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RedMar · January 2016

It's Thursday, right?! Let's here 'em

RedMar · January 2016

Mine this week is: I hate Seinfeld. It totally cramps my style how it comes on right after Friends. Way to go TBS.

KimmySchmidt · January 2016

Oh this is sad.

My UO is that I don't like professional sports. I understand what's fun about playing sports. I understand what's fun about going to a live sporting event. I do not understand what's fun about watching other people play sports on TV.

TheTamedShrew · January 2016

I don't feel sad when I hear about celebrity deaths. I feel sort of bummed if it was an artist I really appreciated and admired or someone who had an important impact on the world, but not truly sad. Having lost my mother to cancer a year and a half ago I just don't understand when people post on social media about how "heart broken" or "deeply saddened" or how they are "grieving". When you have known true grief in your personal life, i guess the passing of strangers (no matter how famous or what effect they had on pop culture/entertainment/society) doesn't affect you all that much. I am not undermining the deaths of these people, or the pain and suffering they went through, and that now their families are going through. That's not where I'm going with this at all. I'm sorry for the families, friends, and people who have worked closely with these artists. However, It cuts me a little to see all of my friends shutting down Facebook with shared articles and fake "I'm so sad" posts about celebrity deaths when not a single one of them posted a thing about my mother or cancer awareness when she passed or even called me. But you're all torn up about a famous person you never met or knew on any real personal level? okay.

Also CANCER SUCKS, but that's a side note, not an unpopular opinion.

RedMar · January 2016

@KimmySchmidt - I was going to actually post something similar about how the NFL season is waytoofucking long. I am a sports fan, but 6 months is frieking excessive.

RedMar · January 2016

@TheTamedShrew - so sorry about the loss of your mom, cancer definitely sucks. I hear what you're saying. Those celebs could give 2 poops if we kicked the bucket, but yet we continue to worship them. It's the "American" way, I guess.

AnnaS930 · January 2016

@redmar I am the opposite. I think Seinfeld is brilliant and has stood up to the test of time and friends drives me crazy... no interest in watching a group of annoying characters be annoying.

Sarafuss · January 2016

Gasp! @AnnaS930 I think that's the ultimate UO to hate Friends! Lol. I love both Friends and Seinfeld (but enjoy Friends more). ::continues my Friends binge on Netflix::

RedMar · January 2016

@AnnaS930 - yeah if you like a group of 4+ insanely selfish, unattractive people bitch about how they can't ever get laid in the biggest city of the country, then I guess I have a different definition of brilliant. I actually really loved "Curb Your Enthusiasm" but never could get into Jerry's nasaly voice or George's male pattern baldness. The multiple boxes of stale cereal on the exposed kitchen shelves are probably the most interesting part of the show.

Seinfeld, 9 seasons < Friends, 10

crispy11 · January 2016

@AnnaS930 the friends are my friends so I'm officially insulted that you don't like them!

And agreed with the celebrity death thing. So odd.

lovelylauren86 · January 2016

RedMar said:
@KimmySchmidt - I was going to actually post something similar about how the NFL season is waytoofucking long. I am a sports fan, but 6 months is frieking excessive.

Try having a husband who is a hockey fan season starts in October playoffs start late April end early June at the latest

618mom22boys · January 2016

I'm with you on the sports thing. But in our house it is MLB. And while I do love my Cards do I really need to watch every game from March-Oct?!? Our wedding was Oct 10th, during the middle of playoff season. I think every guy, my husband included, was at the bar watching the game.

My UO is I really love my MIL! She took this pregnancy way better than any other family member did and made me feel so much better about it! She is so excited to be at a even 12 for her grandchildren.

AnnaS930 · January 2016

I think I won with the unpopular! @RedMar - it's definitely a show about nothing, and I'm ok with that. And for the record, I have seen most/all of Friends - my family watched it all the time growing up as it aired, I just don't think it's good enough to play in syndication.. but now I think I'm just poking the bear, so that's all I will say!

ElcaB · January 2016

I hate watermelon. I WANT to like it, I just can't. I try it every summer because it looks so delicious, and every summer I taste it and almost gag.

irishblessings916 · January 2016

@ElcaB is it a taste or texture thing? I love watermelon! But when I get one that's not fully ripe with good flavor, I can see your feeling of it.

TheTamedShrew · January 2016

I found Seinfeld to be an acquired taste. I used to think it was boring, and then the older I got the more I enjoyed it. Mainly because of Kramer. I liked "curb your enthusiasm" so much more though. I highly recommend Seinfeld's new show "comedians in cars getting coffee".

Also, Friends is awesome, but it's totally a "girl's" show IMO, so I can never get DH to watch it with me.

TheTamedShrew · January 2016

Speaking of shows, I HATE big bang theory and HIMYM. Hate.

JennM205 · January 2016

@ElcaB I feel the same exact way about bananas. I like banana flavored things and I LOVE banana bread, muffins, etc. But I simply cannot eat an actual banana. Every few years I see one and think maybe I should give it a try to see if anything's changed because I really do want to like them. But, just like you, all it does is make me gag!

AnnaS930 · January 2016

@TheTamedShrew I like Big Bang, but not obsessed. I LOVED HIMYM until the final season.. then it ruined the entire series for me - like no interest in watching reruns.

I mostly watch HBO, Showtime, Amazon and Netflix shows at this point... basic cable programs (for the most part) just don't do it for me anymore. GoT, The Affair, Togetherness, Transparent, etc. And reality, my guilty obsession - Teen Mom, Married at First Site, 90 Day Fiance, Biggest Loser, etc

jilligirl16 · January 2016

@TheTamedShrew I agree with you 100% on that one. And I'm so sorry about your mom.

Your post reminded me of one of my UOs about social media. So here goes....

I hate Facebook with a passion and all social media websites. I used to have Facebook, and hated it when people who I knew 10 years ago, and never even talked to at that time, would friend request me. And then wouldn't really send any messages or anything or even really try to become friends. Even worse was people who I didn't even know that would friend request me.

Also, I can't stand it that *some* people have "friends "on Facebook or Instagram who they don't even really know. No, they are not your friends, people. I also feel that a lot of people just want to have a large number of "friends" because it makes them feel better about themselves.

No I am not trying to say that it's everybody. Just some people, and I don't mean to offend with this post.

Tennis11785 · January 2016

@TheTamedShrew @AnnaS930 - I'm not a fan of Big Bang Theory either! So many of my friends are obsessed and I'm just here like .......

For HIMYM - I just pretend the ending didn't happen. I won't watch it and I like to pretend it never happened. I've rewatched the series on Netflix, and I just skipped the last couple episodes.

jilligirl16 · January 2016

Oh another UO, since we are talking about TV shows, is that I can't stand all of those talent type shows like American Idol and the Voice. And most primetime TV for that matter LOL

ElcaB · January 2016

irishblessings916 said:

@ElcaB is it a taste or texture thing? I love watermelon! But when I get one that's not fully ripe with good flavor, I can see your feeling of it.

@irishblessings916, it's the taste. I love watermelon flavored things, and I even like watermelon margaritas made with fresh watermelon (because I like just about anything with tequila in it). I just cannot handle plain old watermelon.

RedMar · January 2016

@TheTamedShrew yesssssssss I totally agree with you 100% on HIMYM. Now that I know the last season sucks even more, I have all the more reason to not surrender to DHs pressure for me to start watching it!

FireInWonderland · January 2016

My current UO - I know I have a phone and that I shouldn't feel this way, but I get upset when people text me and I'm busy. It's not like they know I'm busy, but I get so annoyed!

Also, I don't feel like I can trust my MIL alone with my LO if this pregnancy sticks. She doesn't respect me or DH when we ask her to do something, she does what she wants. Example: we asked her not to buy the cats noisy toys. She did anyway, she bought mice that squeak when you get near them. So we told her we threw them out and she sent us replacement squeaking mice. If she can't listen/ respect our wishes about the freaking cats, how can I trust her with a kid? We told her that toys that make noise would be a no go when we had a LO - we wanted to choose what toys they have hat make noise, and if she wants to buy some FOR HER OWN HOUSE that's fine. Her response: I'll do what I want, I'm their grandmother. With that attitude, once my (hopefully I have multiple) kids get older, how can I trust her to enforce mine and DH's parenting? The UO in all this is that I'm only 5w4d and it's WAYYYYY too early to be worrying about it. But I do.

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