Opinions

LessThanZero · April 2011

Well, it's as good as dead in here so far. So let's talk about opinions. They can be popular or unpopular, I'm not going to limit you.

I'll get this party started.

• I'm not fully informed on this topic as whole, but I think France's ban on people wearing burkas and cover-ups is a tad overboard.

• I don't think it's tacky or rude to use printed labels on an invitation.

crash2729 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Well, it's as good as dead in here so far. So let's talk about opinions. They can be popular or unpopular, I'm not going to limit you. I'll get this party started. • I'm not fully informed on this topic as whole, but I think France's ban on people wearing burkas and cover-ups is a tad overboard. •<strong> I don't think it's tacky or rude to use printed labels on an invitation.
</strong>Posted by LessThanZero[/QUOTE]

I agree with this 100%!

I haven't kept up with it lately besides watching the show, But I'm torn between whether or not the family from Sister Wives should be prosecuted. I don't agree with making an example out of them, but at the same time they're breaking the law...Idk.

shaydenise · April 2011

My opinion is that the weekend should be three days and the work week four days. I need a day of rest after working outside all day yesterday.

anna.oskar · April 2011

**I think people who feign concern about world events and other people because, "I'd look like an asshole if I said I didn't care.", ARE assholes and should just own it. No one is buying your "oh no! It's just so sad!" faked attitude.

OBX2011 · April 2011

I think giving your BM's a survival kit for the planning process is beyond crazy! I still cant get over that thread.....

Im relieved the gov't avoided a shut down but still irritated that it took until the last minute....that military families, the elderly that wait on SS, etc. were sitting on pins and needles not knowing what their future had in store for them or if there was even going to be a future for them

Im pissed that gas prices are still on the rise....wth!!!

I thought about all of the SB that got married this weekend.....yayyyyy!!!

K&J64 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Well, it's as good as dead in here so far. So let's talk about opinions. They can be popular or unpopular, I'm not going to limit you. I'll get this party started. • I'm not fully informed on this topic as whole, but I think France's ban on people wearing burkas and cover-ups is a tad overboard. • I don't think it's tacky or rude to use printed labels on an invitation.
Posted by LessThanZero[/QUOTE]

I think the first one is more than a tad overboard. I think it's straight up anti-Muslim. And I agree with you on the second one.

I think it's sad that people freak out about The National Debt, having no real understanding about it. I saw a poll this morning that the majority of Americans are against increasing the Debt Ceiling even though it's pretty much necessary at this point and the nation having debt (much like corporations having debt) is not a bad thing, particularly when there are assets available to cover said debt.

edited for clarity

OBX2011 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]My opinion is that the weekend should be three days and the work week four days. I need a day of rest after working outside all day yesterday.
Posted by shaydenise[/QUOTE]

YESSS!!!

I painted all day Sat and all day Sun and my arms feel like I have cinderblocks tied to them....at least those rooms are done now though ;)

matuofm · April 2011

Regarding burkas:

I have many extremely liberal friends, and they are generally rabidly for the banning of burkas. The idea being that some women are forced to wear the burka, and that is completely unacceptable. By banning the wearing of burkas, we are protecting these women from being forced to do something that they don't want to do.

My take: by banning the burkas, you are forcing some women who WANT to wear the garment to stop doing so. Basically, you are taking away the freedom of choice for ALL women in order to protect the women's freedom of choice of SOME women. This seems to be a ridiculous lack of logic to me.

Just my 2 cents.

shaydenise · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Opinion: It's possible to be dressed comfortably without looking like you just rolled out of bed and walked out the door in your PJs! I travel a lot for work and personal stuff and I am disgusted by what some travelers wear on the plane.
Posted by ILoveMilkDuds[/QUOTE]

Yes times a thousand and one.

pirategal03 · April 2011

I think it's lazy to use printed labels on invitations. And depending on the style of the labels, I think it can make it look like you don't care.

I think Mondays should be outlawed.

I think solar energy should be utilized more.

I think it's easy to tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi, and they're not substitutions for one another.

shaydenise · April 2011

I think the new fashion trend where women wear shorts so short that the pockets hang out the bottom looks incredibly stupid and unattractive.

number55 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Opinions : I think the first one is more than a tad overboard. I think it's straight up anti-Semitic.
Posted by kcullen37[/QUOTE]

<div>Um...anti-semetism is hostility towards Jews...this relates to Muslims..., just not sure how it can be anti-semetic.</div>

crash2729 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]I think giving your BM's a survival kit for the planning process is beyond crazy! I still cant get over that thread.....<strong> Im relieved the gov't avoided a shut down but still irritated that it took until the last minute....that military families, the elderly that wait on SS, etc. were sitting on pins and needles not knowing what their future had in store for them or if there was even going to be a future for them</strong> Im pissed that gas prices are still on the rise....wth!!! I thought about all of the SB that got married this weekend.....yayyyyy!!!
Posted by OBX2011[/QUOTE]

It's just an extenstion (last I heard). They have a week. So we'll see what happens. My opinion is all those people will be in the same position this coming week that they were in last week.

mehgank · April 2011

I believe that manufacturers of birth control pills should add cranberry extract to their BCPs, so that I don't have to take cranberry supplements everyday to prevent the UTIs that I'm so susceptible to. They do it with Folate, why not cranberry too?

ETA: this is just me being lazy and not taking my cranberry until it's too late and I just wind up in the ER for hours so I can get antibiotics. I tried having my doc put it in my medical record that I can call in, tell him my symptoms, and then get a 'scrip done up at Walgreens, but no luck. Stupid doctor.

LessThanZero · April 2011

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[QUOTE]<strong>I think it's lazy to use printed labels on invitations. And depending on the style of the labels, I think it can make it look like you don't care.</strong> I think Mondays should be outlawed. I think solar energy should be utilized more. I think it's easy to tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi, and they're not substitutions for one another.
Posted by pirategal03[/QUOTE]

That's just the thing. I don't care. I don't care about a label on a piece of paper that tells the USPS where to drop something off and which will be promptly thrown in a garbage and end up in a landfill somewhere.

But that's just me.

crash2729 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]I think it's lazy to use printed labels on invitations. And depending on the style of the labels, I think it can make it look like you don't care. I think Mondays should be outlawed. I think solar energy should be utilized more.<strong> I think it's easy to tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi, and they're not substitutions for one another.
</strong>Posted by pirategal03[/QUOTE]

YES! when I go to a restaurant and I ask for Sprite and they just bring me sierra mist makes me so mad. It's not the same. At least tell me first so I can choose something else.

LessThanZero · April 2011

Pepsi is way better than coke. That's probably an unpopular opinion. : )

number55 · April 2011

Upon a closer work, the term Semitic can be used to refer to some groups of Arabs. I still think it is usually used in the context of Judaism but I guess technically it could include Muslims if it is reference to Arabs from certain areas.

So I guess I retract my previous comment.

reddy123 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Opinions : That's just the thing. I don't care. I don't care about a label on a piece of paper that tells the USPS where to drop something off and which will be promptly thrown in a garbage and end up in a landfill somewhere. But that's just me.
Posted by LessThanZero[/QUOTE]

<div>A little part of my calligrapher soul just died.</div>

anna.oskar · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Pepsi is way better than Coke. That's probably an unpopular opinion. : )
Posted by LessThanZero[/QUOTE]

My opinion: Coke in a can is better that Pepsi in a can, but Pepsi in a glass bottle beats all.

maratea · April 2011

Opinion:
It's possible to be dressed comfortably without looking like you just rolled out of bed and walked out the door in your PJs!
I travel a lot for work and personal stuff and I am disgusted by what some travelers wear on the plane.

I so agree with you on this, Milkduds. Listen here, ladies. Skirts and dresses are not that uncomfortable. I always prefer skirts/dresses on planes because pants are uncomfortable when you sit for long hours. Same for the dudes - just because you have sweatpants that are comfortable does not mean they are appropriate travel attire.

SarahPLiz · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Opinions : I agree with this 100%! <strong> I haven't kept up with it lately besides watching the show, But I'm torn between whether or not the family from Sister Wives should be prosecuted. I don't agree with making an example out of them, but at the same time they're breaking the law...Idk.</strong>
Posted by crash2729[/QUOTE]

<div>I think people who break the law should be prosecuted. They chose to go on national television and put themselve out there. I may or may not agree with the law, but I think that laws should be enforced equally and consistently. If the state of Utah is prosecuting other polygamist families but doesn't prosecute these people who the entire country knows are breaking the law, then that doesn't say much for the Utah justice system. The people of Utah voted for no polygamy (or for reps who voted this way), so I think they should enforce it. </div><div>
</div><div>If someone did a show on TLC about a family that grew coca in their back yard, you'd want them prosecuted, right? </div>

pirategal03 · April 2011

LTZ, we're just going to have to disagree then.

Coke is way better than pepsi.

And I do care about the time and care you take to write my name and address on a piece of paper vs slapping a label on. And although you may toss those things in the garbage, it's not something everyone does.

Denise91980 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]I thought about all of the SB that got married this weekend.....yayyyyy!!!
Posted by OBX2011[/QUOTE]

YES! I can't wait to see all the pics.

I want to try a pair of pajama jeans. ( I hate jean shopping and buying a pair that I could pull right up would make me oh so happy)

I also do not care whether or not I get a favor at a wedding. If it is edible, great! If not, it probably sits somewhere in my house until it gets thrown out. (My mom was a huge PITA about our favors!)

reddy123 · April 2011

And I totally agree with the plane thing. It has now become the 'norm' to try to be as comfortable as possible. The funny part is I always (somewhat) dress up for two reasons; I'm going to a new place and want to make a good impression, and you never know who you could be sitting next to on a plane (not meant in a slutty way, I just mean professionally or who knows..).

K&J64 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Upon a closer work, the term Semitic can be used to refer to some groups of Arabs. I still think it is usually used in the context of Judaism but I guess technically it could include Muslims if it is reference to Arabs from certain areas. So I guess I retract my previous comment.
Posted by number55[/QUOTE]

I thought so, but NBD. I edited my original post to make it more clear.

anna.oskar · April 2011

**I am terribly disappointed if I attend a wedding that does not have cake. I feel like I should be warned in advance. Sometimes the only thing that gets me through an hour of stand-up, sit-down, pray, kneel... is the promise of cake to come.

shaydenise · April 2011

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[QUOTE]And I totally agree with the plane thing. It has now become the 'norm' to try to be as comfortable as possible. <strong>The funny part is I always (somewhat) dress up </strong>for two reasons; I'm going to a new place and want to make a good impression, and you never know who you could be sitting next to on a plane (not meant in a slutty way, I just mean professionally or who knows..).
Posted by reddy123[/QUOTE]

I always dress nicely because in college I was part of a group that flew often. It was instilled in us that we dress in business attire on planes, especially when we were flying commercial because we were representing the university. Now I use the same logic, except I'm not representing my university I'm representing myself.

LessThanZero · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Opinions : A little part of my calligrapher soul just died.
Posted by reddy123[/QUOTE]

Sorry, Reddy. : (

Don't get me wrong, I think good calligraphy is great. I enjoy it and think it's beautiful and a really excellent skill to have.

I just think that if you put a nice printed label on an invite (not talking about a free ASPCA return address label with paw prints on it) that it's not a big deal. I wouldn't care if I received one, and if I send them out that way and someone thinks I'm lazy and don't care then they should just decline the invite. We wouldn't want them having to suffer through my lazy, uncaring wedding full of wonderful food, drinks, desserts, dancing etc.

I don't know, to me, it just seems like a minor thing to judge someone for.

crash2729 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Opinions : I think people who break the law should be prosecuted. They chose to go on national television and put themselve out there. I may or may not agree with the law, but I think that laws should be enforced equally and consistently.<strong> If the state of Utah is prosecuting other polygamist families but doesn't prosecute these people who the entire country knows are breaking the law, then that doesn't say much for the Utah justice system</strong>. The people of Utah voted for no polygamy (or for reps who voted this way), so I think they should enforce it. If someone did a show on TLC about a family that grew coca in their back yard, you'd want them prosecuted, right?
Posted by SarahPLiz[/QUOTE]

But it's the same the other way too. If they're just prosecuting them because they're on TV (while it was their choice, and I don't agree with it, because they knew this could happen). They should be prosecuting the other polygamists that aren't on TV too.
And I feel like they would get a harsher punishment because they are so public.

LessThanZero · April 2011

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[QUOTE]LTZ, we're just going to have to disagree then. Coke is way better than pepsi. <strong>And I do care about the time and care you take to write my name and address on a piece of paper vs slapping a label on. And although you may toss those things in the garbage, it's not something everyone does. </strong>
Posted by pirategal03[/QUOTE]

Totally understandable. For me, it makes no difference. : )

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PEPSI is way better.</font>

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