What’s most OTT response you’ve ever seen on a thread?

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(LIGHT HEARTED)

Just that really.

I think my favourite was fairly recently - CV related and one of the first responses to was “You dh is literally trying to kill you” (along the lines of not wearing a mask in the shops).

I love this thread!

Just thought of another -

I send my DC to a totally secular private day nursery. They did a Christmas play - lovely - only it turned out to be a heavy evangelical thing where children had to chant about the death of Jesus and what we believe, etc. It struck me as mildly odd for a bunch of 3yos so I posted a thread.

The responses...... the best was the poster who solemnly begged me to "please resign" from my career in education "in case my bias against nativity plays affects the children under my care".

I am a university lecturer 🤣

I explained in my OP that I had phoned about 15 tradespeople to try and get a job done on house/garden to no avail. Said I was brassed off with DH because he was not helping with the looking for/ringing up tradesmen. The response I got was 'are you pathetic? Aren't you capable of picking up a phone?' blah blah blah. At which point I wanted to say 'exactly what part of (see bold above) are you struggling with?' but I figured there's no arguing with stupid, to coin a phrase.

So much anger is what I don’t understand, and yes to the being told to resign 😂😂😂 so stupid. My kids go to a church school and I did raise an eyebrow when I saw my four year old ‘crucified’ on the class page.

Also there's always the OTT responses to anyone who dare to come on 'chat' for a 'CHAT' (yep, the clue is there OTT ers) and comment that they don't like 'x programme on channel x because...' There's always one who replies 'well you don't have to watch it you know, your TV has an off button'

Fecks sake either agree/disagree or discuss but please put your petulant 7 yr old self to bed and get off the thread!

And the ‘Well I wouldn’t bother posting about THAT’

There are some interesting responses on a mask thread I've just read... I clicked on it accidentally and was a bit surprised by the strength of feeling as I usually steer clear of covid threads!

I can’t even look at those kind of threads, I spent the first part of lockdown terrified and suicidal and know people that don’t see anyway out of isolating and yet the fear mongering goes on.

The current ‘To think this is an overreaction’ aibu thread has some hilarious over reactions

I haven't rtt at all so at win based on that alone but has anyone mentioned the sea monkeys thread?

Just a leeeetle 😊

I am loving this thread.
I remember one where the OP had just had a baby (same time as me) and was basically looking for advice on how to cool the temperature of her bedroom down at night.
She was basically accused by some people on here of trying to boil her baby alive when she was a sleep deprived first time mum looking for some help.

I wouldn’t be ok with my water being used to wash the windows of the entire street!

That happened to me, a window cleaner knocked on my door and asked for water for his bucket. I thought perhaps our street was getting a free window wash because of a sport event that would be passing through, but he said no, he was cleaning windows a street away and no-one was in... No idea why he came to my house!

On the my sweet elderly neighbour keeps giving my children sweets and juice.....

Lady in her late 70s, early 80s

A poster responds with

Just like Ian Huntley was the nice caretaker and partner of nice Maxine Carr. And April Jones was killed by her nice neighbour.

On the my sweet elderly neighbour keeps giving my children sweets and juice.....

Lady in her late 70s, early 80s

A poster responds with

Just like Ian Huntley was the nice caretaker and partner of nice Maxine Carr. And April Jones was killed by her nice neighbour.

@Coronabegone

On the my sweet elderly neighbour keeps giving my children sweets and juice.....

Lady in her late 70s, early 80s

A poster responds with

Just like Ian Huntley was the nice caretaker and partner of nice Maxine Carr. And April Jones was killed by her nice neighbour.

I think you may win the thread with that one.

Although my 80 year old DM is shacked up with Lord Lucan and has Shergar buried in the back garden.

I’ve had to resurrect this thread to add this one. There are too many responses to list them all, but the gist is, OP has a child who is three on the day she wants to take him to a theme park, and the ticket prices go from child to adult on the day they turn three so OP is wondering whether to divulge that he’s actually three and not two since yesterday.

Responses include “it’s theft; you’re committing fraud; what if the police are called; why did you and your ex split up” and so it goes on.

But if you have a couple of hours at your disposal it’s worth a read for the entertainment value:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3969347-To-lie-about-his-age-for-free-admission

@AlternativePerspective OMG that thread is bat shit crazy! Some people think that OP is raising the next great train robbers!

It is bizarre

I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t do this...but according to mn, OP is abusing the poor child and committing theft at the same time

We went to an attraction in the US where you get in free on your birthday. For adults obviously you take your passport or driving licence but so many of the kids were on someone else's birth certificate. "You're four today! Yes you are!"

I once posted on a thread about messy kids, mentioning that I'd found a couple of crisp packets and a chocolate wrapper stuffed down the side of DDs bed. I got told she was obviously hoarding away food therefore I was an abusive mother not listening to her crying out for help and setting her up for an eating disorder and really should allow her to eat what she likes without judgement (not sure where they thought she got the crisps and chocolate from).

She still stuffs wrappers down her bed at 19, basically because she cannot be bothered to walk the few feet from the bed to the bin.

Love this thread!

The threads when other posters accuse the original poster of being a malinger or a wuss or a downright liar because the OP couldn't possibly have flu/pneumonia as they were on Mumsnet.

@HollowTalk I remember the Helium balloon thread, that was mental 😂

There is a brilliant one today. Sporty 10 year old goes out for a morning run. Posters immediately decide that she must be the kingpin of the local drugs operation and anorexic to boot.

And the mum got stick for still being asleep at 7.30am on a WEEK day 😀

There was one the other week where the OP's DS wanted to give up a hobby he wasn't enjoying anymore. Someone suggested booking sports psychology sessions.

The one about allowing the gardener to use the toilet has an unusual twist on the ubiquitous MN threads like this. It's an argument about whether the question is clear enough! I personally think the question reads like one of Boris's guidelines (totally mixed up, in other words.)