Do you accidentally use mumsnet phrases at work?

[ImsorryWilson]

Last week I was asked to warn a colleague about a very aggressive opponent and recommended he “go gray rock” on the guy. My colleague thought I was being funny and original.

Then yesterday a client noted that our opponent had said they’d done nothing improper even though we had never accused them of being “improper”. I said yes when somebody tells you who they are you should believe them. Again he laughed and didn’t seem to have heard that phrase.

It makes a nice change after all the war/rugby vocab I’ve suffered for 25 years but has anyone else noticed themselves using Mumsnet vocabulary in the workplace? If you do did anyone notice?

"No" isn't a sentence though, is it? The people I know would definitely pick up on the fact that I think a sentence doesn't need a verb.

Someone told me in real life to give my head a wobble the other week. Wonder if she's on here 😂

I’ve deployed a ‘not my circus, not my monkeys’ a few times. A friend tells me it’s a loose translation of a traditional Polish expression, so not original to here, but I think of it as a MN thing.

Oh and when I need a placeholder fake name in a document I use Angela Hernandez

Yep. I've described my colleagues partner as a cocklodger. (We can all see it, she unfortunately doesn't)

Like 'are you on glue?' and 'did you mean to be so rude?' Or, 'As Long As It Takes' in reference to lockdown?

Nope.

Have said "have a biscuit" to someone who was completely wound up. Also asked someone if they're "On glue." (Was time of gluezilla thread).

Umm Triphazards . . . Bumsex Fridays? at work?
More detail please . . . I'm curious

I've referred to DP as DP in a message to a friend once. She knew what I meant anyway, which leads me to believe she's probably on here too!

Centre Parks www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/1385104-Center-Parcs-Anal-sex

At one point Mumsnet broke Centre Parks marketing. The too results for searches and suggested phrases were rather family unfriendly.

@WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll

Erm....

Why the surprise? Triphazards works as a cleaner at Center Parcs.

The dirty cleaners!

@TheFaithfulBorderBinliner

Centre Parks www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/1385104-Center-Parcs-Anal-sex

At one point Mumsnet broke Centre Parks marketing. The too results for searches and suggested phrases were rather family unfriendly.

Just parc it in the centre.

The dirty cleaners!

Don't blame the cleaners - they're the ones who have to deal with the aftermath on Saturday mornings!!

That must have been terrible for CP - their own Ratners moment, but entirely not of their own making. All they need now to achieve the Online Auto-Blocking Full House is to relocate their admin HQ to Scunthorpe or Lightwater.

No, but I've had a colleague end a text message to me with 'AIBU?'. I'm 99% sure she's a fellow Mumsnetter.

thanks for the centre parcs thread link that's really funny!

I think it's a safe bet as, if you just search online for 'AIBU', all you get is Mumsnet or a 4th Century rabbi!

Most of these sayings are things that everyone says apart from AIBU/DH abbreviations and the quotes from specific threads.

MN didn't make up gray rock, not my circus, shows you their true colours ... they are widely used phrases all over.

You've learned them here that's all.

I accidentally referred to my son as DS when writing a message to my doctor. He seemed to know who I was talking about.

I said to a colleague, "don't worry about anything Dave says, he's just one of John's flying monkeys" - She made me jump by laughing.

@Ch3rish - You don't say?

My piano teacher used to say 'its the same dog on a different bit of string'. I'd quite like that to have a resurgence, I'd you could all start using it on Mumsnet we can see how long it takes to become common parlance.

I think them sometimes. "Oh do fuck off dear" crops up often

'Take it Up the Arse at Centreparcs!'

Why only on Fridays though ? . . .