Posting on threads to put them down

Blossoming

I’m frequently amazed by the trivial things that some people get wound up about. Now if you’ll excuse me I must go and sort out my washing pegs. Mr. B has mixed the blue ones up with the lilac ones again!

I learned from my mum about trivial things becoming overwhelming to her. There was always a back story.
She was missing my dad.
She was lonely.
She didn't feel well. It all came out in other ways. She would moan for ages about something silly but the trivial matter would go if I suggested a visit.

I’m frequently amazed by the trivial things that some people get wound up about. Now if you’ll excuse me I must go and sort out my washing pegs. Mr. B has mixed the blue ones up with the lilac ones again!

I think they think they are on Facebook where some think it perfectly acceptable to state that they don't understand why people ask "useless" and "pointless" questions on community groups pages.
Well there is a strange thing on everyone's digital equipment that, like drivers that have forgotten that they have indicators,also seems to have been forgotten or even ignored - the ability to scroll past the post !

I like the threads complaining about some trivial thing because we all get annoyed by everyday stuff and it's reassuring and interesting to join in.

I've noticed this too, and think it's because there are some people who always see "the glass half full", others " the glass half empty".
Each group gets on the others' nerves.

I like the threads that are "dull", I don't often post on them because I have nothing to say but I do enjoy reading about other peoples lives.

I like pork too, and lamb - I am having lamb chops tonight!

FannyCornforth

I did no such thing; and I even apologised anyway.
If you want to drag stuff up and try to cause problems I will leave your thread now and never comment on one of your threads again.
Is that okay?

And then came back and started sneering that the thread was still going etc

Sorry, but I just find it hypocritical to do something like that and then join in criticism of that behaviour.

At least other posters who don't agree with me are being honest about it.

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Fanny
Thank you for the explanation, now it makes sense. I just couldn’t understand why pork was controversial.

Fanny C, as for pig products, giving up bacon was the hardest for me. I have not bought dead pig for over a year maybe nearer two years. I am always on the lookout for veggy protein that tastes good.

Maybe people who interrupt rudely do so because they can't think of a topic that does interest them.

I did no such thing; and I even apologised anyway.
If you want to drag stuff up and try to cause problems I will leave your thread now and never comment on one of your threads again.
Is that okay?

It wasn’t the pork per se (is that right?) that was controversial.
As Blossoming said, it was sausage meat.

Some people seemed to think it was an abomination to put sausage meat in lasagne (and said so).

I’m a vegetarian; but I managed to contribute to the thread without having an attack of the vapours!

FannyCornforth

Dilly I totally agree about the full threads.
It’s nice just to have a little nosy into other people’s day to day lives.
And they tend to meander nicely too…

Which reminds me! There is a ‘certain poster’ who often comes into a thread and tells everyone off for not sticking to the matter in hand.

To be honest you gave the distinct impression that you found one of my threads too trivial for you the other day.

FannyCornforth

Re the lasagne.
The recipe included pork.
It was very controversial.

The thread peaked with one charmer (I can still remember their username!) coming on to say;

‘I’m glad that I’m not coming to your house.
I hate lasagne’

What a horrible comment (the I’m glad I’m not coming to your house one.)
However, why exactly is pork controversial? We had roast pork last Sunday and very nice it was too.
If it’s controversial because some groups don’t eat it for religious reasons, I still don’t consider it controversial to mention eating pork, or to post a recipe containing pork. Why would it be?

I haven’t been on here for very long but I have noticed how churlish some people can be. I enjoy the more lighthearted, fun threads, long may they continue.

Sixty quid . I am feeling guilty enough about how much I spent on the kettle.

Galaxy

I have just got a new kitchen, I have had agonies about whether to have a bowl in the sink or not. Want to protect the new shiny sink but not sure bowl adds to the aesthetics. I actively need someone to tell me to get a life.

First world problems, Galaxy! Not everyone has a shiny sink, you know.

Why not get one of these? They come in various colours, so will blend with your kitchen and will indicate to the casual observer that you have a high disposable income. ?

I have just got a new kitchen, I have had agonies about whether to have a bowl in the sink or not. Want to protect the new shiny sink but not sure bowl adds to the aesthetics. I actively need someone to tell me to get a life.

Dull threads, not full ones

Dilly I totally agree about the full threads.
It’s nice just to have a little nosy into other people’s day to day lives.
And they tend to meander nicely too…

Which reminds me! There is a ‘certain poster’ who often comes into a thread and tells everyone off for not sticking to the matter in hand.

I enjoy the more ‘dull’ threads (they aren’t to me though). The ones asking if a poster uses a plastic basin in their sink to wash up, (I think that might have been mine) or what they had for dinner etc. I love knowing about what ordinary people like me eat, do, watch etc. I’m fairly ordinary and we can’t always talk about deep and meaningful subjects, it would be exhausting.

I totally agree. I start threads because it's a topic I have an opinion about or perhaps I interested in the opinions of others. Over the years I have learned that the best way to deal with a post from someone who is keen to demonstrate their intellectual superiority is to ignore it. Of course, that's sometimes easier said than done ?

FannyCornforth

Re the lasagne.
The recipe included pork.
It was very controversial.

The thread peaked with one charmer (I can still remember their username!) coming on to say;

‘I’m glad that I’m not coming to your house.
I hate lasagne’

It was sausage meat lasagne Witzend, which is apparently a mortal sin against Italian cuisine. If you ask Lucca nicely she may give you the recipe .