just because everyone else listens to it, and they think that's what they are supposed to like. There's nothing wrong with liking different music.

PuggyPuggyPuggy · 18/08/2024 19:33

JaneJeffer · 18/08/2024 18:44

For me, it's the people who park right next to you in an otherwise empty car park/sit next to you in an otherwise empty cafe/on the seat directly beside you an otherwise empty bus or train.
That's just safety in numbers

Really? Have you ever considered that people feel alarmed by your behaviour? Anyone who gets closer to me than is neccessary, I assume is going to accost me in some way. Makes my skin crawl but if I told them to get the hell away from me, I'd be seen as the weirdo 😂

PerkyMintDeer · 18/08/2024 19:33

MounjaroUser · 18/08/2024 19:29

Hang on, why would they be watching porn on a hotel TV? Surely they wouldn't be able to get onto that sort of channel and would use their phones or a laptop?

You can pay per view "adult" channels in most hotel rooms and rent "adult"
movies. And many still do, despite it being available on their phone/tablet. Which they can also hook up to the TV if they wish...so they can have their hands free.

PerkyMintDeer · 18/08/2024 19:37

PuggyPuggyPuggy · 18/08/2024 19:33

Really? Have you ever considered that people feel alarmed by your behaviour? Anyone who gets closer to me than is neccessary, I assume is going to accost me in some way. Makes my skin crawl but if I told them to get the hell away from me, I'd be seen as the weirdo 😂

Same.

And it's always a man in my experience. If a car pulls up beside me and I'm still in mine,
I move it. I also move seats on public transport or a cafe if someone sits directly beside me (i.e on a takes up the other seat on a two seater or booth). I value my space. I might sit near another woman on a bus or train but not next to her.

LindorDoubleChoc · 18/08/2024 19:37

HMTheQueenMuffin · 18/08/2024 19:31

I wipe down everything when I go away. But that is mostly because I have a child with anaphylactic nut contact allergies and was advised to do so by his consultant. So i have wipes for tv remotes, handles, basins, airplane trays, the lot. We still go to pubs etc and I always wipe everything down.

Obviously "weird" does not apply to you in your circumstances. I think OP is after something a bit more off-the-wall - dare I say, light hearted.

TitusMoan · 18/08/2024 19:38

Houseshmouse · 18/08/2024 19:18

Inseminating a cow then drinking milk that they produce for their calf's. Makes no sense when you think about it!

Calves

Are you a vegan?

MounjaroUser · 18/08/2024 19:39

PerkyMintDeer · 18/08/2024 19:33

You can pay per view "adult" channels in most hotel rooms and rent "adult"
movies. And many still do, despite it being available on their phone/tablet. Which they can also hook up to the TV if they wish...so they can have their hands free.

Oh god, do they have no shame?

KittenQuibbles · 18/08/2024 19:39

Youcunnyfunt · 18/08/2024 19:31

Guessing you never gut and fillet fish then! When you butcher meat for different cuts (especially if you’re gutting fish) you want to get rid of the blood or it will make the meat bitter.
Not necessary to wash to wash preprepared meat.

I meant meat that you buy in a package from the butcher/ supermarket! I'm not I'm the habit of slaughtering and butchering my own meat!

Maddy70 · 18/08/2024 19:39

Georgyporky · 18/08/2024 19:06

No reference to a post !

Wondering what you wipe ?? 😀

Haha the remote control but I feel sad I've stopped the speculation now ;)

tuvamoodyson · 18/08/2024 19:40

Asherrain · 18/08/2024 17:24

I think the squash idea is sensible! We used to make a jug of squash and leave in the fridge so people can just pour from it. Why is that weird? 😂

I do that.

HMTheQueenMuffin · 18/08/2024 19:40

LindorDoubleChoc · 18/08/2024 19:37

Obviously "weird" does not apply to you in your circumstances. I think OP is after something a bit more off-the-wall - dare I say, light hearted.

Just explaining why people might do it. No doubt I look a right idiot with my wipes wiping down the pub table, door handles, tv remotes etc.

People have criticised others for doing it so i am providing a context why people might.