to think it is impossible to have a lighthearted thread on Mumsnet anymore, even if it has the dreaded *lighthearted* in the title?

[Mintyy]

Cos I can't think of one for yonks.

The only ones that people claim to "spray tea over their screen at" all turn out to be silly attention seekers who don't know how to check their autocorrect before posting, or pervy singletons posting to get their sad little kicks.

Please someone show me a good humoured and amusing thread from anywhere on the general boards in the last three months.

I've just read the peter ruded one and it does seem a bit miserable to piss all over a thread other posters were obviously enjoying.

I used to know someone like that, he used to come over all 'grown up' when the rest of us were pissed messing about, lots of looking down his nose and eye rolling at our hedge jumping immaturity. I'm not sure why he knocked about with us really because sitting round a table talking politics was obviously more his cup of tea.

The more po faced he was though the more it made us laugh

I'm not pissing on the peter ruded thread though.
I read it and didn't comment.
I'm talking about it now because humour is what the thread is about.

I am not trying to be grown up and superior. It was just contrived and unfunny IMO.

It's ok to say that without being accused of looking down your nose isn't it?

I meant the people posting their piss on the thread pag.

It's not my thing either, but unless they're laughing at something offensive I can't see why anyone would want the posters on the thread who do find it funny to know that they don't

And I can't see why one poster doing contrived typo threads is funny and one isn't either.

Fair enough but I'm not sure I've ever found a contrived typo thread funny so I think I'm at least consistent.

I guess some of the problem is where the offensive line is drawn.

ahem those of you going on about the au pair in the chalet - Nanny! I'm a Nanny (and we all survived)

Apparently the (eleventy millionth) thread about pubic hair waxing in pregnancy is today's hilarious offering. It has people laughing and being light hearted all over it .

What a load of old bollocks.

On a positive note though rl is more appealing

I hardly ever Laugh Out Loud at something I read on mn. I do Laugh Out Loud when I watch The Simpsons sometimes.

But what I usually do instead, is Laugh Inside a Little Bit. Is that a thing - LILB?

For example this made me LILB

It has people laughing and being light hearted all over it

What a load of old bollocks.

They never gave me a fucking membership card

I'd love a membership card. I'd want a gold one to reflect hours put in.

I'm reading Agent ZigZag so I am quite preoccupied with you just now Zigster.

Oooh, I'm reading that book too Paggy. Its brill.

That's what they said after my 26th email to them LaQ

It took me a few reads of your last line to work out what you meant there pag I thought you were going all stalkery He's lovely though isn't he? I fell in love with him a little bit, even though he must have been a right pain in that respect.

I think if you're reading a thread on a subject that you've seen done already on mumsnet eleventy million times then you've probably been here too long.

Things don't ever seem funny the hundredth time round. Beginning of the end. For you

I prefer spontaneous humour, the type that's only usually found in one post here and there, by someone quippy and sarcastic, with the same sense of humour as I have.

I guess it all depends what you find funny, and whether you've 'heard it all before' or not.

Operation Mincemeat is another good one by Ben Macintyre

You really are starting to sound utterly pathetic now Mintyy

If you don't want to read light-hearted threads about pubic topiary and pregnancy..... then...... um....... don't go on the pregnancy forum and read light-hearted threads about pubic topiary.........?

Just saying.

Well ... dearest Saucy, I am sure you are a very nice person really ... the title of the thread about pubic topiary was just OMG - do you remember?

That suggests that it might be a really juicy thread, worthy of urgent attention.

But, having clicked on it, I did what even you might expect me to do ... I read the op. And I had an opinion on the op, which I posted.

I often read the latest threads on

table saving in cafes
cat poo in gardens
P&C parking spaces
Bald or not fanjos

Just in case something new has possibly happened in that subject are since the last thread. It never has. So far anyway.......

I have loads of Topics hidden, I really need 'hide subject matter'.

Saucy Jack provided me with my most favourite MN quote ever

cat poo threads and old people, obviously strangers, with massive cold sores sucking off babies faces and mils.

SaucyJack Fri 06-Sep-13 22:02:28
It would put me off.

I want a man I can have adventures and fight the world with.

Not one who sits there crying because the peas are touching the carrots.

Snort