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A hill you will die on.

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GreenEyesIsBack · 19/02/2026 15:04

Mine is amongst others that carbonara should only ever be made with long pasta, none of your penne, or fusili nonsense.

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mydogisthebest · 19/02/2026 18:23

Gravy is disgusting. I don't need to make any of my meals wet and soggy as I am not a baby and have teeth. Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes etc are meant to be crisp not soggy. As for gravy on chips - vile

Mumtobabyhavoc · 19/02/2026 18:28

Darkdiamond · 19/02/2026 17:55

And latte is milk, not a type of coffee unless you specify eg latte macchiato.

Only in Italy, but even then it's understood (with an 🙄, perhaps).

Butchyrestingface · 19/02/2026 18:31

I love PENNE carbonara and orange chocolate is 50 shades of wrong.

AfternoonVanessa · 19/02/2026 18:32

SmudgeButt · 19/02/2026 18:15

totally disagree with your logic. a first floor makes it affordable to people who are looking after aged parents while giving them their own space. And in fact our bungalow with an upper floor with 2 bedrooms (though one is the size of a closet) and a bathroom, plus another bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor and a huge garden cost only slightly more than a new build bungalow around the corner which has a bathroom, one bedroom and one other room which is the lounge/dining area/kitchen and has no garden.

You would never find this type of bungalow close to London. The gardens are carved up and contain a Airbnb.

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 19/02/2026 18:32

I fucking love an orange twirl.

lljkk · 19/02/2026 18:33

Fireworks. I loathe them.
BOOM BOOM BOOM !!
Bonfire night, Halloween, and now Chinese New Year.
BOOM BOOM BOOM !!
It's perfectly legal for any plonker with spare cash to let off booming fireworks almost anywhere they like, any time they like not 11pm-7am. Except for bonfire night when they can keep going to midnight.
BOOM BOOM BOOM !!
Doesn't even count as noise pollution.
FFS.

lazyarse123 · 19/02/2026 18:34

BubbleFree · 19/02/2026 15:10

Christmas cake and cheese do not belong together.

Yes they do.

JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff · 19/02/2026 18:35

ForFunGoose · 19/02/2026 15:22

Brioche is awful
Your Aunts husband is Dave not uncle.

BBQ food is awful and very bad for you:

Sorry I know this is pages back but I read that as

your aunt is not your Uncle Dave

I was like, yeah, fair enough.....

JudgeJ · 19/02/2026 18:36

dailyconniptions · 19/02/2026 16:47

Apostrophe placement is important. Spelling is important. Grammar is important. Especially when you're (NOT YOUR) writing for thousands and thousands of people to read.

May I also add the arbitrary use of capital letters which add nothing to the meaning of the sentence.

Girlmama · 19/02/2026 18:36

It's not a fur baby. It's a dog. A dog is not your baby, it's your pet.

pinenuts75 · 19/02/2026 18:39

Spaghettion · 19/02/2026 16:59

Flavoured Coca Cola is grim, it tastes like someone has spilled perfume in your drink.
That Micheal Jackson is 100% a pedophile, I can’t deal with people that stick up for him.

I can’t deal with people who think he is a paedophile.

Scaredycat259 · 19/02/2026 18:40

Devilsmommy · 19/02/2026 15:09

No no no. Mint is great it's fucking orange and chocolate that's an abomination 🤨

I second that, chocolate and orange are the devils work! Along with white chocolate and raspberry !

Mumtobabyhavoc · 19/02/2026 18:41

pinenuts75 · 19/02/2026 18:39

I can’t deal with people who think he is a paedophile.

How about speaking about the dead in the present tense? 😁

GameOfJones · 19/02/2026 18:42

pinenuts75 · 19/02/2026 18:39

I can’t deal with people who think he is a paedophile.

Of course he was! I find it shocking that Michael Jackson's music is still played on the radio.

MrsMitford3 · 19/02/2026 18:43

You are not your darling child's best friend/BFF.

You are their parent. Act accordingly.

pinenuts75 · 19/02/2026 18:43

Mumtobabyhavoc · 19/02/2026 18:41

How about speaking about the dead in the present tense? 😁

Ok WAS

therewasafishinthepercolator · 19/02/2026 18:43

Happyjoe · 19/02/2026 16:30

Agree on series..
And have a cute vision now of little squirrels with their paddington bear style suitcases, hopping on a plane from the USA!

I'm not usually one for Americanisms but I've just realised that I always use the word series when it's a British or Irish show but will use season if referring to an American show. I wonder if my brain is a bit wrong.

ETA: think I quoted wrong post. Probably should have quoted the person you were responding to.

Scaredycat259 · 19/02/2026 18:44

Pineapple on pizzas
Or any fruit in a main meal!
People who say brought instead of bought
Would of, could of, should of 😬
People who force their way out of a road then wave a "thanks", the only other option was to hit you!

pinenuts75 · 19/02/2026 18:44

GameOfJones · 19/02/2026 18:42

Of course he was! I find it shocking that Michael Jackson's music is still played on the radio.

Well I’ve never believed he was, and never will.

ClaudiaWankleman · 19/02/2026 18:44

Revavalley · 19/02/2026 18:16

My hill .... that was my answer. Away and pick holes with someone else ffs

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Posts are made for discussion purpose. Otherwise get a blog?

Nosleepforthismum · 19/02/2026 18:45

MrsTerryPratchett · 19/02/2026 15:11

It's a fucking paninO.

It's eSpresso.

And Italian food doesn't need any 'new takes' or 'fusion'. Just invent new food if you want it.

Google says you are correct which means I’ve been saying expresso like an absolute knob for the last 15 years or so. I could have sworn there was an X in there 🤦‍♀️

PippaToriFripp · 19/02/2026 18:46

Transwomen are men with a fetish.

BlimeyOReillyO · 19/02/2026 18:46

exhaustDAD · 19/02/2026 17:37

I am not the one that kicked off with a "you're full of shit mate". Please, who am I to say otherwise, go ahead, jab it all, not my body. Go on mate, jab away and enjoy all of this miracle substance that is a first of its kind and has NO negative effects on anything in your body. Take care!

”sigh” upper case letters in the middle of your post make your opinion no more valid!

Get yourself back to the relationship boards and comment on all the sex issue threads, seems to be more your forte. You’re much more prolific there!

Although I doubt you’ve any more knowledge on a decent sex life than you have on WLI!

0psiedasiy · 19/02/2026 18:48

Covid- I risked my life caring for people discharged to the care home I worked it, we had our breaks individually, we sat 3 meters apart, people were confined to their tiny bedrooms, some of the long term residents spent months in their rooms, they never saw their families, they died without seeing them, I will never forget the terror of going home and thinking I cared for someone with Covid (with gloves and aprons, no masks as we didn’t have any), it was awful, we worked extra shifts.

Meanwhile Boris was partying with his mates at downing st and should have been sacked as soon as it came out.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 19/02/2026 18:48

Nosleepforthismum · 19/02/2026 18:45

Google says you are correct which means I’ve been saying expresso like an absolute knob for the last 15 years or so. I could have sworn there was an X in there 🤦‍♀️

How did you not pick up on that one? 😂
(Don't be too hard on yourself, though)

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