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If you are just a little housewife running a silly business from home

79 replies

SunGate · 05/02/2014 16:55

NC as this would out me but I am bloody furious!!!!

www.uksmallbusinessdirectory.co.uk

If you click on the link above to register your business then you will be greeted with the following message ….

Please note: This is a serious website for serious men with serious businesses.

If you are just a little housewife running a little play business from home earning some pin money whilst your other half is out earning a living - please don't register your latest hobby business here.

Regards, Terry

What an utter tit Angry

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cupcake78 · 05/02/2014 17:50

So the people/ person who've added "Charlie Chaplin Impersonator" and "Chaperones" must be being ironic!

Wonder what Terry is going to do about them! GrinGrinGrin

gamerchick · 05/02/2014 17:52

I can still see the original message. Odd.

Misspixietrix · 05/02/2014 17:53

I just clicked on and still got the silly business comment. I'm going with a deliberate ruse to drum up visits or just being a giant pretentious knob.

cupcake78 · 05/02/2014 17:54

I think I quite like Terry Grin. Alright Terry Wink

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 05/02/2014 17:59

I can still see the original message too. It is good to see what classifies as a "serious business" though in dear Terry's eyes - if you click as if to register your business, one of the categories for 'A' is Abba Tribute Act.

So, being a woman running a business from home doesn't count. Dressing up as Bjorn & Benny is fine.

ScrambledSmegs · 05/02/2014 18:03

Terry's wife IS on MN. I predict he's done this to get a rise out of her (and us).

I found a blog post written by him (about needing a translator understand MN), I'm not going to link but it's not hard to find.

Notawordfromtheladybird · 05/02/2014 18:05

Oh please, he's obviously trying to get as many people clicking on his little business as possible so he can put xx unique hits an hour into his little PowerPoint.

softlysoftly · 05/02/2014 18:07

Like another poster said, third thread today, he's after increasing the click counter to sell advertising space

DO NOT CLICK

DO NOT CLICK

Fakebook · 05/02/2014 18:07

I've just clicked that link and am getting the housewife comment. I'm on my phone.

Ilovemydogandmydoglovesme · 05/02/2014 18:08

Yep I can still see the op's message too.

That's one way to automatically alienate 50% of your target audience.

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 05/02/2014 18:09

Oh, I see, Terry's blog about the "inane waffling" on MN was only posted today.

Yep, this is a definite ploy to get more traffic through his crappy website.

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 05/02/2014 18:11

OP, are YOU Terry's DW, drawing our attention to hubby's website?

Only joking Grin.

scottishmummy · 05/02/2014 18:14

Lol,quite daft.in a caveman kind of way
He'd not say it to Deborah meaden

scottishmummy · 05/02/2014 18:16

I think we can click if we want to. As opposed to a shout DON'T CLICK warning

NewtRipley · 05/02/2014 18:16

op - Did you just tell a little lie about him changing the message? He hasn't changed the messsage

You look vv attractive in a child's fireman hat.

fascicle · 05/02/2014 18:21

Terry's DW needs to LTS*B.

*sexist

Nataleejah · 05/02/2014 18:33

That looks like a joke

scottishmummy · 05/02/2014 18:39

Of course it's joke no one would seriously advise LTB
Even on mn

Bubblegoose · 05/02/2014 18:50

"AIBU in expecting to have intelligent conversations with a group of sensible mums without it resorting to BC I would do lots of SWOI but now I am TTC and SWI again DTD is not as much fun. Of course it isn’t helped by having our PFB in a cot next to the bed as my DH says it distracts him."

Oh Terry you are a card!

Megrim · 05/02/2014 18:53

It's a bit shit, TBH.

I might be a silly little woman running a piddley little business from home, but I at least know that Chorley, Swindon, Liverpool and London are not in Aberdeenshire.

But hey, I only have 60 employees, what would I know?

Hoppinggreen · 05/02/2014 18:54

As I posted on chat Bloggers want traffic and that is exactly what you are giving him - he could even have started this thread himself!!!!
(Apologies to OP if not)

zeezeek · 05/02/2014 18:58

There's only one word for men like him - tosser.

However, if he is such a successful, busy, big dick of a businessman then how come he's got so much time to spend on MN?

Could it be because maybe Terry runs a silly little business from home to earn pin money, whilst his wife is out there doing a "proper" job?

clockwatching77 · 05/02/2014 18:58

Ha ha. He lives not far from our divisional leader who normally nets about 30k in November and has her hubby working for her.

Quoteunquote · 05/02/2014 19:03

Please note: This is a serious website for serious men with serious businesses.

If you are just a little housewife running a little play business from home earning some pin money whilst your other half is out earning a living - please don't register your latest hobby business here.

Regards, Terry

what a twonk, I hope he find the counselling he needs, so he doesn't die alone sad and bitter.

I run a business from home, but I bet he would love mine a construction company (the last twenty years plus)

but I tend to avoid supporting stupid people.

SunGate · 05/02/2014 19:19

perhaps MNHQ would like to confirm that I am a regular on here who has name-changed Smile

I don't know Terry, I am not Terry, in fact here's a weird thing - I don't think I have ever actually consciously met a Terry in my entire life!

I do run my own business though which currently employs just over 40 people part-time and I work from home around my children. The industry that I work in is still dominated by the typical 'white male' although it is gradually starting to change.

When I first started out in business I came across a lot of very patronising attitudes from men (within my sector). I was once patted on the head at a networking meeting but usually I was just ignored.

I hadn't realised that others had started threads about him - I never said I was original Grin.

Doesn't change my attitude of him though - cock

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