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To wish that someone would discover my secrit?

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GetTheGoodLookingGuy · 18/06/2017 20:33

We have magnetic letters on our fridge, which my brother bought me just before we last went on holiday, in memory of the previous holiday which had magnetic letters on the fridge, where we indulged in a childish game of editing the other person's words by as few letters as possible. The best bit was when he wrote "homophobic nutter" and I changed it to "homophonic butter". Anyway...

The letters went on holiday, and came home and now they live on the fridge. For a while, we were changing the writing several times a day, now it can be weeks before inspiration strikes.

A few months ago I was doing some colouring with a child, and came home with a picture of an octopus, which I proceeded to put on the fridge, stuck there with the letters "octapus" (it's a cheap set - only one of each letter). Later, I decided to write the word "secrit" behind the picture - it's now stuck on at the corners with other magnets, with a small but I think noticable bulge where "secrit" is written.

That was about a month ago, and no one's seen it! I keep checking, because I'm sure if someone found it, they would change it to notify me they'd seen it, but no one has! Sad

So, AIBU to wish that someone would discover my "secrit"?

And whilst I'm waiting, what are the similarly silly things your family does?

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Oldgranny · 19/06/2017 09:24

I exist therefore I am .

Treesinbloom · 19/06/2017 09:32

We never voiced our cat.

My parents did however drive me round the bend with various sayings.

I'd say "but,..." and my dad would say "Bert? who's Bert" increasingly until I got annoyed and told him to shut up. "Shirt up? you want me to lift my shirt up?" . Argh!!!!

The only silly thing that they did which I've passed on to my DC is singing a little song when we see the sea.

That and a "pinch and a punch for the first of the month" which French DH has adopted with enthusiasm, even trying to get his MIL before she gets him.

wanderings · 19/06/2017 09:35

My DP and I have a well-established ritual for wrapping my presents. The rule is that any goodies for me must be wrapped in my company: failure to observe this is a heinous crime! I consider it my absolute right to hear them being wrapped. And guess what? Every time, I sit there excitedly, thinking DP is going to come in with an armful of gifts waiting to be wrapped, but instead he enters holding a scarf to cover my eyes! Shock Sad Shock I always protest as part of the ritual, but I do actually like the surprise on the big day, so the wrapping only begins when I am safely blindfolded and can't see a thing.

FastAbsorbingCake · 19/06/2017 09:40

Friend has 2 dogs, everytime I'm there and drink is taken we voice the dogs.

Girl dog is a bit dippy and complains constantly that we won't let her go met her boyfriend Reece up the rec'
And stropps off saying well you're not my reaaaaall parents my reaaaall parents would let me. ANd then comes back for a cuddle

Boy doy watches all of this with a slight disgust & disdain ala Saffy from Ab-Fab

It usually ends up with us fighting over who's Patsy and Edie. . . . .

She said she knew (not very any more) new boyfriend was a keeper when he walked in on this, including cackling, and he refilled our glasses and told girl dog he was the adult and at the rate she was going she'd be ground for a week......he even did the I'm not angry, I'm disappointed......

The wedding is next month

SoupDragon · 19/06/2017 09:43

The only silly thing that they did which I've passed on to my DC is singing a little song when we see the sea.

Would that be "I can see the sea! I can see the sea! Hey ho the merry oh, I can see the sea!" Although, as kids, we used to replace the last line with "I saw it first" as a competition.

PutTheBunnyBackInTheBox · 19/06/2017 10:07

Treesinbloom
The only silly thing that they did which I've passed on to my DC is singing a little song when we see the sea.

Ooh we do the same! I wonder if it's the same song?!

CarrotFingers · 19/06/2017 10:29

DH and I punch each other (very gently of course, it's a game) when we're out in the car and we see a bread lorry - and shout HOVIS or KINGSMILL or whatever. We've done this for the past 8 years.

We did a small and subtle fist bump after we were pronounced husband and wife.

Dawndonnaagain · 19/06/2017 10:41

Totally outing for anyone that knows us: We have a small toy lizard, jelly/squishy type thing. For years it was stuck in various places and the finder had to then place it somewhere else; think behind the loo, above doors etc. The last place was the kitchen ceiling some three or so years ago and there it remains. The kitchen was decorated by ds 2, at that point, 18. He painted over it, apparently it's now a chameleon!

wanderings · 19/06/2017 10:51

Here's another family "secrit": my dad used to make bread; to the minds of me and dbro, it was horrible stodgy brown stuff. When we were quietly moaning about it over breakfast, my dad opened a magazine, and put it in front of us.

It was to a full-page advert, with a picture of a loaf of wood being sliced with a saw, and the slogan was: "Don't say bran. Say Hovis."

(I had a quick Google to see if it was on Images, but no luck.)

OhGood · 19/06/2017 11:01

You're all nuts.

OP have you got punctuation? Could you put ! or ? above it to draw attention?

I can't go upstairs to bed without first doing this sort of hideous zombie dance with appalling leering faces and lots of shuffling and lurching at DH. It's attractive, most attractive.

FruBayerischOla · 19/06/2017 11:08

OhGood, the OP's fridge magnet word is hidden behind a picture of an octopus; although the picture looks slightly bulged out, apparently none of her family have looked behind the picture yet to find out what's causing the bulge and to find her 'secrit' word Grin

marcopront · 19/06/2017 11:21

Many years ago my brothers were being driven to my uncle's house and fell asleep shortly after leaving. Later they were being driven somewhere else and recognised the junction they had seen just before falling asleep and said "I know this place it on the way to Uncle X's". It is still known as "I know this place"

My daughter and I voice her toys, food etc.

spiderlight · 19/06/2017 11:34

If DS ever says 'Turn around', I sing the whole of Total Eclipse of the Heart. Every time. Even in public. He hates me.

spiderlight · 19/06/2017 11:35

We have also recently become big fans of 'The floor is lava'.

OftheUppahUplands · 19/06/2017 12:50

@spiderlight we do that too. Well I do it, and DH pretends he doesn't know me

Also, if either of us say "Stop" and then pause, the other can choose whether they finish with "in the name of love", "collaborate and listen" or "hammer time"

Camper van counting on trips, -5 points if you call one and it's a caravan

Escapeas here too.

Wobblebeans · 19/06/2017 13:00

Along the same line as escapeas, we say 'oh, you've peed on the table/floor'. Always gets a giggle in our house Grin

daisychainagain · 19/06/2017 13:12

Whenever we watch a film I'll ask my dp "is that Gerard depardieu?"

Any time a song comes on with a female singer I ask my ds if it's Arianna Grande, this is new thing.

If dc want something they have to call me beautiful princess mummy. Hearing my 16 yo son saying that makes me laugh every time.

murphys · 19/06/2017 13:24

Whenever either stbx were about to take a break from work for a few days, even if it was just one of us, as we saw each other wouldn't say hi or hello, but "fuck off, I'mma on me holidays". If we were on leave together, it was a race to see who could say it first.

So a bloke I haven't know all that long really, already we have quite a few silly things going. One, is that there is a shop here, that sells all fancy stationery and bits and bobs, and they have a huge notepad there on which you can test out the pens. So the first time we went shopping together, we wrote a load of stuff on the notepad, our names woz ere, with the date and some really silly stuff. I also used a pen which is supposed to look like a chip with a bit of tomato sauce on it, but it definitely looked very phallic. I wrote using this pen the first time, and now I call it penis pen.

So is its a franchise there are a few of these shops. If either of us go to a shopping centre we have to go into that shop, write a note to each other, always putting the phallic pen next to the note, take a photo of it, and sent it to the other. But we never send there and there, always a few hours later... so neither of us know which shop we went to and when. We said we will go back and find all our notes some time again.

OhGood · 19/06/2017 13:41

fru yes yes I do get it but I thought adding more !?!!!! to the scene would draw attention.

We don't voice our cat and now I am worried.

Catra · 19/06/2017 13:49

Oh god, where do I start?

DH is a teacher and he gives out golden tickets Willy Wonka style to his year 2 class for good behaviour. He's also brought them home and hidden them all around the house. 6 years on I still keep finding them in random places like the backs of picture frames. Apparently there's plenty I'm yet to unearth.

We have nicknames for objects around the house - "Duck Dastardly" is a misguided purchase of a light switch pull (a ceramic duck) which is so heavy that it clangs against the bathroom mirror every time you pull it.

"Interrogation Egg" is an egg-shaped mosaic table lamp which I put too bright a bulb in at first, leading it to dazzle the room like we were under interrogation.

We were both highly amused to discovered that there's a village in Yorkshire called Wetwang - there's something about the way it sounds that sounds absurd. Now whenever we find ourselves in an absurd situation we exclaim "Wetwang!" to each other, often in stereo.

Oh, and I call DH "Pickle" and "Meow Face" - I can't even remember how those came about!

Goingtobeawesome · 19/06/2017 14:15

This thread is added to the long list of reasons I wish I'd had mumsnet when I had dc1. I'd be in a better place now as well as laughing more

DS1 is now sixteen and totally would say thank you for my dinner best princess mummy if I asked him too Grin. DD would give me a look. Ds2 would say it too. Maybe there's a message there..

Syc4moreTrees · 19/06/2017 14:21

where did you get the extra T...?

MarzipanPiggy · 19/06/2017 15:05

Whenever DH and I talk about sleep we have to spell it out, only for the other one to go "SPLEEP?!"

The DC and I can't run a bath without shouting "Bubbles! Water! Bubbles! Water!" at each other manically..

Catra · 19/06/2017 15:57

Whenever it's bed time, DH and I say "Pad Thai." Go figure.

Mintybuttons · 19/06/2017 16:38

Harder The pegging of one another's clothes is such a big thing - the sense of achievement when the loved one has been pottering around AND THEN LEAVES THE HOUSE WEARING IT is huge. If only we'd put as much effort into our exams .. sigh Grin
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