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Are Wombles real??

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fucketynamechanged · 13/05/2018 00:52

Just had an argument with a friend... is there an actual species called Wombles or were they made up creatures?

Thank you

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PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 15/05/2018 16:26

Yay! Have a wombling merry Tuesday everyone!

Pancakeflipper · 15/05/2018 12:40

They are real cos' I saw them landing in a helicopter in the early 80's.

One of them had matted fur. Think it was Orinoco.

what disturbs me is they were whisked away by Jimmy Saville, but it was the 80's and he was best mates with the Royal family then

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Fucketynamechanged · 15/05/2018 12:34

@HebeMumsnet yayyyy!!!! Thank you. Remember you're a Womble Grin

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HebeMumsnet · 15/05/2018 12:06

Good morning, Womblers. We're moving this to Classics now. And in celebration... One more time...

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Andrewofgg · 15/05/2018 08:40

I suspect JRM of being Great-uncle Bulgaria.

TyneTeas · 15/05/2018 08:17
Grin
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Fucketynamechanged · 15/05/2018 08:11

Would probably be incredibly rude of me to suggest the current one may in fact be a womble of another kind

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TyneTeas · 15/05/2018 08:10

Most areas of government could only be improved by Womble representation

TracyBeakerSoYeah · 15/05/2018 08:08

So folks, which Womble would make the best Prime Minister?

MarieVanGoethem · 15/05/2018 03:37

With my exceptionally good MP having just stood down (she's going to be Deputy Mayor of London... I know that Sharing Nicely is important, but don't think Lewisham [East] is likely to do well out of their generosity) I'd be open to voting Womble... TBF it's such a Labour safe seat they could probably have a Womble stand & still win...

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Fucketynamechanged · 14/05/2018 23:32

I'd vote for a Wombles party. I think they should consider a coalition with the Green Party

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CurlyhairedAssassin · 14/05/2018 23:30

Apparently they’re thinking of coming out of hiding after watching Attenborough’s dead baby whale on Blue Planet. Plastic manufacturers had better watch out. Mme Cholet is thinking of running for Environment Secretary.

ForalltheSaints · 14/05/2018 20:57

It is noticeable that since the Wombles were forced into hiding by the paparazzi in the 1980s the problem of litter and non-recycling has got worse.

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Fucketynamechanged · 14/05/2018 20:45

Oh please report and get this in classics. It would make my Blush completely worth it!

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Ledkr · 14/05/2018 20:43

Of course they are real. I was uncle Bulgaria when I was 10.

ScreamingValenta · 14/05/2018 20:38

@Andrewofgg No, they produce either Hombles or Womblits - I thought everyone knew that!

ScreamingValenta · 14/05/2018 20:36

I think @EastMidsGPs has solved the Womble reproduction conundrum.

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Fucketynamechanged · 14/05/2018 19:55

@TracyBeakerSoYeah see! I wasn't so daft after all... was I folks! Wink

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TracyBeakerSoYeah · 14/05/2018 19:33

Andrew I don't know about that.

But I know Sloths are the South/ Central American cousins of The Wombles.

According to Womble history a Womble called Joseph travelled with Christopher Colombus to the eastern coast of Costa Rica on his fourth voyage on September 18, 1502.
Joseph fell in love with a Neotropical Otter called Tayni & they married & had children.

Are Wombles real??
AdmiralJaneway · 14/05/2018 19:17

And if you were really in the know - you could dress up as a womble. I have (somewhere!) a forty year old photo of me in full wombling outfit!

Andrewofgg · 14/05/2018 19:05

Is it true that Wombles can mate with Hobbits and breed unicorns?

TyneTeas · 14/05/2018 18:14

I was very excited eavesdropping on what i thought was a Womble conversation on the way home, until I realised it was about chalets in Bulgaria, and not DMme Cholet and DGU Bulgaria

EastMidsGPs · 14/05/2018 16:27

Baby Wombles are found under blackberry bushes. Fact.

mumto3boysHE · 14/05/2018 15:08

Of course they are real! I saw them live at Coventry Theatre in the 70s for my birthday treat. Played all their hits and more!

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Fucketynamechanged · 14/05/2018 14:59

Ooh MNHQ are considering its nomination for classics. Grin

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