What's all this flipping tinkly laughing?

[MardyBra]

And bloody head-tilting?

Haven't been on MN much recently, and I've come back to find that the standard advice for dealing with MILs, SILs and Wendys is to say something passive aggressive with a head tilt and a tinkly laugh.

What's wrong with an assertive down-to-earth: "MIL, I know you want to spoil the grandkids with a large box of Quality Street for their tea, but I'd prefer it if you could feed them kale and quinoa. Thanks."

Instead the standard advice being doled out is increasingly a passive aggressive: "We don't want them getting fat MIL" [head tilt].

Fuck that.

(That no was a joke before anyone jumps on me!)

Non

There's always one....

thank goodness for usual with her encyclopedic knowledge of the traditions of MN

My dils mother does a tinkly little laugh when she's told for the hundredth time that ' no we don't lock the puppy in the conservatory like they do ours sleeps on our bed between me and dh and no we don't care what the books say'

I may do the quick scream in her posh face and scare her followed by the evil look Mrs Weasley gives Bellatrix after killing her?

that was meant to be friendly, by the way - it could be considered sarky but it ain't

I'd pay money to see John thingie asking you what a fanjo was

The so called "Mitford U", screams with laughter, or roaring with laughter is aeons worse than the tinkly little laugh though.... do admit, non?

Surely doing a Brian blessed booming belly laugh while head tilting will rip neck muscles from their erstwhile moorings?

I have just tried a tinkly laugh while lying on the bed with dog. He jumped down immediately and left the room. Maybe the 'tinkly laugh' is a dog deterrent that we are just tapping into?

Oh god. I have a tinkly laugh in real life. I hate it. Sorry.
Me me me.
Who was it years ago on MN who used to roffle?

I don't think I can physically do a tinkly laugh. I tried but I just couldn't get one out. I'm more of your Sid James when it comes to laughter.

Smoke 20 woodbines a day, Myrobalanna. The tinkly laugh will be a proper bark before long.

Mouth 'fuck you' when only they are looking is my go to
I think I need a spa day

You all sound vile.

HTH

Brian Blessed tinkly laugh

It's crap advice, anyway. You can't 'do' a tinkly laugh. Just like you can't 'be' breezy.

Please can someone explain to me what means?

I cannot be the only person thinking everyone on here is laughing like a fairy? What would that even sound like? And what does it mean in relation to the post? I thought people were using an emoticon that wasn't working

I'm another Brian Blessed laugher OP ain't nothing delicate about Hahahaha!

Sorry I haven't RTFT

I did have a slightly embarrassing moment this morning (for which I blame MN) when I asked the school receptionist if I could buy a book bag for "my DS". She replied, "Sorry, who?".

usual I remember that thread wot started it all off. Wasn't that Tee chick on it. Where is she these days anyway. She was a humorous and loud mouthed American IIRC

The "did you mean to be so rude" and twinkly laugh thing makes me feel I'm from a different planet to a lot of MNers. "What the fuck did you just say to me" comes more naturally.