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The context behind your username

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mummysmagicmedicine · 08/07/2025 20:05

Just curious!

Mine is because I love wine๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜…

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Teapleasemilknosugar · 08/07/2025 20:28

Because I'm getting myself comfy on the virtual MN sofa and I'd like a drink, tea please milk no sugar. Thank you to whomever is putting the kettle on.

StartingOverInMy40s · 08/07/2025 20:29

Mine is an obvious one - left my husband and started over in my 40s ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

RaininSummer · 08/07/2025 20:29

Always rains when I have annual leave. It is known by anybody who knows me.

LikeWhoUsesTypewritersAnyway · 08/07/2025 20:29

DisappointingAvocado · 08/07/2025 20:25

It's that feeling when you wait days for an avocado to ripen, looking forward to it eagerly, only to realise upon cutting into it that you left it too long and it is, in fact, disappointing.

I feel like this about bananas. They have such a tiny window of opportunity to eat and actually enjoy them. They're either under-ripe and turn your mouth inside out, or over-ripe and taste like cack mixed with soil. The 'nice to eat' window is about 2 days (IME...)

Indicateyourintentions · 08/07/2025 20:29

Car diving morons who donโ€™t indicate.

WaitedBlankey · 08/07/2025 20:29

Because I needed a name change and I overheard my neighour's child say "I am waiting for my weighted blankey, daddy" while I was thinking of one.

ChandrilanDiscoDroid · 08/07/2025 20:29

AgnesX · 08/07/2025 20:25

I'm like the character in the book (good hair) but I can't sing unfortunately.

I shall henceforth refer to you as "that Agnes who calls herself Perditax"

meditated · 08/07/2025 20:30

Idontjetwashthefucker · 08/07/2025 20:16

Mine was from a thread about washing your vulva/vagina Grin

I remember that thread.

Also recently somebody got โ€˜Pre Madonnaโ€™ from another thread and made it their username, which I thought was hilarious!

Mine is a book by that name.

Pascha · 08/07/2025 20:30

Lost to the mists of time sadly. I think it might have originated as an easter namechange circa 2012, or 2011?
I know its not the original, it was shortened.

The rest is ๐Ÿคท to me now.

PlioTalk · 08/07/2025 20:31

My toddler son used to pronounce 'pillow' as 'plio' and overly sentimental me thought it was cute!

JoyDivision79 · 08/07/2025 20:32

LikeWhoUsesTypewritersAnyway · 08/07/2025 20:25

They are saying 'groos.'

From Google.

What does groos mean in "don't bring me down"?

Apparently, Jeff Lynne uses โ€œgroos โ€œ as a temporary made up word to fill in a gap in the lyrics. The word โ€œgroosโ€ is actually a German word meaning โ€œgreetingsโ€ so Lynn left the lyric in the song. Later, since so many people misunderstood the lyric, Lynn actually started using the lyric โ€œBruceโ€ at concerts just for fun.

Ahhh how did I never know this.....or just type it up ๐Ÿ˜†.

Love ELO.

Gastons5dozenEggs · 08/07/2025 20:32

Mine was a nod to millennials who love Disney's Beauty and The Beast. I thought about using 'No ones neck is as thick as Gastons' but it kind of jarring for any serious posts...admit the eggs aren't much better.

Bluevelvetsofa · 08/07/2025 20:33

I used to have one.

I should change it to celery velvet sofa now.

NoWordForFluffy · 08/07/2025 20:33

It's a partial quote from Blackadder (about the Germans!).

Pinkparka · 08/07/2025 20:33

I have pink hair and wear a parka!

realsavagelike · 08/07/2025 20:33

Subtle line in a Fleetwood Mac song

Tarkan · 08/07/2025 20:35

Itโ€™s my dogโ€™s name.

AnnaQuayInTheUk · 08/07/2025 20:37

I had to change my previous user name after someone in RL worked out who I was.

I chose this one as I love a bit of wordplay. But so far only two MNers have said how great it is (hmmm)

AuntMarch · 08/07/2025 20:38

I was reading Little Women (again)

elastamum · 08/07/2025 20:40

From the incredibles, because when I was working full time with 2 toddlers I was stretched really thin.

MrsRandallFraser · 08/07/2025 20:42

JustAnInchident · 08/07/2025 20:22

A stupid f1 ish reference. Charles Leclerc talking about an โ€˜inchidentโ€™ with max verstappen in their karting days.

The mark of a true F1 fanโ€ฆwe say this in our house at least once a week.

Mine is a character in my favourite TV series.

Hร†LTHEPAIN · 08/07/2025 20:43

I have fibro (pain) and Iโ€™m a massive George Michael fan.

icebearforpresident · 08/07/2025 20:43

It was a line in a kids TV show - We Bare Bears. One of the bears was uploading a video to the shows equivalent of YouTube and they were making up hashtags for it, one of which was icebearforpresident. It was a silly, throwaway line that made me cry with laughter for no reason and stuck with me enough to become my user name.

Whatareyoutalkingaboutnow · 08/07/2025 20:45

It's something my mum used to ask, and now I find I do too.

UghFletcher · 08/07/2025 20:46

Liar Liar is one of my favorite films and this is a quote in it