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Feminist Pub 14: The Bluestocking, a place for feminist chat and feminists to chat

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YonicScrewdriver · 14/11/2014 22:56

Welcome!

This is the 14th incarnation of the Pub and is meant as a place to drop by with random thoughts and meandering chats, on feminist or other related themes. Anything you want to mull over but not necessarily start a thread about. Alternatively, flop onto the chaise lounges with some Wine

We have a pub goat, a feminist cannon for firing at crazy sexists and a variety of drinks and snacks. And stools/bar counters at female friendly heights. And a crèche in the back somewhere

Will link the last pub in the next post!

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JeanneDeMontbaston · 25/11/2014 15:33

Congratulations, Dr!

BuffytheReasonableFeminist · 25/11/2014 15:30

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KateeGee · 25/11/2014 15:30

Congrats! Cake Wine Flowers

DrAnnieLobeseder · 25/11/2014 15:26

Twirls

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trevortrevorslattery · 25/11/2014 13:45

Annie! Annie! Annie!

FibonacciSeries · 25/11/2014 13:38

We are cheering from the sidelines!

JeanneDeMontbaston · 25/11/2014 13:32

Oh, annie, I hate that bit!

Good luck - think calming thoughts.

FrauHelgaMissMarpleandaChuckle · 25/11/2014 13:31

Sunshine Smile

Annie - I am sure you'll be fine!! Think calming thoughts.

UptoapointLordCopper · 25/11/2014 13:27

sunshine Smile

Annie Fingers crossed! Hang in there!

AnnieLobeseder · 25/11/2014 13:26

Am sitting outside while they discuss me. Why is it taking so long? Gnaarrrrr....

trevortrevorslattery · 25/11/2014 13:23

Great news sunshine Flowers.

Katee that poll was on my fb timeline just now! It is encouraging, I agree.

KateeGee · 25/11/2014 12:35

Money Saving Expert poll about parental leave

It's just been put up so it's early days but so far all permutations suggest a preference for sharing leave roughly equally, except straight women who suggest a slight preference for taking the full leave, for obvious reasons I guess (I've not had a baby yet so no idea how I would feel). It will be interesting to see how it pans out.

So far more men would want to share the leave than have their partner take it all, this is encouraging. It's good that it is now an option.

SunshineBossaNova · 25/11/2014 12:31

Hope all is going well Annie

I just had a call from the consultant. My CT was all clear and I don't need a gallbladder op. I'm relieved but very tired.

UptoapointLordCopper · 25/11/2014 10:20

My Chinese almanac says that if you dreamt about scissors last night it means all will go smoothly in your family. Smile

BertieBotts · 25/11/2014 10:15

Teeth is related to money I think in a dream? So you're actually worried about money. Something like that. Very common dream apparently.

I watched all of Orphan Black in about 24 hours - to whoever recommended it to me (I'm sure it was on here) - brilliant series. One of the best I've seen in a while, even if the gory parts did get me!

FrauHelgaMissMarpleandaChuckle · 25/11/2014 10:10

Good luck Annie!!

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YonicScrewdriver · 25/11/2014 07:46

I dreamt about losing all my teeth last night! Must be something in the air.

Good luck Annie!

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UptoapointLordCopper · 25/11/2014 07:28

Annie Hold your nerves! Breath. Sleep is for the weak! You've got this far and you can do it!

I dream about being late if I have to get somewhere early. I have recurring dreams about missing flights. Hmm

AnnieLobeseder · 25/11/2014 07:00

Urgh. Very little sleep achieved. It all started with dreaming that my alarm had gone off and DH was here turning on the lights and telling me to get up. Then I actually woke up, looked at the time and it was 1am. Things did not get better after that. I feel thoroughly ill. Envy

I hope so, Petula, I hope so.

Erk.

PetulaGordino · 25/11/2014 06:40

Hope today goes well Annie, and you got some sleep! Can we call you Dr annie this evening?

OublietteBravo · 25/11/2014 06:38

Good luck with the viva Annie

KateeGee · 24/11/2014 23:17

Germaine Greer is on FakeQuestionTime on ITV talking about scaremongering (came out of UKIP/immigration discussion) - mentioned frenzied "advice" and analysis based on zero fact.

She said, emphatically, that "people are always afraid of the wrong thing", women are afraid of going out at night when they get murdered at home, why can't they join the dots? It's terribly easy to frighten people, especially when you have newspapers that actually create terror in order to sell papers. I'm particularly aware of it because they do it most effectively to women. They are forerver terrifying women about all kinds of things: diseases they're not going to get... we have a media that are determined to produce irrational behaviour by fermenting irrational fears."

Will somebody please tell the victim blamers?

JeanneDeMontbaston · 24/11/2014 23:02

Good. Good luck for tomorrow! I will be thinking of you, and you'll be great.

AnnieLobeseder · 24/11/2014 23:01

All is fine (well, as fine as can be expected under the circumstances!). Teeth cleaned, going to bed now! Grin