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AIBU?

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to want to shoot Barney???

39 replies

lilybeansmummy · 06/06/2012 18:27

i have had barney on repeat for the last 3 days!! my dd is only 19mnths so someone please tell me it gets better and is only a phase she will grow out of soon!!!!

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nosleepwithworry · 06/06/2012 18:30

yanbu..permission granted to shoot the great big fat annoying purple shit.

Grin
MeCookGoodSock · 06/06/2012 18:31

I hate you
You hate me
Let's all go and shoot Barney
With an AK47 lying in the grass
Let's shoot Barney up his a*%e

starmaker7 · 06/06/2012 18:33

YANBU ,my dd's loved Barney I was so glad when they grew out of him ,much prefer Bear in the Big blue House myself Grin

Trioofprinces · 06/06/2012 18:35

A slightly different version here

I hate you
You hate me
Together we can kill Barney
Climb a tree and shoot him in the head
Sorry kids but Barney's dead

Growlithe · 06/06/2012 18:41

Never underestimate the power of the big purple dinosaur. There is some toddler watching him who will go on to be President of the U S of A. What a worry Shock

MrsTerryPratchett · 06/06/2012 18:41

DH found the Barney noise-making button thingy for DD's book yesterday. He had to find it because I had bloody hidden it. Now she knows it still exists. Stupid, bloody DH.

lilybeansmummy · 06/06/2012 18:45

its good to know im not suffering alone Grin

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 06/06/2012 18:57

Don't ,just DON'T watch
"Barney's Christmas Star"
"Barney's Night Before Christmas"
or "Barney's Search for Santa"

or you will be forced to endure and re-create a Magical and sickeningly twee Christmas experience (complete with snow and nauseating children aka Barney's Backyard Gang) for your DC.

We drove our DS (when hewas a toddler 2.6) and our newborn DD to Lakeside to see Barney on tour many years ago.
The Big Purple One appeared for all of 10 minutes, then promised to "Come back later to see you all, boys and girls"

No, we didn't wait about.Hmm . But DS enjoyed it.

orangeandlemons · 06/06/2012 19:00

Completely reasonable request. Itwould put us all out of our misery.

Ou of all the nauseating pre school nauseating things. Barney is without exception the most nauseating of all.

Outstrips Noddy, Dora, but perhaps nearly equal to Big Cock Little Cock

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 06/06/2012 19:00

I give you Barney's Silly Hat toy.

" ^Oh silly hat, silly hat,
I wear it on my head because that's where it's at^ "

Kill.Me.Now.

Confused
clam · 06/06/2012 19:02

I've no idea how this happened but I actually got quite fond of Barney over the years (not so those vomit-inducing "kids" who he hung around with). But then he was diluted with Little Mermaid, Lion King and a few others we had on continuous loop.

A few years later we went to DisneyWorld and I confess I got a bit over-excited when I saw Barney. I waited in the queue for a photo and everything. I think I might have squealed at one point. DS? Not in the slightest bit interested and wandered off. Blush

clam · 06/06/2012 19:05

In fact, ds had a major crush on the Little Mermaid. And so, it seems, did quite a few of the dads at Disney, judging by the flushed faces coming away from the photo session with her!

chelschat · 06/06/2012 19:05

Sorry, no sympathy for any of you. I worked in TOYSHOP with Barney display, everythime a child came and touched the purple b dinosaur he would sing. It nearly put me off having children.

mopbucket · 06/06/2012 19:07

Ive wanted to shoot/kill him for 16 yrs

clam · 06/06/2012 19:11

I also got fond of the Wiggles and the Tweenies. In fact, DH caught me sitting down for the Tweenies with a coffee once, and had to point out to me that the dcs were out! Blush

QueenMaeve · 06/06/2012 19:22

Yabu! Barney rules. He is far better than all that other shite like peppa pig and the fecking night garden. All they do is talk nonsense. The nursery teacher commented in how well my ds knew his nursery rhymes and all his traditional tales, all down to the big purple fella. Barney raised my dc for me. Also taught them how to say please and thank you AND brush their teeth. Sure they hardly needed me at all.

bigjoeent · 06/06/2012 19:26

YANBU, even reading this thread makes me feel violent.

Shooting is too good for him.

MarySA · 06/06/2012 19:29

Can't believe Barney is still going. We've got a Barney hot water bottle cover from years ago. I love it. What's wrong with Barney????

OutragedAtThePriceOfFreddos · 06/06/2012 19:29

My children are too old for Barney and I miss him Sad

I also miss Blue from Blues Clues.

TheLakelandCatalogueIsMyPorn · 06/06/2012 20:11

YANBU. And you can if you really want to.....WARNING - Please don't click on link if you actually love Barney or your children are in the room!!

www.pictogame.com/en/play/game/ZSJdxTVrOz2E_shooting-barney

My DDs are now teenagers but I still remember my hatred of The Big Purple One!! We even once drove from London to Birmingham to see an appearance by Barney which lasted all of 5 minutes! DH was not best pleased,

lilybeansmummy · 06/06/2012 20:28

i know barney is educational but still fuck he is annoying!! i think the problem is the songs stick in your head all day and then people look at you like you're deranged cos you walking around singing 'oh mr sun, sun, mr golden sun' or 'hey mr knickerbocker bopity bop' Confused how many of u are singing those songs now??? Grin mawaaaahhh [evil laugh]

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 06/06/2012 22:02

Ah Freddos did you think the bloke from Blues Clues had obscenely tight trousers on for a childrens TV programme host?

AnyoneforTurps · 06/06/2012 22:03

YANBU provided you promise to take out The Wiggles at the same time.

TiggyD · 06/06/2012 22:05

YABU.

Shooting would be far too quick. He should be sporked to death.

starmaker7 · 06/06/2012 22:49

Ah Freddos did you think the bloke from Blues Clues had obscenely tight trousers on for a childrens TV programme host?

he was on an advert for argos tv or some other rubbish the other day ,I started singing 'we are looking for Blues Clues ,I wonder where they are' and my two ds's were looking at me totally bemused although once I explained the eldest did have a vague recollection :0)