Going to call this the "Unpopular Opinion" thread and I have some thoughts...

Probably not unpopular

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3rd group in my unpopular opinion bucket- ex/former smokers. Holy fuck have you ever met a more condescending group than them? I finally quit the cancer sticks several years ago and did that for my own reasons. But god damn, there are some of these "ex-smokers" that would make even a Jehovah Witness missionary blush.

-LD


Reformed sluts are the worst.
 
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People that ride "e-bikes", "e-scooters", "e-skateboards" are the laziest cunts ever. I work downtown in a major city and the amount of adult men I see zooming down the sidewalk on their e-Razor skooooter is too damn high.

I actually don't know what's worse, adults or children riding them. Adults should know better, but children --especially these days-- need all the physical activity they can get.

It also completely drives me crazy how these dick heads with their e-scooters and e-bikes are allowed to bring them on the commuter trains and stow them in the "priority and disabled" seating area. Yesterday there was 7 seats, 6 of them priority, taken up by 1 bicycle, one scooter and 2 adult males.

For one, you're taking up the PRIORITY and DISABLED seating for your secondary method of transportation, where according to signage bicycles are only allowed on non-peak hours trains. For two, you've now taken up 3 to 4 seats, yet paid only for one? And then these dickheads will have the gall to ask, or worse, tell, you to move so they can put their bike or scooter there. How about....no?

TL;DR: e-bike/scooter/skateboard/whatever people can get fucked.
 
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3rd group in my unpopular opinion bucket- ex/former smokers. Holy fuck have you ever met a more condescending group than them? I finally quit the cancer sticks several years ago and did that for my own reasons. But god damn, there are some of these "ex-smokers" that would make even a Jehovah Witness missionary blush.

-LD

I quit 17 APR 81. No patches, gum or other pansy crutches. Sheer willpower.

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#10, and this isn't exactly original but I'll say it and end my tantrum with an even number. Unpopular opinion #10 is it's beyond ridiculous how folks cheer on their "team". On the professional sports level, most seem to gravitate to their geographical location, on the collegiate level, it's frankly a "free for all" on schools that they might have went to, to schools they wish they went to, schools that are in their area, and schools that align with their nationality.

BUT- there's no consistency with "having a team", the players change yearly and even Jerry Seinfeld had a joke about cheering for clothes (which was funny then and is funny now because it's true, you're rooting for a uniform). And nobody that's a big "sports fellow" can offer one single data point in where their lives were enriched by following their sport's team.

-LD
For some reason the sports ball fans piss me off to an insane degree. I can't explain it but when I hear two grown men go back and forth about sportsball my blood almost literally comes to a boil.

We are being invaded by literal millions of savages yet these dumb motherfuckers will argue and focus on fucking sports? It enrages me like nothing else.

This country deserves whats coming for its citizens utter lack of conviction.
 
Your comment, while you likely consider to be clever is why you'll never achieve greatness. You're stuck thinking "inside a box".

Think about this...

When the Soviets were greatly out producing our tank production, somebody had to sit there in a meeting and say- hey, why don't we develop a gun that will beat their tanks and build a plane around it? AND THEN, they had to sell that idea.. hence the birth of the A-10.

Or how about when we were faced with Soviet anti-air missiles and someone had to be the contrarian and suggest we build a plane that flew above their missile range?

Or, on the same thread, what if we built a plane (after Gary Powers was shot down) that flew faster than their missiles and led to the birth of the SR-71 Blackbird?

My point is that you're likely shortsighted in your thinking. You seem to get enjoyment out of casting judgement on me because I think differently. There's likely a whole lot of directions I can go with that comment but... hey, I'll just say that I wish you the best and hope you can maintain your superiority of judging contrasting opinions.

-LD
Holy F@ck! I’m humbled by the grandiosity of your intellect. How can I, a humble peon expect to bask in the benevolent glow of your philosophical grandeur?

But even a humble peon thinks your ranting about mayonnaise is the stupidest bullshit to be posting about…. Here’s a solution for you, purchase some Dijon mustard for your highly refined palate of fine tastes and leave the philosophy to the prostitutes and meth heads, they’ve got more going on upstairs than you do.

Greatness? I hope I never achieve what you would consider greatness…. Probably the game of switch would blow your mind.
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There is a mayo plant in So Cal and the worst smell comes out of that place when they are making it. Then there is the green colored steam/smoke that can be seen at night. Makes me think there is some highly toxic shit taking place in the production of mayonnaise. I have never liked the stuff and witnessing that just confirmed to me that I was correct in my assessment that it's garbage.

How about those that like to ruin a perfect steak by hosing it down in steak sauce? I think that sauce was developed for well done (I call it sacrificed) poor quality steaks.
 
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Unpopular opinion #6- is it just me & my neck of the woods or is anyone else noticing an influx of Mercedes SUV's and that they're all being driven by mid-late 20's/early 30's women? If so- favorable marketing/lease options I'm guessing?

-LD
It's Escalades and Expeditions in my area. Tiny blonde woman with a resting bitch face.
 
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People that ride "e-bikes", "e-scooters", "e-skateboards" are the laziest cunts ever. I work downtown in a major city and the amount of adult men I see zooming down the sidewalk on their e-Razor skooooter is too damn high.

I actually don't know what's worse, adults or children riding them. Adults should know better, but children --especially these days-- need all the physical activity they can get.

It also completely drives me crazy how these dick heads with their e-scooters and e-bikes are allowed to bring them on the commuter trains and stow them in the "priority and disabled" seating area. Yesterday there was 7 seats, 6 of them priority, taken up by 1 bicycle, one scooter and 2 adult males.

For one, you're taking up the PRIORITY and DISABLED seating for your secondary method of transportation, where according to signage bicycles are only allowed on non-peak hours trains. For two, you've now taken up 3 to 4 seats, yet paid only for one? And then these dickheads will have the gall to ask, or worse, tell, you to move so they can put their bike or scooter there. How about....no?

TL;DR: e-bike/scooter/skateboard/whatever people can get fucked.
Thank goodness I don’t live anywhere even remotely close to where commuter trains are a thing.
 
3rd group in my unpopular opinion bucket- ex/former smokers. Holy fuck have you ever met a more condescending group than them? I finally quit the cancer sticks several years ago and did that for my own reasons. But god damn, there are some of these "ex-smokers" that would make even a Jehovah Witness missionary blush.

-LD
I am with you on that. I smoked cigarettes from May 25, 1982 to January 28, 2018.

Even though I was around others who smoked, I did not begrudge them their thing. I just knew that I could not breathe. I had a cold and it was just too tough.

But I have never, ever, not once said to someone who smokes anything bad or negative or "take that somewhere else." My thought is that you make your own decisions and I will make mine.
 
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Thank goodness I don’t live anywhere even remotely close to where commuter trains are a thing.
Count your blessings. I'm working towards it, and it's going to be a few more years, but I endeavor to put the commuter trains, noise, pollution, rude people, and other city things firmly behind me.

Oh those weeds are high
Where corn don't grow.
 
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Reformed anything are usually judgmental, and condescending.
I quit dipping on December 27th 2022 after 30 plus years of 1-2 tins a day. Has been a battle but I've got a hold of things although I still want a dip. Was never a smoker of cigarettes. Have to admit I still like the occasional cigar, provided it's a good one.
I'm still around guys that dip, and or smoke, they know I've quit. That is their choice and I respect that. It doesn't hurt or affect me that they do.
I don't want to be lectured by anyone and I'm not going to lecture someone.
 
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#14 of the unpopular opinion thread, personal religious beliefs don't seem to matter all that much. When my parents were growing up, and likely even more so with their parents, entire communities were split over what church they attended. These days, nobody cares (and maybe that's a problem in itself). But we don't seem to have the Catholic/Protestant/Jewish/etc. neighborhoods these days so maybe that's ok.

We also lost community relations somewhere along the lines, heck I couldn't tell you what my neighbors's names are either (and I kinda like it that way) but... there honestly is zero sense of community these days too and that's somewhat...complicated I'd say.

-LD

You haven't been to Texas I see.

Around these parts, what Church you go to, defines your community and your social standing / group etc.
We have these things called back alleys that you can hang out in and meet your neighbours etc.
 
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The natural world as well as all things holy would dispute your suggestion. The devil himself convinced the world that mayonnaise was anything more than an acceptable condiment and I'm sorry but I'm not buying it. I will die on this hill, there isn't a more offensive condiment that exists in this world aside from mayonnaise.

-LD
Have you tried Vegimite? :unsure:
 

mayonnaise​

noun

may·on·naise ˈmā-ə-ˌnāz
ˌmā-ə-ˈnāz,

ˈma-ˌnāz,

ˈmā-ˌnāz

: a mixture made chiefly of egg yolks, vegetable oils, and vinegar or lemon juice and used especially as a dressing, condiment, or ingredient

: while generally accepted as positive addition to many foods (e.g. potato salads, ham or bologna sandwiches), some demographic groups have an unhealthy aversion to the condiment. These groups include liberals, communists, homosexuals and other mentally deranged/retarded people. Many well know figures throughout history publicly denounced the use of mayonnaise: Nero, Harvey Milk and Joe Biden are just a few examples.
 
To start this thread off, I find that mayonnaise is by far the most vile of condiments to ever exist. It tastes like paste (aka glue) on a sandwich and has no place in our culture. So many dips & similar products use mayonnaise as a base ingredient and it completely overwhelms the flavor profile because even with all the spices that are thrown in, it still tastes like well spiced "glue".

And for some reason all of the fast food burger joints have incorporated mayo into their products and it's at best a 50/50 shot when you explicitly specify in your order to exclude the mayo that when you open up your bag that damned if you don't have a double helping of mayo on your burger. It's beyond infuriating.

Fight me on this.

-LD
This is a genetic anomaly, same as the one that causes some people to taste soap, when eating cilantro. Your defect has a problem with either eggs or vinegar. Or perhaps it is a texture thing, If you have clouded bad memories of a bad, half forgotten experience in your youth. Which ever, you are weak. Turn in a butt-hurt form completed in triplicate. See the Chaplain.
 
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#4 in my unpopular opinion thread- the Pledge of Allegiance. I find it distasteful to mandate it in schools. If anyone has any understanding of the origins of the pledge of allegiance, it was written by a self proclaimed socialist named Francis Bellamy (really).
This is easily explained: hypocrisy is the hallmark characteristic of the left. Create a pledge, seen as patriotic, protest its use.
 
#10, and this isn't exactly original but I'll say it and end my tantrum with an even number. Unpopular opinion #10 is it's beyond ridiculous how folks cheer on their "team". On the professional sports level, most seem to gravitate to their geographical location, on the collegiate level, it's frankly a "free for all" on schools that they might have went to, to schools they wish they went to, schools that are in their area, and schools that align with their nationality.

BUT- there's no consistency with "having a team", the players change yearly and even Jerry Seinfeld had a joke about cheering for clothes (which was funny then and is funny now because it's true, you're rooting for a uniform). And nobody that's a big "sports fellow" can offer one single data point in where their lives were enriched by following their sport's team.

-LD
Sport, especially paid, are simple distractions, gladiator events, circuses to distract the plebs from the enjoyable lives of those running the show. See the afore mentioned Carlin.
 
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Here's another group while I'm voicing my unpopular opinions- morning people. Holy balls if there isn't a more insufferable group out there it must be the bike riders going 10 mph on a road that is at a minimum 45mph. And for some crazy reason, the world, at least the business world, works around these morning people.

No- I have no interest in your 7am meeting, my "night owl butt" was up until at least 2am solving the world's problems and dang it, I fully plan on being asleep at 7am. I don't care if you were up at 4am, what the hell were you doing between 10pm-2am while I was solving all of our problems, let me sleep dammit and no- that doesn't make me lazy it just puts me on a different schedule than you're on.

-LD
You are doing a terrible job at solving the world's problems. You deserve to be fired and become a morning person.
 
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Taste varies, I think, do to genetic differences. I like cilantro. At least one other person finds the smell is like ass. Either he is wrong or I am acclimated to the smell of ass.

Another person nearly vomits at the smell of curry. But I like some curry. Then, again, having starved a few times and then learning some basic eating things in the Boy Scouts, I eat anything. Maybe it was the way I was raised. Picky eaters were nancy-boys.