What are your unpopular opinions?
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Vandenberg said:
DRFC1879 said:
No, not intentional just not particularly well-written I suppose! They both run the risk of losing grip and falling imminently.
FWIW I expect some people would write that they'd save the dog to stick to their guns in the argument but would save the child in reality. Which opens up a whole other debate about the polarity of online opinion and why people behave the way they do on the internet but I'm not going there!
I answered dog the first time I read it, now I think my answer would be: it depends which mate I apply the scenario to. FWIW I expect some people would write that they'd save the dog to stick to their guns in the argument but would save the child in reality. Which opens up a whole other debate about the polarity of online opinion and why people behave the way they do on the internet but I'm not going there!
Of the 5 friends I know who have produced a kid, to be brutally honest i would only save one of them over a dog, the other four not a chance.
I know the thread is for unpopular opinions but I'm struggling to get my head around this.
Let's say the average dog lives to be ~15 years old. Maybe 20. I don't know how old you are or how old your dog is which could be relevant. If you're 70 and you've got a one-year-old dog, chances are you'll go before it. A bit irresponsible to leave someone else burdened with the animal when you're gone but you may be lonely and all that so I'll let it go.
However, let's say you're 50 and your dog is seven. There's a strong probability that it'll die well before you. And you'll be sad, and miss it for a few months. Then you'll probably get another one because you're a "dog person" and that's what dog people do.
And you value the life of the animal that you've bought and because you're a functioning adult you knew at the time will die at some point in the next few years over the child of a friend?
Maybe you do. But I find it very hard to believe.
I'm a millennial and I think most of the stereotypes about my generation are true of a lot of people my age.
I think you should be thrown out of council houses the moment you earn a certain amount too many think its theres for life.
I hate that for large sections of society the only way they see of being rich is lottery win or footballer even though your chances of starting a successful business are far higher than being the next Rooney.
Foreign aid should be scrapped we have enough problems here.
These unpopular opinions in the normal society not PH
I think you should be thrown out of council houses the moment you earn a certain amount too many think its theres for life.
I hate that for large sections of society the only way they see of being rich is lottery win or footballer even though your chances of starting a successful business are far higher than being the next Rooney.
Foreign aid should be scrapped we have enough problems here.
These unpopular opinions in the normal society not PH
ntiz said:
I'm a millennial and I think most of the stereotypes about my generation are true of a lot of people my age.
I was of a mind to to post my belief that the stereotypes are not true of your generation. But, unusually for PH, I will bow to the knowledge of those who demonstrably know more than me and accept your word.Now get back to work. That rent aint going to pay itself you know!
Pistom said:
Tesla cars are over priced, over hyped and over here.
Great acceleration and some lovely design features but that's it.
Give me an ICE.
Me too, ICE, (Inter City Express), are great trains if you need to get somewhere fast in Germany, e.g. Düsseldorf Hbf to Bielefeld, 1 hr 44 m, that’s 180 klm, or 112 miles, averaging 64 mph, with stops at Düsseldorf Flughafen, (airport), Duisburg, Essen, Bochum, Dortmund, and Hamm, then finally Bielefeld.Great acceleration and some lovely design features but that's it.
Give me an ICE.
FerdiZ28 said:
Fastchas said:
What was so quoted in 1954? Going for the moon?
If so,as magnificient an achievement it was in 1969 that was an 'apple'. The real big strides will be how to get to other planets or galaxies. Something that will need a major invention or discovery other than blasts of air as propulsion.
You are Karl Pilkington and I claim my fiver.If so,as magnificient an achievement it was in 1969 that was an 'apple'. The real big strides will be how to get to other planets or galaxies. Something that will need a major invention or discovery other than blasts of air as propulsion.
After careful consideration, breaking out from the Earth's gravitational pull is definitely not to be seen as an 'apple'...
alorotom said:
Brave Fart said:
*Convictions for rape are rare because it's a very difficult crime to prove in court, not because of bias against women
Agree whole heartedly, plus with another previous poster about football being crap ... and this may explain why I need the bold bit explaining ... surely the premiership is the “top league”?!?- Dr Who is a rubbish TV show
- A majority of instances of ADHD and similar childhood "conditions" are simply due to bad parenting
- Britain is excellent, or very good, at a wider range of sports than any other nation
- Parmesan cheese tastes and smells like vomit
I am quite clearly a grumpy old git. (That, by the way, will not be an unpopular opinion; many will agree with that!)
The Spruce goose said:
BeastieBoy73 said:
Cats are vermin.
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i never understand the hatred to cats, usually from dog owners who seem to forget about dogs rolling in and eating s.
t, licking there genitals, then licking there owners face hands.t if it gets the chance. I think it's clear from that which is the superior animal.DRFC1879 said:
Really?
I know the thread is for unpopular opinions but I'm struggling to get my head around this.
Let's say the average dog lives to be ~15 years old. Maybe 20. I don't know how old you are or how old your dog is which could be relevant. If you're 70 and you've got a one-year-old dog, chances are you'll go before it. A bit irresponsible to leave someone else burdened with the animal when you're gone but you may be lonely and all that so I'll let it go.
However, let's say you're 50 and your dog is seven. There's a strong probability that it'll die well before you. And you'll be sad, and miss it for a few months. Then you'll probably get another one because you're a "dog person" and that's what dog people do.
And you value the life of the animal that you've bought and because you're a functioning adult you knew at the time will die at some point in the next few years over the child of a friend?
Maybe you do. But I find it very hard to believe.
Its all hypothetical and difficult to test unless I encounter the exact scenario, I honestly don't know how I would react, fight or flight would kick in and I would rescue one or the other, it wouldn't come down to a reasoned choice. Maybe the one that is easiest to reach or maybe I can call on my inner powerfully built director and haul both up, who knows.I know the thread is for unpopular opinions but I'm struggling to get my head around this.
Let's say the average dog lives to be ~15 years old. Maybe 20. I don't know how old you are or how old your dog is which could be relevant. If you're 70 and you've got a one-year-old dog, chances are you'll go before it. A bit irresponsible to leave someone else burdened with the animal when you're gone but you may be lonely and all that so I'll let it go.
However, let's say you're 50 and your dog is seven. There's a strong probability that it'll die well before you. And you'll be sad, and miss it for a few months. Then you'll probably get another one because you're a "dog person" and that's what dog people do.
And you value the life of the animal that you've bought and because you're a functioning adult you knew at the time will die at some point in the next few years over the child of a friend?
Maybe you do. But I find it very hard to believe.
But sat at work pondering this, and taking my mates, their kids and some of the dogs I have owned into consideration and taking my age and the dogs age out of the equation as that doesn't impact my thinking in the slightest, yes a dog would get saved over 4 of those particular kids for a number of reasons that I would be happy to live with. Main one being I don't like their kids.
DRFC1879 said:
On the dogs vs. humans topic (Anthony Moxey et al) I'd be interested to herar your view on this thought experiment:
You're walking along a cliff top with your dog, a friend and his six-year-old child. A bit of loose ground gives way and there's a landslip which leads to the friend falling half way down the cliff and breaking his leg. The dog and the child are hanging precariously. You can reach down and haul them up. The dog is scrabbling for grip, the child is looking up at you in terror. You may not have time to save both. Who or what do you reach for?
Depends if anyone else is there. You know at least half of them are going to be pointing camera phones at you. And its effectively public life over, along with your emplooyability / ability to walk up the street safely if you choose the dog.You're walking along a cliff top with your dog, a friend and his six-year-old child. A bit of loose ground gives way and there's a landslip which leads to the friend falling half way down the cliff and breaking his leg. The dog and the child are hanging precariously. You can reach down and haul them up. The dog is scrabbling for grip, the child is looking up at you in terror. You may not have time to save both. Who or what do you reach for?
If nobody is there, I'd save my dog.
Integroo said:
Except, Blair is only criticized for his unsuccessful interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and not his successful interventions elsewhere - Rwanda, Darfur, Kosovo, Sierra Leone. He was applauded for these interventions, and was critical in preventing butchery in these countries. He increased foreign aid and cancelled debt, and was passionate about reducing poverty.
Blair was a principled and progressive politician, and the modern view that he was greedy, selfish and war-mongering is insulting. He truly is one of the greats of modern politics.
I also reject any criticism of "that's not what a Labour poltician should have done". Blair was crucial in re-inventing the Labour party as one that was modern, liberal and progressive - and, crucially, electable.
Blimey, Integroo, are you me in disguise? I'm amazed that the "Bliar (sic) is a scumbag who should be killed with fire" posters haven't picked up on this. Maybe they are too busy collecting their pitchforks and torches to reply? Perhaps there is hope for PH yet! Blair was a principled and progressive politician, and the modern view that he was greedy, selfish and war-mongering is insulting. He truly is one of the greats of modern politics.
I also reject any criticism of "that's not what a Labour poltician should have done". Blair was crucial in re-inventing the Labour party as one that was modern, liberal and progressive - and, crucially, electable.
FredClogs said:
A federal European super state will provide the best future for the people of europe.
A federal world super state, with no independent countries, is, long term, civilisation's only hope. I Will Survive is a crap song, and I have no idea why women sing it at karaoke. It's basically saying "I'm not quite as pathetic as I thought I was". Beyoncé's Irreplaceable is far more applicable to the modern woman and they should sing that instead.
p1esk said:
alorotom said:
Brave Fart said:
*Convictions for rape are rare because it's a very difficult crime to prove in court, not because of bias against women
Agree whole heartedly, plus with another previous poster about football being crap ... and this may explain why I need the bold bit explaining ... surely the premiership is the “top league”?!?- Dr Who is a rubbish TV show
- A majority of instances of ADHD and similar childhood "conditions" are simply due to bad parenting
- Britain is excellent, or very good, at a wider range of sports than any other nation
- Parmesan cheese tastes and smells like vomit
I am quite clearly a grumpy old git. (That, by the way, will not be an unpopular opinion; many will agree with that!)
Even the most wretched members of the 'underclass' have enough facilities out there to turn their lives around, they just lack the imagination or inclination to do so. They are not living in Somalia. This country is a paradise compared to most other countries or any other time in human history.
Marriage should be renewable on a tri yearly basis, or better yet outlawed completely.
Right to buy is one of the most corrosive things that ever happened to this country. And anyone who is in a council house should have no right to stay there for life.
Marriage should be renewable on a tri yearly basis, or better yet outlawed completely.
Right to buy is one of the most corrosive things that ever happened to this country. And anyone who is in a council house should have no right to stay there for life.
amusingduck said:
glazbagun said:
Lucas CAV said:
mp3manager said:
I'm okay with music piracy or copyright theft.
Madonna is a multi-millionaire and doesn't need my money...she and the rest of the multi-millionaires in the entertainment industry can GTF!
What about all the non multi-millionaire musicians?Madonna is a multi-millionaire and doesn't need my money...she and the rest of the multi-millionaires in the entertainment industry can GTF!
k all. I'd rather be a cool poor underground artist, than a cool poor underground artist just as poor but making Spotify money.The EU Suppressed a 300-Page Study That Found Piracy Doesn’t Harm Sales
Singles and album sales were always rigged by the labels. How could an artist who nobody have ever heard of enter the charts at number one? Answer - the labels would sell copies to Woolworths, Our Price, HMV etc then buy them back to manipulate the figures, then dump them in the 'bargain bins' a year or so later.
Singles and Album sales only ever made up a tiny percentage of monies made. The real revenues didn't come from sales, they came from licensing to films, movies, TV, radio airplay etc. MCPS/PRS calculate royalties based on radio airplay and estimated number of listeners, DJs returning playlists etc etc.
In the 'good old days' when bands used to get advances from record labels, if their albums flopped, they would often end up owing record labels horrendous amounts of money they had no way to pay back.
Artists signed to major labels hated the fact they had no control over their own intellectual property (see Prince etc)
Spotify works like MCPS for radio except gives more accurate figures about the popularity of certain tracks. It's important not to block spotify as otherwise, listeners will go straight back to file-sharing and other forms of piracy.
The thing is, artists today think that they are hard done by when in actual fact it is probably easier to make money for yourself and keep a greater share of it than it ever was. It's just that most of them have very little idea how to do so.
There are plenty of artists out there who do make a great living in today's climate despite having very little tangible talent. Look at 'stars' like Post Malone! The guy's a mess yet he's clearing millions. Is Lady Gaga broke? Jay Z? Nicky Minaj? Will I Am? And a interesting concept plus a clever video can catapault an unknown to stardom and riches. Just look at Gangnam Style. Do you think that Korean bloke is worried that he's losing money because of Spotify?
All that has happened is that the industry has changed.Artists need to move with the times and learn new skills, and not expect handouts from major labels any more as those times are mostly gone.
Brave Fart said:
Integroo said:
Except, Blair is only criticized for his unsuccessful interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and not his successful interventions elsewhere - Rwanda, Darfur, Kosovo, Sierra Leone. He was applauded for these interventions, and was critical in preventing butchery in these countries. He increased foreign aid and cancelled debt, and was passionate about reducing poverty.
Blair was a principled and progressive politician, and the modern view that he was greedy, selfish and war-mongering is insulting. He truly is one of the greats of modern politics.
I also reject any criticism of "that's not what a Labour poltician should have done". Blair was crucial in re-inventing the Labour party as one that was modern, liberal and progressive - and, crucially, electable.
Blimey, Integroo, are you me in disguise? I'm amazed that the "Bliar (sic) is a scumbag who should be killed with fire" posters haven't picked up on this. Maybe they are too busy collecting their pitchforks and torches to reply? Perhaps there is hope for PH yet! Blair was a principled and progressive politician, and the modern view that he was greedy, selfish and war-mongering is insulting. He truly is one of the greats of modern politics.
I also reject any criticism of "that's not what a Labour poltician should have done". Blair was crucial in re-inventing the Labour party as one that was modern, liberal and progressive - and, crucially, electable.
I had a bit of a battle on the Brexit thread too, not agreeing with the status quo!
singlecoil said:
StevieBee said:
Linked to a post someone made a few pages back regarding the Hybrid Vigour being the beneficial outcome of inter-racial breeding, there are several theories that the breeding across races will become increasingly profound to a point where there will be a common skin colour.
"Take a pinch of white man Wrap him up in black skin
Add a touch of blue blood
And a little bitty bit of red Indian boy
Oh like a Curly Latin kinkies
Oh Lordy, Lordy, mixed with yellow
ees, yeahYou know you lump it all together
And you got a recipe for a get along scene
Oh what a beautiful dream"
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