To be a bit confused about Mumsnet Classics?

[Sparklingbrook]

A lot of threads have gone into Classics, but really that's because people get swept away with it. At the time. The thread may have been funny and those posting had a day or so of laughing, but why does it need to be in Classics?

Does anyone ever look in Classics? Apart from maybe to find the unfunny Pom Bear thread?

[Pascha]

I've never read the pom bear thread. I've never ventured into classics either.

[BellaVita]

They only ever look in classics to link a thread when someone does a "best thread ever"....

[Sparklingbrook]

Me neither Pascha, well i have read the PB thread with a straight face. I don't even know what's in Classics after they have gone in.

[Nancy66]

I looked at it once. The Thriller Dance one. Read every fucking post...got to end...and the video had been removed.

First and last visit. Pah.

[SaggyOldClothCatPuss]

There are some brilliant threads in Classics. Some are funnier than others but they are generally good! I love the penguin date thread! excellent!

[McNewPants2013]

[AnneUulmelmahay]

Yes

The sinister easter bonnet is preserved for ever
And who can forget UCM and links are my nemisis

Din't be catty

[Sparklingbrook]

Oh like a 'do you remember the thread where.......' type thing? Then someone goes for a rummage in Classics and the thread is relived Bella? Ooh.

[EllesAngel]

I read a thread that's in classics when it was linked to by a poster on a thread in here (AIBU). I'd missed it the first time around but enjoyed reading it.

[AlaskaNebraska]

pom bear not at all funny

ANY thread that has "mumsnet at its best" on it is uniformly SHIT

[sittinginthesun]

You are all miserable. There are some fantastic threads in Classics.

[Sparklingbrook]

I get that Saggy, but it just seems they are a bit lost to most Mnetters. the Pom Bear thread hasn't even got Pom Bear in the title.

[Sparklingbrook]

How does anyone remember what has gone into Classics?

[RiffyWammal]

I read Classics and it's fab. Not all of them are funny, such as the one about the drug dependent baby - very sad and at the same time heartwarming, that there are such lovely selfless people in the world.

[marzipanned]

YES the sinister Easter bonnet.

Sparkling if you haven't seen it - go to Classics now. And don't you dare look at the picture until the appropriate moment.

[TheRunawayTrain]

If I'm bored, I have a read. Some are mildly funny but MN have got hysterical over it for something which actually isn't that much at all. Like pombears. And yonis. Some are great though.

[Panzee]

I'm going to nominate this thread :o

[Nancy66]

I am going to nominate this for classics.

[Mintyy]

But there is a HUGE omission from Mumsnet Classics which is Ellaroo's river of sweetcorn. I don't know how you can get to see that now, but the newbs have missed out on that one fo sho. Funniest op ever. gavel.

[EllesAngel]

Some people have excellent memories Sparkling unfortunately I'm not one of them

[HorryIsUpduffed]

I often drop into Classics. Some of them are a bit "you had to be there" but lots of them are lovely. You can generally tell by the title - if it's a "tell me about your most embarrassing poo incident" then it's genuinely timeless, but if it's a more random title it will have gone a bit bonkers and probably has an associated emoticon/saying.

[IsThatTrue]

I've spent many hours reading classics. Some are great.

Is that you UCM? Is in there isn't it? And the links one.

I go there when I'm up at stupid o'clock bfing it's too dark to read a book and there's nothing decent going on on active threads.

[Sparklingbrook]

You dare Panzee.

I am not being a party pooper honest. It's just that threads being in Classics is all down to opinion I suppose.