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Was I just scoped out to see if I'm GC?

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NotMyBagButCrackOn · 18/07/2023 16:46

I was just at a work event and a colleague just told me she needed a wee but couldn't go because the toilets were unisex and she didn't feel comfortable and looked at me quizzically. I replied by telling her I'd seen some ladies ones on the way in that were just around the corner and gave her directions. But I'm now wondering if this was some kind of hint I should have picked up on! 🤔

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ArsMamatoria · 18/07/2023 23:31

Bloody love my chinchillas, I do. They are Gorgeous Chinnies.

Boiledbeetle · 18/07/2023 23:07

Needapadlockonmyfridge · 18/07/2023 22:46

Oh those are gorgeous (checks behind sofa, finds nothing) - will have to save up!

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Or, we could team up and rob a bank!

TWETMIRF · 18/07/2023 22:48

OceanicBoundlessness · 18/07/2023 21:54

Please say it was Jarvis

He was my thought too

Needapadlockonmyfridge · 18/07/2023 22:46

ArabeIIaScott · 18/07/2023 22:00

Have you seen the amazing suffragette pendants?

Quite pricy. Very ornate.

https://www.suffragettejewelleryonline.com/suffragette-pendants

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Oh those are gorgeous (checks behind sofa, finds nothing) - will have to save up!

BellaAmorosa · 18/07/2023 22:41

ArabeIIaScott · 18/07/2023 22:07

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And... scene!
Great work, people.
Jake, if you could escort the chinchilla back to her trailer, please.
And can you wrangle the stunt chinchillas again, please, Zoe.

dapsnotplimsolls · 18/07/2023 22:21

Waft a Tunnocks wafer around next time you see her.

ArabeIIaScott · 18/07/2023 22:08

I think that's a Giant Chinchilla eating a Geranium.

ArabeIIaScott · 18/07/2023 22:07

IAmMerfacus · 18/07/2023 20:30

Interestingly rabbits aren't rodents, they are lagomorphs.

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parietal · 18/07/2023 22:06

I reckon the code word is mumsnet - with at least 2 colleagues, I've mentioned in conversation that I spend far too much time on mumsnet. And later the conversation moves on to shared GC views.

ArabeIIaScott · 18/07/2023 22:00

Zireael · 18/07/2023 20:52

I've long been looking for a genuine piece of suffragette jewelry to wear with pride - I love pearls and amethysts especially.

In the meantime, perhaps a geranium will have to do....

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Have you seen the amazing suffragette pendants?

Quite pricy. Very ornate.

https://www.suffragettejewelleryonline.com/suffragette-pendants

Suffragette Pendants

A pendant speaks a thousand words, and always tells a story. Our gorgeous collection of antique suffragette pendants carry the history of women's suffrage, with the code colours Green, White and Violet representing the words "Give Women Votes".

https://www.suffragettejewelleryonline.com/suffragette-pendants

OceanicBoundlessness · 18/07/2023 21:54

Please say it was Jarvis

Boiledbeetle · 18/07/2023 21:52

Hmm autocorrect has its own opinion of Mr Bragg I see

Boiledbeetle · 18/07/2023 21:51

MsRosley · 18/07/2023 21:35

Actually his proper name is Cis Billy Bragg. You know, to distinguish him from all of us who identify as Bill Bragg.

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The amount of Billy Braggs on Twitter is such fun! God knows how many I follow! I do not however follow the actual Bully Bragg!

MsRosley · 18/07/2023 21:35

DisforDarkChocolate · 18/07/2023 19:53

@EmmaGrundyForPM

It's Billy 'Fucking' Bragg. You must use his proper name.

Actually his proper name is Cis Billy Bragg. You know, to distinguish him from all of us who identify as Bill Bragg.

Mammamiammamia · 18/07/2023 21:32

Zireael · 18/07/2023 20:52

I've long been looking for a genuine piece of suffragette jewelry to wear with pride - I love pearls and amethysts especially.

In the meantime, perhaps a geranium will have to do....

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You need these

www.womenarepeopletoo.co.uk/shop?store-page=Charm-necklace-sterling-silver-with-quartz-amethyst-and-peridot-p473659911

I've got one, it's lovely

Silentmama2 · 18/07/2023 21:23

I assumed you looked like gemma colins too lol

FlirtsWithRhinos · 18/07/2023 21:17

A few years ago I was in a park grumbling circumspectly about TRA overreach to a friend (who has now peaked but back then thought I just had a weird bee in my bonnet about stuff that would never happen).

A young woman came over to us and I assumed I was about to get a load of abuse...she said she heard us talking and recommended we watch some Magdalen Berns videos 😍

Campervangirl · 18/07/2023 20:58

@Georgyporky
Brilliant 😂

ACatCalledPushka · 18/07/2023 20:56

I once looked at Glinner's followers on Twitter and found a dear friend was also a follower. I reached out and now we're messaging daily about the assault on women's rights.

There's lots of us out there - but some of us are too scared to speak up.

Boiledbeetle · 18/07/2023 20:54

Zireael · 18/07/2023 20:52

I've long been looking for a genuine piece of suffragette jewelry to wear with pride - I love pearls and amethysts especially.

In the meantime, perhaps a geranium will have to do....

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I didn't realise what a pretty flower they were.

Was I just scoped out to see if I'm GC?
Zireael · 18/07/2023 20:52

EmmaGrundyForPM · 18/07/2023 19:43

I was at a work meeting when i spotted suffragette ribbons on the workbag of a colleague I'd never met before.

When we were standing near each other I hissed "GC?" at her. She nodded. I emailed her later and, as a result, she introduced me to another group of women activists.

We definitely need ways of identifying each other

I've long been looking for a genuine piece of suffragette jewelry to wear with pride - I love pearls and amethysts especially.

In the meantime, perhaps a geranium will have to do....

IAmMerfacus · 18/07/2023 20:30

ArabeIIaScott · 18/07/2023 20:23

I have a 100% fail rate on rodent identification and no intention of fixing that any time soon.

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Interestingly rabbits aren't rodents, they are lagomorphs.

viques · 18/07/2023 20:30

EmmaGrundyForPM · 18/07/2023 19:43

I was at a work meeting when i spotted suffragette ribbons on the workbag of a colleague I'd never met before.

When we were standing near each other I hissed "GC?" at her. She nodded. I emailed her later and, as a result, she introduced me to another group of women activists.

We definitely need ways of identifying each other

Mason use a funny handshake, but that doesn’t work post Covid because many people are still a bit twitchy about touching. Maybe there could be a special eye roll.Sort of left then up and over to the right then forward. If anyone says “oh dear Viques, are you ok?” you could claim an eyelash in your eye. A fellow TERF could respond with a similar eye roll.

ArabeIIaScott · 18/07/2023 20:24

EmmaGrundyForPM · 18/07/2023 19:43

I was at a work meeting when i spotted suffragette ribbons on the workbag of a colleague I'd never met before.

When we were standing near each other I hissed "GC?" at her. She nodded. I emailed her later and, as a result, she introduced me to another group of women activists.

We definitely need ways of identifying each other

Just look for women with eyes, brains, and the slightly weary expression.

ArabeIIaScott · 18/07/2023 20:23

IAmMerfacus · 18/07/2023 19:26

Whilst that maybe a Great Chinchilla, it isn't a Grand Chinchilla. And as I obviously reject appropriation, I can not accept a GC pretending to be a GC.

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I have a 100% fail rate on rodent identification and no intention of fixing that any time soon.