Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

Do YOU describe yourself as any of the following?

111 replies

NinaNannar · 17/03/2013 11:29

"Bubbly"
" feisty"
"a bit sweary'
" a foody"?

FOr these are the terms that, come the revolution will SURELY result in summary execution.

OP posts:
thegreylady · 17/03/2013 14:54

Have you noticed that when a female under the age of 30 is murdered she is always described as 'bubbly' ? I hate it.

SirChenjin · 17/03/2013 14:58

No, none of them. I feel quite murderous if anyone describes themselves that way - indeed, I will happily assume the role of executioner come the revolution.

The other one that makes me twitchy is "I don't go to work to be popular". I find it's generally used by utter arseholes who wield more power than is good for them and who are unpopular simply because they are utter a-holes.

DiseasesOfTheSheep · 17/03/2013 14:59

I am often called eccentric, which is an improvement on last night when I was described by some mutual friends as "borderline psychotic". I prefer the term "boring-conversationally challenged" myself.

maddening · 17/03/2013 14:59

No - I genuinely don't know why people kept saying it - all unrelated but the.comment was always " you're quite eccentric though aren't you" and after a while it does make you wonder whether maybe you aren't normal - which I think I am. I did my degree in art but ended up as an analyst Confused so maybe am too arty for the world of finance and analytics :)

DiseasesOfTheSheep · 17/03/2013 15:00

I will happily assume the role of executioner come the revolution

Nice to meet you - I plan to head up the Assassin's Guild, so I'm sure our paths will cross professionally on many occasions.

Glory to the revolution.

TheBigJessie · 17/03/2013 15:02

I like "practical". I am practical.

everlong · 17/03/2013 15:03

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

ENormaSnob · 17/03/2013 15:07

Atm I am best described as a miserable fat bastard due to give birth any day.

SirChenjin · 17/03/2013 15:15

And you Diseases.

Do we keep the blades sharp or allow them to blunt?

flippinada · 17/03/2013 15:26

No. However outside of job interviews I'm not usually asked there question.

I would also add "fun" to your list. People who describe themselves as fun make my teeth itch.

flippinada · 17/03/2013 15:27

That, not there.

SoldAtAuction · 17/03/2013 15:28

I was described as 'one of those corn fed fresh air Canadians' by a teacher visiting from the UK.
I think it was a good thing...Hmm

BrainSurgeon · 17/03/2013 15:31

One of my teachers (I was about 12) once described me as "sensitive" - I didn't like that. Qed...

BrainSurgeon · 17/03/2013 15:31

Oh sorry forgot to answer to the op: Nope.

SanityClause · 17/03/2013 15:40

A friend called DD2 "sassy" the other day.

I told her it meant a bit cheeky and sure of yourself, but in a good way.

Was I wrong? (They are both 11, BTW)

SirChenjin · 17/03/2013 15:43

I don't think it's a good thing Sanity - my friend from one of the Southern states tells her daughters off for being sassy or sassing her

SanityClause · 17/03/2013 15:43

Oooo, SirChenjin, the head of our PTA told the HT, "I'm not here to stroke egos!"

I thought "Except your own, perchance?" as I typed out my resignation from the committee. Wink

carabos · 17/03/2013 15:44

"Bubbly" is an airhead who won't shut up.
"Feisty" is someone who rams their opinions down other people's throats and closes their mind to counter-argument.
"Interesting" means intelligent but badly dressed.
"Mad" means gets falling-down drunk and tells everyone they love them while wearing a household item as a hat.
"Menopausal " is an woman over 40 with an opinion.
"Hormonal" ditto
"Aggressive " is any woman under 40 with ambition.
And so on...
And btw, women think that when someone says "you look well" they mean "you look fat". I have it on good authority from a couple of men that, when said by a man, it means "you look gorgeous but I can't say that because I'm with my wife / we're at work" Wink.

SanityClause · 17/03/2013 15:45

That second post was regarding your earlier 14:58 post, BTW, SirChenjin. (cute name, BTW.)

SirChenjin · 17/03/2013 15:45

You did the only thing you could, given the circumstances, Sanity!

SanityClause · 17/03/2013 15:47

I thought that "you look well" meant "I think you've lost weight, but I don't want to suggest that you may've been fat, in the past."

KermitRuffinsTrumpet · 17/03/2013 16:00

Where I'm from if you describe someone as looking well it means they look a right state. It's all in the tone of voice Grin

I don't think I describe myself at all.

flippinada · 17/03/2013 16:03

You know, it may just mean "you look well", as in "you look well".

ErrorError · 17/03/2013 16:07

I reckon anyone who describes themselves using the terms listed in the OP, are most certainly the opposite. Or people who want to be perceived in such a way but not quite there yet. It's annoying when girls describe themselves as 'geeky' or 'nerdy' but they're not, they're just hot but ordinary girls who look good in thick framed glasses. If pressed for one word I would describe myself as quirky, but that's only a small aspect of my personality, and I hate to be pigeonholed. Especially by men, (usually ones who I go out with are the most likely to label!)

montmartre · 17/03/2013 16:11

I am always described as posh Hmm, aloof Hmm or sensible Hmm Hmm

I like to see myself as a well-bred stoic. Grin

Swipe left for the next trending thread