To not like the sudden increase in hun-ing on here?

[ForgetfulNameChanger]

I love mumsnet for the fact it isn't all huggy huggy kiss kiss hun babez x x x rant over end of!

But I'm seeing it slowly creeping in and I'm not liking it.

AIBU?

[UnitedZingDom]

scottish

here's some for you!

[scottishmummy]

Back from work,checking in see what Hun action being going on

[pianodoodle]

I haven't been on Mnet long and haven't been outstandingly offensive yet (even though it looks like fun) so thought I'd better read this in case I was one of the "huns"

Pleased to report I'm not! Will carry on being reasonably pleasant but not twee. Thank fuck for that :)

[WilsonFrickett]

All the galleries are dead central, the Modern is a wee walk away but worth it. The National Museum of Scotland is utterly brilliant, it's just been re-furbed and re-curated (if that is an actual word) and the way they put the collection together is great.

The Edinburgh College of Art has an installation on in the sculpture hall, which looks interesting too.

Mound and High Street are the best places for street theatre / stuff occurring.

Leith is good for drinks/food if you want to get out of the madness - jump a 22 to the shore.

[DioneTheDiabolist]

BF is putting a show together for the Fringe. So I suppose I'll catch some of his friend's shows too. What do you recommend in the way of museums and galleries?

[WilsonFrickett]

Tis actually fab. Lots of street theatre to watch, lots of people to watch as well. There's a half-price ticket booth on the Mound as well. And part of the whole thing is seeing the cheaper shows on a whim.

[DioneTheDiabolist]

Thank you Wilson, you make it sound soo disappointing.. At least I know the riding will be good.

[WilsonFrickett]

As SM seems to be off scouring the interweb for fake buffets, may I humbly present the only free thing to do in August in Edinburgh: the festival shag.

1. attend any popular watering hole
   
2. find member of opposite or indeed same sex who is 'doing the Festi'
   
3. Ride
   
   Everything else costs at least £10 for 25 minutes of tedium. Except in preview week when tedium comes 2 for 1.
   
   

[DioneTheDiabolist]

Scottishmummy, I find myself increasingly having rides. BF is working loads of hours, as am I, so it's a case of getting a few hours together when we can. Last night I had him round, rid him for a bit and sent him home in a taxi after he gave me the money I got for selling some stuff on his e-bay account.

I don't know what I'm getting at here but here's my agony aunt post:

Dear Scottishmummy,
BF is taking me to Edinburgh next week. As I am permanently skint he is paying for the lot. Last night I got him round. Rid him. Took my money and called him a cab. I have already expressed my gratitude for him paying for the trip and explained to him that although we're going together I will need a lot of time on my own to explore.

What can you recommend (that is free) that I can do without him when I'm in Edinburgh?

Yours whatever,
Dione.

[FrussoHathor]

I inagine Tickers here would read

????7weeks, 2 days and 4 hours, since glittery cat shit????
????5 months since Pom bear incident???
???3 years since I LTB???

[scottishmummy]

You need to ask?yes sparkly cupcakes,in fact cupcakes are twee
Overdone,cliched and beloved of a certain kind of hun

[ZingWidge]

I'm guessing glittery cupcakes are twee as well.

did I get that right?

[ZingWidge]

Ems my 3 year old also had glitter poo once after eating glittery cupcakes at a party

[HaroldLloyd]

I wish we could have tickers, just to see Scottish mummys. I'm sure that would be a thing to behold!

[Emilythornesbff]

true malcolm

[MalcolmTuckersMum]

I'm choking laughing at the glitter-shitting cat!

[ZingWidge]

frusso that doesn't surprise me, he's such an exhibitionist!

[RabbitFromAHat]

This too will pass? I would assume they were referring to me ingesting some kind of massive foreign body and therefore having to inspect the old poo-pan regularly.

[FrussoHathor]

It's all over google zingwidge

[FrussoHathor]

scottishmummy it has got to be better than the sickly sweet option

[ZingWidge]

frusso how did you get that photo of my grandad?

[ZingWidge]

@ forgetful

[Elsiequadrille]

I only recently gave away my copy of Anthea's Perfect Housewife to the charity shop! This is true; but I'm not a housewife, or perfect, nor aspiring to be

[scottishmummy]

I think night at museum too,funny

[ForgetfulNameChanger]

Course we do SM