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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 · 11/09/2021 21:59

What would look flattering on my body type?

Stick a parsley stalk up your arse!

I am after the perfect 18th birthday gift for my 18 year old brother. Any suggestions?

NigellaSeed · 11/09/2021 22:07

I am after the perfect 18th birthday gift for my 18 year old brother. Any suggestions?

Co-op ready meals are lovely.

What do you do for fun in autumn?

FatJan · 11/09/2021 22:26

What do you do for fun in autumn?

We've just had a huge vomit event here.

What can I do to be more fashionable?

35andThriving · 12/09/2021 09:57

What can I do to be more fashionable?

you mustn't have those earrings which you can jump a chihuahua through - as one MNer once said and I've been dying to repeat ever since!Smile

If you have ever made a complaint to your child's school, what was it about?

NigellaSeed · 13/09/2021 19:18

If you have ever made a complaint to your child's school, what was it about?

Juliette is so weird! She always behaves as if she needs a wee and also is trying to hold back her excitement about it.

why does everyone hate me?

35andThriving · 13/09/2021 21:25

why does everyone hate me?

my stance is that I protect myself from people who may harm my wellbeing whether by what they say or what they do - I am the champion of me.

What is your favourite possession?

Original poster
UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 13/09/2021 22:38

What is your favourite possession?

'a plastic book with flowers sticking out, definitely a grave ornament'

I have an ant problem in my kitchen. What should I do?

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NigellaSeed · 13/09/2021 22:53

I have an ant problem in my kitchen
What should I do?

I eat them like popcorn, so good and addictive

What's the scariest thing you've read in a book?

35andThriving · 13/09/2021 22:54

Ihave an ant problem in my kitchen. What should I do?

I turn them upside down and put them on a radiator.

When should I start trying to conceive?

FantasticButtocks · 13/09/2021 23:00

I have an ant problem in my kitchen. What should I do?

'I think you are making this way more over complicated than it needs be! You don't need to let others know every little thing you are doing !'

What's the best way to make up after a row?

35andThriving · 13/09/2021 23:02

What's the scariest thing you've read in a book?

BRIDE'S AGONY- Bum Torn Apart By Wedding Dress

When should I start trying to conceive?

FantasticButtocks · 13/09/2021 23:04

When should I start trying to conceive?

'Anyone can fall pregnant at any time at the drop of a hat, the first clue is always morning sickness, and local your hospital hospital will not only merrily give you a scan for a bit of trapped wind, but reveal the sex of the perfectly formed little baby at 7/8 weeks along too!'

It's time to take self-care seriously, give me your best tips.

35andThriving · 13/09/2021 23:05

What's the best way to make up after a row?

I suggest you and DP call yourselves Teddy and Dolly for a while

When should I start trying to conceive?

35andThriving · 13/09/2021 23:30

It's time to take self-care seriously, give me your best tips.

open cookie jar
place cookie in mouth
voila ..
.
What is the best part of your job?

Original poster
UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 14/09/2021 09:24

I love all three of the ant answers!

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Original poster
UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 14/09/2021 09:24

What is the best part of your job?

'A lady pooping in our work car park, my manager told her to leave and this lady got her boob out and squirted breastmilk in my managers face.'

My laptop isn't working. What might the problem be?

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NigellaSeed · 15/09/2021 22:44

My laptop isn't working. What might the problem be?

The first thing I thought when reading your post was cocker spaniel rage, I think that's what it is called

how can I become less materialistic?

Original poster
UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 16/09/2021 21:55

how can I become less materialistic?

'hollowing out a giant tree and living in it'

What annoying thing does your DC's teacher do?

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Original poster
UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 16/09/2021 21:56

@NigellaSeed Loved your answer about my computer!

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35andThriving · 16/09/2021 22:55

What annoying thing does your DC's teacher do?

had explosive diarrhoea (most unlike him and he was pretty unwell) all over the wooden floor boards.

It went down the gaps and caused me to have to call workweepingto tell them I would be late while I tried to extricate it all with a cocktail stick.

how can I become less materialistic?

"Oh gosh. Life is tough isnt it?

Sharing a swimming pool? Heavens forbid.
Mother having to go out to work? Good Lord
What are we coming to????????

Do you actually live in the real world?

God only knows what you would make of my working class existence."

35andThriving · 16/09/2021 22:57

How can I help build up ds's self-esteem?

PrincessNutella · 17/09/2021 01:08

It's time to take self-care seriously, give me your best tips.

Squeezing the gunk out will make it smaller for a while but it will fill up again unless you have minor op to remove the sac inside it. All the time that is there it will just fill up.

What would you do with this?

Original poster
UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 17/09/2021 21:02

How can I help build up ds's self-esteem?

'Wine
Nice food
Netflix
Mumsnet'

What surprised you most about your childminder?

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Original poster
UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 17/09/2021 21:16

What would you do with this?

'I would definitely eat it"

What surprised you most about your childminder?

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35andThriving · 17/09/2021 21:31

What surprised you most about your childminder?

He was brought up in Papua New Guinea though by 7th day Adventist parents. He was fed by a wet nurse (who also breast fed her pig...yes)

What do you dislike about your home?