To hate the MN phrase....

[ShatteredBrianne]

"OK, I'll bite" ?

It's one of those mysterious MN phrases that no one would use in real life. It sounds so pompous. The question wasnt aimed directly at you, Sharon!

Just eff off with your biting.

@ShatteredBrianne Michelle?

@QueenOfIce

Hmm. Anne?

I'm not red in the face, just don't like the phrase, it's shite.

Pffttt I remember when this place used to be fun

Not as bad as the reference to goats and widescreen tv ,in threads about benefits

Goats??

Am an actual amanda.

Feel triggered

GOAT = greatest of all time?

or are people actually talking about goats?

The phrase "I'll bite" has been around longer than I have and that's mid fifties. I use it where appropriate and so do people I know.

Nah, take the bait is fine. Its primarily "OK, I'll bite" that irks. Like we were all waiting for that one person.

@TrainWWYD eww no, that's my MIL! You'd never guess my name. I've never met another and it's instantly forgettable.

OP is.... Sophie.

I think the OP knows the phrase has been around for a long time but it's only very recently appeared on MN. Someone clever, a Bronwyn perhaps, can produce a jaunty pie chart illustrating the occurrence of 'I'll bite' on MN in recent months.

I'm karl I'll have you know

I hate it when (after someone posts about a situation where they were clearly provoked to the limits of their endurance, so ended up swearing at offending CF) somebody sniffs, 'Well, you all sound delightful.'

You're Sophie but you identify as Karl?

Course it's an old phrase. It's the use of it on this forum that's a bit meh. Never used to occur this much

Not with current life expectancy, Pinkie!

Well hoorah that I'm wrong, I look forward to seeing the meme continue, with names such as Bernard, Jason, Nevaeh, Maude, Elsa, Ava, Chris, etc. Oh wait, no I won't. That won't happen.

I am Karl, dragon

On every thread about people getting to much money in benefits some witty spark will also ask if the benefit recipients also has a go at and widescreen tv i the goat reference is something to do with a thread from mumsnet dim and distant past I forget the relevance .

Amanda, you're middle aged. I know it can be hard to come to terms with but pop on the greatest hits of Ronan Keating and have a double tia maria and in time you'll be fine.

Oh, and when people start with the twee overused MN swear words like cockwomble and wankbadger, and people act like it's the pinnacle of wit and originality.

Yeah, I always wondered where the goat thing came from.

See, Jesus gets it

Well I AM omniscient

Cockwomble and wankpuffin make me pucker up all my orifices. Far too twee!

"career here" also irrationally annoys me.

Topped off with HTH.