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BRIDE'S AGONY- Bum Torn Apart By Wedding Dress

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HarrietKettle · 22/02/2018 16:15

I picked up an abandoned copy of this in the canteen today had forgotten all about it- used to love reading my Nan's copies.

The style of writing is totally the same, it made me laugh.

  1. babies are never just born, they are 'pushed into the world'

  2. you don't just think 'I might be pregnant, I must take a test'. It has to be 'I gripped the table as a wave of nausea washed over me. I sat thoughtfully. Then I put on my coat, and walked to the chemist, then returned back to my home in Botley Grange, Lancs, with a package. I followed the instructions. I paced nervously with the little white stick in my hand. Finally, it was time to look. I was pregnant!'

  3. there is a headline on the front that reads 'BRIDE'S AGONY- BUM TORN APART BY WEDDING DRESS

The poor woman had compartment syndrome, maybe but not definitely caused by the excersize she was doing in the run up to her wedding Confused

Anyway it's made me laugh, and at home tonight I'll probably be narrating in my head things like 'the cat meowed with glee as I entered the front door of my flat in Hinkley Ave, Berks. 'Looks like it's just you and me tonight, Mavis' I muttered as she fixed me with a meaningful stare. My partner, Gary, was working late yet again. Sighting, I reached for the bar of chocolate I'd treated myself to and settled down to watch the soaps'

Anyone care to add a Take a Break Style narration from their day?

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Neverender · 23/02/2018 18:59

I'm not walking any more. I'm going to sashay EVERYWHERE!

lolaflores · 23/02/2018 18:53

Ilostitintheearlyninties The art of the Sashay usually surfaces by the 5th glass of Chardonnay and before the shots start.
It is typified by a surge of unfettered confidence and a song coming on that, if you were sober, you would just tap your foot to, but the wine surging through your system makes you feel like Gene Kelly on Speed.
Not a good combo.
But you have to do it once to feel you have truly lived.

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 23/02/2018 18:52

Just don't go out in the rain bunnies. Your ears will swell to epic proportions and may expand widthways.

lolaflores · 23/02/2018 18:51

This thread has kept me snorting and hiccuping all bloody day. Half my Belgian bun went across the floor in a great spray of hilarity.
My DH dos think I am mental but I can't even begin to explain to him why its so friggin funny.
Back in the day when me and my best mate were single parents, both in our 20s, TAB kept us enteretained for feck all money. She nicked her mums copies.
We still talk about it.
I swear this thread has given me colic from holding in the laughter.

Neverender · 23/02/2018 18:50

This thread is hilarious!

Now, just in case anyone's excited about Easter, I'll just leave this here...

BRIDE'S AGONY- Bum Torn Apart By Wedding Dress
ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 23/02/2018 18:49

How do you Sashay onto a dance floor? They're all at it. Does no one just walk to the dance floor anymore.

PasstheStarmix · 23/02/2018 18:47

‘I woke up to a trampled flowerbed and a giant arse print on my bonnet.’ What this pensioner did to set the record straight...

HarrietKettle · 23/02/2018 18:45

I bet his eyes 'twinkled' though Grin

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ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 23/02/2018 18:44

Yes Jane you've set the bar too low for gentlemanly suitors Grin

SneakyGremlins · 23/02/2018 18:43

Love It! Still exists - just picked up a copy Grin

ScreamingValenta · 23/02/2018 18:41

If she thinks a 'real gentleman' goes round talking about how 'fit' the 'birds' are, I'd hate to know what she thinks an ungentlemanly chap is like Confused.

belinda789 · 23/02/2018 18:39

FIND THE BASTARD WHO SHAT DOWN MY CHIMNEY
Homeowner's flue poo horror

(actually includes a photograph)

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 23/02/2018 18:38

This brought a tear to my eye from Pick Me Up magazine this month..

MR ROMANTIC
Jane Bratton, 35, from Stoke on Trent
Sashaying onto the dance floor, I noticed that everybody in the place seemed to be looking at me..
I'd lost weight and felt good. In a tight size 14 dress I was knocking back the shots
Before too long, I locked eyes with a man near the bar. Feeling flirty! The stranger downed his drink and walked over!

Excuse Me, he shouted over the music. But you must be the fittest bird in here tonight!
I erupted into laughter

We danced all night, John was a real gentleman

Jane I think you can do better love Grin

ScreamingValenta · 23/02/2018 18:31

TaB is going to be sold out this weekend after this thread Grin.

HarrietKettle · 23/02/2018 18:26

Maris-Piper GrinGrin

I actually thought that was quite a nice name until I remembered it was a potato Blush

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PasstheStarmix · 23/02/2018 18:19

writes*

PasstheStarmix · 23/02/2018 18:19

Why Susan write Birthday cards to her cat and not her husband...

Steaksauce · 23/02/2018 18:16

I've been dipping in and out of this all day at work and trying to laugh quietly at my desk.
Comedy gold thread.

Some of the tips as well! Those fucking placemats with milk bottle tops stuck on. Why?? GrinGrin

I'd like to add to the language - in addition to "locks" for hair they occasionally use "tresses" instead. It's the only place I've ever seen anyone use it

IHaventStoppedCravingYet · 23/02/2018 18:16

Found a copy in the swap box on holiday a couple of years ago. My DS’s has never seen anything like it and were howling with laughter at the headlines. Favourite was ‘my wonky boobs got me arrested’. They still mention it sometimes now.

Soubriquet · 23/02/2018 18:12

I'll never forget my secondary school teacher giving us an assignment to give a ridiculous headline to a tabloid story.

He was inspired by the "telephone ate my hand"

I did "my boyfriend ran away with my grandmother" Grin. In reality, he had kidnapped her grandmother to hostage her for money

Backenette · 23/02/2018 18:09

Chicken lady wisely says that ‘people are too quick to divorce these days’

The triumph of optimism...

I’m surprised there have been no coq puns. I'm disappointed in you, mumsnet.

ErinSophia · 23/02/2018 18:07

There was a story in it a while ago about a lady who used her fingerprint to unlock her partner's phone, she found dirty texts he had sent to other women and the headline to the story was 'fingered' 😂

TheDailyMailLovesTheEUReally · 23/02/2018 18:01

'I couldn't believe it. Couldn't believe he'd be so cruel. I felt betrayed. Hurt. Broken. I reached for his mobile. Scrolled to his inbox. My eyes locked on the messages. My stomach lurched. Roiled. Tears welled. Fell. My hand trembled. Shook. So it was true. Clear. Undeniable. He'd had sex with the Christmas turkey'

I absolutely love the staccato prose. It adds a certain je ne sais quois to proceedings Grin

I looked sadly at the remains of the turkey. Violated and broken. But I still managed to follow the Mumsnet advice and make a week's worth of meals from it. As time went on I grew stronger and one day met Kevin. He won my trust and soon we knew our love was meant to be. He was by my side holding my hand as I pushed little Maris-Piper into the world. Now we are a family. Strong and loyal. We are all vegetarians now though.

Clandestino · 23/02/2018 18:00

NotASingleFuckToGive that's gross. Absolutely and horrendously gross.

JayZed · 23/02/2018 17:35

At what point during your husband shagging some poultry do you think 'best call round the mags and see who gives us the best offer' Confused
You'd never look them in the eye again if they were your neighbour

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