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AIBU?

to start a thread so that anyone who has anything to say about anything at all can get it all off their chest without bumping three year-old threads?

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TandB · 28/07/2011 12:13

Further to the recent invasion of the zombie-threads, I thought it might be helpful to provide a shiny new thread just in case anyone has anything at all they want to air, let's say on the subject of childbirth, healthcare professionals and the appropriate sort of engineering degree needed to deliver a baby.

I thought it might spare the blushes of those who have suddenly found their idle musings of 18 months ago catapulted onto the front page of AIBU or Childbirth. It might also spare poor Tortoise from trailing round after the zombies pointing out the age of the threads in question!

Anyone? Anything to say?

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HomemadeCommunistRussia · 28/07/2011 18:46

Ladythumb I feel your pain.

My neighbour spends hours and hours everyday from March to November in her garden with her baby and various visitors YAP YAP YAP YAP all day long. Every meal, every phonecall, every argument carried out at full volume in her tiny terrace garden late into the night.

Why? It drives me around the bend

manicbmc · 28/07/2011 18:33

What troll?

posterofagirl · 28/07/2011 18:27

Tokophobia is the fear of pregnancy/birth. The troll has been on every patenting forum and her threads get quite nasty

manicbmc · 28/07/2011 14:36

Can you sing very loudly and out of tune?

Is it bad that I wanted to lamp the stupid old cow in Morrisons today who's basket I nudged very slightly with my trolley (which was full and damn hard to push). I said 'sorry' straight away and was greeted with 'Oi Man!' God awful Chavvy supermarket.

LadyThumb · 28/07/2011 14:29

TheBig and Quenelle - blood running out the doors and splattered everywhere now - so her mother's ears must be bleeding. She just doesn't STOP, she talks and talks and talks and talks very loudly non-stop. Love the bit about her spinning around - UB40 on full blast here I come!

Quenelle · 28/07/2011 14:12

ChaosTrulyReigns · 28/07/2011 14:08

Isn't tokophobia the one will all the little holes?

ChaosTrulyReigns · 28/07/2011 14:07

TandB · 28/07/2011 13:55

[wails]

I don't have F14! What does it do? What does it do?

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ExitPursuedByAGryffin · 28/07/2011 13:54

F14 - Aren't the USAF bombers? I haven't got one.

BelleDameSansMerci · 28/07/2011 13:54

F5?? Fantastic...

Tokophobia is, I think (without checking so will look like a loon if I'm wrong), the real fear of being pregnant/giving birth. I think it's the giving birth bit.

ChaosTrulyReigns · 28/07/2011 13:53

Shall we tell her about F14?

TandB · 28/07/2011 13:52

OMG! F5 is a shortcut for refresh! I never knew this.

[Hits F5 repeatedly like a loon]

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ExitPursuedByAGryffin · 28/07/2011 13:50

Que? Have I missed something?

Quenelle · 28/07/2011 13:47

I don't have time to be messing about on this thread, I've got orders to process and a meeting to prepare for.

Quenelle · 28/07/2011 13:46

BigJessie I was going to ask LadyThumb the same thing!

'So I turned round to her and said...and so she turns around and goes...'

TandB · 28/07/2011 13:43

What exactly is tokophobia and how did it get trolled? I keep seeing this mentioned.

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TandB · 28/07/2011 13:43

(b)

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posterofagirl · 28/07/2011 13:43

Could we ask HQ for a whole area of the boards for childbirth nutters?

Target audience would be highly qualified freebirthers ,the tokophobia troll and all their little friends.

BelleDameSansMerci · 28/07/2011 13:36

Oh, and I have a sore throat. So I'm almost ill.

BelleDameSansMerci · 28/07/2011 13:35

OK, I have a little issue for you to resolve... I am sort of on gardening leave before starting my new job. Should I:

(a) finish the tedious and pointless presentation I am half way through, or
(b) fanny around on MN for the entire afternoon?

Bear in mind that I do not work in the public sector and am thus not wasting taxpayers' money.

TandB · 28/07/2011 13:27

Meeee! Your problem is easily solved. Just refuse to reverse. Everyone will eventually get out of your way, I promise!

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ChaosTrulyReigns · 28/07/2011 13:26

I have issues with singletrack lanes.

Is there anyone around who can help me out?

TandB · 28/07/2011 13:23

Glad the thread has been of assistance for those with fairy/tile/loud children problems.

I have to say though, I don't see anyone with any real committment to any particular issue on this thread. Oh well, I am sure someone might come along soon with some really unique theories on, say, male vs female healthcare staff.

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TheBigJessie · 28/07/2011 13:17

What can I say? I'm just... gifted.

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