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Women's rights general conversations - Thread 4

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Kucinghitam · 09/03/2023 09:19

Continuation of Thread 3.

There is so much excellent information and so many active discussions on FWR that I wondered if it would be useful to have a thread to sort of "cross-fertilise" between them - airing little thoughts or vignettes that wouldn't themselves merit their own thread, to highlight other posts/threads of particular interest or to point to notable developments on fast-moving threads so that casual observers know where to look.

(For example, "the X thread has meandered onto a fascinating discussion of Y" or "Poster P's amazing analysis on thread Z might have relevance to the scenario in thread W" or "Has anybody noticed this recurring theme that keeps coming up??" or even "Random bloke asked me to smile while I was choosing onions, grr"- that sort of thing).

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beastlyslumber · 11/03/2023 18:08

Boiledbeetle · 11/03/2023 12:43

Thank you ladies. I promise to do nothing at all for at least 24 48 hours.

Fixed that for you.

💐🍫 🍷(last one ...later much later)

What would really aid my recovery is if you sent me all the Tunnocks caramels.

Winterborne74 · 11/03/2023 17:33

SinnerBoy · 11/03/2023 17:17

Winterborne74 · Today 14:02

Dutch apparently, so minor errors of English are forgivable I think.

I'm not in a forgiving mood about some git calling me a Nazi.

Fair dos!

nepeta · 11/03/2023 17:26

This is one of those trans activists who identifies as a woman but never, never, never with women.

SinnerBoy · 11/03/2023 17:17

Winterborne74 · Today 14:02

Dutch apparently, so minor errors of English are forgivable I think.

I'm not in a forgiving mood about some git calling me a Nazi.

Boiledbeetle · 11/03/2023 14:53

Winterborne74 · 11/03/2023 14:02

doesn't even know the difference between populace and populous, the thicko.

Dutch apparently, so minor errors of English are forgivable I think. And as someone who makes frequent homophone errors myself I’m not going to point the finger especially as Mumsnet’s lack of an edit button means I can’t return to hide the evidence.

Goes off to Google both.....

Populace: the people living in a particular country or area

Populous: having a large population; densely populated

Huh! Can see me getting them completely arse about tit😳

MavisMcMinty · 11/03/2023 14:12

They sound very similar when I say them anyway.

Winterborne74 · 11/03/2023 14:02

doesn't even know the difference between populace and populous, the thicko.

Dutch apparently, so minor errors of English are forgivable I think. And as someone who makes frequent homophone errors myself I’m not going to point the finger especially as Mumsnet’s lack of an edit button means I can’t return to hide the evidence.

Winterborne74 · 11/03/2023 13:52

No idea what you did. Isn’t twitter a bit random sometimes? The tweet is just posting her Council election result. Nowhere near winning, but the highest polling independent candidate and not that far behind Labour and the Greens (neither of whom did well).

SinnerBoy · 11/03/2023 13:50

CrossPurposes · Today 12:56

Man, this person is making it hard for me to enjoy The Great Pottery Throwdown

He's not very bright, is he? He doesn't even know the difference between populace and populous, the thicko.

SinnerBoy · 11/03/2023 13:47

beastlyslumber · Today 12:14

Aww thank you! Yes I'm on my way home

Hurrah, good for you and get weller soon!

Boiledbeetle · 11/03/2023 13:17

Winterborne74 · 11/03/2023 13:03

OK, someone else is going to have to tell me what this tweet is...what did I do?

Women's rights general conversations - Thread 4
Winterborne74 · 11/03/2023 13:16

CrossPurposes · 11/03/2023 12:56

Man, this person is making it hard for me to enjoy The Great Pottery Throwdown: twitter.com/RoseSchmits/status/1634455789757710337?s=20

Irritating but I’m completely used to being compared to Nazis these days, so it’s rather lost its impact and just looks a little bit pathetic. As does bandwaggoning on Lineker’s migrant policy comments. It’s an absurd comparison which trivialises persecution.

Winterborne74 · 11/03/2023 13:03

Well done Elaine.

twitter.com/gussiegrips/status/1634524052801966080?s=61&t=vrfh73NvYySozkuIkLckQw

CrossPurposes · 11/03/2023 12:56

Man, this person is making it hard for me to enjoy The Great Pottery Throwdown: twitter.com/RoseSchmits/status/1634455789757710337?s=20

Boiledbeetle · 11/03/2023 12:43

beastlyslumber · 11/03/2023 12:19

Thank you ladies. I promise to do nothing at all for at least 24 hours.

Thank you ladies. I promise to do nothing at all for at least 24 48 hours.

Fixed that for you.

💐🍫 🍷(last one ...later much later)

Winterborne74 · 11/03/2023 12:38

beastlyslumber · 11/03/2023 12:19

Thank you ladies. I promise to do nothing at all for at least 24 hours.

woohoo, home at last and good plan!

beastlyslumber · 11/03/2023 12:19

Thank you ladies. I promise to do nothing at all for at least 24 hours.

IcakethereforeIam · 11/03/2023 12:18

@beastlyslumber

🥳

Boiledbeetle · 11/03/2023 12:16

beastlyslumber · 11/03/2023 12:14

Aww thank you! Yes I'm on my way home Brew

Woohoo.

DON'T DO ANYTHING WHEN YOU GET HOME.

Just sit and relax.

No just sticking the washing in or washing the dishes.

Settee rest is prescribed, preferably with someone bringing you snacks and tea every time you ring your bell.

You do have a little tinkly bell for such occasions don't you?

beastlyslumber · 11/03/2023 12:14

IcakethereforeIam · 11/03/2023 09:24

Morning @beastlyslumber I hope this morning sees you not reading this because you're being discharged.

Aww thank you! Yes I'm on my way home Brew

MmePoppySeedDefage · 11/03/2023 10:42

Thanks Bint. I still could not get in on the App, so went in on the desk top to see if I can get past the videos, as I suspect that’s the problem, and it seems to have solved it. Happily I did get the see the men cleaning balls.

BinturongsSmellOfPopcorn · 11/03/2023 09:35

Test for @MmePoppySeedDefage

IcakethereforeIam · 11/03/2023 09:24

Morning @beastlyslumber I hope this morning sees you not reading this because you're being discharged.

beastlyslumber · 11/03/2023 07:41

Fingers crossed, they're letting me out this morning! Actually got a few hours sleep last night. Earplugs.

Tricyrtis2022 · 11/03/2023 07:34

No one gets much sleep in hospital, do they.

Hope you're out of hospital soon, Beastly. The last time I was in hospital I had my own room, but there was a man in a nearby room who repeatedly shouted 'Nurse! nurse!' in a panicked voice. I heard a nurse say to him 'It's alright Mr Smith, it's your medication that's giving you hallucinations'. Goodness knows what was going on there but suffice to say that little sleep was had.

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