To mourn MN as it was in the Moulden Days

[GregoriaTheGreat]

Admittedly, it was not perfect (full of quiches and Queen Bees). So much so that I gave it a rest for a considerable while. I may even have Flounced at some point (though was not a Mouldie. I would never have been cool enough).

But I now mourn the Olden Days when nobody had to bother with "lighthearted" when a thread was evidently lighthearted. Nobody took everything quite so seriously, even when they would have good reason to.

Posters generally had a decent command of spelling and grammar, too.

Maybe I'm just old and need to take up knitting or something.

I'm very much enjoying the future thread where "I'm hardly getting personal Glenda" is asked to explain her name.

Placid! Fame awaits you, you can ascend the legendary Mount MN and bathe in the blood of fresh neophytes

It's Roger, actually.

But his friends call him Lampy.

Wasn’t Glenda actually a witch, not a fairy? In the Wizard of Oz I think?

I’m a bit off my face actually so perhaps this is why I’m finding this thread so funny (legally prescribed before anyone hoists their fairy bosom!)

[nearest smiley to a wand]

Lampy?

As in genie of?

Glenda is a fine figure of a woman, and she makes a mean Ploughman's Pie.

That sentence is the highlight of my sad week.

@WeBuiltCisCityOnSexistRoles
You’ve only got yourself to blame, you spirit have got more drunk and joined us on the epic walk back to the hotel.
Me and Getorf nearly got Boris bikes once and then stole someone’s taxi instead. She left at about 7am the next morning like a one night stand.
I remember someone at one of the parties was wearing a name badge of a popular poster - but it wasn’t her!

Is now working on a picture book called 'Roger and the Ploughman's Pie'.

As in got stuck up a gas one back in the day.

SMEGS! You're a Terry lover?

I've heard that.

I like my ploughmen generous. I like them with heaving shoulders and sweat stained gaiters and unable to articulate beyond oo-arrr

These threads are meant to be just a bit of reminiscing and fun - sure not everyone remembers it that way, but this thread was about the good times.

Sincerest apologies I didn't get the memo that a question asking AIBU to mourn MN as it was in the Moulden Days? was only open to responses from those who thought it was all high jinx and fun times.

ScrambledSmegs yes I do have some good memories of MN from the early days, I wouldn't still be here if I didn't. There were enough posters, several of them sadly no longer here, who made it worthwhile by not being cliquey.

I’m totally lost now...

But I still appreciated... ...the slightly surreal nature of MN Back In The Day, even if I wasn't in any quiche.

Me too. There's not enough surrealism on the site these days.👾👺🧞‍♀️

I remember years ago a thread by Hully I think, something to do with wondering if her neighbour had murdered his/her spouse (sorry memory is mush).
It was the first time I recall someone taking offense at the content, it was obviously a humourous thread and 'lighthearted' (boak,).
I was most bemused by the people taking offense. Mainly because I was dead funny on it and they derailed it.

Yy dolly, why the fuck did we walk across the whole of that London? You always remind me of mariella frostrup BTW. Quel compliment non?
Who is ciscity? Who is you?

I am! Since I was 12 years old. I read Wyrd Sisters and asked my mum what 'buggered' meant. Her answer left me confused for quite some time, till I thought to consult the school dictionary

Love your name Glenda. How is Mr Nutt?

I have Mme Lindor on FB but don't think she is active on there. She went over to Twitter iirc (not in a group or anything)
Very much a voice of reason, a bit like Maryz.

I didn't (and don't) have any issue with LeQueen but I know a lot of people whose opinions I respect (whilst not agreeing with) don't. That said, however bad/fake she may be is nothing compared to the posters who were (and probably still are) obsessed with her to the point of real life stalking/outing her etc.
If we want to talk mean girls and bullying then they are on the podium way way higher than any quiche anyone else may have been in .
Absolutely atrocious psycho batshittery from the lot of them.

It's best when you don't know what's going on. Funnier

Canterbury do I know you?

The witchfinder generals never see it applies to them. They are righteous innit?

Who was the very lovely midwife that used to give lots of great advice?

Gloriously orcy and still very polite, Smegs.

How did your mum explain buggered? :o

Penelope I'm glad about that. Your earlier posts sounded to me like you'd had a miserable time on Mumsnet and I wanted to give you a hug, to be honest. Which is probably weird and creepy of me, sorry!

I don't think so Hully...I was Bucharest the longest, then DrankSangriaInThePark.
Since then I've changed every 6 mths or so.
I spent far too many off dd's (now 16) toddler years here though.