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Do not think smearing a soiled nappy on a car is a good idea, or mixing cat poo with milk and pouring it into airvents to get rid of problem parkers, etc etc. It's all gone a bit bizarre round here, and I used to read mn for sane, diverse, funny, wise intelligent opinion. Now my eyes bulge at the majority of posts / advice - people are aggressive and humourless far more often than wise, funny or kind. I'm hoping responses to this thread won't attract too many of those...

Has penis beaker ruined it for us long term posters?

If anyone can direct me to where all the old posters have gone I'd love to know

I opened a caprinihahahahahahahaha bar this morning Maryz!

But the time difference is a bugger. I'm off to bed in a minute and few people wanted cocktails when I woke up.

Someone posted last night that they thought SM might be in prison

That really made me laugh

Yeah I'll go start a thread in Site Stuff then.

For repetitive posting crimes probably Worra.

Worra's idea is great.

Typing in some sort of batshit accent should actually be a crime. Hen

Ha ha similar conversations took place 12 years ago:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/8066-nothing-wrong-with-change-but-please-don-t-change-mumsnet

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/other_subjects/44039-has-mumsnet-changed-a-great-deal

Maryz, I think you're on one of those threads

Here's the lifecycle thing - 1995!

oii.org/lists/lifecycle.html

Can't believe all the darn emojis everywhere, most untidy.

Mum2Toby!!! - text speak back then?

Right the thread's there in Site Stuff

You bastards better not ignore it and make me look like Billy no mates

2003. That was 8 years before I found MN. I had a 1 year old and a 4 year old and their names I didn't check 'went' with each other.

I've just been sitting here thinking '2003, what was I doing in 2003?'

and realised why I couldn't remember much.

It was just before I had children.

Miss-matching names Sparkling? and they still let you in?

People will become 'regulars' again (in that section at least) and when you go there to chat, you'll at least 'recognise' other people.

Isn't that what's happening on this thread here, now? Regulars who recognise each other, chatting? (Not complaining, btw.)

Yes Fent0n, I didn't realise for some time about the matchy matchy name stuff. Or that I did BLW and baby wearing without even knowing it.

CatfordBetty im just down the road from you!

It's a wonder how people have managed to wean their babies for centuries without the internet.

Love this thread! This is how I remember it being.
A few people have chipped in rolling eyes saying oh not another thread, but in the main there has been a constructive conversation about options. With humour thrown in.
I have made many mistakes on mn in the last 12 years and been educated on many things.
One of the things that I do currently find uncomfortable is the lack of discussion/debate regarding politics.. Very rarely is there a balanced debate.
There are a lot of us in the country firmly holding the central ground but in order to talk politics on mn you seem to need to be polarised Britain first or Jeremy Corbyn and there are vast swathes inbetween.

I would post much more rather than lurking if I thought there would be a debate.
That said mn saved my Christmas as I almost had a spade out to dig a hole in the garden for the in laws but I was talked down by some fab mn'ers

*WWorra, idea of genius - am just off to site stuff.

Pag, can't cope with Caprihinahahahahaha as the spelling is too hard

And I did have large drink in your bar at 7.30am

And I HATE all these stupid emojis.

Lololol at not remembering 2003 because it was BC

Yy maryz, agonising over whether 'chat' should be allowed!