To wonder why my brother signed my birthday card "Kenneth Branagh" when he isn't

[firemansamisnormansdad]

WTF.

[HildaOgden]

I always though Kenneth Brannagh was a bit of a knob.

Enjoy your own Christmas with your mum,hope she is better now.

[firemansamisnormansdad]

Ladies. We shall never know. My arsing bro didn't go to the wedding despite knowing about it since April. Other relatives managed to fly in from the USA but can DB take a 2 hour train journey? No. It was all because no children were invited to the wedding so i think he refused to come on principal, but I had to go on my own and leave my own DH and DCs at home. Didn't stop me having a good time seeing everyone again and wishing the lovely couple joy. AND ANOTHER THING.... Our mother had a bad brain aneuryism last year 2 months before DB's son was born and she's still not 100%. I agreed that DH and i would look after mum over xmas 2011 as DB wanted to go into "xmas lockdown" and just focus on the new baby. ONLY DB's SIL tagged him on facebook on xmas day and they'd gone to his wife's sister's instead so poor old mum only got to see her grandson for 40 mins two weeks before xmas and nothing over xmas. NOW arsing bro has suddenly announced that he, wife and DC are going on a 3 week holiday over xmas so mum won't see her grandson AGAIN over xmas.

Don't care if you're reading this bro. You don't answer the phone or reply to my texts and a bunch of flowers is not going to make up for you "screwing up xmas".

So, as I said ladies, we shall never know.


really cross face

[SuePurblybilt]

Is it an autograph?

[trixymalixy]

Did you ask your brother?

[LadyClariceCannockMonty]

You'd better come back and tell us!

You're going to sign his next card with a random actor's name, aren't you?

'Dame Maggie Smith'?
'Helena Bonham Carter'?
'Helen Mirren'?

[DilysPrice]

Loving thread but v offended by your name OP . Norman's daddy is of course my late husband, Vincent.

And Canestan as a secret Santa would definitely be code for "you're an irritating cunt".

[tayatoes]

love this....reminds me of Peter Kay's mother in his bits about his mother on the answerphone messages

[firemansamisnormansdad]

Lol, my cousin is completely normal (male cousin btw) and is a clinical psychologist so i will ask him what he thinks of all this! perhaps he can tell us some family history secret.

DC stopped fighting now, hooray!

[firemansamisnormansdad]

I promise! And i will also let you know the reaction when I sign the card " now your naked couplings won't make the baby Jesus cry, love Bette Davis"

[EdMcDunnough]

I'm dying to know now. Please don't forget!

[firemansamisnormansdad]

Ed: what, you're not Keanu Reeves?

Right, still no word from DB but i will be seeing him at my cousin's wedding in two weeks so will update you all then.

Oh god, can hear my own DCs killing themselves so need to log off and sort out the carnage. Boo. Tis too early on a Saturday for this (said Kenneth Branagh paraphrasing Shakespeare).

[SPsFanjoSponsoredByOrange]

I'm a weird name signer

I also sent my ex mil a Christmas card from Shane from westlife. Along with a poem inside written just from westlife songs!

[JethroTull]

Brilliant. This has made me actually LOL. Loudly enough to wake the dog up. Brilliant.

[EdMcDunnough]

I just want to say, though it is of little help to anyone, that I have a friend who is friends with Keanu Reeves.

I'm not though.

[CollegiateMum]

But wasn't KB associated with the DC? Maybe they've changed his name by deed poll and will be referred to as Kenneth Branagh from now on. Hello, this is my wife and my son, Kenneth Branagh.

Then they can dress him in an orange parka and he'll be Kenny from South Park!

[iscream]

I'm so sorry to be the one to tell you, but your sil has kicked out your db, and Kenneth Branagh is her new dh. What a way for them to tell you. Honestly!

[Frenchie724]

Hilarious

[WhoWillDoMyHoovering]

"the bloke in the top hat at the Olympics opening ceremony who everyone thought was Abraham lincoln" = Brunel! Check out the hat . But if that doesn't shed any light either..... random!!

[Shitemum]

Seems obvious to me that your DB is referring to a distant time in the past (since you've clearly forgotten it) when you told him you fancied Kenneth Branagh. So he is throwing in some kisses 'from' KB as a sort of present, iyswim, maybe.

[firemansamisnormansdad]

We're not a close family!

[StealthPolarBear]

yes, if it was an e card it was probably something like hitting paste without meaning to

[firemansamisnormansdad]

OMG TeamUmizumi did start a thread!

DB gone to ground so I will send him an e-card to his work email on Monday saying "mumsnetters want to know why you signed my card Kenneth Branagh?" and sign it Barbara Windsor.