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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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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 23/04/2023 08:38

I'm looking to fundraise for a local charity - any ideas for something people could sponsor me to do?

Putting ham on a sandwich the wrong way

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I have a job interview tomorrow. What's a good question to ask my prospective employer?

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SquirryTheSquirrel · 23/04/2023 09:57

I have a job interview tomorrow. What's a good question to ask my prospective employer?

"Can you blow a nasal polyp out?"

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MIL is going on a once-in-a-lifetime luxury cruise - her first time at sea. Any tips on how she can make the most of it?

35andThriving · 28/04/2023 17:04

MIL is going on a once-in-a-lifetime luxury cruise - her first time at sea. Any tips on how she can make the most of it?

have a holiday romance! OOOHHHH!

What is the most unusual/ surprising thing in your loft?

SquirryTheSquirrel · 28/04/2023 17:28

What is the most unusual/ surprising thing in your loft?

Gary "TaxAvoider" Barlow with Take That, Lionel Richie and two people I've never heard of

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I'm invited to SIL's Baby Shower next week - what should I bring?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 28/04/2023 19:29

I'm invited to SIL's Baby Shower next week - what should I bring?

a hearse with a canoe on top of it

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How should I spend my extra day off this weekend?

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35andThriving · 28/04/2023 21:38

How should I spend my extra day off this weekend?

I would pour sloppy stuff like soup, weetabix etc down the toilet

Or How should I spend my extra day off this weekend?

Nicking front gates and doormats.

Tying dust bin lids together.

Joy Grin

putting black treacle under door handles of houses and cars and garden gates.

What fact about yourself do you definitely feel should be included in your CV?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 28/04/2023 22:13

What fact about yourself do you definitely feel should be included in your CV?

I strongly dislike a capital letter 'I' written as in this typeface. Even if I have to handwrite a form in block capitals, I always take the time to add serifs... and secretly I think it's careless or lazy not to!

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My SIL is always trying to boss me around. What should I do?

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SquirryTheSquirrel · 28/04/2023 22:45

My SIL is always trying to boss me around. What should I do?

A prehensile tail (with a pincer on the end) would also be dead handy in any number of situations

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What would your ideal cosy country pub be like?

SquirryTheSquirrel · 28/04/2023 22:47

(I seriously would hire someone who mentioned a love of serifs on their CV! Grin)

35andThriving · 28/04/2023 23:32

Agreed....You'd definitely come across as a desirable employee with that on your CV! Grin

What would your ideal cosy country pub be like?

hideous wallpaper(maybe with squirrels on or mad floral pattern) on the walls and doors, dark furniture and tiled floors with strategically placed motheaten rugs on them.

Can you guess the reason I got thrown out of my local library today?

ComeTheFckOnBridget · 29/04/2023 04:10

Can you guess the reason I got thrown out of my local library today?

Twerking on the desk

Why am I likely to be thrown out the pub tomorrow?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 29/04/2023 08:35

Why am I likely to be thrown out the pub tomorrow?

You always end up with a foot up the bum.

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What's the best way to describe your DC?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 29/04/2023 08:37

@SquirryTheSquirrel @35andThriving I'm also a fan of serifs. A capital EYE shouldn't be masquerading as an ELL!

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35andThriving · 30/04/2023 18:33

What's the best way to describe your DC?

I like her - young, talented, confident, ambitious - and not afraid to show it.
Holding her own in a male-dominated industry.
Shameless self-promotion hasn't done her any harm so far.

I am packing to go on holiday. What items could you simply not manage without when you go away?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 30/04/2023 19:52

I am packing to go on holiday. What items could you simply not manage without when you go away?

a couple of 1kg bags of soya chunks

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I sent a text yesterday, but my friend hasn't texted me back. What does this mean?

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35andThriving · 08/05/2023 11:08

I sent a text yesterday, but my friend hasn't texted me back. What does this mean?

She'll be fashioning sanitary towels out of faded floral vintage sundresses

I would like to buy something for my nan's 80th birthday. What should I get her?

SquirryTheSquirrel · 08/05/2023 11:38

I would like to buy something for my nan's 80th birthday. What should I get her?

a rudimentary privacy shield in the form of plant pots.

Feeling a bit flat after the excitement of the Coronation - what can I do today to round off this historic, once in a lifetime weekend?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 11/05/2023 22:47

Feeling a bit flat after the excitement of the Coronation - what can I do today to round off this historic, once in a lifetime weekend?

drink cocktails and watch the whole thing implode

What the best advice you've ever received?

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35andThriving · 12/05/2023 14:21

What the best advice you've ever received?

An Aussie friend once told me
"don't have one foot in the past and the other in the future, else you'll shit all over the present!"

What healthy afternoon snack should I offer my dc?

SquirryTheSquirrel · 12/05/2023 17:02

What healthy afternoon snack should I offer my dc?

Does he go outside? If he can explore he can work off some energy and catch his own supplementary food.

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Starting a new job on Monday! How can I make a great impression on my first day?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 12/05/2023 19:34

Starting a new job on Monday! How can I make a great impression on my first day?

Maybe getting a face painter, do some sort of arts and crafts table, bouncy castle or other activities.

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Could you describe the last school play your DC was in?

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35andThriving · 12/05/2023 22:34

Could you describe the last school play your DC was in?

it was banned because it drew 136 complaints from viewers who found it "offensive, shocking and in bad taste".

I found the final message quite moving.

DH just got thrown out of the cinema. Can you guess why?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 13/05/2023 00:59

DH just got thrown out of the cinema. Can you guess why?

Maybe he just needed a wee. He should have tried before he left.

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I need to choose a theme for my 4-year-old DC's birthday. Any ideas?

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35andThriving · 13/05/2023 14:23

I need to choose a theme for my 4-year-old DC's birthday. Any ideas?

Oh, my theme is "little piles of crap all over everything". It's a popular theme, I think

What are you up to this weekend?

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UnlimitedChipsAndSalsa · 13/05/2023 14:42

35andThriving · 13/05/2023 14:23

I need to choose a theme for my 4-year-old DC's birthday. Any ideas?

Oh, my theme is "little piles of crap all over everything". It's a popular theme, I think

What are you up to this weekend?

😂😂😂

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