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Come and play my made-up game

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 13/08/2021 20:44

I will ask for advice, and you have to answer using only a quote from somewhere else on Mumsnet. Then you can ask for the next piece of advice. (best to quote the advice question you're answering in case there's cross-posting)

Okay, first question: What should I wear to my cousin's wedding?

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35andThriving · 04/09/2021 18:17

Oh, my goodness!

That went very wrong.

35andThriving · 04/09/2021 18:18

I’ve finished my favourite show on Netflix. What should I do to stave off boredom?

weeing outside or into something is one of those things I would love to master but have quite managed - would make long country walks so so much easier

Or

Stand back to back.
Link arms (at elbows).
Bend your knees, so DH is leaning back in a limbo type style.
Straighten knees.
Ta dah! You can lift someone v much heavier than you are like that, without destroying your back. A pointless skill though...!

My CF neighbour parks near my house. What should I do?

I have one of those. He's currently unconscious on the dining room table. His sis has more sense and is taking up too much sofa in the conservatory

What day trips should I do with my children, before they are all grown up?

SquirryTheSquirrel · 04/09/2021 18:27

@35andThriving You loved the thread so much you did it twice Grin

35andThriving · 04/09/2021 18:32
Grin
35andThriving · 04/09/2021 19:56

weeing outside or into something is one of those things I would love to master but have * never quite managed - would make long country walks so so much easier

FantasticButtocks · 04/09/2021 21:52

My CF neighbour parks near my house. What should I do?

Struggling to see the issue unless he did it in front of his mum and dad, in which case then yes, I see your point

What can be done to get rid of unwanted visitors who have outstayed their welcome?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 05/09/2021 21:22

What can be done to get rid of unwanted visitors who have outstayed their welcome?

'The only thing that ever works for me is white wine.'

I've lost some important documents related to my mortgage. What can I do?

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FantasticButtocks · 05/09/2021 21:54

'I've lost some important documents related to my mortgage. What can I do?'

Just keep quiet and keep info to yourself. No-one else's business

What's the worst thing you've ever done to get what you wanted?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 07/09/2021 21:49

What's the worst thing you've ever done to get what you wanted?

'I've recently bought a derelict house and found old porn magazine in a hidden hatch.

I've had an argument with my coworker. What can I do to make things right? '

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FatJan · 07/09/2021 23:24

I've had an argument with my coworker. What can I do to make things right?

Alcohol, drugs and prostitutes.

How often should you wash bedsheets?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 08/09/2021 14:10

How often should you wash bedsheets?

'Never heard of anyone doing this.'

What's a good hobby to start if I'm on a budget?

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35andThriving · 08/09/2021 22:22

What's a good hobby to start if I'm on a budget?

Grilling monster munch packets to shrink them into 'brooches'

What day trips should I do with my children, before they are all grown up?

AnotherAardvark · 09/09/2021 13:29

What day trips should I do with my children, before they are all grown up?

“Utter cloud cuckoo land.”

What is attractive in a partner?

35andThriving · 09/09/2021 14:13

What is attractive in a partner?

she licks peoples ankles so in summer we have to be really careful about walking past people on shorts or they get a sloppy kiss on the back of the legs - she doesn't discriminate everyone gets one!

What should I put on my wedding gift list?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 09/09/2021 20:32

What should I put on my wedding gift list?

'You can't do that! You could be arrested. I don't know what the penalty would be but check it out!'

Why did you move out of your last home?

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AnotherAardvark · 09/09/2021 21:22

Why did you move out of your last home?

“Not a single bottle of sparkling water anywhere.”

How can I help DC make friends at their new school?

35andThriving · 09/09/2021 22:22

How can I he DC make friends at their new school?

Buy the children an air rifle

35andThriving · 09/09/2021 22:24

How can I help DC make friends at their new school?

Buy the children an air rifle

How can I improve my mood?

FantasticButtocks · 09/09/2021 23:33

How can I improve my mood?

'I thought nothing of going on a holiday where we'd be on a boat scuba diving in the middle of some remote island chain with no signal/easy way to be contacted'

If you could make one big change to your life, what would it be?

35andThriving · 10/09/2021 21:03

If you could make one big change to your life, what would it be?

I would of course be a music journalist or some such, regularly hanging around the best music clubs alongside the up and coming musicians who are legendary now, living in an apartment just off Covent Garden maybe with a variety of suitors to go out with, as and when I felt like it Grin

What's your happiest memory?

FantasticButtocks · 10/09/2021 23:01

What's your happiest memory?

'At the last count I had 550 loo rolls in my spare room.'

How can I deal with my DH's snoring?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 11/09/2021 20:38

How can I deal with my DH's snoring?

'If you get a wall paper steamer and when it is ready to use put the steam on the area for a few seconds at a time then keep blotting the the water up with kitchen paper then repeat. This usually works but can't guarantee it.

Hope this helps'

What first attracted you to your DP?

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FantasticButtocks · 11/09/2021 20:47

What first attracted you to your DP?

'Going out into the ginnel renders people invisible.'

What would you do if you won millions on the lottery?

35andThriving · 11/09/2021 21:37

What would you do if you won millions on the lottery?

i'd kind of like to be a dinosaur

What do you miss most from your child-free days?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 11/09/2021 21:51

What do you miss most from your child-free days?

'A raccoon rang our Ring in the middle of night. With its nose. Following week a lovely black cat came and did the same. It had a smart red collar so was obviously hoping my cat would be enamored 😍 I rewatched the video footage of both many times.'

What would look flattering on my body type?

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