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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2018 13:51:44 GMT
That "Mom in heaven" doesn't need a Facebook post wishing her happy Mother's day (insert deceased relative and holiday/anniversary of your choice as appropriate, this is just the one irking me today) Most FB posts are mega annoying: it’s quite nice to be informed about what’s going on - as long as you’re invited, but mostly you’re not and people are just showing off. I did however enjoy posts from a friend whose relative was nominated for an acting award and they posted behind the scenes photos. Otherwise, I don’t want to be privy to you wishing your loved ones happy birthday or whatever, especially not when you can just go upstairs and tell them to their face or pick up the phone. |
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Post by musicallady on May 13, 2018 14:36:01 GMT
Anything with Ant And Dec, Michael McIntyre, Keith Lemon, Scarlett Moffat and any reality star who gets their own series.
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Post by dramallama on May 13, 2018 14:41:16 GMT
That "Mom in heaven" doesn't need a Facebook post wishing her happy Mother's day (insert deceased relative and holiday/anniversary of your choice as appropriate, this is just the one irking me today) Most FB posts are mega annoying: it’s quite nice to be informed about what’s going on - as long as you’re invited, but mostly you’re not and people are just showing off. I did however enjoy posts from a friend whose relative was nominated for an acting award and they posted behind the scenes photos. Otherwise, I don’t want to be privy to you wishing your loved ones happy birthday or whatever, especially not when you can just go upstairs and tell them to their face or pick up the phone. I know this girl who would constantly post 'cryptic' messages on Facebook. Along the lines of "Oh, you just can't trust some people" or "Day ruined again - thanks for nothing." Every time, lots of people would comment to check in with her and see what was going on (granted, most of them didn't care about her and just wanted the drama) and she would go "I'd rather not discuss private matters on Facebook." So why the hell post it in the first place? Things like that drive me mad and to protect my own sanity, I've muted her and anybody who feels like they have to discuss their personal issues on any form of social media. |
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Post by kathryn on May 13, 2018 17:04:27 GMT
Oh god, last week my cousin posted a whole happy birthday thing addressed to her 1 year old baby, and I’m just, like, you know he can’t actually read that, and you’ve already got us all coming to a party, how much attention do you really need?
The mad thing is I’d have had no quibble with some kind of reflective post about her first year of motherhood, it was the disingenuousness of addressing it to her baby as if he was going to read it that rubbed me up the wrong way.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2018 17:48:19 GMT
Oh god, last week my cousin posted a whole happy birthday thing addressed to her 1 year old baby, and I’m just, like, you know he can’t actually read that, and you’ve already got us all coming to a party, how much attention do you really need? The mad thing is I’d have had no quibble with some kind of reflective post about her first year of motherhood, it was the disingenuousness of addressing it to her baby as if he was going to read it that rubbed me up the wrong way. Ooh yes exactly that! one friend posted a reflective thingy on the first 6 weeks of Motherhood as it's Mother's Day where she lives. I found it really interesting (stuff along the lines of what she's been scared of, what was unexpectedly easy etc) because it was just an honest mini-blog. Meanwhile another friend tags every post of her kid #lovethiskid and every time it makes me want to punch the screen. |
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Post by crowblack on May 13, 2018 18:04:30 GMT
Except Oliver! and Cabaret. And bits of Calamity Jane. |
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Post by lynette on May 13, 2018 18:38:18 GMT
I’m not a fan of Sondheim. Ducks for cover.
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Post by dippy on May 13, 2018 23:33:25 GMT
If you walk along staring at your phone in the street and make someone else swerve to avoid you, your phone becomes their property automatically. Tell that to the man who shouted at me and blamed me for breaking his phone when he dropped it because he bumped into me. He made me feel awful even though it really wasn't my fault since he was asking what I was going to do about it, even though in the end I just walked away. |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2018 23:53:22 GMT
Wicked really isn’t that good. it didn;t even get an olivier nom |
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Post by squidward on May 14, 2018 0:23:56 GMT
I’m not a fan of Sondheim. Ducks for cover. Me neither. I used to be a total Sondheim-head but then whilst sitting through one of the most tedious /arch of his canon (A Little Night Music’ at The Menier) , it struck me that that a lot of his work may be very clever, but actually there’s no there there. To me, much of it is emotionally sterile. All theory, no heart. There are a couple of exception (Act 1 of Sunday in The Park with George and Merrily we roll along (the Donmar version), but I find that often his ‘intellect ‘gets in the way of anything I can recognise as truth. And some of his rhymes and attempts at humour really suck. There’s also a lot of snobbery around his work which I find deeply annoying. I think many of his shows have the whiff of Emperor’s New Clothes about them. There, I’ve said the unsayable. So sue me.... |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 14, 2018 6:51:47 GMT
Most FB posts are mega annoying: it’s quite nice to be informed about what’s going on - as long as you’re invited, but mostly you’re not and people are just showing off. I did however enjoy posts from a friend whose relative was nominated for an acting award and they posted behind the scenes photos. Otherwise, I don’t want to be privy to you wishing your loved ones happy birthday or whatever, especially not when you can just go upstairs and tell them to their face or pick up the phone. I know this girl who would constantly post 'cryptic' messages on Facebook. Along the lines of "Oh, you just can't trust some people" or "Day ruined again - thanks for nothing." Every time, lots of people would comment to check in with her and see what was going on (granted, most of them didn't care about her and just wanted the drama) and she would go "I'd rather not discuss private matters on Facebook." So why the hell post it in the first place? Things like that drive me mad and to protect my own sanity, I've muted her and anybody who feels like they have to discuss their personal issues on any form of social media. “Vaguebooking” Call them out on it. I do. I also ask people if their post was really of such monolithic importance that they felt it merited going in a huge red box. I don’t have many Facebook friends 🙂 |
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Post by wiggymess on May 14, 2018 9:42:43 GMT
For the purpose of clarity, I dislike the following:
1. People who declare themselves socialists, because they have decided that makes them morally superior, then act completely abhorrently towards anyone vaguely posh.
2. People who stand at cashpoints long after their money has been dispensed. Why do you need to stand there to put the money in your wallet/purse then place it into your bag, THEN walk away when someone is waiting behind you?
3. People who go on Facebook and then moan about other people using Facebook for what it was intended for (showing off, generally being an awful person). Just log off*
*Taking cover now.
I have decided to post the above in the thread 'share your unpopular opinions here', because these are my opinions, which I assume to be unpopular. If these are not unpopular, I of course apologise unreservedly for any offense caused to anyone who may have an alternative opinion on the popularity of these opinions.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2018 9:50:15 GMT
You need to put your money in your purse and your purse away in your bag before leaving the cashpoint in case the person behind you isn't just innocently waiting to use the cashpoint. It's a pretty popular place for an impromptu money snatch, after all. There's a delay in the cashpoint between customers anyway, so if I step away immediately, you're still going to have to wait a minute or two before it's ready to accept your card. Let me use that mini-delay to make myself secure.
I've noticed a weird phrasing thing creep in over the last couple of pages - this is "share your unpopular opinions", not "list things you dislike but without the additional context that explains why it's an unpopular opinion". Some of these pet hates are pretty universal, not unpopular at all! Maybe we should start a separate "pet hates" thread so the more popular dislikes can get an airing without dragging this thread so far off-topic.
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Post by kathryn on May 14, 2018 10:13:24 GMT
I've noticed a weird phrasing thing creep in over the last couple of pages - this is "share your unpopular opinions", not "list things you dislike but without the additional context that explains why it's an unpopular opinion". Some of these pet hates are pretty universal, not unpopular at all! Maybe we should start a separate "pet hates" thread so the more popular dislikes can get an airing without dragging this thread so far off-topic. Yes, I've noticed a few posters haven't even given an opinion at all - they've just listed stuff! An unpopular opinion could be that you love all of the stuff you've just listed, folks. Be a little more specific! |
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Post by wiggymess on May 14, 2018 10:16:02 GMT
Isn't the point that by posting on here, the unpopular opinions thread, you are somewhat acknowledging the fact that others will disagree with your post? That doesn't mean you have to provide 'additional context that explains why it's an unpopular opinion'
Thought it was just a bit of fun tbf.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2018 10:18:21 GMT
Well, if I say
"Spiders."
What does that mean? Do I like spiders in spite of people often being afraid of them? Do I think they should be eradicated from existence even though they're a vital part of the eco-system? Do I think the album Spiders by Space is an underrated classic (I do, actually)? How am I contributing an unpopular opinion when I'm not actually stating an opinion, just a thing? Yeah, I know people will probably disagree with my opinion, but these posts just aren't even opinions.
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Post by wiggymess on May 14, 2018 10:24:05 GMT
Well, if I say "Spiders." What does that mean? Do I like spiders in spite of people often being afraid of them? Do I think they should be eradicated from existence even though they're a vital part of the eco-system? Do I think the album Spiders by Space is an underrated classic (I do, actually)? How am I contributing an unpopular opinion when I'm not actually stating an opinion, just a thing? Yeah, I know people will probably disagree with my opinion, but these posts just aren't even opinions. Ha well yes, but which post is that in response to? I've amended mine anyway, hopefully that clears everything up. |
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Post by kathryn on May 14, 2018 10:36:18 GMT
Well, if I say "Spiders." What does that mean? Do I like spiders in spite of people often being afraid of them? Do I think they should be eradicated from existence even though they're a vital part of the eco-system? Do I think the album Spiders by Space is an underrated classic (I do, actually)? How am I contributing an unpopular opinion when I'm not actually stating an opinion, just a thing? Yeah, I know people will probably disagree with my opinion, but these posts just aren't even opinions. Ha well yes, but which post is that in response to? I've amended mine anyway, hopefully that clears everything up. Didn't you notice the spate of posts on the previous page that is just literally people posting things like 'Gogglebox', 'The Simpsons', etc without saying anything about them? My unpopular opinion: 'taking offense' has become a meaningless phrase, because people use it when no-one is taking offense at all, merely commenting or disagreeing on something. Not every comment or disagreement indicates 'offense', you can disagree with something or comment on it without it offending you. |
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Post by wiggymess on May 14, 2018 10:46:36 GMT
Ha well yes, but which post is that in response to? I've amended mine anyway, hopefully that clears everything up. Didn't you notice the spate of posts on the previous page that is just literally people posting things like 'Gogglebox', 'The Simpsons', etc without saying anything about them? My unpopular opinion: 'taking offense' has become a meaningless phrase, because people use it when no-one is taking offense at all, merely commenting or disagreeing on something. Not every comment or disagreement indicates 'offense', you can disagree with something or comment on it without it offending you. To be fair, no I didn't, I didn't read through the rest of the thread to be honest. Agree on the offense thing. It's hardly surprising people disagree on this thread, that's the point, no? |
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Post by kathryn on May 14, 2018 10:54:50 GMT
Didn't you notice the spate of posts on the previous page that is just literally people posting things like 'Gogglebox', 'The Simpsons', etc without saying anything about them? My unpopular opinion: 'taking offense' has become a meaningless phrase, because people use it when no-one is taking offense at all, merely commenting or disagreeing on something. Not every comment or disagreement indicates 'offense', you can disagree with something or comment on it without it offending you. To be fair, no I didn't, I didn't read through the rest of the thread to be honest. Agree on the offense thing.It's hardly surprising people disagree on this thread, that's the point, no? If you agree on the offense thing why did you say 'I apologise unreservedly for any offense caused'? Genuine question - you didn't seriously think that Baemax was offended, did you?! That's exactly the kind of faux-apology I'm talking about above. |
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Post by wiggymess on May 14, 2018 10:58:17 GMT
To be fair, no I didn't, I didn't read through the rest of the thread to be honest. Agree on the offense thing.It's hardly surprising people disagree on this thread, that's the point, no? If you agree on the offense thing why did you say 'I apologise unreservedly for any offense caused'? Genuine question - you didn't seriously think that Baemax was offended, did you?! That's exactly the kind of faux-apology I'm talking about above. Oh boy, this is dragging on, isn't it? It was just a tongue in cheek, catch all thing, I thought it might end all this, but alas. |
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Post by alece10 on May 14, 2018 11:28:45 GMT
Oops! Looks like I've been singled out for not offering an explanation when I put Gogglebox.
So the reason I think it's an unpopular opinion is because most people seem to like it judging by the amount of press it's gets and all the awards.I just don't get it. A group of people who want their 15 minutes of fame sitting in front of the TV commenting on programmes that the producers have told them to watch. It's just cheap TV.
That said I quite like the idea of people putting a few words on the thread and not offering an explanation. I find it quite amusing which I think was the original purpose of the thread. But then I've got a warped sense of humour.
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Post by ellie1981 on May 14, 2018 11:36:09 GMT
Is this topic now a bunch of trivial annoyances rather than unpopular opinions? We need more people declaring a liking for something most people dislike.
I have a good one - I was on Heather Mills’ side.
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Post by wiggymess on May 14, 2018 11:41:46 GMT
I came here expecting some Danny Dyer love, shall I kick that off?
I've always found him entirely watchable, and good at carving out his own niche, much like The Rock.
As has been mentioned on the Pinter thread, he has readily admitted that money has been a driving factor in some of his decision making, which in some cases is a shame.
There are some issues with him personality wise, but I think the talent is there.
I'm looking forward to seeing him at the Pinter.
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Post by kathryn on May 14, 2018 11:54:10 GMT
Oops! Looks like I've been singled out for not offering an explanation when I put Gogglebox. So the reason I think it's an unpopular opinion is because most people seem to like it judging by the amount of press it's gets and all the awards.I just don't get it. A group of people who want their 15 minutes of fame sitting in front of the TV commenting on programmes that the producers have told them to watch. It's just cheap TV. That said I quite like the idea of people putting a few words on the thread and not offering an explanation. I find it quite amusing which I think was the original purpose of the thread. But then I've got a warped sense of humour. I dislike the whole 'constructed reality' genre, though I do think something like Gogglebox is the least annoying of its ilk. At least it's just people sitting around the TV and pontificating slightly artificially, it's not people pretending to actually go on a date or fall in love. |
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