If you took your shoes off in my home, I’d assume you don’t value your socks very highly.
I had no idea that there were so many people who preferred the “shoes on” policy, especially since my major experiences of visiting houses of others were mostly Icelanders and others who’d either emigrated from northern Europe or were the children of those who did. It was more or less an unspoken rule that one took off their shoes while visiting in those houses; however, it depended on what part of the world the house was in as to whether you were expected to take them off in the foyer or somewhere further into the house.
For the longest time, I never fully realized that some people were incredibly uncomfortable with the idea that other people had differing opinions. I also wasn’t aware that there were vastly different ideas of “summer wear” in other parts of the country from me. Learned that one quickly when the parents of my college freshman roommate gave me the stink eye over my choice of a tank top and shorts [that covered me from collarbone to mid-thigh] to move my stuff in on a 90 degree day.
You know, I haven’t thought about it in years, but my first boyfriend, from Illinois, was shocked when I thought it was perfectly decent to just throw a t-shirt over my bathing suit to walk home from the pool in.
The whole Xbox, Nintendo, Playstation debate.
If I had the time and money I’d own all three. Just because I have to decide on one doesn’t mean I have suddenly sworn an oath of loyalty to it and now must declare the others as “Suk!”
People buy one one, suddenly feel it’s now their duty to badmouth the competitors every chance they can get, wouldn’t be caught dead playing on a competitors machine, and cheer when the competitors sales numbers fall.
He would have been horrified at the thought of my uncle walking back from the pool in just a speedo with the towel draped over his shoulders. Hey, it’s Florida, we dry faster because of the heat. 
And who here thinks it’s time for a re-hash of homeschooling vs. not homeschooling? Or SAHP vs. work-outside-the-home parents?
Okay, not me. I’m not ready to take on any of this stuff. Y’know why? Because I believe that one solution doesn’t work for everyone. I’m so sure of that idea that I have one kid who’s homeschooled, and one kid who goes to public school! And I’m a SAHM (now working from home part-time), who has all respect for moms who work outside the home.
Oh, and believe it or not, no one in this household has a preference about how the toilet paper hangs. It hangs however someone happens to put it on the holder.
I never knew there was a raging controversy over whether Jesus had brothers.
Can I cheer when the PS3’s numbers go down because I think their executives are dicks and their marketers are idiots?
But you’ll take away my PS2 when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.
I have such a dirty mind. I won’t tell you what I was thinking what I read this.
I think we can all agree that Hummer drivers are all a-holes.
How about webcomics? Specifically whether Casey & Andy is a good one.
[Jerry Seinfeld]
Why is it that whenever they come out with something, a year later they come out with the cherry flavored one? They know we like the cherry. We want the cherry.
[/Jerry Seinfeld]
Threads on picky eaters usually become trainwrecks. I knew there was conflict in some homes about children’s picky habits, but not that some people actually spent a lot of time worrying about the eating habits of other adults.
Also, the topic of whether it was moral to get an animal from a breeder/store/no-kill shelter/pound.
Y’all just don’t understand how lucky you are that other members of your family will put a new roll on the spindle! Honestly, if I don’t change it out myself, we’ll have six or seven empty cardboard tubes on the counter next to the toilet. I’ve gone so far as to call every family member into the bathroom and hold a CLASS on how to change the roll of toilet paper out. :rolleyes: I don’t CARE if it hangs down the front or the back - just change the empty tube out fer crying out loud!
As for a lot of these other hot topics - I think at different seasons in your life you feel differently about the exact same issue. I’ve been a stay at home wife, working part time and full time wife. We’ve homeschooled, private schooled and public schooled at different times for different kids. Some of our kids used a pacifier, some didn’t. I wanted to breast feed, but the whole adoption thing got in the way so we happily bottle fed. We did the family bed with our kids to promote bonding since they were adopted, but I certainly understand parents who would never get a full nights sleep if their kids were wiggling next to them.
Life is too darned short to fuss about a lot of this stuff on. To each his own as long as it works well for them. Now, go change that toilet paper roll!
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So, does this mean Mr. Major. Gourmet Dessert Factory is available? 
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I always thought the toilet paper thing was based on cat ownership. Cat owners turned it underhand so the cat couldn’t unroll the whole thing. Sane, normal people turn it overhand.
Oh, yeah, the picky eaters and the vegetarians/vegans debates. I recall a few of those through the years.
Do we need another shoes on/off in the house thread again? We just can’t seem to get enough of discussing that issue.
Oh, I nearly forgot - what a shock it was to find out that some people wouldn’t just defend the chronically late - they actually believe that it’s the prompt person’s problem!
My problem wouldn’t have been how fast he dried off; it would have been knowing, instantly, whether he’d been in cold water or warm water. 
Hey, you can’t leave us hanging like that. Although upon reflection I’ve come up with several possible interpretations. Can’t decide which is the dirtiest.
That debate about being late/on time really made my head hurt. One of the more bizarre discussions on this board.