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What gives you the ick? Light hearted.

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Whethertomorrow Wed 15-May-24 16:09:44

What gives you that icky feeling?
Mine is sliding the plastic cover of a razor, I always feel I’m going to slice through my fingers.

Standing sharp kitchen knife upright in drainer. Visions of bending down and knife going in my eyes.

What are your icky thoughts?

Ali08 Fri 17-May-24 05:11:54

Jewellery being pronounced as joolery. It seems a whole load of people just can't say it!

Burglarized - the Americans usually remove a letter bug in this case they've made the word burgled longer. 🤣 It still gets to me, though.

People chewing with their mouths open, unless there's a medical reason for it in which case they're exempt!

Talking with food in their mouths.

That sort of velvety wool EEEEEEEEK, NOPE!! It looks so soft and nice, but it doesn't feel right.

NotAGran55 Fri 17-May-24 06:29:43

BigBertha1

People chewing gum.....it does make me heave.

The ick is discussed frequently on Mumsnet, particularly when discussing their online dates when they meet up with them the first time.

NotAGran55 Fri 17-May-24 06:30:21

Ooops wrong 😑 quote!

NotAGran55 Fri 17-May-24 06:30:58

petra

The word was first coined in the tv show Ali McBeal
It’s got nothing to do with likes and dislikes. It’s related to dating, ie, a certain feeling you get from someone.
My example is from many years ago when I fancied one of the compositors like mad, then one day I saw that he wore white socks 😱. That’s the ick

The ick is discussed frequently on Mumsnet, particularly when discussing their online dates when they meet up with them the first time.

Maggiemaybe Fri 17-May-24 08:22:40

Ali08

MaggieMaybe

I'm like that with wooden utensils, stirrers and lolly sticks.
I use the wrapper to hold the stick on ice lollies. My family do the stirring for me or I use a serviette to hold them.
I seem to be ok with varnished wooden handles, but not with raw wood. It just gives me a horrible feeling!

That’s exactly how it is with me, Ali08. smile