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MNHQ: AIBU to share 25 of our all time favourite classic threads to mark Mumsnet’s 25th birthday?

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BeckyAMumsnet · 27/03/2025 10:22

As you might have heard if you were listening to the Today programme this morning, it’s Mumsnet’s 25th birthday! To celebrate, we’ve scoured the classics board and consulted with the team at MNHQ to select this list of our all time favourite classic threads for a bit of Mumsnet trivia. 🎉 Think you know your naice ham from your penis beakers? Your lemon drizzles from your T-Rexing in the supermarket? Why is everyone shouting 'cancel the cheque?' And who on earth is Soupy the Bat? 🤔 Test your Mumsnet knowledge by guessing the missing words on some of the most unforgettable thread titles. Let us know how many you get right and don't forget share your favourite Mumsnet threads below.

  1. Someone has renamed their wifi – “My neighbour’s a ___”
  2. Help my son just touched a __
  3. Ds1 has made a large __ cock
  4. There is a tiny elderly __ lady in my garden
  5. Center Parcs and _ __
  6. Household objects that are ___
  7. People keep having sex in my __
  8. Why do_ need so much help?
  9. Can I make ice cream from _?
  10. I just spent the night nursing a __ ___thinking it was a baby hedgehog
  11. AIBU to think you can't get past _ _ in a relationship?
  12. AIBU to be traumatised by my own _?
  13. AIBU to say no to visiting __for Christmas?
  14. A ___ has fallen down the back of the loo
  15. AIBU to throw water over a __ i've just spray painted?
  16. He has eaten a _ __
  17. ___ condensation
  18. Is ____ a virgin?
  19. ____ Easter bonnet?
  20. AIBU to put big 'No ____ ' signs in my bathroom?
  21. AIBU to avoid church because of DH’s ____
  22. "Let's have a __" said no woman ever
  23. __ noises during sex?????????
  24. Delia’s pancake batter recipe smells exactly like ___
  25. Please help me find the invisible ___ before I go mad

Answers below - how many did you get?

  1. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/1283109-Somone-has-re-named-their-wifi-to-My-neighbours-a-cunt_
  2. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/160076-help-my-son-just-touched-a-working-class-boy_
  3. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/576025-help-ds1-has-made-a-large-clay-cock_
  4. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/2154580-There-is-a-tiny-elderly-Korean-lady-in-my-garden-and-I-want-to-go-out_
  5. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/1385104-Center-Parcs-Anal-sex_
  6. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/3058228-household-objects-that-are-pricks_
  7. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/3288349-people-keep-having-sex-in-my-hedge_
  8. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/4578634-why-do-sheep-need-so-much-help_
  9. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/4607290-can-i-make-ice-cream-from-shrews_
  10. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/4178349-I-just-spent-the-night-nursing-a-cushion-tassel-thinking-it-was-a-baby-hedgehog_
  11. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/3784524-To-think-you-cant-get-past-the-ick-im-a-relationship_
  12. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/4611825-to-be-traumatised-by-my-own-undercarriage_
  13. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/3756317-To-say-no-to-visiting-pigs-for-Christmas_
  14. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/636548-A-plate-has-fallen-down-the-back-of-the-loo_
  15. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/1465377-To-throw-water-over-a-pigeon-Ive-just-spray-painted_
  16. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/2017083-He-has-eaten-a-fat-ball_
  17. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/2775925-Fanny-condensation_
  18. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/2576179-Is-Voldemort-a-virgin_
  19. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/937597-Sinister-Easter-bonnet_
  20. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3007694-To-put-big-No-Wanking-signs-in-my-bathrooms_
  21. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3280403-AIBU-to-avoid-church-because-of-DH-s-flatulence_
  22. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2957480-Lets-have-a-BBQ-said-no-woman-ever_
  23. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/115727-pirate-noises-during-sex_
  24. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/relationships/1970414-Delias-pancake-batter-recipe-smells-exactly-like-semen_
  25. _https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/1665088-Please-help-me-find-the-invisible-duck-before-I-go-mad_* *
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Blondeshavemorefun · 13/04/2025 10:32

I’ve just found this the other day and had a read

think I got 19/25 😇

some I def remember and posted on 😂

a few I don’t think I read - but have now

total classics

thanks everyone at mumsnett for the many years of fun and support and laughter - think around 2 decades I’ve been on mn

@BeckyAMumsnet

Spandaupants · 30/03/2025 22:25

LUBAR · 30/03/2025 08:10

I'm surprised the CF thread about the Mexican House Thief has not been mentioned in the OP!

Edit: reply to wrong poster
It is on the list! Love balonz 🙌🏼

LUBAR · 30/03/2025 08:10

I'm surprised the CF thread about the Mexican House Thief has not been mentioned in the OP!

FilthyforFirth · 30/03/2025 08:01

Shocked Balonz isn't on the list. My all time favourite thread ever, I cry with laughter everytime!

MyCatIsTheHeadChef · 30/03/2025 07:41

Ooh- is there a link to the holiday thread? I think I recall it but can't locate it.

There was also one years ago where a MNetter asked if anyone was going to be round such and such a town the following morning because she needed two witnesses for her wedding. That all happened and there was a lovely photo of the wedding party. It was really sweet.

SlightlyJaded · 29/03/2025 17:50

Zanzara · 29/03/2025 14:54

I liked the one where a mumsnetter started a thread about the dreadful holiday she was having, and another one (Patsy?) piped up that she was staying in the same hotel, and had actually seen the first one's DH. They ended up hanging out together and having a splendid time. 😄

I also liked the thread about outfits that promised much on the hanger but failed to deliver when on. Somebody said one outfit she had made her look like Suzy Quatro's fat nan.

MN used to be funnier. ☹️

Yes to both of these. The holiday one was brilliant as it unfolded in real time.

The outfits which was called something like 'expectation vs reality' was hilarious an I distinctly remember the Suzi Quattro Fat Nan description - it was priceless.

I'm editing this because I found the 'fat nan' thread.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/3106919-Anyone-want-to-come-and-mourn-the-reality-vs-expectation-of-new-purchases-with-me

Zanzara · 29/03/2025 14:54

I liked the one where a mumsnetter started a thread about the dreadful holiday she was having, and another one (Patsy?) piped up that she was staying in the same hotel, and had actually seen the first one's DH. They ended up hanging out together and having a splendid time. 😄

I also liked the thread about outfits that promised much on the hanger but failed to deliver when on. Somebody said one outfit she had made her look like Suzy Quatro's fat nan.

MN used to be funnier. ☹️

Whatwouldnanado · 29/03/2025 14:53

Happy birthday Mumsnet. Thanks for all the constant laughs, wisdom snd reassurance that It Wasn’t Just Me since I joined around 24 years ago when I was pregnant for the first time. I look forward to reading through the classics later or more likely tomorrow I’m doing a post-menopausal early hours shift!
Does anyone remember the husband eating the home made fat ball thread. And T rex arms?

Neolara · 29/03/2025 14:29

Happy birthday MN. Thank you for many years of entertaining and informative chat.

Donotgogentle · 29/03/2025 07:29

BoreOfWhabylon · 27/03/2025 18:16

Happy anniversary Mumsnet!
Some truly hilarious threads there, but the most memorable one for me wasn't funny at all
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/922821-drug-dependant-baby-advice-needed?reply=120941326

What an amazing thread, thanks for posting, hadn’t read it before.

RafaistheKingofClay · 29/03/2025 00:36

IdaPrentice · 27/03/2025 22:49

What about "I'm Angela Hernandez" - I can't remember the title of that one, but it was one of those threads that just got funnier and funnier.

Leat illustrious moments of my professional career. It’s one of my favourites.

Glad the babysitting a 3 year old thread has been linked. That was a great thread.

Spandaupants · 29/03/2025 00:22

Donotgogentle · 28/03/2025 00:39

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/baby_names/2197937-Help-Difficult-choice-of-boys-names-Sean-Daniel-or-Balonz?page=1

Brilliant

Spandaupants · 29/03/2025 00:10

Is T-rexing/ T-Rex arms on the list?

JohnKettleyIsAWeathermanAndSoIsMichaelFish · 29/03/2025 00:00

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 28/03/2025 12:36

I was reminded of the https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/3527870-Which-is-the-tastiest-Protestant-traybake thread, the other day - it's one of my favourites.

And there's [[https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/1852343-Well-That-went-well-didnt-it?reply=41563276, where TantrumsAndBalloons babysat a friend's three year old.

Edited

Auntie Tantrums! I re-read it recently, it still melts my heart. It was so beautifully written and the sheer joy of the toddler is palpable. She'd be 15 now!

Has anyone mentioned Fish Slice and Lube yet?

Ramblingnamechanger · 28/03/2025 23:16

I am Spartacus got to me and made up for the crap I saw around.

Wallasey123 · 28/03/2025 22:54

Can’t sleep and working my way through these… have now fallen into a MN rabbit hole
also, a recent fave (how could I forget)

www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/4985034-i-think-my-cat-stole-someones-sunday-lunch

TianasBayou · 28/03/2025 21:49

Probably not in classics but did anyone participate in the MN WI bake offs? The highlight being a poster sifting flour from her upstairs window to achieve the necessary airiness for the Victoria sponge? The legendary ‘high sift’.

Panterusblackish · 28/03/2025 21:29

What no rapist dolphins!? That thread lives rent free in my head. It was utterly mental.

Happy birthday Mumsnet, here's to the next 25 years of community madness

SingingSands · 28/03/2025 21:14

Pouffe of Poo pops into my mind every so often.

The first thread I remember being helpless with laughter at was when a poster was trying to link to an M&S dress but just couldn't work out how to do it. It went on for ages and I was absolutely gasping with laughter.

Oblomov25 · 28/03/2025 20:30

I knew a few.

lovemycbf · 28/03/2025 18:06

Oh snapped and farted wasn’t included 😜🤣

SwanOfThoseThings · 28/03/2025 17:59

FeatherChops · 28/03/2025 17:57

Has anyone mentioned the lady who asked for advice on a specific pushchair to which she received no replies? And then - years later, she answered herself ..

Yes 😄 I put a link to it earlier in the thread - love that one.

FeatherChops · 28/03/2025 17:57

Has anyone mentioned the lady who asked for advice on a specific pushchair to which she received no replies? And then - years later, she answered herself ..

Anothenamechange · 28/03/2025 17:17

Placemarking to enjoy these at leisure!

SlightlyJaded · 28/03/2025 17:03

Remember nearly all of these (still loved 'Cutted up Pear' the most though).

I also remember CRYING till I couldn't breath at some of the old Peddlars threads. I just had a look and they don't work as well now that Peddlars doesn't exist so the links are dead, but my god, actual tears at the 'beautifully preserved spanner from the the original home of Citroen in France for a mere £625' and all the other artisinal shite on their website at ludicrous prices.

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