UO

smg2302

That's today right?

I don't like Ariana Grande.  How can one person sing in that high of a register All. The. Time.?

hopefulsprout

I think Pumpkin Spiced Lattes from Starbucks are disgusting, though I love me some pumpkin pie.

lilybug319

I think all the hippie anti-Monsanto people are annoying and stupid.

I have one of those people as a friend and she posted something on Facebook about how Monsanto caused my daughter's autism. I just had to bite my tongue.

hopefulsprout

lilybug319 said:

I think all the hippie anti-Monsanto people are annoying and stupid. I have one of those people as a friend and she posted something on Facebook about how Monsanto caused my daughter's autism. I just had to bite my tongue.

While I'm not a Monsanto fan myself, I think your Facebook friend saying that about your daughter is appalling and I want to punch her in her stupid face.

nbad311

Lobster is gross

wirtlehm

lilybug319 said:

I think all the hippie anti-Monsanto people are annoying and stupid. I have one of those people as a friend and she posted something on Facebook about how Monsanto caused my daughter's autism. I just had to bite my tongue.

I hope you mean her daughters autism, not your daughters autism... I just personally think it would have been really rude for her to comment on what you may or may not have done to contribute to a medical condition in your child. That would just be none of her business!

WanderingA

hopefulsprout said:

lilybug319 said:

I think all the hippie anti-Monsanto people are annoying and stupid. I have one of those people as a friend and she posted something on Facebook about how Monsanto caused my daughter's autism. I just had to bite my tongue.

While I'm not a Monsanto fan myself, I think your Facebook friend saying that about your daughter is appalling and I want to punch her in her stupid face.

This, exactly.  I think that Monsanto has created a lot of food problems, I do not think they are the reason for your daughter's autism.  Crotch kicks being sent her way. 

UO: I judge people that don't recycle, especially if you live in an area that does single-stream recycling. 

smg2302

So for the uninformed minority, what is Monsanto?

And  @lilybug319 I'm sorry your friend is an insensitive dipshit.

lilybug319

@smg2302‌ it's a company and they genetically modify foods. My friend thinks they are the devil. I'll still let my kid eat goldfish because idgaf.

WanderingA

lilybug319 said:

@smg2302‌ it's a company and they genetically modify foods. My friend thinks they are the devil. I'll still let my kid eat goldfish because idgaf.

We try to eat healthy but I also let my kid eat goldfish and her favorite food is hotdogs, so, ya know...

One thing that really turned me off to Monsanto that I learned from watching Food, Inc. for a class is that they genetically modify their vegetable seeds so that they can not be grown the following season.  So, whereas in the past farmers could buy seeds, grow food, then collect seeds for the next season, the seeds are now useless.  Also, if a farmer does manage to propogate seeds the following season Monsanto can/will sue them for "stealing."  Same thing goes for seeds that are blown onto a neighboring property - if Monsanto catches them on an unauthorized farm they are sued. 

lilybug319

I'm definitely not a fan of theirs but if all you're going to do is bitch and moan, go buy a farm and raise and grow your own gmo free foods. Which is what I always tell said friend. She says that's too much work though. @-)

Eta: not that you guys are complaining. I just meant my friend and people like her.

jennjilljo

kkleigh10 said:

I think the whole baby-wearing culture is a bit much. As my mom put it, people have been "wearing" babies for decades...they just called it a front-pack and didn't make a big deal of it.

Don't get me wrong, I'm absolutely going to buy a sling for when LO shows up, I just don't get the whole cult-like following that baby wearing seems to have.

I feel this way about a lot of things. For some reason it bothers me that cultures get built around activities. So if I like football but don't have a team or tailgate than in not a real football fan. I feel like while there are a lot of positive aspects for these cultures many of them area way too exclude others and demean their commitment to it. In some ways it turns enjoying things into a competition. Maybe my perspective is skewed buti get tired of seeing and hearing "you aren'ta real gamer", "you aren't a real athlete", etc.

Amaryllismagic

I think Channing Tatum is ugly.  Flame away.

michelle142

Baby girl clothing is overwhelming.

For the first time ever, I left Target completely empty handed.

mishka29

nbad311 said:

Lobster is gross

WTF?! Is this a joke?

baileylove22

@Tthgirl‌ I feel ya. With my blood pressure probs I just feel exhausted.

MommyOfAMiracle

I like the smell of gasoline and hate the word cake.

michelle142

MommyOfAMiracle said:

I like the smell of gasoline and hate the word cake.

Important question: Do you like to eat cake?

srcr2011

Every UO has mentioned the dislike for Pumpkin Spiced Lattes.

animalcrckr

It drives me crazy when people give their kids smart phones/ipads to "occupy" them whether at a restaurant, on the train, in the car, etc.  I feel like DH and I are in the minority in that we give our kids crayons and Match Box cars instead.  I am not sure of the long term implications of such early electronic device use but I personally feel that it cannot be good.

MommyOfAMiracle

michelle142 said:

MommyOfAMiracle said:

I like the smell of gasoline and hate the word cake.

Important question: Do you like to eat cake?

I LOVE to eat cake. I just don't like hearing people say the word.

freegiraffe

MommyOfAMiracle said:

I like the smell of gasoline and hate the word cake.

I like the smell of gasoline and I LOVE the word cake. Sometimes I like the word better than the cake itself.

AF9211

sarabell52 said:

KristinMTBell, in my circle hating Coldplay is a popular opinion. I literally thought to myself yesterday in the car, "does anyone actually like Coldplay?" 

@sarabell52 @kristinmtbell ( "> slowly raises hand) I guess I have the UO today...they're our favorite group!

smg2302

I like Coldplay! I also macromaed myself a pair of jean shorts.

erobbins09

I don't like cinnamon rolls. Ok... The very center covered in icing is decent but other than that. Nope.

MommyOfAMiracle

@smg2302 - YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

tee18

I don't mind toddler music

michelle142

MommyOfAMiracle said:

michelle142 said:

MommyOfAMiracle said:

I like the smell of gasoline and hate the word cake.

Important question: Do you like to eat cake?

I LOVE to eat cake. I just don't like hearing people say the word.

What are people supposed to call it? Spongy, frosting covered deliciousness? 

I'm genuinely curious, I have never heard of someone hating the word cake and I'm slightly intrigued.. lol

mands1125

I really hate "bump" attention. I just want to hide my stomach behind DH's oversized sweatshirts all winter.

MommyOfAMiracle

michelle142 said:

MommyOfAMiracle said:

michelle142 said:

MommyOfAMiracle said:

I like the smell of gasoline and hate the word cake.

Important question: Do you like to eat cake?

I LOVE to eat cake. I just don't like hearing people say the word.

What are people supposed to call it? Spongy, frosting covered deliciousness? 

I'm genuinely curious, I have never heard of someone hating the word cake and I'm slightly intrigued.. lol

They can call it cake all day, every day. I just don't like the way it sounds. I honestly think it's the c and the k so close together. But it won't stop me from eating it. I will tear some, "spongy, frosting covered deliciousness" up!!

 

psychobutthead

I don't like celebrating my birthday. I don't like having peopke giving me giftz and cake and singing to me because it my birthday. I rather be left alone the whole day then to be given a celebration.

lilybug319

AF9211 said:

sarabell52 said:

KristinMTBell, in my circle hating Coldplay is a popular opinion. I literally thought to myself yesterday in the car, "does anyone actually like Coldplay?" 

@sarabell52 @kristinmtbell ( "> slowly raises hand) I guess I have the UO today...they're our favorite group!

They're my favorite too!

ordinary1

kkleigh10 said:

I think the whole baby-wearing culture is a bit much. As my mom put it, people have been "wearing" babies for decades...they just called it a front-pack and didn't make a big deal of it.

Don't get me wrong, I'm absolutely going to buy a sling for when LO shows up, I just don't get the whole cult-like following that baby wearing seems to have.

I use to think this too and then I started wearing. From what I have viewed there is a lot of opposition to it. People make offensive remarks based on race, perceived financial situation, and parenting. The baby wearing community is pretty small and close. I think people are paying more attention to it because there is a new buzzword so to say and mainstream more now than previous years. Again this is just based on what I have seen and experienced the last twoish years.

dreemkin84

nbad311 said:

Lobster is gross

I think crab is much tastier, so I'm with ya on that one.

foxslaw

Sweet tea grosses me out & I don't think it should be a thing that exists (take my southerner card away, please!).

MommyOfAMiracle

foxslaw said:

Sweet tea grosses me out & I don't think it should be a thing that exists (take my southerner card away, please!).

Do you hear that?

That's the sound of my heart breaking.

Sweet tea is one of my most favoritist things, ever!

crabigator

Amaryllismagic said:

I think Channing Tatum is ugly.  Flame away.

This is the most correct thing ever said.  >:D<

I know we all have different tastes, but his face always looks to me like the first round of carving a sculpture's face, before the artist gets down to actually refining features. I'm sure he's a lovely person, but facially? Ick.

crabigator

My UO: I don't like being asked for prayers (here and elsewhere). Partly because I'm not religious, but also, I pettily feel like it's someone telling me what to do. If you post about a bad or troubling situation that you're in, partly just to share and vent, I'm totally fine with that. And I'm also fine with people then offering you their condolences, thoughts, and/or prayers.

Something just ticks me off about being asked (because it feels like being told): please pray for me.

psychobutthead

crabigator said:

My UO: I don't like being asked for prayers (here and elsewhere). Partly because I'm not religious, but also, I pettily feel like it's someone telling me what to do. If you post about a bad or troubling situation that you're in, partly just to share and vent, I'm totally fine with that. And I'm also fine with people then offering you their condolences, thoughts, and/or prayers.

Something just ticks me off about being asked (because it feels like being told): please pray for me.

I hate when people are tild im not religious and they say "i'll pray for you" in response to that.

crabigator

chickenhawke said:

crabigator said:

My UO: I don't like being asked for prayers (here and elsewhere). Partly because I'm not religious, but also, I pettily feel like it's someone telling me what to do. If you post about a bad or troubling situation that you're in, partly just to share and vent, I'm totally fine with that. And I'm also fine with people then offering you their condolences, thoughts, and/or prayers.

Something just ticks me off about being asked (because it feels like being told): please pray for me.

I see where you are coming from on this. I generally respond with "sending positive thoughts" or "sending hugs your way" instead of prayers (because I am also, not religious). 

To be fair, when my MIL was diagnosed with cancer (again), I really appreciated the positive comments from this group BUT I also posted about it in a Spam Thread and didn't ask for prayers/was venting as you said previously. 

Long and short, I don't love it either, but understand WHY people do it. 

I mean, I'm totally being petty and pedantic, because frankly, I don't mind at ALL when someone posts about a situation as a separate thread, or in any way is putting a situation out there that they know probably will garner support and stuff. 

I literally just have a problem with the phrasing of "Please pray!" or "Pray for me!" -- I think this may be a personal problem, probably a leftover remnant of teenaged derision from when I was a non-religious person at a very Catholic school, but I swear, I see it and just say out loud: "NO. I will not." 

(this is embarrassing me a bit, I have to say -- I feel like a child! But, oh well, UO!)

lizjennings81

crabigator said:

My UO: I don't like being asked for prayers (here and elsewhere). Partly because I'm not religious, but also, I pettily feel like it's someone telling me what to do. If you post about a bad or troubling situation that you're in, partly just to share and vent, I'm totally fine with that. And I'm also fine with people then offering you their condolences, thoughts, and/or prayers.

Something just ticks me off about being asked (because it feels like being told): please pray for me.

It can come across as an imperative. To a non-believer (sitting right next to you), it can be uncomfortable.

I offer thoughts and vibes because I do want them to know I hope all will be well. I sometimes worry that the poster might think I'm trivializing their situation by offering thoughts and vibes, but it's what I've got to give. Prayers from me wouldn't be genuine.