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To ask for an opinion you wouldn't say out loud for fear of judgement? (Inoffensive and light hearted please)

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 17/03/2026 22:46

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Weather men and women should be sexy.

I don't care if youre a meteorological prodigy

OP posts:
WorstPaceScenario · 18/03/2026 10:32

RhododendronFlowers · 18/03/2026 10:28

A cruel deceit.

Nothing like being gaslit by a Fiat 500! (I used to drive a Fiat 500, and I occasionally enjoyed the knowledge that I was lulling people into false hope 😆)

Gardenalia · 18/03/2026 10:33

I will judge whomsoever and whatsoever I wish as I have the capacity for critical thinking. If you call me judgemental, I take that as a compliment. However, exercising my judgement does NOT mean I think you should stop or change. Even more than I believe in exercising my critical faculties, I believe in every person’s right to be themselves, however annoying/stupid I find them!

RhododendronFlowers · 18/03/2026 10:34

WorstPaceScenario · 18/03/2026 10:32

Nothing like being gaslit by a Fiat 500! (I used to drive a Fiat 500, and I occasionally enjoyed the knowledge that I was lulling people into false hope 😆)

Owners of such vehicles should, by law, have a bright orange cone in their boot, and put it at the end of the parking spot.

HortiGal · 18/03/2026 10:35

@Isadora2007my son is a distance runner, doesn’t enter races because he can’t take his running partner ;our younger dog, so he’s not in it for attention or praise.

RhododendronFlowers · 18/03/2026 10:36

If you use "ect" for "etc", you should be made to type out the correct form x 100.
Same for "loose" instead of "lose".
No, you're not trying to loose weight. You're trying to lose it.

WalkDontWalk · 18/03/2026 10:37

I think that we should re-introduce the stocks for people who, when trapped in a conversational position that they know to be wrong, say 'Whatever...' as if it were some kind of magic all-purpose incantation, permitting them to move things along without any further discussion.

Such people should be pelted with tomatoes and bad eggs by passers-by, and if they complain that this humiliation is out of all proportion to the offence, those chucking stuff should shrug and say, "Whatever..." before taking pictures and adjourning to the pub.

HortiGal · 18/03/2026 10:37

Men who clearly are abusive arseholes and always there will be a reply of ‘could he be ND?’ nope he’s just a cunt.

Floofle · 18/03/2026 10:38

portvfs · 18/03/2026 00:03

I don’t understand why people keep pointless pets like hamsters and rats and fish that just make a mess and die early.

Yes this! Why keep it if it's just smelly and ugly and not cuddly??
A friend of mine had rescue rabbits that were so anxious you weren't allowed to approach them or pick them up! Er... then what's the point of having small fluffy things??

friendlyflicka · 18/03/2026 10:39

that 'sit bones' are not a grown up term for a part of the body

TaraRhu · 18/03/2026 10:40

Taylor Swift is the love child of Regina George and some mega global corporation. She is evil.

SugarPuffSandwiches · 18/03/2026 10:41

TaraRhu · 18/03/2026 10:40

Taylor Swift is the love child of Regina George and some mega global corporation. She is evil.

Donald, is that you?! 👀😂

CocoaTea · 18/03/2026 10:41

WorstPaceScenario · 18/03/2026 09:57

I get that your experience has, as it does for everyone, formed the basis for your opinions.

My DH and I are both training for an ultra so no one is picking up anyone's slack; we're both having to keep up our responsibilities and use our free time for our training. The extra laundry is soul destroying but honestly, if anyone's partner is leaving them to do THEIR extra laundry then it's the partner that's the problem, not the running!

No I definitely agree that my issue was a DH issue not an Ultramarathon issue.

I just wanted to answer your question about why people might have these views.

You sound like a great team.

peachgreen · 18/03/2026 10:43

Adults self-diagnosing with ADHD/autism/"AUDHD" and then making it their entire personality are extremely irritating.

MrsJeanLuc · 18/03/2026 10:43

RhododendronFlowers · 18/03/2026 10:36

If you use "ect" for "etc", you should be made to type out the correct form x 100.
Same for "loose" instead of "lose".
No, you're not trying to loose weight. You're trying to lose it.

And people who say "ax" instead of "ask".

DierdreDaphne · 18/03/2026 10:44

WilfredsPies · 17/03/2026 23:36

My BiL was of much the same opinion as me, then he got a pair for around the house, then he was just nipping to the local shop in them, and now he only takes them off his feet to put golf shoes on. They’re insidious. I’m too frightened to ever try a pair on in case the same thing happens to me.

But they pair so perfectly with a dry robe @WilfredsPies ! You are missing out 😅

Vigorouslysnuggled · 18/03/2026 10:44

portvfs · 18/03/2026 00:03

I don’t understand why people keep pointless pets like hamsters and rats and fish that just make a mess and die early.

ALL pets are pointless and should be banned.

MutherTrucker · 18/03/2026 10:45

Nobody is interested in your strava, or where you ran today, or your personal best. Bore off .

Mindgoneblankagain · 18/03/2026 10:46

Differentforgirls · 18/03/2026 10:20

This is meant to be about opinions you don’t say out loud, not ones that are spouted on every thread no matter the subject.

Here here

AnnieLummox · 18/03/2026 10:47

Old people need to be made more responsible for their own well being. They expect society to just care for them but don't do sensible things when able (like move to a smaller house they can actually handle).

I always feel half annoyed and half sad when I see older couples on Location Location Location claiming they want to downsize, but not looking at anything below four beds because “Jessica and Jimmy need to have their own rooms when they come to stay, and obviously we still need a spare”. They’re just so oblivious to the fact that their precious grandchildren might love sleepovers with granny and grandpa now, but in five years time they’ll be moody teenagers who’ll be bored stiff there, while you wonder whether you can afford to turn that vital separate dining room into a downstairs bathroom.

B1anche · 18/03/2026 10:48

WalkDontWalk · 18/03/2026 10:37

I think that we should re-introduce the stocks for people who, when trapped in a conversational position that they know to be wrong, say 'Whatever...' as if it were some kind of magic all-purpose incantation, permitting them to move things along without any further discussion.

Such people should be pelted with tomatoes and bad eggs by passers-by, and if they complain that this humiliation is out of all proportion to the offence, those chucking stuff should shrug and say, "Whatever..." before taking pictures and adjourning to the pub.

Also, people who finish with "End of".

PixieTales · 18/03/2026 10:49

Cyclists should be made extinct.

B1anche · 18/03/2026 10:49

Mindgoneblankagain · 18/03/2026 10:46

Here here

People who write "here here" instead of "hear hear" should go back to school

KoalaBlue1 · 18/03/2026 10:51

People who start a sentence with ‘I’m not a racist, but …. ‘

moderate · 18/03/2026 10:51

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 17/03/2026 23:45

People who only tag previous posters without quoting what they wrote should be banned from Mumsnet.

I'm not trawling back through a million posts to find out what they actually mean.

I second this!

Mindgoneblankagain · 18/03/2026 10:52

B1anche · 18/03/2026 10:49

People who write "here here" instead of "hear hear" should go back to school

I pondered before typing as I've never been sure which it is so thank you for clearing that one up 😘

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