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Is it all a race to the finish?

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Lottora · 02/08/2011 15:14

I worked for around twenty years to get where I am. Few people could say the same. I read mumsnet and see people complaining, yet I never have a complain.

I seem to have a pretty normal life. From the time I wake up, to the time I take my afternoon nap, I'm focussed on my task.

If it's a race to the finish, and the winner gets what, then why are you still here?

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TheMagnificentBathykolpian · 02/08/2011 19:08

I had a complaint once.

Some ointment cleared it right up.

BeerTricksPotter · 02/08/2011 19:15

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UntitledNo2 · 03/08/2011 05:19

Talc, 'Do you remember those big bottles of Lucozade that came wrapped in crackly yellow cellophane? I used to cut out circles of it to stick on my NHS specs so I could see what life would be like if everything was a bit more yellowy.'

Hehehe. I do remember those Lucozade bottles, with the little textured bobbles, right? Never did the cellophane circle cutting thing though. However, I do remember cutting circles out of my 'Billy Roll' when I was little... I'd remove the Billy Roll from the sambo, use the lid of my drinks bottle to extract the eyes, then eat Billy's face, and save the eyes for last.

Oh. That is kind of weird, right?

Shutupanddrive · 03/08/2011 06:53

Here op
Biscuit

GotArt · 03/08/2011 06:58

OP... what happens after afternoon nap?

Lucky you on afternoon nap BTW.

We are winners of this race; its called death. Grin

MissusCT · 03/08/2011 07:05

I'm concerned that no-one knows what the winner gets if they win a race.

How do I know if I want to participate if I don't know what the prize is?

CogitoErgoSometimes · 03/08/2011 07:07

"...if the winner gets what...,"

Gets what? Do they get 'what's what'? Or what? Hmm

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Lottora · 03/08/2011 07:24

Yeah that's all good and smooth when you come out and say it. But I think that no one joins a race before knowing the conditions.

They obviously at some point wanted to get what, correct? But now when you come on mumsnet and complain about it, it sends out the impression that even though you want it, you want to hinder those others that try to get it.

It's a race not a competition. Can't people ever understand that?

That's the main reason I never complain. Either way only one of us here is right, the others don't know what they want...

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 03/08/2011 07:25

Nope.... you're still not making any sense.

obviously at some point wanted to get what, correct? Hmm ??????????? Hmm

KathyImLost · 03/08/2011 08:02

Is... is mumsnet a race?

CogitoErgoSometimes · 03/08/2011 08:11

No grasshopper.... mumsnet is not the race..... life is the race.... and the winner is death....

whattodoo · 03/08/2011 08:17

I'm going to say "that's all good and smooth" to Doug today. He likes a quirky saying.

TheMagnificentBathykolpian · 03/08/2011 08:50

ARRRRGGGGHHHH!

The whole 'what' thing is driving me nuts! It makes no sense.

Which is, I believe, what the OP wants. To drive us bonkers with posts that make no sense. But still I find myself yelling WHAT isn't a thing!!!

"They obviously at some point wanted to get what, correct?"

No. Not correct. Bad OP. Bad bad OP. Stand in the corner. You can't get 'what'. You can't give 'what', you can't earn 'what', you don't deserve 'what', you can't be punished with 'what'

You can however be punished with a big dose of my foot up your arse!

melika · 03/08/2011 09:00

What the hell is this about?

TalcAndTurnips · 03/08/2011 10:02

UntitledNo2 - Billy Roll? Eyes? Sambo? Ate his face? Saved the eyes for last?

What satanic ritual do you talk of?? I am disturbed for poor Billy, whoever he may be (or have been.) Did you bury him under the patio too?

Shock Confused

Pseudo341 · 03/08/2011 10:14

I don't mean to be confrontational but I think a lot of people on this thread are taking the piss out of OPs use of English when chances are it's not her first language, not really fair IMO.

I think she's not realized that the word siesta makes sense to Enlish speakers and doesn't need to be translated, presumably she'd have got up early and done a full day's work before the siesta.

Of course I may be completely mistaken, but it was my immediate thought on reading the first post.

nickelbabe · 03/08/2011 10:19

I am always amused by a Gardening book I have at hom.
It's Percy Thrower, and there's a bit on growing melons.

There's a description of how you should support the fruit, because it hangs on a vine, and can drop down or pull of before it's ripe.
anyway, you do this by using old tights or something as nets to hold the fruits.
there is a drawing that goes with it, and it makes me laugh every time (i don't know why! Blush) It just says something along the lines of "melons in nets" and the picture is of a melon in a net. It looks like it's a boob in a bra.
Blush

caramelwaffle · 03/08/2011 10:22

(Oooooommmmmm -cymbal clash)

Yes, I thought "siesta" also.

Still, a tad silly to complain about complaining about.....what (?)
Op seems to be saying "I've had no cause for complaint...so neither should any of you."

Is it too early for an afternoon nap?

TheMagnificentBathykolpian · 03/08/2011 10:26

If it was not her first language, and she was serious, then so many people have asked her to clarify what she means - particularly about the whole 'what' thing, that she had ample opportunity to do so.

The fact that she is ignoring being told that 'what' makes no sense, for example, when she's posted 3 times and could easily have responded explaining, leads me to believe that it's a wind up.

Pseudo341 · 03/08/2011 10:27

I think she's saying that people shouldn't complain that they can't get everything they want at the beginning of their working life. Most people have to work long and hard to afford a nice house etc. and if you get everything handed to you on a plate at the beginning then you don't appreciate it as much as if you'd worked for it and also you have nothing to aim for for the rest of your life so what's the point, hence the race to the finish comment.

Pseudo341 · 03/08/2011 10:29

Loads of people jumped taking the piss out of her English, if she's not confident in her use of the language do you really blame her for being too nervous to return?

Pseudo341 · 03/08/2011 10:30

And the winner gets....
what?

What does the winner get?

That's what she's asking

nickelbabe · 03/08/2011 10:30

if OP's trying to sound like Bertie Wooster, then surely it should be

"They obviously at some point wanted to get what, what!"

rubyrubyruby · 03/08/2011 10:30

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TalcAndTurnips · 03/08/2011 10:35

Oh my god, nickelbabe - my mother does that exact thing with her melon vines in the glasshouse!

I walked into there one dark evening (to close the louvres) and these hard, gently swinging, slightly hairy orbs were brushing against me - it was like walking through a giant bollock plantation.

She's a huge fan of old Perce and has lots of his books - must be the same one. She used to tune into Blue Peter if Percy was going to be on it; she was devastated when the vandals got in and wrecked the joint.

It turns out that footballer Les Ferdinand had a hand in the affair. There is a

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