Conventional things you find strange.

[Alan Sex]

 

It took three people in order to wash my Dad's cat. He struggled like fuck but we got it done.

 

I heard your mum never ever washed her pussy.

[Pidge]

Praying.

 

I'm not being snide or deliberately controversial, just putting up a big one for me.

 

Talking about praying, and actually praying for things. It's literally ridiculous. There is no coherent joined-up thought that can explain how it would ever make sense. He is omnipresent and all-powerful. He knows your mum has cancer. He clearly doesn't care. And if begging him or making deals changes that then...jeez, how fucked up is that!?

 

Not looking for an argument. Just putting it out there as my pick. It's a hugely strange thing for intelligent people to do.

 

It's a pretty standard ritualised practise. No different to procrastinating over a subject or meditating. You put a subject to the forefront of your conciousness thereby bringing it into a different perspective than it would be as a latent thought or desire.

 

For example, a parent praying for their children every day shifts focus away from the daily stress of parenthood and onto the perspective of loving their kid and what they have to look forward to together. It's by no means a necessity, but it's not much of a stretch to imagine that that focused, positive moment would be important and refreshing to someone (just like any method of clearing your mind is therapeutic).

 

I don't pray and am nor religious by the way, but suggesting it's just "asking for stuff" is a pretty crass reading of it.

[Champ]

Why so many women continue to take their husband's name (that says name) when they get married

 

What does the bit in brackets mean?

 

I'm not sure whether you're playing me along or not but there are several on here who might be tempted to change 'name' for something more 'entertaining,' shall we say

[General Dryness]

Thanks fuck, I'm more normal than I thought. Or people are more fucked up than I thought, one of the two.

 

Anyway, big +1 for clubbing, sunbathing, and flying. Unnatural activities all.

[zigackly]

Clubbing was good when it was good, which was for about two years back in the late eighties/early nineties. Even then the commercial ones were shite.

[General Dryness]

Clubbing was good when it was good, which was for about two years back in the late eighties/early nineties. Even then the commercial ones were shite.

 

Missed out on that. Late eighties/early nineties was my "sitting in bedroom smoking pot/dropping acid/shrooms whilst listening to Pink Floyd and The Doors" phase.

[Captain]

Flight.

 

Seriously. Flying. How the fuck do we take that for granted?

 

It's what happens a century after its invention.

 

People even take computers for granted, they're only 20-30 years old to the general public.

[stringvest]

the few odd sick fuckers that iron bed-sheets and/or under-wear.

 

why? fucking why?

 

Never shack up with a woman (or a man) who does these things.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Most males and vasectomy's, because it's very rare to meet a man that has actually decided to do it himself, usually it's the other half that has convinced the man it's the right thing to do. It reminds me of dogs and neutering, for all intents and purposes it's the same thing, i just find the whole thing odd that it's even allowed.

I went to a doctor for mine.

 

(By the way - it's really not the same thing as neutering. If it was, that would be strange!)

[the chimp]

the few odd sick fuckers that iron bed-sheets and/or under-wear.

 

why? fucking why?

 

You scruffy fucker.

[the chimp]

Never shack up with a woman (or a man) who does these things.

 

* shakes head * Next you'll all be having a pop for putting scatter cushions on a bed.

[VladimirIlyich]

the few odd sick fuckers that wash bed-sheets and/or under-wear.

 

why? fucking why?

 

No wonder you are called Stig.

[Kevin D]

Disinterest in politics. I know the a good deal of energy is spent trying to make people apathetic towards the political arena, but I'm still amazed that there isn't much more of an effort to engage in the process and shape our affairs for the better.

[Champ]

the few odd sick fuckers that iron bed-sheets and/or under-wear.

 

why? fucking why?

 

I just love getting into clean, ironed sheets.

 

I don't, however, iron my underwear

[zigackly]

Missed out on that. Late eighties/early nineties was my "sitting in bedroom smoking pot/dropping acid/shrooms whilst listening to Pink Floyd and The Doors" phase.

 

I may or may not having been doing a bit of that as well.

 

* shakes head * Next you'll all be having a pop for putting scatter cushions on a bed.

 

No room amongst all the teddy bears.

[dirk grout]

Correct on the milk, it's fucking weird.

 

We are the only animal that has warm drinks after being weaned. I find all warm drinks weird. I should be allowed to booze at work, if you are allowed to drink coffee and buzz I should be allowed to drink beer and chill.

 

What an utterly bizarre thing to say. We are also the only animal that posts on internet forums. I'm sure there must be other things that only we do.

[Fowlers God]

Texting to communicate.

 

I would much rather call someone to discuss a topic rather an impersonal text.

 

Don't get me wrong there are times and places for example balnket texts from my manager of a certain sporting event to notify lots of people details of said game, but if you want to talk to somebody, call them its not difficult.

[Remmie]

Texting to communicate.

 

I would much rather call someone to discuss a topic rather an impersonal text.

 

Don't get me wrong there are times and places for example balnket texts from my manager of a certain sporting event to notify lots of people details of said game, but if you want to talk to somebody, call them its not difficult.

Or text them it's not difficult!

 

I am the complete opposite, hate phone conversations unless they are straight to the point and over as soon as the objective is agreed/achieved. Meet at the pub? Nags head at 7.30, see you there cuntface.

[Paulie Dangerously]

I'm with Rem, most of mymobile conversations are under 30 seconds long. My bird is always astounded at how many free minutes I have left as she gets on the blower to her mate to chat about it for 45 minutes.

 

Text, email and Facebook chat for me

[Fowlers God]

Maybe its the text speak. I just like the personal tough of a phone call.

[Kevin D]

I don't take phone calls in enclosed public places - pubs, trains, buses etc - unless it's absolutely necessary.

[lifetime fan]

Chr*stm*s.

[Lee909]

Chr*stm*s.

 

Shittiest time of the year

Except for the double pay when working

[lifetime fan]

Shittiest time of the year

Except for the double pay when working

 

 

Yep.

 

The bird loves it though and every year I have to make an effort to pretend its such a great day blah blah blah.

[Lee909]

I play xbox and drink

Dinner is normally a few different meat sandwiches and crisps which is superb.