Is this the most overused term on MN at the moment?

[BenWillbondsPants]

'You seem to be quite controlling' ...

I've seen it on 4 threads in the last 15 minutes of being on here. Someone says they're not happy about something and they're controlling. Someone says they'd like to change plans and they're controlling. Want to have some input in your child's life? You're controlling. Changed your mind? Controlling.

It's getting rather trying! Apologies if this makes me sound controlling but for the love of god.

Nearly as annoying as the very witty and origins posters who do!e on to threads about benefits ,and joke about "goats and widescreen tv,s " Lowbrow,

To be fair, lots of people do have dh problems!

Bloody hell yes fucking Balonz. It wasn’t funny originally.

And neither was snapped and farted but some people seem to think it was the most hilarious thread ever ,let it go people .

‘Horrified’ - I’ve seen it on a couple of threads this morning already. I don’t think I’ve ever heard this word used in real life and unless you’ve walked down stairs this morning to find a dead body on your living room floor I don’t know how this word could every really apply.

Crass.
Indoctrinated.
Grim.
Fuming.
Raise it with the teacher.

All overused on MN.

I did find "snapped and farted" funny and I really don't know why. I was obviously in a silly mood when I read it; I even did let out a sort of "Ha!" noise which is the closest I've ever got to "LOLling" or snorting coffee down my nose or whatever. Despite the fact I posted on the fart thread to say I really don't like the word.

But I wouldn't keep repeating it on various threads. That sort of thing reminds me of people who keep quoting advertising slogans - "Should have gone to Specsavers hahaha" - or lines from sitcoms - "Could it BE any funnier?" - and thinking it's the height of wit.

Too reminiscent of being in hospital when the family of the lady next to me kept coming in and conversing almost solely in "funny" lines off the telly.
After they'd stayed 'til the bitter end of visiting they'd leave, loudly congratulating each other on having "cheered the whole ward up". Gah!

My slight PTSD must be kicking in again.

I don't get the balonz joke, can someone explain?

Logging every squabble you have with a colleague with hr. Hr are there to do a job, not act as teacher and tell off naughty enployees

I am always surprised at the very self-righteous and verbose texts and emails people send/recommend sending. Surely not many people actually send them?

StealthPolarBear

I Googled Balonz and found this:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/2197937-Help-Difficult-choice-of-boys-names-Sean-Daniel-or-Balonz

Hadn't seen it myself before.

Tell them to 'Fuck off to the far side of fuck' (or similar) was the phrase of the day a couple of years ago, I'm glad that seems to have died a death too.

Not a phrase, but the insane overuse of exclamation marks.

Just read the balonz thread. Full of people spitting out coffee and cake everywhere. ROARING and spluttering.

Balonz was a troll. I think it's in Classics

Source. On MN nobody ever buys/finds/gets something they always fucking source it. It just sounds so pretentious and I never hear anyone say it IRL.

Change the locks.
A locksmith can be there and change all locks in the 10 mins DH is at the corner shop.

Teenagers are never lazy or a bit of an arsehole anymore - they’re depressed or anxious.

Younger children don’t have tantrums or push boundaries anymore - they’re all ‘probably on the spectrum’ (which is fucking insulting to those of us who have a child with autism)

Family/friends are ‘cheeky fuckers’ (hate that phrase) for wanting to hold your baby/asking a favour

Everyone’s parents are toxic

Everyone’s spouse is narcissistic

Welcome to mumsnet. Only scapegoats need apply.

No is a complete sentence
Ducks in a row
When someone shows you who they are ...
at all of them

What about 'add a pop of colour with a red lip?' or similar.

That’s right up there with “a green trouser”.

What, just the one leg?

And perhaps add a 'brown boot' @Frith2013 to go with your one legged trouser. 😊

And a smokey eye.

Perhaps the other one could have a jewelled patch à la Madonna.

@LaMarschallin 😂

I was trying on a pair of shoes once (this was years ago when staff still tried to 'sell' to you) and the sales assistant said 'oh they would look quite marvellous with a nude tight'.

oh they would look quite marvellous with a nude tight'.

Excellent!
We've not yet got to the point of a black lacey/white cotton (depending on preference) knicker yet... have we? 🤔