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It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to . . .

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FindTheTruth · 10/06/2021 15:42

Here are some clarifications trending on twitter! What's yours?

  • It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to finish up the last of the toilet paper without replacing it


  • It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to break into a museum and draw moustaches on all portraits


  • It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to redecorate your house if she doesn't like your wallpaper


  • It's important to emphasize that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to tempt your cat away from home with Dreamies and claim it was hers all along.


  • It’s important to emphasize that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to come round and sing opera through your front door
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yourhairiswinterfire · 10/06/2021 15:43

I'm not witty enough, but Grin

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CigarsofthePharoahs · 10/06/2021 15:48
  • It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to cut down the large for tree in your garden even though it is blocking the light.


  • It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to throw away any toilet brush she finds.
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RoyalCorgi · 10/06/2021 15:48

Excellent, OP. I might pinch. Grin

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FindTheTruth · 10/06/2021 15:48
Grin
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Erikrie · 10/06/2021 15:50

😂

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VeryLongBeeeeep · 10/06/2021 15:51
  • It’s important to emphasize that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to have a BBQ when you've just put your washing out.
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ditalini · 10/06/2021 15:53
  • It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to walk into your kitchen in muddy boots when you've just mopped the floor
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RedDogsBeg · 10/06/2021 15:55

It is important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to eat the last Rolo just because you offered it to her.

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IShouldBeSoLurky · 10/06/2021 15:56
  • It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to accuse you of profligate food waste if you only get one meal out of a chicken.
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sourdoughismyreligion · 10/06/2021 15:58

it's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to reheat fish in your workplace microwave

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InspiralCoalescenceRingdown · 10/06/2021 15:59
  • It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to serve pom bears instead of canapes at a champagne reception.
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nancywhisky · 10/06/2021 16:00

It’s important to emphasize that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to put the clean washing (which I put in her bedroom) back into the dirty laundry basket just because she can't be bothered to put it away.

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NoToast · 10/06/2021 16:01

It's important to emphasise the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to post a parking thread on Mumsnet without a diagram.

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MrsWooster · 10/06/2021 16:05

It's important to emphasise the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to post post any thread whatsoever without adding caveats.

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FindTheTruth · 10/06/2021 16:09

It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to put the butter knife in the jam jar

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MrsOvertonsWindow · 10/06/2021 16:09

It's always important to emphasis what women Maya must not be allowed to say or do Grin

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Ostara212 · 10/06/2021 16:11

Re "It’s important to emphasize that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to come round and sing opera through your front door"

I hate opera. But right now, I would welcome Maya and listen and applaud if she did this 😍

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DialSquare · 10/06/2021 16:11

It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to take a copy of your keys to your Mexican holiday home then holiday there whenever she wants to without telling you.

It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to call herself Jesus and drive around in a cabbage van.

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SquishySquirmy · 10/06/2021 16:19

It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to break into your home, stick a buttery knife into your jam, and remove the labels from all your tin cans, so you can't tell peaches from beans.

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SquishySquirmy · 10/06/2021 16:21

Oh sorry inadvertently duplicated your butter in the jam jar FindTheTruth
It was one of the most heinous acts I could think if and I for one am very glad this judgement does not give Maya the right to do that to my jam.

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NecessaryScene · 10/06/2021 16:22

It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to wrap Gregor Murray up in purple, white and green ribbon then use them as a yo-yo.

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TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 10/06/2021 16:22
  • It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to eat all the ice lollies in your freezer and leave the empty box in there so you think there are some left.

This clarification also applies to choc ices.
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JuneJustRains · 10/06/2021 16:23

Yoyoing G. Murray just made me snurk in an open-plan office. Oops.

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SelfPortraitWithEels · 10/06/2021 16:24

It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to fart in the office and then deliberately waft it towards you with a beatific grin.

It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to use "staycation" when what she really means is a perfectly ordinary holiday within the UK.

It's important to emphasise that the ruling does NOT give Maya Forstater the right to turn all the egg-timers in the kitchen shop to ten minutes and slide out of the door looking innocent.

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