The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[CleverNickName]

I think France has a similar map, with "fake cheese," "fake wine," and "fake bread" pointing in all directions.

 

[Thomas Shey]

There was an "unpopular opinions" thread a couple years ago, and my opinion was so unpopular that it lead to the thread being shut down. I'm just going to steer clear of this one.

I did a response to a couple posts in this one, but like I said, its hard to see my genuinely unpopular (at least for here) opinions doing any positive work. At best, it'd just make me come across as hostile.

 

[MarkB]

I think France has a similar map, with "fake cheese," "fake wine," and "fake bread" pointing in all directions.

England has one too, but it's mostly inverted. We know what we did.

 

[J.Quondam]

I did a response to a couple posts in this one, but like I said, its hard to see my genuinely unpopular (at least for here) opinions doing any positive work. At best, it'd just make me come across as hostile.

Next time, it should be a + thread:

(+) Unpopular opinions go here... but only those we all agree on​

 

[Mad_Jack]

Next time, it should be a + thread:

(+) Unpopular opinions go here... but only those we all agree on​

We'll need a survivor thread to determine the most popular unpopular opinion...

 

[Maxperson]

We'll need a survivor thread to determine the most popular unpopular opinion...

People would just upvote the least popular unpopular opinion, because that's how survivor threads roll.

 

[Mannahnin]

Everyone should adopt my relationship to not liking food: it's a personal and moral failing. The things I don't like are clearly enjoyed by so many people that I should be able to like them, and it's now incumbent on me to slowly expose myself to them, over years and in various preparations until I can at least see the appeal.

It is not the food that tastes bad, it is my taste that's at fault.

That is intense. I do try things, but I don't see it as a moral failing to not like stuff. I've learned that some taste issues are just really personal and idiosyncratic. Tastes vary widely. Example: I think cucumbers taste lovely and fresh and when I first saw a fancy restaurant or nice hotel put cucumber slices in a carafe of ice water I thought it was absolutely genius. I have a friend who cannot STAND cucumbers, and he got some cucumber water once in a restaurant without having seen the carafe, and had the instant reaction "Why does my ice water taste like fermented garbage?!"

I have another friend who has a similar reaction to bell peppers. They nauseate her profoundly.

This is intense. But kind of appealing from a philosophical standpoint.

I've come at it from a different angle — thinking of polite ways to decline potato salad at cookouts because I'm not a fan of mayonnaise was exhausting for me and exceedingly dull for other people (like, who cares, right?). It was easier to just choke down a few mouthfuls. And then I found that I kind of liked it, depending on how much mayo was on it and whether it was hiding eggs in it. It's just a whole hell of a lot easier to be lazy and skip the whole thing.

Yeah, I refuse with no shame or fear of discourtesy. I have learned that German-style potato salad (mustard and vinegar, rather than mayo and so forth) works for me.

Boston has its own lettuce?

Boston lettuce is more often known as Green Butter lettuce, and is a variety of Bibb lettuce. No idea where the Boston name came from - nobody seems to know as far as I can tell. Google tells me that it was originally grown for its edible roots and shoots but is generally now considered a leafy vegetable.

It is a great lettuce for burgers, though. Crisp and flavorful, with enough bite and not too much water. My local stores often sell heads of it hydroponically grown which yield perfect, cup-curved, individual leaves which can either perfectly go on a burger OR make perfect lettuce wraps if you're forgoing bread.

 

[AnotherGuy]

People would just upvote the least popular unpopular opinion, because that's how survivor threads roll.

There are quite a few stinkers in that thread

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

People would just upvote the least popular unpopular opinion, because that's how survivor threads roll.

Unpopular opinion: WoTC surveys are actually survivor threads.

 

[payn]

Wow, that necro immediately went nuclear into e.war.