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To ask for a round up of all the little MN in-jokes?

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faithinthesound · 19/07/2017 11:01

Mods, feel free to delete this if it's not okay!

I've been here some months now, and I've noticed a lot of little in-jokes around that come from old threads, some of which are in Classics, etc. Usually when I come across a reference that I don't recognize, someone is kind enough to explain it to me (and sometimes even link the original thread!) but I thought it might be nice, and kind of fun, to gather together as many as we can in one thread!

I'll start. The one that always sticks out to me is the one about the Mexican house thief. That's from this thread.

The other one that had me in absolute stitches was the saga of Sharon, the wasp, and the wine that never reached the carpet, which starts here, and apparently continues here with someone "t-rexing in the Asda"... Hysterical, I tell you.

I'm really hoping some long-time MNers will be along to link to such joys as "cancel the check"; "pom bears"; "Maui"; and the one where everyone MumsNetted as their toddlers :D

(I'm sorry if this is against some unwritten rule. It's not REALLY a thread about a thread, it's a thread about a lot of threads...)

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NoMoreDecorating · 20/07/2017 11:58

Just spent the morning reading the Jeffrey the Hacker thread Grin I am now adopting the phrase "Calm Down Jeffrey" Grin

faithinthesound · 20/07/2017 11:35

And while I've been on the hunt for other things, I stumbled across Sex Lube and a Fish Slice. I lost it at "See, the thing that really had me puzzled was that to me a 'fish slice' is a slice of fish. So here I'm imagining OP having a go at this welded on pot with some KY Jelly and a naice slice of turbot."

NAICE. I'm adopting it. I have found my people. COME TO MY ARMS, MUMSNETTERS.

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BlackeyedSusan · 20/07/2017 11:30

army dad.
miss jolly
both recent.

can't believe gluezilla was so long ago.

I am still curious about the bathroom light switch and why it was clicking

faithinthesound · 20/07/2017 11:13

We need to find the parking thread that involved Miss Jolly (Mrs. Jolly?)

Also, is it worth including WORKzilla and Shagzilla here for posterity?

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MrWriter · 20/07/2017 11:00

Oh my goodness, I've never read the wine on the wall or T-rexing in Asda, I'm glad I'm in the office on my own today as I was crying with laughter!

LilyMcClellan · 20/07/2017 10:52

Here is the one about the person who embarked on a campaign of fridge warfare using courgettes after her colleague threw her sushi in the bin (handy follow-up thread supplied by Mumsnet edit within OP).

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/2629482-My-colleague-has-thrown-my-lunch-in-the-bin

faithinthesound · 20/07/2017 10:49

Sean, Daniel or Balonz

Poo Pouffe

This one is apparently Cube of Poo, or at least contains it (that's a thing, right??

I found the bobble plate!

And "your minge!" is gone (darn Chat) but I found a thread where it was copy-pasted in its entirety, so here it is:
"this has been on here before but it is my most shamefilled moment and i burn red thinking about it...
32 weeks pregnant with dc3 we went swimming, i had put my tankini on at home so i could see if i had a bad bikini line hanging out the bottom of my bottoms.
we went to the baths,dp got dd2 changed and gave me the armbands and rubber ring to 'sort' and so i just took my out door clothes off and 'met them on poolside' i was dutifully inflating the barbie rubber ring\armbands when dp started advancing down the side of the pool mouthing frantically 'wtf are you doing i can see your minge' i was puffing up the inflatables glaring at him as he gestured and mouthed 'your minge,i can see your minge' i looked on the little chair by the poolside and there,neatly folded,underneath the rubber ring were my tankini bottoms.
i don't know why i took them off,but i was stood inflating shit,by the pool while 'family swim' went on beside me."

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mrsheathy85 · 20/07/2017 10:31

YY to others linking the other threads!! That's my day sorted then..

FrogsSitonLogs · 20/07/2017 10:18

'Bunty' from the name threads. And the suggestions of what she might be called at school. Did the OP ever say if she used the name?

faithinthesound · 20/07/2017 10:15

There are actually... I think five, threads in the Sharon/wasp/wine on the wall saga! I linked the first two, but there are apparently others. MN collective, can you find the other three???

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LilyMcClellan · 20/07/2017 10:11

I am absolutely loving this thread (although concerned that it will immediately be used by trolls/newbies to credibly claim false insider status - you know "NC for this but have been here forever, penis beaker, Gluezilla, toddler art etc") and have spent the best part of my day on it, in both senses of the phrase.

Also delighted to be able to do some fellow Kiwi-spotting on the thread, particularly anyone who can do WCW poem satire!

Edsheeranalbumparty · 20/07/2017 10:00

I also loved 'Penetration Man' and any thread that involved Marmalade Twatkins in all her forms!

MrWriter · 20/07/2017 09:59

This thread is a fantastic idea, I'm meant to be working but I can see I'm going to be mn-ing instead!

Edsheeranalbumparty · 20/07/2017 09:59

My absolute favourite thread on MN is 'Sean, Daniel or Balonz' from Baby Names.

There's just something about it that's just so perfect:
The random choice of Balonz along with the other normal names.
The dead pan poker face of the OP (usually you can spot these fake threads from a mile off as the OP will go too far too quickly).
The genuine confusion that unfolds among the other posters.

It's brilliant!

SapphireStrange · 20/07/2017 09:46

Scrowy, on the Museum of toddler art thread, I actually read it with a little sadness, if someone started a thread like that these days it would be full of people eye rolling and stuff within minutes

Do you think so? What a depressing thought. I'd like to think posters on here are still generally sensible and like a laugh, but maybe I'm naive. Sad

mrsheathy85 · 20/07/2017 09:35

Omg OP what a brilliant thread to start!! Haven't read it yet as had to reply as soon as I read your op Grin I remember the wine at the wall thread and so so pleased there's another one. I'm off to read it now Grin

namechangedforthisreply · 20/07/2017 09:32

I love this thread OP as I had never read the dinosaur thread before and thought it was comedy gold!

OodleDoodleBug · 20/07/2017 08:19

Beep beep

Cried laughing at that one!

OodleDoodleBug · 20/07/2017 08:19

Beep beep

Cried laughing at that one!

HicDraconis · 20/07/2017 08:04

Awesome poem 😄

I don't think the Victorian safe woman ever came back. I have a feeling she was in NZ, we should track her down and visit wielding drills.

NigellasGuest · 20/07/2017 06:49

Whatever happened to Gabby Logon? I miss her/its insights

Clearoutre · 20/07/2017 06:43

I LOVED the couple invited to a friend's ?anniversary bash several hours drive away at a community hall.

The husband was asked to provide part of the entertainment (for free) as he did impersonations whilst the hosts boasted about how many champagne gifts they expected to receive & warned guests that no food or drink would be laid on (think they even planned to buy & sell on drink from the supermarket?).

Anyway there was a FAB one-liner from a poster along the lines of "Unless your husband can impersonate a buffet I wouldn't bother going" - I followed that thread so closely...wish I could find it now & re-read the ending....anyone remember?

Heartoverheadhouse · 20/07/2017 05:46

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elphabathegreenone · 20/07/2017 05:30

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Lweji · 20/07/2017 04:37

Christians against dinosaurs was good

There's still an FB group called Dinosaurs Against Christians Who Are Against Dinosaurs.

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