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Original poster

To think that before discovering MN I didn't....

83 replies

zeezeek · 14/08/2015 21:54

Buy clothes from Boden

Have any knowledge about a penis beaker

Realise that a chicken could last soooo long

Understand that there was such a problem with parking in P&C spaces if you didn't have a child with you

I was, indeed, ignorant.

And, in particular, I have realised that I have an addictive personality and my addiction is this site. To the extent that I have recommended "the other site" to my new-mum-step-daughter just so I can keep my presence on here a secret...

I am ashamed.

But I really like Boden Grin

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TongueBiter · 14/08/2015 22:45

"being darked on" - fantastic - I'd forgotten about that expression Grin

ollieplimsoles · 14/08/2015 22:46

As soon as that second line appeared on my Clearblue earlier this year I thought 'ooh I should have a look at mumsnet' I've learned so much since then..

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zeezeek · 14/08/2015 22:47

I was also ignorant of the apparently pertinent fact that bearing more than two offspring is tantamount to being the object of societal anathema..

Ha, I know someone who's a member of some group who disapproves of having more than 2....no idea what they are called, or anything useful like that.

So, I can use fuck off to the far side of fuck....and pretend that I didn't get it here then?

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lemonade30 · 14/08/2015 22:48

yes millions or as I now abbreviate IRL

NMCNMM (finger click, simultaneous hand swoosh) and people know what I'm on about!

really it's revelatory.

WorraLiberty · 14/08/2015 22:48

"Being smoked on" is another weird one that keeps popping up lately Grin

"A lady on the next table smoked on me"

Conjurers up some fantastic images!

mineofuselessinformation · 14/08/2015 22:49

Sanity, I'm with you on penis beaker.
But, Brian from Hull was really funny!

Original poster
zeezeek · 14/08/2015 22:49

Am still totally unapologetic about Boden. I'm tall, not especially slim and middle-aged and have a false leg from the knee down....really, there's not much choice for me!

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Unfairestofthemall · 14/08/2015 22:53

I loved penis beaker it's what made me sign up Grin there have been better classics though now I have delved deeper.

LibrariesGaveUsPower · 14/08/2015 22:53

Except someone muttered darkly about the circus/monkeys thing boiling their piss on another thread and I've never got to the bottom of whether it is supposed to be offensive!

I can make a chicken last two meals . Roast then noodle soup. I is in with the MN crowd..... until I admit that I see nothing wrong with lunch being spaghetti hoops on buttered toast on occasion. Then I is ex-communicated. Grin

Sparklingbrook · 14/08/2015 22:54

Penis Beaker and all the Yoni nonsense just made me Hmm as did the very unfunny Pom Bear dinner party cobblers.

Boden doesn't look like my sort of thing.

usualsuspect333 · 14/08/2015 23:00

I loved the Yoni thread.

Spottypjs1 · 14/08/2015 23:27

I have learnt that I will always be judged by someone. If you are too strict, too laissez faire, house too tidy, house too cluttered, too posh, too common. If you say serviette and not napkin, or if you say hols etc. I can't believe how passionately people will judge and how annoyed I will make someone if I use a certain expression! I probably judge a lot too. So I realise I should just be myself. You can't please everyone.

I used the term judgy pants and realised that this might 'out' me as a MNer.

DarkEvilMoon · 15/08/2015 01:10

Nah judgy pants was something my mother used to say when i was a kid, it has been lurking for eons so you are safe with that. Especially as there is no way in hell my mother would approve of mn. too much swearing Grin

I have learnt it is possible to start a bun fight in housekeeping topic, that some most people have no idea of the versitility of bicarb of soda around the house (and car), and discovered that sometimes you have to know the system to get it to work thanks to the lovely ladies in sn who gave me amazing advice

derxa · 15/08/2015 01:59

Trexing was genuinely funny Penis beaker complete shite

AnnieOnAMapleLeaf · 15/08/2015 02:06

Penis beaker was an absolute joke. I didn't find it funny in the slightest (and I am definitely not a prude) but then I have been around for quite awhile and I remember some genuinely funny threads. Penis beaker was just crude humour without much intelligence and it opened the floodgates for trolls and other less-desirable posters. Ick.

Sorry, I really dislike how often penis beaker is brought up as a shining example of MN at its best. It wasn't.

BlankSpaceBaby7 · 15/08/2015 02:15

Penis beaker was not funny

T-Rexing in Asda and "Sharon" on the other hand had me crying with laughter

Id never heard of Boden til i came here, i looked it up expecting something amazing and was thoroughly disappointed. Its just so bland

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LeftMyRidingCropInTheMortuary · 15/08/2015 08:52

Before I joined MN, I had no idea how many people were "entitled".
I enjoyed Penis Beaker.

caz1010 · 15/08/2015 08:58

I can't walk round my home town of Hull without looking at men wondering which one is Brian .Blush

Sparklingbrook · 15/08/2015 08:59

YY Penis Beaker being held up as MN at its best was laughable. But all publicity is good I guess. Sad

prorsum · 15/08/2015 09:20

Another unapologetic Boden fan mainly for their use of bright colours ,but I buy Boden from ebay predominantly. I didn't realise there were seemingly whole counties where the women and children were dressed by Johnny.
Depends on the size of the chicken really.
No children but would have had four if Mr Right had come along.
PB made me laugh and it was a complete eye opener as have been many threads on here. The wide range of views from some very well educated people can be an education.
People can be very supportive and give excellent to a poster having a crises.

dementedma · 15/08/2015 09:23

Grin at worra. I have had my eyes opened by all the hygiene threads - poo crumbs, endless bleaching of things, pjs worn once and then washed, tons of laundry. Made me realise I am a complete slattern for wearing clothes more than once before washing them. ( and then not hanging them out with matching pegs and the right way up!). There is no hope for me...

Passmethecrisps · 15/08/2015 10:32

I was an active member but managed to completely miss penis beaker.

I like a bit of boden but I fear it may make me look frumpy.

I could make a chicken last more than meal - probably 3 if I could be arsed making stock but I never can.

I agree with whoever mentioned the awareness that someone will always judge you. I had no idea that there were so many things to be judged on to be honest.

And I now think apologetically of sparkling whenever I bleach my loo

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zeezeek · 15/08/2015 10:41

Trexing? Totally missed that....

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PrimalLass · 15/08/2015 10:52

Before discovering MN I didn't know how many ways it is possible to offend someone.

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