What are your unpopular opinions?

[Halb]

Shakermaker said:

Yep, All 350,000 of them. And they have a Nordic naming system, without traditional family names/surnames as we know them over here.

The rich diversity that we are allowed in giving our children pretty much any name we choose is much better than having a list or having to get approval in advance. Yes, it does lead to some interesting names. But so what?

It leads to some great names, no matter what the stiff neck poo-pooers think.

[Efbe]

yonex said:

Yes, let’s get rid of all team sports, no benefit to be had there? Have you had to read a map lately?

yes, lots of maps. map reading is incredibly useful.

team sports are fine, but the massive focus on football/rugby is bizarre.

[singlecoil]

Efbe said:

yonex said:

Yes, let’s get rid of all team sports, no benefit to be had there? Have you had to read a map lately?

yes, lots of maps. map reading is incredibly useful.

team sports are fine, but the massive focus on football/rugby is bizarre.

[Halb]

Blown2CV said:

Here is an unpopular view:

Most people in the UK appear to feel the need to have something to hate. Something to blame. Anything that goes wrong in their life - yep it's because of that thing i have no influence over that I can get away with blaming and hating.

It could be a group of people... obviously a different group to the one they see themselves as belonging within. It is quite often authoritative bodies and representatives.

It just seems to be comforting to externalise any bad things which have affected you in your life. It's NEVER my fault. ALL of it is down to those fkers that i hate. Whoever they may be.

Christ on a bike that's true, getting through some threads here, one needs a bile paddler sometimes.

[anonymous-user]

TameRacingDriver said:

I wouldn't say that was unpopular. Maybe on here, but I agree.

Also, Lewis Hamilton is a prick. But I doubt thats unpopular either.

And another one: An FN2 Civic Type-R is quite a good car

Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 22 March 17:11

Yes. His ranty diversity speech was actually pretty amusing. Unbelievable talent but a total nugget.

[Blown2CV]

Lanker22 said:

Blown2CV said:

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ElectricSoup said:

The Selfish Gene said:

Blown2CV said:

blindswelledrat said:

There is also the fact that whoever leaves the money has very likely paid 40%+ tax on these earnings already anyway.

so what? The tenner I paid my window cleaner with has already had "40%+ tax paid on it" but does that mean he doesn't have to declare it?

if he has any sense he absolutely wouldn't.

See that's where I can't possibly agree with you. It all breaks down when tax isn't paid. Look at any country with massive societal problems, and you're likely to find massive tax evasion. Greece, for example. All those people hoarding and hiding their money, where does it get everyone? Precisely nowhere. They have to live in the fked society too. Put up with crime, riots, corruption, God knows what. It's self defeating.

Society can do one. I look out for myself and those closest to me, and I suspect most people are the same. If I can reasonably pay less tax somehow then you can bet your ass I’ll pay less tax.

so you've never used any public service?

Yes and they're all poorly run and inefficient.

By the way I didn't say that people should pay ZERO tax, only that if I had the opportunity to pay less I would take it - as would most others. As it stands I think we pay far too much tax in this country for what usually are shoddy public services.

So if you got burgled at knife-point and the police came round, you would just moan at them about how their service is poorly run, and be uncooperative? If you got cancer, and were about to be treated would you stop the surgeon because "society can do one"? i'd suggest you go and try and be self-sufficient in a remote forest somewhere, because until that point any desire to project an image of "society can do one" just comes across as obviously stupid.

What are you smoking?

So in your world anybody criticising how public services are run would also be uncooperative with the police and moan at them during an investigation. I guess the NHS is perfect then and every stretch of road in this country is in fantastic condition.

And being treated by a doctor for cancer has nothing to do with what I said. Americans do not have a taxpayer-funded healthcare system...are they all dying of cancer over there?

you've said you don't require society yet you've clearly described that you, like almost everyone else, require it. How are you resolving that conflict in your head, and trying to blame me for you sounding stupid?

[Halb]

JustinF said:

All religion need to be banned and any attempt to indoctrinate ones children into it needs to be prosecuted as a mental health assault.

Not banned, just no faith schools.

[Johnspex]

JulianPH said:

FN2TypeR said:

ElectricSoup said:

Pulp Fiction is the most dreadful fking film ever made and Tarantino should be made to live the rest of his life in Stoke-on-Trent as punishment.

That is a bit harsh. Moonraker...?

It's not harsh, it's completely wrong because the worst film ever made is Top Gun.

[singlecoil]

Eastenders is utterly horrid, nothing more than nasty miserable people being nasty to each other. Every time I turn to BBC and accidentally have the misfortune to see part of a trailer for it I shudder.

[JulianPH]

Johnspex said:

JulianPH said:

FN2TypeR said:

ElectricSoup said:

Pulp Fiction is the most dreadful fking film ever made and Tarantino should be made to live the rest of his life in Stoke-on-Trent as punishment.

That is a bit harsh. Moonraker...?

It's not harsh, it's completely wrong because the worst film ever made is Top Gun.

You are, of course, quite correct. Terrible.

Snakes on a plane level.

[JackP1]

I really don't like masterchef.

[anonymous-user]

JulianPH said:

You are, of course, quite correct. Terrible.

Snakes on a plane level.

I’ll raise you every Transformer film. Also any film where Jason Statham speaks in a mock American accent!

[Halb]

yonex said:

I’ll raise you every Bay Transformer film. Also any film where Jason Statham speaks

EFA

[TwigtheWonderkid]

JulianPH said:

Paying a toll to cross a bridge or access a road is a transactional tax.

Paying the government to 20% to buy a tampon is not.

Tax on women's sanitary products is 5%, not 20%.

[blindswelledrat]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

You’ve just typed that out in your most haughty, arrogant, pompous and condescending manner when not only is it embarrassingly wrong, but you don’t even know the meaning of the word ‘transaction’ upon which your entire post is based.
To reach such a ripe old age as yours whilst being so furious at your own inability to understand very basic English words is a credit to our care system

[anonymous-user]

Halb said:

yonex said:

I’ll raise you every Bay Transformer film. Also any film where Jason Statham speaks

EFA

[Dr Jekyll]

To avoid putting clocks forward in the middle of Saturday night, British Summer Time should commence at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon.

[Voldemort]

Dr Jekyll said:

To avoid putting clocks forward in the middle of Saturday night, British Summer Time should commence at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon.

3.59pm ''can't wait to finish work and meet my mates in the pub in an hour"

2 minutes later

3.01pm "bks"

Yes, I can see that being an unpopular opinion.

[singlecoil]

Voldemort said:

Dr Jekyll said:

To avoid putting clocks forward in the middle of Saturday night, British Summer Time should commence at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon.

3.59pm ''can't wait to finish work and meet my mates in the pub in an hour"

2 minutes later

3.01pm "bks"

Yes, I can see that being an unpopular opinion.

Quoting that in case of deletion.

[brrapp]

Voldemort said:

3.59pm ''can't wait to finish work and meet my mates in the pub in an hour"

2 minutes later

3.01pm "bks"

Yes, I can see that being an unpopular opinion.

'Spring forward, fall back'
Remember that and you'll not put your foot in your mouth next time...maybe.