UO Thur 3/16

jenotontx · March 2017

What's your Unpopular Opinion?

Tennis11785 · March 2017

I dunno how unpopular this will be here, but I'm already over college basketball. This could change if my bracket isn't a total dud. But I'm sitting here like BRING ON BASEBALL

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breezybee · March 2017

@Tennis11785
SAAAAAAMMMEEEEE!!!!

MJDsquared · March 2017

No idea how unpopular this is, but it's definitely unpopular in my office... I really dislike country music. (There are a select few country songs I do like, but most of them are older.) The radio at work is often set to country and I cringe all day.

Ashley1153 · March 2017

So this one is only gets to me sometimes… but I think it’s annoying when people use their Facebook status to ask questions instead of just googling. Lol Sometimes you really do need personal opinions or advice… but if it’s something you can ask google, please do! It makes me laugh/cringe depending on the day, especially if they’ve posted 3 or 4 questions in a day.

lund · March 2017

MJDsquared said:

No idea how unpopular this is, but it's definitely unpopular in my office... I really dislike country music. (There are a select few country songs I do like, but most of them are older.) The radio at work is often set to country and I cringe all day.

AGREE.

I live where any music aside from country and classic rock doesn't exist. It. Drives. Me. Nuts. And I judge people for it.

and, @Ashley1153 YUP. I hardcore judge people for that too.

haylsbayls-2 · March 2017

@Tennis11785 ahhh that reminds me that I meant to start a TTGP march madness bracket. Darn it!

Tennis11785 · March 2017

@haylsbayls - OH NO. That would have been fun!

BertieMeetsGertie · March 2017

LuND said:

MJDsquared said:

No idea how unpopular this is, but it's definitely unpopular in my office... I really dislike country music. (There are a select few country songs I do like, but most of them are older.) The radio at work is often set to country and I cringe all day.

AGREE.

I live where any music aside from country and classic rock doesn't exist. It. Drives. Me. Nuts. And I judge people for it.

and, @Ashley1153 YUP. I hardcore judge people for that too.

YASSS. All of this!

shortstack930 · March 2017

@MJDsquared I also can't stand country music! And someone always is playing it at my job too. I usually turn it off as soon as they're gone.

jsnakehole · March 2017

I guess I have the real UO because I really like a lot of country music. I grew up loving Dolly Parton, and she remains my hero. DH grew up in Atlanta once he came to the states, so that's the music he grew up around and he got me hooked.

Avrilmai · March 2017

I think the US should do away with the penny. For some reason this seems to be a divisive topic. They cost more to make than they're worth.

eta: maybe this is more of a random thought...

eggplantface · March 2017

Avrilmai said:

I think the US should do away with the penny. For some reason this seems to be a divisive topic. They cost more to make than they're worth.

eta: maybe this is more of a random thought...

There was a whole West Wing episode with eliminating the penny as a side story!

Toby Ziegler: We can't support it 'cause it'll never get to the floor.

Sam Seaborn: Why not?

Toby Ziegler: Where's the Speaker of the House from?

Sam Seaborn: He's from Illinois, which, by the way, is the only state where you can put pennies in a toll machine. Why is that, do you suppose?

Toby Ziegler: It's because...

Sam Seaborn: [realizing] It's 'cause Lincoln's from Illinois! And... so is the Speaker.

Toby Ziegler: Yes.

Sam Seaborn: Well, that's a good reason. Well, it's a dumb reason, but it's good enough, right?

[Deleted User] · March 2017

Lol what they REALLY oughtta do ...is quit quantitative easing and maybe eventually our money will be *worth* something again...
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KatieEl · March 2017

@eggplantface I love West Wing, seen them all so many times! Just started listening to the west wing weekly podcast, and I'm obsessed.

cdnrunning · March 2017

My unpopular opinion is it annoys me when someone responds with "it doesn't matter what someone else's experience is, it has no bearing on what you will/might experience". While I completely understand that's not necessarily false, it's really no different than the possible side effects for medications. I may not experience any of the side effects, however, the flip side is also true, I may experience one or some of those side effects. Sometimes people just want to know what they'll possibly be dealing with even if it's not a certainty.

jenotontx · March 2017

I'm leaving the gym right now and there was this girl working out next to me on the elliptical, who had the machine on level 1 resistancy and was going as fast as she could. This was shaking the entire machine and making a super obnoxious squeeking sound. I guess my opinion is that people should take a gym 101 class or something. If you want to run on a machine that's what a treadmill is for.

mschanandlerbong1214 · March 2017

This is most definitely not a UO but I'm rewatching The West Wing as we speak. I effing love that show.

Tennis11785 · March 2017

@eggplantface - I love that you just quoted West Wing. I love Sam Seaborn. @mschanandlerbong1214 - I love that wrongness gif!

@cdnrunning - While I get what you're saying. But I think the hesitation a lot of times is the responses can quickly turn into medical advice and because it brings out the special snowflakes. (extreme example alert....) Yes - there was that one person didn't have a single symptom and didn't even know they were pregnant until 6 months. That doesn't mean that you're pregnant just because you had well-timed sex and so you think you're pregnant, even though you're not turning a test. Yes, someone has gotten pregnant when they only had sex once during their period; that doesn't mean period sex is a smart conception strategy.

cdnrunning · March 2017

@Tennis11785 I hear ya!! And I actually agree. This really applies more back in the day, I haven't much of it lately that I can recall. Sometimes responses were just quick to jump on that person. But yes, special snowflakes can have all the snark

Redpuma119 · March 2017

@haylsbayls We always do a bracket for march madness! I love them and I always lose

doula-mama · March 2017

@Avrilmai We did away with the penny in Canada. It was weird at first, but is so nice now

It gets weird when we go to the US though and end up with pennies again!

kiki75 · March 2017

@JJMNO1616 Hahahaha. I was at the gym last week and I was on the 'not elliptical' Adaptive Motion Trainer https://www.precor.com/en-us/precor-amt-open-stride . The up/down arrows on the left change kind of the steepness and the right side is resistance. I usually do a 2 for steep and my resistance ranges from 6-12. Typically it says I burn a good 12 cal/min. I looked over and this lady was doing a 3/1. In 7 minutes she got 48 calories. At 6:30 am! Who gets up that early to not get something done? At one point she and her friend decided to experiment and couldn't figure out what any of the adjustments did. It's pretty simple. I had the hardest time keeping a straight face.

pebbledam · March 2017

@kiki75 - not entirely related, but I hate those machines. I feel like my stride length is all over the place when I'm on it. I only use it if the all the actual ellipticals are unavailable!

MJDsquared · March 2017

@kiki75 @morado23 I'm scared of those machines because I feel like I'd be just like those girls who don't know how to use them! I'd need someone to show me how to do it so I wouldn't look like an idiot trying it for the first time haha.

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