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538 replies

HullyEastergully · 06/12/2012 10:17

Why are:

  1. Certain items of clothing = "mumsy" eg bootcuts, tunics, some boots but not others (forget which)
  1. Short wide jumpers are inherently better than others
  1. Anyone over a size 12 = fat
  1. Fat = mumsy
  1. That thinking the above makes you a cleverer and more knowing alnd all-round better person with a slight pitying disdain for those that don't agree.

Lastly I would like a definition of "Mumsy" and why it is an insult.

Thank you.

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BOFingSanta · 06/12/2012 20:08

I know Style And Beauty is not sneery. It is full of lovely helpful and kind posters. My point is that the vast majority of them are not fashion nazis, nor are they trolls (in the goady sense). The author of tunicgate is though, as I'm sure she would privately and with good grace admit.

Amblin · 06/12/2012 20:11

I am. I'm stunned people care. Or read it. After TWO DAYS

ArtexTheHallWithBoughsOfMonkey · 06/12/2012 20:13

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KrisMoose · 06/12/2012 20:14

Are you a troll, Amblin?

I feel like a kid watching 'Santa' remove his beard

icclebabyjesusheave · 06/12/2012 20:17

Pull the other one, it's wearing a mumboot.

Howling here. Absolutely howling Xmas Grin

BOFingSanta · 06/12/2012 20:17

Ok, don't use the word troll, it's too emotive, like the evil genius unmasked by Scooby Doo at the fairground.

Legpuller. Is that better?

BOFingSanta · 06/12/2012 20:18

Chain-yanker, piss-taker, dudgeon-tickler. One of those.

KrisMoose · 06/12/2012 20:18

Bofffyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Yes that's better

KrisMoose · 06/12/2012 20:20

Actually yes that is better as that's how I view them - and I really enjoy threads like that. S'fun. Not trolly. Trolly = bad, leg-pulling = good. Dudgeon-tickling = illegal in Texas.

Amblin · 06/12/2012 20:21

Admittedly getting a reaction is quite easy.
A finely honed skill

TuftyFinch · 06/12/2012 20:23

Is this mumsy?

not a tunic

KrisMoose · 06/12/2012 20:25

haha :o

BeataNoxPotter · 06/12/2012 20:32

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icclebabyjesusheave · 06/12/2012 20:34

There's no skill in getting a reaction.

Excuse me a moment while I go and ask if my SiL's choice of baby name is chavvy on AIBU.

TuftyFinch · 06/12/2012 20:36

This is mumsy?

schoolrun?

TuftyFinch · 06/12/2012 20:37

scjhool run?

HullyEastergully · 06/12/2012 21:22

Oi, Mrs Campbell, I didn't out her, the outing was done on the primary thread. I don't do outing.

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HullyEastergully · 06/12/2012 21:25

AND as I said hours ago ^^, THIS IS NOT ABOUT SODDING S&B

Because I did indeed get loads of lovely help, particulalry from the very lovely TraceyBath

WHY DON'T PEOPLE RTFT??????

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ArtexTheHallWithBoughsOfMonkey · 06/12/2012 21:26

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HullyEastergully · 06/12/2012 21:31

Right.

Driven into extremis I have checked.

There are loads of comments about fat people by all different people on that thread

Amblin:

No. Tunics only ok on skinnies.

Not over 12

is just ONE

and yes ha ha you were doing a wind up - but every bloody one else sure wasn't

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MrsCampbellBlack · 06/12/2012 21:35

You did out I'm afraid.

And I agree traceybath was lovely Wink

HullyEastergully · 06/12/2012 21:36

She was outed on that other thread. I wouldn't have known who she was otherwise.

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Djembe · 06/12/2012 21:37

Who did Hully out? Was it me?

I namechange every month or so so despite being as regular as they come on S and B, I hold some mystique Hmm

HullyEastergully · 06/12/2012 21:38

I didn't out anyone

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TuftyFinch · 06/12/2012 21:43

Artex Grin

who did you out? even though you didn't

was it my fault? because i got confused and asked if they were talking about you Blush

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