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AIBU to leave reindeer bones to be found at the venue of an outdoors college graduate party?

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QuintessentialOldMoo · 16/05/2011 08:41

I suspect I am. And what seem like a good idea after 2 glasses of wine, does not always seem so good in the cold light of the morning.

Basically, hundreds of high school leavers (aged 17/18) gather on a local beach, every year on the 16th of May. They drink insane amounts of alcohol, and they leave so much rubbish and bottles and cans (and sick) behind, that I would not dream of taking the kids to the beach for at least a week after...

Dh is called out on red cross duty, to man a tent and take care of these "kids". Then they shout and scream as they walk passed the local residents as they walk into the city to continue the party in clubs and pubs...

I wonder what the reaction would be if they came to the beach and found hip bones and a spine, and large other bones?

My son found a complete reindeer skeleton, which he insisted on picking up and carry home (in a bin-liner). It is massive. The bones were squeeky clean, and found baking in the sun,in some remote area. The animal had no doubt died from either starvation or hypothermia, so natural causes.

Without the skull, and all four legs, for the non-medically trained, the bones could be anything.... I was amazed how similar the hips were to human hips, from a non-professional perspective of somebody who very rarely peruse bones.

So Aibu to attempt to put a dampener on their party? Grin

I expect I am. It could traumatize them.

However, it is not illegal to drop bones on beaches?

It is not really a good joke, is it? It is rather tasteless?

And I suspect my son would be devastated if I were to help my self to his budding bone collection...... Hmm

ah well, as you were.

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MumblingRagDoll · 16/05/2011 09:46

I think you should wire the skeleton together and put it in the garden...grow clematis up it! You will end up with a reindeer shaped garden feature!

Or donate it to your local art college...they LOVE bones....great for the students to draw.

QuintessentialOldMoo · 16/05/2011 09:47

We dont want to waste police time, either.

But I doubt they are doing anything of importance here. (Aside from standing by the road sign with speedguns, which they do frequently) A few weeks ago, a woman was burgled at gunpoint, by 5 youth, and the neighbour heard the gunshots and called the police. Did they come? Did they heck. Not for an hour and a half. The police operator said "Sure, we will send somebody around later, they are all in their 11pm weekly staff meeting, I will let them know as soon as they are free". Hmm I would not want to disturb another staff meeting now, would I?

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MumblingRagDoll · 16/05/2011 09:48

Queefer! Bleugh!

As a kid I had a stuffed weasel...I loved him. When later I went to art college, I extracted his teeth with pliers and used the in making an African mask. They looked horrendous!

MumblingRagDoll · 16/05/2011 09:50

Quint...it costs money though....and they have to fill out a LOT of paperwork with every report....I don't think its reasonable to justify your wheeze by saying the local force are crap. What if it was the same time a child went missing?

QuintessentialOldMoo · 16/05/2011 09:51

I meant road SIDE, not road sign. I made it sound like we only have ONE road sign here.
We have a few more, but not enough, for sure. We even have a couple of roundabouts!

A few years ago, the party spilled over to the local airport, where they proceeded to nick a few landing lights. They also stole the local chief of polices mailbox!

(Oh, hang on, that was when I was a high school leaver.....But it wasnt me!)

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MumblingRagDoll · 16/05/2011 09:52

Do you live on an island?

QuintessentialOldMoo · 16/05/2011 09:54

I know, I know.

Lets just hope they regard a missing child of higher importance than armed robbery of a lone woman in her flat.

The police found her tied up and gagged on the floor. WHen they eventually got there, after their meeting.

One of the youth who robbed her was found dead and floating by the pier two days later. They assume he ran off in terror and straight off the pier. However they dont know if he was already dead when he hit the water. ...

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MumblingRagDoll · 16/05/2011 09:56

Good God! But if they are that bad then you don't need to make it harder for them.

QuintessentialOldMoo · 16/05/2011 09:56

Ah, this is getting sinister rather than lighthearted.

Need to take my son shopping. We are off to the garden center. (Wont look for string, as Clematis needs a warm south facing wall to grow up here!) Will leave the skeleton behind. Prank cancelled!

Not an island, just a very small place.

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Pictish · 16/05/2011 09:58

Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude.
However, your plan does come over as childlike and fantastical. It's a daft idea.

I agree with whoever said to use it in the garden....I would too.

I'm with you about the rubbish on the beach though - entirely.

AngryGnome · 16/05/2011 10:10

I still think it's a wicked wheeze.

CurrySpice · 16/05/2011 10:14

We do most sicerely apologise for making a thread about you leaving animal remains on a beach with the intention of freaking people out sinister! :o

SarahStratton · 16/05/2011 10:22

It is a wicked wheeze.

It's not good if they call the Police though. What about doing some fake satanic sign things in the sand instead? That might scare them.

Pictish · 16/05/2011 10:28

But almost definitely won't.

Fake satanic signs? Really though?
From the L to the A to the M to the E.

Seriously.

BendyBob · 16/05/2011 10:33

A a large sign saying 'Over 50's tea party. Flower and veg show' would scare them moreGrin.

SarahStratton · 16/05/2011 11:04

Lol are you head snaking and doing scissor fingers Pictish?

Pictish · 16/05/2011 11:19

Yes....if you like.

QuintessentialOldMoo · 16/05/2011 15:35

"We do most sicerely apologise for making a thread about you leaving animal remains on a beach with the intention of freaking people out sinister!"

Indeed! Shock

I am not at all offended, I would be the first to admit and realize that the idea is both daft, childlike, and fantastical.

But fuuuuuun......... (imagine me as Homer Simpson)

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