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I’m in a mood. What should be banned (lighthearted)

531 replies

Merryoldgoat · 10/01/2025 19:05

Fucking door knocking charity callers. Why is it allowed? It’s intrusive and I bloody hate it.

Pink deodorant - always cloying and horribly floral.

Having to refill rinse aid

I think the menopause is hitting hard today.

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HRTQueen · 07/02/2025 13:53

people who refer to themselves or others as having a Friends character moment, ie. I am having a Monica moment

Not everyone found friends Funny or thinks of the characters as anything other than a tiresome sitcom character

Tarkan · 07/02/2025 14:39

Merryoldgoat · 07/02/2025 11:34

I’d adding colds to the list. I feel rotten and was only sick in December. Urgh.

I'm with you on that. I had a horrible virus through most of January. The cold symptoms were minimal but the fatigue that came with it was horrendous.

I was just starting to get back to normal in the last week or so and bam, I now have a horrible cold.

I've been sneezing so violently I managed to bite the side of my tongue just to make things even more fun for me.

denhaag · 07/02/2025 14:48

HRTQueen · 07/02/2025 13:53

people who refer to themselves or others as having a Friends character moment, ie. I am having a Monica moment

Not everyone found friends Funny or thinks of the characters as anything other than a tiresome sitcom character

PIVOT 😂🛋

FTHC · 07/02/2025 14:53

People that go to a gig then talk loudly all the way through it 🤬

Thelnebriati · 07/02/2025 16:09

Blu Tack.
It. Does. Not. Come. Off. And it leavers bastarding great oil stains.

Joolsin · 07/02/2025 18:21

Saggyknickers · 06/02/2025 21:09

"Lean in to it"
"reach out"
"the fam"

or other such drivel.

That vulgar advert with Paddy McGuinness where it sounds like he's saying fucking....why?

SheRun announcing their female only runs are now also open to men trans women.

Paddy McGuinness, full stop, I can't bear him.

Sacredhandbag · 07/02/2025 18:46

People who don't pay their invoices. This is my friggin livelihood you pricks. Don't order stuff you can't pay for.

FTHC · 07/02/2025 19:16

dizzydizzydizzy · 14/01/2025 16:58

The woman who insisted on a 40-minute speakerphone call in a cafe with her son in Australia. It was only her and me in the cafe and she didn't use headphones. I was trying to read and wasn't interested in the details of her son's flight and his stopover.

People who let their dogs jump up in the park, get my clothes muddy and then tell me he is very friendly and only playing.

Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Nigel Farage. No explanation needed.

White or cream clothes (they make me to spill my food down them)

Granny Smith Apples - yuck

Bad coffee - a crime

You should've joined in the conversation 😂

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 07/02/2025 20:23

I've been sneezing so violently I managed to bite the side of my tongue just to make things even more fun for me

Thank your lucky stars you're not a venomous snake .Grin

orangesandlemonssaythebellsofstclements · 08/02/2025 11:59

MrGoldfarts · 06/02/2025 23:37

@orangesandlemonssaythebellsofstclements I'm glad you are calling out the fat cuddly unicorns sitting up in a babyish way as they've always irritated me in a way I can't put my finger on why.

Unicorns always used to be majestic, mystical, magical, untameable, wild, beautiful, shining white beasts. The myths and legends surrounding them are very old and they feature on some very important and ancient symbols.

I don't like seeming them babyfied and I have no idea why they've weirdly been lumped in with rainbow everything. This version of them is just crap, frankly.

And yes I do know that having such strong opinions about a mythical creature is strange and pointless, but I have them I do.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 08/02/2025 12:03

I saw a meme that said rhinos are Battle Unicorns.

Strictlymad · 08/02/2025 12:03

SleepToad · 10/01/2025 19:09

Over scented clothes washing powders/liquid/softeners... they stink and are designed to cover the fact that washing at 20degrees with those products doesn't actually clean your clothes.

yes this! Walking into someone’s house and the dust reeks of sunshine passion or something gross

Femalefootyfan · 08/02/2025 12:35

Not read the whole thread but:

People who are on their phone whilst walking towards you
Inconsiderate pricks who park so far on the pavement that anyone in a wheelchair or with a buggy has to walk in the road
People who glare at me when I don’t want to stroke their dog
People who don’t acknowledge me when I stop to let them past
People who don’t pick up their dogs shit

CruCru · 08/02/2025 15:56

People who are not ready to get off the train when it comes in.

Sacredhandbag · 09/02/2025 08:55

Flat pack furniture.

The absolute audacity of these people. Selling us furniture we have to assemble. Do I work in your factory, IKEA?!

Sacredhandbag · 09/02/2025 09:02

It's like ordering a cake and a baker giving you a bag of eggs, flour, butter and sugar and a tiny paper cookery book in several languages.

Sacredhandbag · 09/02/2025 09:04

And a list of what cooking utensils you need in the front of the book.

And having the audacity to call it a "cake".

The CHEEK!

eastegg · 09/02/2025 10:35

Femalefootyfan · 08/02/2025 12:35

Not read the whole thread but:

People who are on their phone whilst walking towards you
Inconsiderate pricks who park so far on the pavement that anyone in a wheelchair or with a buggy has to walk in the road
People who glare at me when I don’t want to stroke their dog
People who don’t acknowledge me when I stop to let them past
People who don’t pick up their dogs shit

OMG I think you must be me.

helibirdcomp · 09/02/2025 19:19

Oh yes should have included taxi drivers just any taxi driver they think they own the road) and anyone dropping something off or delivering who stop in the middle of the road 10 yards from a space they could have pulled into.

evtheria · 10/02/2025 13:50

Restaurants that don't offer a smaller serving of a few mains options for kids.

The ubiquitous "pasta with red sauce or chicken nuggets (or goujons if fancy) and chips" makes me want to rant at the poor, innocent server. I don't, of course.
I can understand it getting complicated when in fine dining - daily seasonal deliveries, exact stock orders, careful menu plans with limited covers, freshly made ingredients etc. BUT most restaurants here do not operate that way, so just bloody let us order a 'half serving' of the seafood risotto or the pork chops and chips ffs, because I'm sick of sharing my food with my child! Phew.

Latenightreader · 10/02/2025 17:20

Duel factor authentication. Half the time my phone is upstairs, or out of charge, and I have the banking app on my tablet not my phone. I know it is for my own security, but I just want to buy my books!

MoonlightMemories · 10/02/2025 17:34

Laundry - it's a horrible neverending cycle of washing, hanging to dry, folding/putting away and so on. See also: washing up!

The royal mail website. It hardly ever functions properly!

Sacredhandbag · 10/02/2025 18:07

Kids that can't be bothered to put away the clean laundry you gave them so they just throw it back into the dirty washing basket, thinking you won't notice the folded, clean clothes you JUST washed!!

Also, kids

strugglingwithlife · 10/02/2025 18:09

MoonlightMemories · 10/02/2025 17:34

Laundry - it's a horrible neverending cycle of washing, hanging to dry, folding/putting away and so on. See also: washing up!

The royal mail website. It hardly ever functions properly!

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Agree with all of this

Katemax82 · 10/02/2025 19:03

Marine30 · 06/02/2025 10:35

People who flagrantly abuse the disabled parking badges (someone is giving them out like sweets in my city) and could basically back flip down the road if they wanted they’re that far from disabled.

Yes...my son is apparently entitled to a blue badge as he gets motability but we absolutely won't as don't need it

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