Unpopular opinions?

arbolita

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular opinions? : Stephen Lynch is hilarious. I have all his CDs. I love his gynocology song, getting grandpa's money, and the one about farting with his girlfriend. Man, that makes me sound like such a bad person!
Posted by Seshat411[/QUOTE]


Stephen Lynch is fantastic.  He had a show around here two days after my birthday and I told Mr. Arb that tickets to that were the only thing I wanted.

Celles

Seafood creeps me out.  Shrimp especially.  I'm shuddering now just thinking about them and their little beady eyes and curled up tails...  Might as well eat a spider!   

KatyRoseM

It really annoys me that the big 10 has 11 schools, its the big 10 that means 10.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

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[QUOTE]I've always assumed so many people adopt from other countries because it's so much easier and because there's a much lower chance of the birth parents taking the child back, but I certainly don't think people should get publicity or extra bonus points for adopting from another country.
Posted by tlv204[/QUOTE]

For sure. It's also a much shorter wait list if you want an infant. You want a 7 year old with behavioral problems in the US? You can have one in a week. You want a healthy infant? You could be waiting 8 years.

MattsPenguin

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular opinions? : Pee-shaw. I'm doing just fine with my degree from that other UT.
Posted by opalsky007[/QUOTE]

I know I really can't make fun of it.  FI is from Oak Ridge and many people in his family went to UT.  I just have an ongoing argument with his buddies from the SEC.  When I see something about them, I have to announce it.

laladypoet

I don't see anything wrong with expecting an unemployed husband or wife to be doing more of the housework while the employed husband or wife is at work.

me neither. and if I worked and my husband stayed home, he knows he'd be the homemaker.

alixzafiris

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[QUOTE]I don't see anything wrong with expecting an unemployed husband or wife to be doing more of the housework while the employed husband or wife is at work. me neither. and if I worked and my husband stayed home, he knows he'd be the homemaker.
Posted by laladypoet[/QUOTE]

Agreed.

Nebb

While I have nothing wrong with gay people, and fully support their rights and all of that, I find pride parades and other public displays of flamboyancy extremely annoying.

laladypoet

this may or may not be unpopular, but I don't like salad. unless it's swimming in ranch dressing. I have to force that stuff down.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

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[QUOTE]Seafood creeps me out.  Shrimp especially.  I'm shuddering now just thinking about them and their little beady eyes and curled up tails...  Might as well eat a spider!  :3 
Posted by Celles[/QUOTE]

Back in the early 19th century, lobsters were seen as akin to rats. It was considered cruel to force prisoners to eat them more than once a week or so. They are like the insects of the sea!

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular opinions? : I agree with the counseling part, probably.  As far as the fee, does she propose $1000 every time you want a kid, or just a one-time payment for as many kids as you want?  I'm intrigued.
Posted by Sing2phins[/QUOTE]

You know, I don't know. It was mentioned kind of in passing and I didn't have the time to press. I got the feeling she meant per kid. She was venting over women on welfare who have kids so they can milk more money from the government and said they should have to pay a fee.

OWN, I never thought of it that way. My irritation stems more from the fact that they seem to do it because it's "in" and gets them in the papers. And after doing some volunteer/shadowing work with DCF, and seeing how screwed up the system is, if I were adopting I sure as hell would want to get a kid out of there and into a good home.

arbolita

I don't care about soccer.  And I'm not going to pretend that I do just for the World Cup.  And I judge people who never mention/care about soccer any other time of the year but are only posting World Cup related statuses on facebook.

crfische

Up until lala's ridiculous views on baseball and football, I totally thought we could've watched TV together and listened to Ke$ha.

Also, I HATE talking on the phone. I don't know that it's an opinion, but I'd much rather text than talk to you.

[Deleted User]

i'm probably gonna get flamed hardcore for this, but i think that in general, asians are terrible drivers.

opalsky007

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[QUOTE]I don't see anything wrong with expecting an unemployed husband or wife to be doing more of the housework while the employed husband or wife is at work.
Posted by danieliza1127[/QUOTE]

I don't have a problem with it either. I do have a problem with expecting them to do ALL of the work. Throwing your dirty clothes on the floor to make the other spouse pick it up is a juvenile, diick move.

laladypoet

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[QUOTE]While I have nothing wrong with gay people, and fully support their rights and all of that, I find pride parades and other public displays of flamboyancy extremely annoying.
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]
I don't know. I mean, it's a new thing that people are just starting to accept homosexuality. so people are celebrating.
I don't find it any weirder than any ethnic pride parade.

stephl3055

I hate baseball.

I don't like alcohol...at all.

I support the death penalty (maybe I shouldn't have admitted that)

MissLeahM

I love birds.. And am planning to own one within the next year.

alixzafiris

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[QUOTE] Also, I HATE talking on the phone. I don't know that it's an opinion, but I'd much rather text than talk to you.
Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]

You and I both; in fact, Jay was making fun of me for this on Sunday. I literally never voluntarily talk on the phone unless it's to him, my parents or my grandma.

jayjoe

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular opinions? : That and it's a LOT faster and cheaper.
Posted by danieliza1127[/QUOTE]

No, its really not. My cousin adopted two babies from Korea (one is my Godson :). It took 3 years to get her first son and 2 years to get her daughter. It also cost her and her husband over $20k both times. There are full FBI background checks, constant unannounced home checks, lawyers fees, expedited passports, plane fare for both the baby and chaperone, etc. With her daughter, she was told she was ready in November to come to the US but with the holidays they had no chaperones to take her. So my cuz literally called me at 1 in the afternoon and said I'm going to Korea to get my daughter. And she did.

They chose Korea because in NV (where they live) the biological parents had up until 2 years to change their minds. (dont know if its changed, the kids are now 6 and 4) After 6 miscarriages and 2 years of trying and testing, they couldnt emotionally handle watching their backs for 2 years. I get that. I loves those little ones more than anything.

laladypoet

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[QUOTE]Up until lala's ridiculous views on baseball and football, I totally thought we could've watched TV together and listened to Ke$ha.
Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]
um, so we don't watch actual sports. we can still watch A League of Their Own and Remember the Titans and stuff.

danieliza1127

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Unpopular opinions? : I don't have a problem with it either. I do have a problem with expecting them to do ALL of the work. Throwing your dirty clothes on the floor to make the other spouse pick it up is a juvenile, diick move.
Posted by opalsky007[/QUOTE]

My H and I both throw our clothes all over the floor and I go later and pick them all up and do laundry.  It's not like he's doing it purposely to be a jerk, we're just messy. 

I see where you're going with that though.

FutureMrsTR

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[QUOTE]I don't see anything wrong with expecting an unemployed husband or wife to be doing more of the housework while the employed husband or wife is at work.
Posted by danieliza1127[/QUOTE]

I freakin' love you.  Probably because I'm the employed one, but yeah, job hunting might take 2 hours or so of my FI's day, but I'm still working for another 6 hours after that.  I know life isn't fair and all that nonsense, but I think it should be a little fair in that he should put in a balanced amount of time into maintaining the household.

laladypoet

daff?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xOO39wyKK4

mandysmear

I prefer to drive than fly.  Not out of fear either.  I just like to take my time and enjoy the ride.

laladypoet

(I also think, on the whole, men are better drivers than women.)

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

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[QUOTE]i'm probably gonna get flamed hardcore for this, but i think that in general, asians are terrible drivers.
Posted by daffodil_jill[/QUOTE]

One of our GMs is half-asian and, long story short, lost his license for 14 years. One of his siblings has totalled 3 cars. We definitely run with the "bad asian driver" joke.

alixzafiris

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[QUOTE](I also think, on the whole, men are better drivers than women.)
Posted by laladypoet[/QUOTE]

Except in the case of Jay and I, because he's like an ostrich "Oooh look, shiny..." while I'm screaming "BRAKE LIGHTS! BRAKE LIGHTS! BRAKE LIGHTS!"

Jeffie86

I love dogs, but I have to get this out, due to the rising popularity in oversized hairy rants everywhere.  It's not a dog if you have to carry it everywhere.  I hate little dogs, and I tend to judge the people who own them, even my dearest friends.

Knowning how to use Photoshop does not make you a good photographer.  Take away the filters and "quick fix" and you have an average photo that's no more remarkable than any other snapshot. 

I hate Facebook status updates about what you cooked for dinner.  If it was that good and we all really cared, you'd be on the Food Network.  Scratch that.  You'd have a high end restaurant in NYC. 

What good timing for this post.

arbolita

Mr. Arb is a better driver than I am when we are in the city or on regular roads, but I am 100 times better on the highway because I don't have his road rage.