UO 7/12 -- Arbitrary thoughts/opinions

lurvleybunchococonuts · July 2018

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So this week for UOs I thought we could do a "theme". What arbitrary thoughts or opinions do you have on things? Silly, unfounded, off the wall ideas are welcome. Feel free to throw out the normal unpopular opinions as well.
^^That is a theme right? Or am I just describing normal UOs in a more vague way? HAHA

My brain is a little off today.

lurvleybunchococonuts · July 2018

For example: I have never driven a Scion, nor do I know anything about Scions, but I still assume they're terrible vehicles that I would never want to own completely based off the song 50 Ways to Say Goodbye by Train

pink_polkadots · July 2018

I assume everyone who drives a Prius doesn’t know how to drive. Mostly because every time I encounter a Prius, they’re driving like a dimwit.

soehlerk · July 2018

Here's an arbitrary one: I will never understand the "cold shoulder" shirts. They have sleeves, but the shoulders are cut out of them? I guess I just don't get the appeal (or maybe my shoulders aren't attractive enough). But I felt that way about skinny jeans years ago, and I definitely came around to those, so who knows?

MojieJo · July 2018

@pink_polkadots I drive a Prius.

firsttimespartanmom · July 2018

@soehlerk my husband hates cold shoulder tops and sometimes I wear them just because I know they annoy him...he’s convinced we’re going to look back in 10 years and wonder why the hell we wore shirts with no shoulders.

lurvleybunchococonuts · July 2018

@soehlerk I've never found a "cold shoulder" shirt that I liked and fit me correctly. Maybe I have weirdly shaped shoulders but they never seem to actually hit at the shoulders and seem to be more like "cold upper arms" which is just weird.

MojieJo · July 2018

@soehlerk I hate them, too. They were popular when I was in elementary school (at least for a brief time where I lived, along with shirts with horizontal slashes all over them) and now they're back! I hated them then and I hate them now.

I especially can't stand the long-sleeved ones. I've seen cold-shoulder sweaters, for God's sake! WTF is the point?

pink_polkadots · July 2018

@MojieJo

I meaaan.. Prius’ are great... they’re totally awesome drivers....like...allll the time....

@soehlerk I HATE cold shoulder tops. I don’t think they look good on anyone. Especially me

MojieJo · July 2018

@pink_polkadots LMAO!

middleschoolmommy · July 2018

I also hate cold shoulder tops.
@pink_polkadots my husband has the same opinion of people who drive lifted trucks, or trucks with fake smoke stacks, or basically any large truck that doesn't look like it is used for work purposes. He thinks they are "stupid redneck douche bags".

BabyBoyH92016 · July 2018

I don’t understand people who drink energy drinks. And while I completely understand people drinking coffee, I think it’s weird/excessive when I see people drinking energy drinks.

pink_polkadots · July 2018

@middleschoolmommy my Husband and I joke about those kinds of trucks too... we say they’ve come down with SPP.... small penis problems.

lifesabeach85 · July 2018

@lurvleybunchococonuts saaaaaame! I think they’re kinda cute, and I try one on and I’m like “I look like a box”

Also, DH and I have an inside joke about the band Train. We hear them all.the.dang.time! In the car, restaurants, stores and are like “is Train more popular than we realize? Why????”

highsteaks · July 2018

getting nails regularly done at the salon is a waste of money. it takes the same amount of time for fractions of the price to do them yourself at home.

smulrich16 · July 2018

@soehlerk I'm totally with you! I don't get cold shoulder, I won't wear them, and I feel like it needs to go away. I, too came around on skinny jeans UNTIL I got pregnant and realized ALL the maternity capris are skinny cut and it makes me furious/insane.

@middleschoolmommy OMG! The insanely lifted/lowered/tricked out trucks just make me roll my eyes. If your truck bed isn't scratched and scuffed, you have no reason to be driving a truck.

middleschoolmommy · July 2018

@highsteaks I used to get my nails done all the time. I'd get the fake stuff put on them so I wouldn't bite them. I've always been a nail biter and I was constantly getting sick the first few years of teaching. Getting my nails done kept them out of my mouth so it was worth the $$ to me

I stopped this past year, but will still go for the occasional pedi.

lurvleybunchococonuts · July 2018

@middleschoolmommy YES! MH and I once saw a lifted conversion van. It made ZERO sense. I wish I had stopped to take a picture because it was just so bizarre.

highsteaks · July 2018

@middleschoolmommy i still maintain my position, but in your case i’d classify that as behavior modification therapy so i’ll give you a pass

lachnessmomster · July 2018

I'm in the minority here and actually really like the look of cold shoulder tops. Although they are real pain in the ass to wear. They almost never stay where they're supposed to, and you can't raise your arms up without them getting all messed up. Just not practical at all.

My UO is that I hate being asked to buy crap I don't need for product parties, because personally, I don't like having extra things lying around that I have no use for. Jamberry, Premier, doTERRA, Thirty-One, Pampered Chef, all of it. I understand that it's a way to earn extra cash, especially for SAHMs, but I hate feeling obligated to spend a bunch of money on stuff I'd never buy otherwise because a friend, neighbor, or family member asked me to. I don't want to attend your house party, online party, and please don't show up at my house with a catalog in-hand. PLEASE.

ginny_203 · July 2018

+1 for the not into cold shoulders camp. Agreed about friends/acquaintances soliciting stuff for their business that no one needs!

tessiesmom26 · July 2018

Count me in for hating the "cold shoulder" trend. I actually think I put that in one of the first UO threads on this board lol.

Taking inspiration from lurking Oct.. Coke > pepsi. And pumpkin spice anything = gross.

wildrainbow · July 2018

@tessiesmom26 I agree with you on coke and pumpkin spice. I hate pumpkin spice anything.

lurvleybunchococonuts · July 2018

@tessiesmom26 YES! Coke > Pepsi. However, I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy a pumpkin spiced latte or cappuccino about once/year. Also I love pumpkin pie. However, I do not love the "EVERYTHING HAS TO BE PSL!" fad and when it's all day, everyday, everywhere you turn it's gets rather nauseating.

MojieJo · July 2018

@tessiesmom26 Agreed on both counts.

I grew up drinking Pepsi (probably until about 13 or so) and I hate it now. It's too sweet and syrupy tasting.

In other pop opinions...

* Sprite > any other lemon lime soda (7-Up in particular is gross, but Sierra Mist is kind of weird, too. Slice is just okay).

* Vernor's is the only drinkable ginger ale, unless you're using it to make a Moscow mule, in which case Gosling's is the way to go.

amjschmidt · July 2018

@BabyBoyH92016 Same! Energy drinks seem like poison, whereas I love coffee! My husband sometimes drinks them on occasion and it makes me sick to my stomach watching, even though I have literally never even tasted one.

Here's a unpopular opinion among people 40 and younger that I cling to with passion:
If the question needs more than a yes or no answer, especially if it's an urgent or semi-complicated or emotionally loaded one, don't email or text, CALL ME!!!!

lifesabeach85 · July 2018

I like pumpkin spice but yes it has gotten out of hand.

I hate Diet Pepsi and it actually annoys me when I order a Diet Coke and a server asks if Diet Pepsi is ok.

It really bothers me when friends or acquaintances try to sell me stuff. I’m never ever gonna buy RF, BeautyCounter, Lula, or anything else and I wish people would not send me FB or IG messages about it - it’s just awkward

runwmusic · July 2018

I like cold shoulder tops although I only have one dress.
I love pumpkin spice ANYTHING.
I love getting pedicures even more so latley since touching toes is increasingly difficult.
Don't enjoy coke or pepsi... Or pop really.
And +1 on the don't invite me to your sales pitch party although I do find the wine tasting parties a blast!

soehlerk · July 2018

@lifesabeach85 YES with the Diet Coke. But it also drives me a bit batty when people say things like "you just ordered a cheeseburger; what's the point of the Diet Coke?" The point is that Diet Coke tastes better than regular Coke IMHO, so keep your eyes on your own order. #rantyrantyrant

offtoneverland · July 2018

I'm not sure that I can even tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi. I need to taste them next to each other to determine. I don't have a preference for one or the other though.

Thankfully I don't have many friends who sell stuff from the MLM companies, but my sister started selling Young Living and has gotten a bit annoying about it. It's not too excessive, but she was trying to get me to buy a pack of these antioxidant drinks and I told her I don't want to drink them while I'm pregnant, and she tried to convince me otherwise. No thank you!

My mom got DD a cold shoulder top and I think it's really cute. DD is kind of confused by it though. "Why is there a hole in the shoulder?"

My UO: I think it's weird when people spend money on coffee every day. 1) It's expensive. 2) It takes time to make an extra stop on the way to work every morning.

runningyogimama · July 2018

I guess my UO is I don’t my mind MLMs, as long as people aren’t bombarding their personal page and cold messaging people (which most people I know don’t do). And an early FFFC is that I sell for one...and also don’t post to my personal page, just my group, and don’t cols message people. Now, if people are posting it all over their personal page, I unfollow, like, immediately, because that’s obnoxious.

lachnessmomster · July 2018

@amjschmidt I laughed so hard at your UO, because I am the opposite. I basically need an appointment for a casual phone call.

iheartbooks · July 2018

@pink_polkadots I live in Silicon Valley and like every other car here is a Prius lol!

lifesabeach85 · July 2018

@amjschmidt I am the opposite! I haaaaate phone calls, especially if it’s something important. If it’s to catch up and chat, cool, other wise I’m like let’s get this in writing so everything is clear

msb11182018 · July 2018

I agree on the not buying a fancy coffee every day before work, I usually try to limit myself to once a week and its usually just a large coffee with cream and sugar $2.

Have never tried a cold shoulder top, have been trying to make sure the clothes I buy lately are teacher appropriate for this fall. Maybe fun for a date night or something if I find it on clearance.

Hate the fb sale pages, would be okay if people didnt add you to 20+ lularoe groups without your permission. Also if I leave your sale group dont add me back! I dont need $45 mascara.

smulrich16 · July 2018

I have a few clothing groups I'm part of and I kind of feel like they're taunting me for being pregnant because they keep posting cuuuuute clothes that I can't wear right now

Same goes with any fitness related post on FB right now...I'm all "good for you losing weight...MY BODY IS FORCING ME TO GAIN WEIGHT! So, shut up!"

runwmusic · July 2018

I hate Facebook. If I don't talk to you there's probably a reason for it.

lachnessmomster · July 2018

@smulrich16 I've been thinking about this recently, too! Last summer, I was running 3-4 miles a day, working out at night, and was really in great shape. Currently my husband is getting his deployment bod on. He has so much downtime when they're not working that he exercises a ton. He's going to come back even hotter, and I'm going to be around 30 weeks by then. Lol. So large and in charge. Oh, well. I just have a doughnut, do some squats/planks, and remind myself I won't be pregnant forever.

MouseMama817 · July 2018

I kind of despise MLM’s. On the one hand I want to support other women trying to make extra $, but on the other it makes me really uncomfortable when people try to sell me things I don’t want or need. Especially when it’s someone I know. One morning at preschool drop off one of the other moms randomly tried to sell me those kids books that are like indestructible and it really rubbed me the wrong way. I especially can’t stand all of the cold sales attempts on IG. Do not message me saying I look like I’d be a good addition to your sales team when 98% of my photos are of my child.

I dont like when anyone other than my husband or parents FaceTime me unannounced. It feels like an invasion of privacy!

smulrich16 · July 2018

@lachnessmomster I feel the same way about my husband! Last year we were both running 5Ks and hitting personal bests on lifts. Now, we'll go to the gym at the same time and while I'm walking at a pathetic rate on the treadmill and doing circuits on the machines with barely any weight on them and he's back there squatting 300+ lbs and building those muscles. It guess it's good to know he'll be able to literally support me if I fall or need help getting out of bed with my huge, pregnant self.

Everyone keeps telling me "You're growing TWO babies. Stop it!" when I complain about the weight gain...I can't help it since I'm not so gradually approaching my highest weight that I worked so hard to get away from

herewegoagain3rd · July 2018

I finally have an UO! I think it is rude to make fun of people who waited in line for the build a bear sale. It comes off as snobbish and elitist. I think people have every right to think they aren't going to be part of that madness, but there were just as many families that couldn't afford to buy this for their kids and they were willing to do this to make them happy. I saw so many comments about, "I rather just pay full price..." Well that is nice but not everyone has that luxury. And don't get me started on the meme that is going around!

Okay, rant over! Haha

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