UO Thursday 7/21

dubcompanion

I wanna know what makes you an unpopular speshul snowflake.

dubcompanion

Fuck dragonflies. When those things fly right into you, it hurts.

MrsNap_515

I can feel the flames a comin'....I do NOT like or care for Beyonce...at all...like not even a little...phew, there I said it...

wintersong

I think GMOs do more good than harm and I'm glad scientists engineer new and hardier foods. I certainly like the idea of labeling GMOs but I think it would be a terrible thing to ban them in the us.  This is kind if shocking to those who know me since I am kind of crunchy in other ways. 

This one is bound to be unpopular! I saved it for today especially. 

liepertsm

@dubcompanion Great GIF choice. I freaking love Michael Scott. 

nursemama-2

I don't restrict myself diet wise when pregnant. I eat "carcinogenic" bacon, I eat hotdogs that have nitrates, I don't heat up my lunch meat. Listeria could be in anything I eat. I down eat sushi or unpasteurized cheese anyway. There are so many rules and people need to do what makes them feel comfortable, but more bacon for me.

mtmama2

I didn't know we weren't supposed to eat bacon! Wtf is that nonsense about?! I might actually, legitimately cry if I have to give up bacon too...

dubcompanion

@liepertsm Me too. DH and I constantly quote The Office! In fact, my UO today was almost this: "If I had a gun with two bullets and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden, and Toby, I would shoot Toby twice."
Cuz, Toby is kind of annoying. And also kind of gross... the way he ogles after Pam long after it's evident she's into Jim.

AverageAsh

SienaC said:

I didn't know we weren't supposed to eat bacon! Wtf is that nonsense about?! I might actually, legitimately cry if I have to give up bacon too...

You don't need to. 

chrstna618

Popular: I don't trust Trump or Clinton...
Unpopular: I'm voting for Gary Johnson! Just like I did in 2012!

dubcompanion

@NurseMama There's a risk with just living. I mean, there are obvious no-nos, like drugs and alcohol, but otherwise - unless you're growing your own veggies/fruits, raising and slaughtering your own meat and fish - you're gambling with just about everything that you don't produce and/or cook yourself. The list of bad foods to eat while pregnant is growing absurdly large. 

That said, I'm probably going to still follow most of the list for now, because I'm a pussy. But no judgment to those that aren't!

liepertsm

@dubcompanion We quote it all the time too. It's our go-to Netflix show...I can't even tell you how many times we've watched it. Poor Toby. Sometimes I feel bad for him...then he does something weird and creepy. 

AverageAsh

My UO is that I experienced WAY TOO MUCH sympathy embarrassment for both Toby and Michael. I found them both endearing and I would squirm  every time they had to dialogue. 

irishrose54

@MrsNap_515 It's okay. I am not a fan either. 

I am missing most of The Office references because every time my DH plays it, and I agree to watch, I fall asleep. It is the Bob Ross of TV shows for me. And I do find it funny! But for some reason the eyelids get droopy when I watch.

UO: I hate shopping  - both for clothing and groceries.  Don't get me wrong, I love fashion and food equally but if I can order online, I am always ordering online.

JAGinMI

chrstna618 said:

Popular: I don't trust Trump or Clinton...
Unpopular: I'm voting for Gary Johnson! Just like I did in 2012!

Totally agree with the popular part but my unpopular opinion is that it makes me feel very unlikely to vote at all. I HATE having to choose the lesser evil even though I know one of them is going to win.

dubcompanion

@JAGinMI My brother (a huge Sanders supporter) said he'll vote for Trump just so he has a hand in watching the world burn. I have no idea what I'm going to do yet, and I fear that third party voting is just a vote for Trump too. 

onefootinthebayou

I effing hate 5 Guys burgers. I think they are greasy, under seasoned garbage burgers. 

In-N-Out FTW!  

chrlyr

I totally judge people who buy cheap toilet paper. It really makes a huge difference. 

Gators&BoSox

@MrsNap_515 I am also not a fan and usually get looked at like I have 3 heads when I express that lol

Burrberrymum

I get the stink eye for this every time.... I hate the show the office, and I'm really not a Steve Carrell fan at all. Okay hate is a strong word, I've laughed at the show a few times but I just don't like the show all that much. 

Burrberrymum

chrlyr said:

I totally judge people who buy cheap toilet paper. It really makes a huge difference. 

This but for Q-tips. 

dubcompanion

@Burrberrymum My BFF hates The Office. She thinks it's outright stupid. The weird thing is that we bonded over "That's what she said" jokes. I don't have the heart to tell her where it's from.

chrstna618

@dubcompanion and @JAGinMI it shouldn't have to be two evils, check out Gary Johnson before you decide to stay home... if Johnson gets 5% of the vote the libertarian party gets federal funding like the major parties and a new party has a fighting chance next cycle.

Sorry, I love politics

CanadianintheSouth

@longliveregina I am with you! 

KellyT22

@NurseMama thank you!! I am with you on the food. Nitrates are delicious. 

My U/O: I despise soccer. Borrrrrring. 

veeveemama59

JAGinMI said:

chrstna618 said:

Popular: I don't trust Trump or Clinton...
Unpopular: I'm voting for Gary Johnson! Just like I did in 2012!

Totally agree with the popular part but my unpopular opinion is that it makes me feel very unlikely to vote at all. I HATE having to choose the lesser evil even though I know one of them is going to win.

This. All of this! 
Hubs is a republican through and through...me...I don't know what I am. I believe in love man....

ShaunaT25

As a Canadian, the US election is scaring the bejeezus out of me. 

theabels said:

JAGinMI said:

chrstna618 said:

Popular: I don't trust Trump or Clinton...
Unpopular: I'm voting for Gary Johnson! Just like I did in 2012!

Totally agree with the popular part but my unpopular opinion is that it makes me feel very unlikely to vote at all. I HATE having to choose the lesser evil even though I know one of them is going to win.

This. All of this! 
Hubs is a republican through and through...me...I don't know what I am. I believe in love man....

Gators&BoSox

@KellyT22 soccer is the worst!! I also hate basketball... I'm a wicked big sports fan but I just can't do it. I tell my husband that in basketball the last 2 minutes are all that counts because the scoreboard just goes back and forth. And why do the finals have to last as long as the damn regular season?!?! LOL sorry, rant over..

KellyT22

@ashannon3490 I hate professional basketball, but I love college basketball. Totally agree that the last few minutes are all that matters though! Give me football any day. 

Gators&BoSox

Amen!!

Schumerator

@KellyT22 FOOTBALL FOOTBALL!!! I can't freakin wait for the season to start 

kiyamurph

ShaunaT25 said:

As a Canadian, the US election is scaring the bejeezus out of me. 

I wish I were in Canada right now. 

joyfuljenny

ShaunaT25 said:

As a Canadian, the US election is scaring the bejeezus out of me. 

Yes. As an American, I am seriously scared! My husband and I have always identified as Republican, but Trump terrifies us. We think that his arrogance, ego, and lack of knowledge about foreign policy could legitimately get us into world war three. Of course, Hillary scares me too, for a whole host of other reasons. @chrstna618 I will have to research Gary Johnson!

UO: I thought what Ted Cruz did last night (speaking in support of the party at the convention, but not directly endorsing Trump) was really brave and showed integrity. 

JAGinMI

joyfuljenny said:

UO: I thought what Ted Cruz did last night (speaking in support of the party at the convention, but not directly endorsing Trump) was really brave and showed integrity. 

I agree! I didn't actually watch but when I heard about it, I thought good for him. Because every time one of these other idiots endorses the person they have spent the last year bashing, I am disgusted. Thoroughly disgusted.

wintersong

onefootinthebayou said:

I effing hate 5 Guys burgers. I think they are greasy, under seasoned garbage burgers. 

In-N-Out FTW!  

We cannot be friends anymore. 
   Lol, j/k

chrstna618

joyfuljenny said:

UO: I thought what Ted Cruz did last night (speaking in support of the party at the convention, but not directly endorsing Trump) was really brave and showed integrity. 

Agreed! He was my primary vote...

Phil413

To PPs who are talking about the ridiculous list of food that we "can't" eat while pregnant, FWIW my SIL is from Japan and didn't even know we aren't supposed to eat sushi. They do it all the time over there and it's no big deal. And it's not like Japan is a Third World country that wouldn't know better. Pretty sure their kids turn out just fine. Also, I ran into a lady when I was pregnant with my first at a bar (I was the DD of course) and she said that when she was pregnant at the end and calling the doctor with contractions he told her to go have a glass of wine and put her feet up. She was from Germany. I'm still following the rules but I do think that there's risk in anything you do in life.

UO: I think bubble wrapping kids' lives also follows the same current of safety for no reason. I'm all for seatbelts and such, but now the law in PA is to rear face until age 2. When DD was 15 months we had to all but fold her in half to get her in the car seat so we turned her around then. I think it should be up to a parent's discretion after 12 months.

Bluebird2318

"President Trump" sounds like a dystopia in the making.

ShaunaT25

Bluebird2318 said:

"President Trump" sounds like a dystopia in the making.
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Phone won't let me type outside the grey box. But this is truly terrifying. It's not funny anymore guys lol. Please don't let this happen. 


Sincerely, 
The rest of the world. 

ihateusernames*

I still co-sleep with my 3 year old and 18 month old... And I love it. It's the best (for our family, for now). 

I nurse my 18 month old and don't plan on stopping- unless he stops or it gets super uncomfortable (I'm not a nursing martyr either). Also I think that formula is a wonderful invention- go formula feeding moms! Feed the babies.

I also thought being a 3rd time mom would be less exciting because you know, been there, done that... Twice. But it's actually more fun. Mostly because I care WAY less about everyone's opinions on my parenting or pregnancy. I wish I was more like this from the get go.

MissPrint1219

My UO is that I am an unapologetic Clinton supporter. She wasn't my first choice (I was team Biden all the way), but given the current candidate pool and the hatred infecting the Republican party, I will vote for her without hesitation.