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20 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity

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MrsBigD · 31/08/2006 10:16

An oldie but a goodie

  1. At Lunch Time, Sit in Your Parked Car with Sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.

  2. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.

  3. Ask for yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice

  4. Put Your Rubbish Bin On Your Desk And Label It "In".

  5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once everyone has gotten over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.

  6. In the Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write "For Smuggling Diamonds"

  7. Finish All Your sentences with "In Accordance With the Prophecy."

  8. Don't use any punctuation

  9. as Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk.

  10. Order diet water with a serious face whenever you go out to eat.

  11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go."

  12. Sing Along At The Opera.

  13. Go To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why The Poems Don't Rhyme.

  14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play Tropical Sounds All Day.

  15. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're not in the Mood.

  16. Have Your Co-workers Address You by Your Wrestling Name, Rock Bottom.

  17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won! I Won!"

  18. When Leaving the Zoo, Start Running towards the Parking lot, yelling "Run for Your Lives, They're Loose!!"

  19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner, "Due To the Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go."

  20. And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity.......share these pearls of wisdome.

Growing older is mandatory, Growing up is optional, and Laughing at yourself is therapeutic!

OP posts:
chestnutty · 31/08/2006 16:10
  1. talk to strangers on the internet.
MrsBigD · 31/08/2006 16:24

no no no no noooo.

Talking to strangers on the internet is to 'maintain your sanity'

OP posts:
chestnutty · 31/08/2006 16:25

Depends who you talk to

madmarchhare · 31/08/2006 16:27

lol @ 19.

nikkie · 31/08/2006 19:55

I love 4! Can so picture the results!

CaptainFlameSparrow · 19/09/2006 14:23

tears of laughter at the thought of #5!!!

Scurveymum · 19/09/2006 14:28

I already do No 17!! Every time I go to the cashpoint and I'm with someone!!

That's confirmed then, I'm healthily insane .

charliebat · 05/10/2006 11:13

Reading this again and still laughing out loud

alexsCURSEDMUMMY · 06/10/2006 13:10

that is brilliant!!!!!

NumNumMum · 09/10/2006 01:17

Am actually going to try no.s 2 and 18

auntymandy · 09/10/2006 11:24

huh I posted this too!!
It is funny

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