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How did I recognise a fellow Mumsnetter while in Spain?

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UrsulasHerbBag · 11/05/2026 15:13

I met a mumsnetter in Spain... How did I recognise her? (Just for fun, but I did meet one of us in the wild and there was a recognising factor).

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Blarn · 11/05/2026 18:48

TroysMammy · 11/05/2026 15:44

She heard your surname being called and she snorted "Boswell!" and laughed.

That bloody Boswell thread! It really annoyed me!

Blodwynne · 11/05/2026 18:48

you both bought and were wearing something recommended on here.

Charlize43 · 11/05/2026 18:50

Standing in her swimsuit by the poolside wearing a string of pearls that she was clutching very tightly while aghast that there are men in the resort.

60andcounting · 11/05/2026 18:51

She said ick ?

60andcounting · 11/05/2026 18:54

What's the 'B' word??

cheapskatemum · 11/05/2026 18:56

She shouted, “I’ve found the ironing board!” Very loudly.

Sweetpea333 · 11/05/2026 18:56

Her son was called Balonz?

Isntiticonic · 11/05/2026 18:58

Dressed head to toe in Boden, sneering at a performing parent, and changes her bed sheets thrice daily?

CaptainMyCaptain · 11/05/2026 19:00

This is brilliant. I wish the laugh emoji was still there 🤣. Every contributor should award themselves one.

Logika · 11/05/2026 19:02

Anyone else still none the wiser?

Beaker. Birkenstocks. Boden. Brain's Faggots. Brush (loo). Balayage. Barrel leg jeans. Bedding. Baby. Babyccino.

Gwenna · 11/05/2026 19:05

UrsulasHerbBag · 11/05/2026 15:13

I met a mumsnetter in Spain... How did I recognise her? (Just for fun, but I did meet one of us in the wild and there was a recognising factor).

She shouted NESI when you asked if she was an MNer: “¡No estás siendo irrazonable!”(YANBU in Spanish! 🇪🇸)

AnnaQuayRules · 11/05/2026 19:06

OonaStubbs · 11/05/2026 17:44

I always draw half a fish on the ground and if the other person draws the other half, I know their a fellow MNer.

Missing the point, but I work in Local Government where being gender critical is a complete No No. I found a fellow TERF at work by spotting a Suffragette Ribbon on her work bag. As we left the meeting I hissed at her "are you GC" and she nodded. She then said "Are you on MumsNet" ? It was very like the fish symbol.

Alwaysdancinginthemoonlight · 11/05/2026 19:07

Was she carrying an ironing Board looking very suspicious??

maftan · 11/05/2026 19:08

Seasalt, Boden, fisherman sandals, birkenstocks, floaty dress, linen shorts, grumpy DH, quiet kids (drugged), softly sloshed at midday but you'd never know it. One lettuce leaf and a sliver of jamon Iberico for dinner, but a stash of crap and cava back at the hotel. There's obviously more to the MN brand but that's enough for now....

Gwenna · 11/05/2026 19:09

maftan · 11/05/2026 19:08

Seasalt, Boden, fisherman sandals, birkenstocks, floaty dress, linen shorts, grumpy DH, quiet kids (drugged), softly sloshed at midday but you'd never know it. One lettuce leaf and a sliver of jamon Iberico for dinner, but a stash of crap and cava back at the hotel. There's obviously more to the MN brand but that's enough for now....

🤣

Leavesandthings · 11/05/2026 19:16

SpaDaysForAll · 11/05/2026 17:04

Did she snap and fart?

I don't even know the reference for these and they are still funny.

Where does the "snapping and farting", and screaming in the Sistene Chapel come from? 😂

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Gymnopedie · 11/05/2026 19:19

Was she buying a penguin bollard?

UrsulaBelle · 11/05/2026 19:21

WAS SHE CANADIAN? Yes, I am shouting.

Thepossibility · 11/05/2026 19:23

She saw someone use her driveway to turn their car around on the ring camera and was logging it with the authorities for future reference.

StressyMcStressFace · 11/05/2026 19:31

Was she furiously jabbing her phone muttering "f*ing Amazon adverts!!!"

absolutebollocks · 11/05/2026 19:32

EnjoyingTheArmoire · 11/05/2026 16:40

She absentmindedly stood bottomless next to the pool whilst blowing up an inflatable, and her DH shouted "YOUR MINGE" to alert her to this?

Omg, loved that thread!!

AgnesX · 11/05/2026 19:33

The head tilt?

SpaDaysForAll · 11/05/2026 19:35

Leavesandthings · 11/05/2026 19:16

I don't even know the reference for these and they are still funny.

Where does the "snapping and farting", and screaming in the Sistene Chapel come from? 😂

Snap and fart is from a thread where a woman with IBS had a fallout with a boyfriend 🤣

NotTheOrdinary · 11/05/2026 19:37

Was she shouting 'cat me you cunt'?