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mummysmagicmedicine · 08/07/2025 20:05

Just curious!

Mine is because I love wine๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜…

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farmlass · 08/07/2025 21:26

Hopefully obvious . DH is the farmer and Iโ€™m an AHP . But itโ€™s a way of life and not a job for him . So if you canโ€™t beat them join them!!

Ilovepotato · 08/07/2025 21:27

โ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜…

๐Ÿ‘๏ธโค๏ธ๐Ÿฅ”

IAmNeverThePerson · 08/07/2025 21:31

Do no try me becauseโ€ฆ

DramaAlpaca · 08/07/2025 21:31

@AnnaQuayInTheUk I noticed yours the other day and wished I'd thought of it Smile

@MissNowt love yours too!

Mine is something my youngest DS said, aged about three:

Me: DS! Stop being such a drama llama!
DS: I'm not a drama llama, I'm a drama alpaca!

MustBeThursday · 08/07/2025 21:32

Referencing a line said by Arthur Dent in The Hitchhikerโ€™s Guide to the Galaxy

BlueRin5eBrigade · 08/07/2025 21:33

Mine is because I feel so bloody old

Mnello · 08/07/2025 21:33

inspired by Kevin from The Office reciting the alphabet (badly)

Sudename · 08/07/2025 21:35

A play on pseudonym- geddit?

NotMyRealAccount · 08/07/2025 21:35

I had a username that was derived from something in my past, but I got locked out of that account due to some sort of IT glitch and this is the name I used when I gave up trying and registered a new account.

BashfulClam · 08/07/2025 21:36

A line from Schitts Creek โ€˜you keep it all inside like a bashful clamโ€™

garlicktoms · 08/07/2025 21:37

Because I like garlic and tomatoes cooked up on toast, pasta, whatever!

Heylittlesongbird · 08/07/2025 21:37

From Hadestown

Badgerfurpurse · 08/07/2025 21:37

Took my daughter to a historical reenactment day and met a woman who said she made them out of road kill badgers and it stuck with me. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

BetterWithPockets · 08/07/2025 21:38

Because all skirts/dresses, regardless of the style, are better with pockets!

What a great idea for a thread, OP.

mummysmagicmedicine · 08/07/2025 21:38

alexalisten · 08/07/2025 20:08

Mines because alexa never listens to me. Amazon alexa not my kid

mine must think I have anger issues๐Ÿคฃ. Yet can hear when I watch something that mentions Alexa๐Ÿค”. Must have selective hearing like my children.

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imnotsickbutimnotwell · 08/07/2025 21:39

Peep Show theme tune

BetterWithPockets · 08/07/2025 21:39

LikeWhoUsesTypewritersAnyway · 08/07/2025 20:22

๐Ÿ˜† Awww, that's so cute. Smile

I thought it was terrifying!!

PutYourSpecsOnJean · 08/07/2025 21:39

Selected during a rewatch of dinnerladies (one of my favourite series of all time)

Blushingm · 08/07/2025 21:40

I get embarrassed easily and my surname begins with an m

LindorDoubleChoc · 08/07/2025 21:40

I'm a fan of Lindor chocolates and I changed to this username when my children had bought me a box of the double choc variety for my birthday.

mummysmagicmedicine · 08/07/2025 21:40

CatAsstrophe · 08/07/2025 20:19

My cat put his bum near to my face (again!!)

This is amazing๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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AccidentalPrawnYouFool · 08/07/2025 21:41

Mine is because I heard nick grimshaw say it on a podcast and I liked how completely random the phrase was

Stillwearinggloves · 08/07/2025 21:43

Hands are cold unless itโ€™s 22 degrees or over.

Biffatcrafts · 08/07/2025 21:44

Because I am ๐Ÿ˜‚I've tried all sorts - pottery, knitting, macrame, painting - even weird ones like whittling, and I'm totally rubbish at them all ๐Ÿ˜ฑ but I still keep trying to find one I might be good at ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

PiggieWig · 08/07/2025 21:45

It was Christmas and Iโ€™d just had second helpings of trifle ๐Ÿท

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