MN obsessions

[RoughWinds]

Why is MN obsessed with fluffy socks, why not just socks?

Also see new pyjamas, posh chocolate, warm coats, good quality yet inexpensive anything.

Can we use some new adjectives.

I miss when the only thing naice was ham.

Wow. Just wow.

To shame anyone with a different opinion.

And yes, hot chocolate as a major event. Somebody on a thread the other day told the OP - suffering from depression and finding lockdown hard - that she was experiencing ‘sheer bliss’ purely because she was sat inside on her sofa drinking hot chocolate.

Fucking Spa days...

*It has already been said but the constant fear of being "outed"

Examples:

"I work at a well known supermarket"

"Me, DH and the DC's went out to lunch today, think pizza place"

JUST SAY THE NAME. NOBODY IS GOING TO BUST A GUT TRYING TO TRACK YOU DOWN! They are all nationwide places* 🙄

Yes to this

I tune out of the thread just say Pizza Hut or Asda

@jambeforeclottedcream

I've been on here in various incarnations for almost a decade now. I still don't know what "cancel the cheque" means

It's from a thread where the obvious solution was to cancel the cheque. The joke comes from the ridiculous amount of posters who came on the thread without reading it and said "cancel the cheque" as though their contribution was a new and unique pearl of wisdom which everyone needed to hear. On a thread which had gone into hundreds of posts.

fucking crusty bread

What's wrong with crusty bread?

"That's the reason we have an obesity epidemic" as a comment for everything.

Oh, and the constant "shouldn't have voted Tory" / "would have been worse with Corbyn" statements.

fucking crusty bread

What's wrong with crusty bread?

Nothing, except anytime anybody mentions bread to go with something, it ALWAYS has to be crusty. And spoken about as if it’s a gourmet experience.

yes to the "good quality." MN are always going on about investing in "good quality" shoes/coat or whatever, "buy cheap, buy twice," etc. blah blah blah. Someone will always trot out the old "Samuel Vines economic theory of boots" from Discworld. Yet, ignoring the ethics of fast fashion (and that many naice retailers will pay the same price for items made in the same sweatshops as the cheaper shops and just add on a bigger mark up), surely most women don't really want to still be wearing the same boots they liked at age 18, twenty years later?

I'm not particularly "fashiony" or materialistic, but trends, my tastes, and my daily life (and therefore what I need my clothes/shoes/cookware etc to do) have all changed in the last five years, let alone ten/twenty. I can't think of any "investment pieces" I would have liked enough to spend a significant amount on in my late teens or twenties that I would still like now, and let alone for another ten years. Plus "fast fashion" doesn't actually usually work out more expensive - I've never had even the cheapest boots or coat from primark/newlook/asda last less than a minimum of two years. £15 for two years is actually better value than £160 for ten!

Also I agree that I fucking hate "veggies." I have never heard anyone in real life use that term. Have occasionally heard "veg," but most people just use the name of the specific things!!!

rent is always "paying someone else's mortgage" or "chucking money away" rather than paying for somewhere to live, yet the same concept isn't applied to other things where you pay money on a subscription basis rather than owning it outright, like mobile phones or netflix/spotify rather than buying dvds and cds?

Parking, accompanied by a diagram

Ooooohhhh thanks for that BitOfFun

@Tolleshunt Fair enough, I only eat it with stew 🤷‍♂️

Oh, and flouncing too.

OP: 'Aibu?'

Everyone: 'Yes you are'

OP: 'I never knew MN was full of such bullies! I won't be back here again that's for sure.'

Yeah... sure.

The only acceptable outfit for an evening out is cigarette pants, silk 'cami', killer heels and a statement necklace. With a slick of red lippy.

Food of the gods. I'm an atheist but if there was a god I'm certain he or they wouldn't be up there eating salad cream and crisp sandwiches

Hating trans people

And Autumn is solely about snuggling under blankets with hot chocolate and a good book, surrounded by candles.

The answer to everything is a spa day .
The use of the word vile - I never ever hear it used in real life .
The shock/ horror if anyone dares drink more than half a glass of wine a year .
< tops up wine glass >

Oh and mysterious hobbies ( cycling, golf)

@EveryDayIsADuvetDay but I liiiiiike the parking threads with diagrams

@Passmeabottlemrjones

And Autumn is solely about snuggling under blankets with hot chocolate and a good book, surrounded by candles.

Wouldn't dream of it....

Portion sizes, the process of ‘plating up’ and competitive food rationing.

getting up at 6 am and walking five rescue dogs in the woods
Never watching daytime tv
Only switching tv on at 6 pm to watch BBC news
Only eating home cooked meals and pudding
Limited to ONE glass red wine a day and taken with dinner or “supper”
Eating breakfast cereal or muesli with fresh berries
Having housework routine
Never being a slob
Taking daily walk to include collecting newspaper (Financial Times?)

@ShipshapeShore

Not obsessed exactly, but I don't think anyone on mumsnet has ever made anything in a slow cooker without 'chucking' the ingredients in!

yes to the overly aggressive cooking/baking/dressing (as another pp commented "throwing on a smart top" etc.) It's from the jamie oliver school of aggressive verbing - crush some tomatoes, chuck them in a pitta bread, whack on some veggies, shove in the oven. Sounds more like a fight than a meal.

and also to the "think x" when posters don't want to name a brand/hobby/place directly. If you are so worried about being outed (NO ONE CARES!) just replace with a close equivalent, e.g. say you were in Tesco if it was Asda, golf if the hobby is cycling, etc.

@JesusInTheCabbageVan

fucking crusty bread

very true, AND an excellent username right there for anyone who wants it.

'It's done @JesusInTheCabbageVan

Ha ha ha ha what a laugh @Fuckingcrustybread.. made my night for sure