What wanky things do you actually quite like?

[Somebodystired]

I often see threads about popular things people don't like, and since it sometimes seems a bit trendy to NOT like popular things I wondered what slightly wanky things you DO like?

This thought popped into my head whilst eating duck pate on one of the three "artisan breads" I picked up from the bakery this morning. My DH always takes the piss out of my love for a posh bread but I care not a jot

I feel better reading this thread. Life can be lovely 😍

historydweeb

I just got a selection of wanky salt in little tubs, partially to look wankily good on my wanky kitchen shelves, along with things in kilner jars and a wanky tin of paprika from Hungary and a wanky tin of coffee from NYC.

The thing is, though, wtf do I actually use smoked/garlic infused/mushroom flavoured salt for??

@WorryBadger

OMG @Shannith, I do dressage (sans cheval) myself. Are we wanky twins separated at birth?

Dd you see what I did with the French there. Je suis une wanquer.

My favourite film is in Spanish. Soy juanquera.

LOVE this translation.

Sometimes I get molton brown handwash

I am completely charmed by the idea that at least two Mumsnetters do daily horseless fake dressage while walking the dog. I am going to look out for signs of this every time I see a female dogwalker looking as if she might be about to do a flying change of leg.

Signed first editions, opera, cloth table napkins, very good sourdough, coffee beans ordered from London, expensive cashmere socks, obscure arthouse films in non-European languages I don't speak, which consist of lengthy close-ups of beehives and angular people staring at one another across café tables. But I think those are fairly standard. Slightly more niche -- I only sleep in very old French chemises bought by the lot in brocantes.

I love anything ‘hipster/middle class/chintzy/wankery’. It’s so far removed from what I grew up with I can’t help myself. Going to a wanky ‘we’re posh but we’re really not posh’ pub for something to eat tonight in fact.

jen You need hard boiled quail egg to dip in that flavoured salt.

Well, obviously you'll need more than one, you'll need multiple quail eggs.

Quail eggs!
Shame the wanky little whatsits are such a pain to peel!

I love quail eggs and possibly have the ultimate wanky poser claim because we keep quail in the garden in an aviary we built.
(It was my birthday present when I was 48.)
What can I say, I have no shame.

(roll your hard boiled quail eggs under your palm and thery peel relatively easily, unless very fresh when boiled)

I like supermarkets the bigger the better I find it relaxing to wander round even better with the dgc we talk loads try stuff on play games

Crab/fish sticks with vinegar.

Whaaat? I’m not sure you’ve got the gist of the thread

I struggled but then came up with some:

Chia seeds
Organic decaf tea
Cacao powder (cacao, not cocoa )
Buckwheat flour

Are these wanky?

@acornleaf add a twist of pink Himalayan salt to your medjool dates after topping them with pip & nut almond butter.

Pip? This is some new wankery I haven’t heard of

I am:

A natural fibres wanker
A duvet wanker
A milk wanker
A cat food wanker
A steak wanker

And probably several others. Based on the reaction of my friends, the milk wankery is the worst/best wankery.

Very good quality single estate dark chocolate.
Artisan coffee shops
Ballet
Subtitled films
Naice tonic
Wanky garnishes for my g&t

@SickNotes another dressage wanker here.
I also spot gallops everywhere I go and imagine flying up them.

I ride most days and have done for over 20 years, you would think I would be less obsessed by now surely

Wanky coffee for my wanky coffee machine
Wanky leafy tea
Wanky artisan bread
Wanky avocado and wanky quail eggs on said wanky artisan bread
Wanky expensive red wine
Wanky very dark chocolate

I love wanky stuff

100% wool clothes
Sustainably sourced unpainted organic wooden toys for children
Wrapping things in brown paper and string
Foraging
Minimalism
Decanting otherwise packaged items into glass jars
Poetry
Natural organic beauty products that you can only get from small businesses online

Im basically a massive wanker. I hide it well though in RL.

I love a bit of wank!

Alessi dog bowl
Grimms & Holtztiger wooden toys
Malborough Sauvignon by the case from the internet.
Expensive shoes & handbags
Diptyque & similar candles.
I only really drink bottled still water at room temp 😊

I balance this out by loving Homebase plants, McDonalds & 99p shop finds.

I buy pretty much everything I eat from Borough Market and cook meals from scratch. 20 year old me would have puked at the pretentiousness of sourcing all my food in such a way. My mother would be aghast at the cost of shopping there if she knew (she bought all four of us up on social security on £40 a week).

Malborough Sauvignon by the case from the internet.

Have you tried Jules Taylor? I'm working against my own interests here. . .

Hair conditioner, particularly Davines. I don't care what anyone says about the price point - I can feel the difference, godammit!

I have kefir mixed into organic granola every morning along with scrambled egg mixed with smoked salmon trimmings on soda bread.
I have just discovered La Jolie candles which are just as lovely as my Jo Malone ones.

@mbosnz No perhaps I should try? I love Cloudy Bay.

I buy pretty much everything I eat from Borough Market and cook meals from scratch

I'm jealous