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The Mumsnet passive aggressive comment thread 😂

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RootbeerLolly · 30/07/2023 16:16

I was driving through a small cotswold village yesterday and there were a number of roadsigns that really reminded me of mumsnet. 😂

First there were several 30mph signs. A few hundred feet along was another sign saying 'It's still 30'. Next was 'Remember?' and then my favourite....'Had you forgotten?'

I've no issue as the fact they stayed in my memory likely means they better achieved their purpose than if they just went unnoticed, but the 'Had you forgotten?' really reminded me of the mumsnet classic 'Did you mean to be so rude?' 😂😂😂

I thought it'd be funny to have a thread to capture these mumsnetisms. The other common one I always see is 'doesn't sound like you like her very much' which I just encountered five mins ago on the thread where the OP is concerned her obese friend may not cope with the physical aspects of the job she's putting her forward for.

Hit me up with your favourites or show me your passive aggressive anger at my daring to mock this established mumsnet institution!

OP posts:
rileynexttime · 30/07/2023 18:11

You sound overly invested in the goings on in this village.
Were the speed signs there before you married dh?
😂😂

daisychain01 · 30/07/2023 18:10

adept insertion of a PA emoticon (it must be one of the original MN ones) eg:

OP not back on their thread, I see Confused [drums fingers on desk]

head-tilt

get over yourself Hmm

MerinoCashmere · 30/07/2023 18:08

Did you ever think the sign-writers might be having a bad day?

supersop60 · 30/07/2023 18:08

Grow up.

riotlady · 30/07/2023 18:08

MrsToothyBitch · 30/07/2023 17:33

When someone has made some easily decipherable, obviously unintentional typos in an easy to comprehend post and some smugger comes along to stick the boot in. They always have to a variant of "I couldn't read this; I couldn't understand what OP was on about- such terrible english". Even though the rest of the thread seems to have got the gist.

Or worse yet, uses an Americanism! I saw one once where people were pretending they didn’t understand what a “garbage truck” is.

honeylulu · 30/07/2023 18:07

"Did ye aye?" (I'm not Scottish but really quite like that one though I think it's sarky rather than PA.)

"Sorry I couldn't understand your post because you didn't use paragraphs". Yes you did, dickhead, just salivating at being able to criticise OP's formatting.

Also "odd thread" or "weird comment" or just "weird/odd". When the previous poster has explained exactly why they did or said what they did but the responding poster adamantly does not want to acknowledge someone's opinion is different. E.g. original poster declares Christmas is over on Boxing Day, and no one should be doing Christmas stuff after 25th. Responding poster explains always does a Christmas visit to extended family at other end of country between Christmas and New year as has to work right up to Christmas eve so no chance before. Reply: "So odd. It's not Christmas any more so it can't be a Christmas visit".

MerinoCashmere · 30/07/2023 18:07

You need to think about why the signs made you feel like this.

midsomermurderess · 30/07/2023 18:07

PuppyMonkey · 30/07/2023 17:34

No, if you’re doing an emoji, please stick the far superior MNHmm or Confused

Christ, I hate those.

MerinoCashmere · 30/07/2023 18:06

You are just jealous.

MerinoCashmere · 30/07/2023 18:06

This says more about you than the sign-writers.

Cattenberg · 30/07/2023 18:04

Interesting first post, OP.

Why haven’t you left him yet?

(Posted two hours after the OP)

You both sound as bad as each other, to be honest.

I wouldn’t dream of doing that, but you do you.

PetitPorpoise · 30/07/2023 18:03

"Interesting first post, OP."

"Is it half term already?"

Or on a reality TV thread, in Telly Addicts: "why do you even watch this nonsense?"

DebussytoaDiscoBeat · 30/07/2023 18:01

I'm glad you used paragraphs in your OP OP because I couldn't possibly understand what you'd written otherwise.

Now, could someone possibly borrow me a fiver?

slashlover · 30/07/2023 18:01

BitchyHen · 30/07/2023 17:57

"Welcome to mumsnet" to imply poster is a troll without actually trollhunting.

Along with "interesting first post".

BitchyHen · 30/07/2023 17:57

"Welcome to mumsnet" to imply poster is a troll without actually trollhunting.

LadyGardenersQuestionTime · 30/07/2023 17:54

Not necessarily pa but anyone over 50 who has lost their rag/keys/changed their hairstyle "this is how xxxs dementia started" "you need to get them to a gp for a memory test".

ilovesooty · 30/07/2023 17:53

You're finding your mother difficult? I'd give anything to have my dead mother back.

TwelfthGiraffe · 30/07/2023 17:52

Massive salad.

slashlover · 30/07/2023 17:52
Biscuit
Random789 · 30/07/2023 17:49

"Is this a reverse?" when the person knows it isn't a reverse but just wants to make the OP feel small.

Also, "I can't understand what your problem is", meaning "You are so clueless that the problem you think you have is a thousand mile from your real problem, which is your cluelessness." I got this one once, and I told the poster that if she couldn't understand she was free not to post on the thread.

Another one is the simple, one-word "Eh?", to which the correct response is fuck off.

7eleven · 30/07/2023 17:47

Ignore the batshit losers on this thread.

Get a grip.

Porageeater · 30/07/2023 17:47

When OP is complaining about someone, usually a parent and someone comes on saying ‘well my mum is dead so count yourself lucky yours is an arsehole’

HippyPippy · 30/07/2023 17:44

I also really like the stating the obvious advice.

‘I’ve lost my phone’ - response ‘have you tried ringing it from another phone?’

’I’m struggling with the behaviour of my child ’ - response ‘have you turned off the WiFi and stopped pocket money?’.

No, because I’m not at the end of my tether having exhausted all other options hence why I’m posting on the internet 🙄

Porageeater · 30/07/2023 17:43

Not your circus, not your monkeys OP.

LadyMargaretDevereux · 30/07/2023 17:36

'Why don't you just ask him about it?' When op has told us that she has found lingerie, a condom and a spare phone in his gym bag, for example and she's come on mn for a bit of sympathy or advice or to hear other people's experiences. Yeh sure, just ask him - why didn't she think of that?