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What’s the funniest thing you’ve seen/ read in Take a Break/ Chat/ That’s Life etc?

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TeacakesFTW · 26/09/2025 14:01

Prior to the internet and the likes of Mumsnet, I used to love these trashy magazines, especially their real life stories and top tips. It’s still my guilty pleasure when I’m in a waiting room/ hair salon TBH.

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever seen in one?

The most memorable for me was one where a woman had moved in with her new boyfriend and the boyfriend’s disabled son. The son was in his 20s, non-verbal, in nappies etc. The woman got involved in his daily care, changing his nappy and so on, and it later turned out that the whole thing was a scam for disability benefits! The man had nothing wrong with him. He could talk and everything!

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Auburngal · 28/09/2025 17:30

Averyfriendlylion · 28/09/2025 16:11

There was a top tip or letter about sewing unwanted shoulder pads together to make a quilt - “warm and practical too!”.

Need about 100 jackets worth of shoulder pads

Crunchymum · 28/09/2025 18:02

I was so agog at this I took a screenshot (was a good few years ago now)

What’s the funniest thing you’ve seen/ read in Take a Break/ Chat/ That’s Life etc?
Aposterhasnoname · 28/09/2025 18:08

Crunchymum · 28/09/2025 18:02

I was so agog at this I took a screenshot (was a good few years ago now)

Who says romance is dead

WitcheryDivine · 29/09/2025 14:45

Oh my gosh I’ve just remembered another one which my sister actually had stuck on her notice board for a bit: “We Squash For Dosh”- very large women taking payment from fetishists to sit on them.

IAmJustAGirl · 30/09/2025 00:32

WitcheryDivine · 29/09/2025 14:45

Oh my gosh I’ve just remembered another one which my sister actually had stuck on her notice board for a bit: “We Squash For Dosh”- very large women taking payment from fetishists to sit on them.

Where can I apply for this job?

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