AIBU to ask for the impossible? That you find me this quote

[Teessider]

I saw it on a thread on MN over the past few days - definitely no longer than a week ago. It'll have been in AIBU or chat

It was a witty saying. Short. Amusing. Maybe a retort, maybe a way of describing someone a bit dense. And a couple of other poster commented on the phrase, laughing at it

But can I recall it? No. Can i remember what it was about? No. Can I remember what the thread was about? No.

Posting on the off chance you saw it too and laughed and you recall it.

Yeah. I know

I think I saw it.

I also can't remember what it was.

(not helpful, but at least you know it's not just you)

Was it on the Scottish variant thread? There were a few comments on there that were funny and quite dry! 😊

Thick as mince?

A few sandwiches short of a picnic?

Thick as a mud fence?

Not Scottish variant

And not a saying I've ever heard before - and I know a lot of them! So nothing obvious

Not regional I don't think. It was just a very witty one liner and I thought ' I'll remember that as it's quite good.'

And now? Gone

Glad to hear I'm not the only one who clocked it though!

I don’t know the answer but think I can remember the thread. It was I think a Northern affectionate phrase for someone who was daft as a brush or something. I had never heard of it. It’s really bugging me now though!

About as much use as a chocolate fireguard?

Or an ashtray on a motorbike?

Or a chocolate kettle?

There are some really funny people on here, who say some really funny stuff. Could have been anything really!

Yes it's annoying me too

It's definitely not sandwich short of a picnic, thick as mince, thick as a whale omelette, 'if he was any thicker, he'd set' etc etc

It may not even have been describing someone a bit thick! But it was in that ball park and I'll know it if I see it again

No - it was unusual. Not a particularly recognised saying.

And other mumsnetters spotted it as a couple quotes it and laughed. One poster even added to it to make it a bit funnier!

So how can I remember that and not the bloody phrase?

Ugh. Did it mention a car? Maybe

The wheel is turning but the hamster's dead?
Educating pork?

@Cassandraprobs alas no

I'm hoping for my brain to jolt into action

I wonder if it was on the pipe cleaner thread?

'Stop being micey gits'?

God I think remember that thread, it wasn't thick as mince but like that. And I'm thinking northern as it made me think of growing up in Yorkshire. Not wazzock or wally but that kind of vibe.

@Paisley19

'Stop being micey gits'?

Thank you- it might not be the one OP was looking for, but as soon as I clicked on the thread it was the one I was trying to remember!

It'll have been on a thread that caught my eye and not many do so I'll have a trawl I think of AIBU initially. It was recent

About as sharp as a marble that one?

Was it 'Govebot's malfunctioning human suit' on the Cummings thread? It made me snort coffee over my laptop so stuck with me!

@Teesider - what device are you using to access Mumsnet? If you've not cleared your history for a while you may be able to search for all Mumsnet pages you've visited and re-read to find it.

Eg I'm using Firefox on a Mac laptop so I can click on History then Show All History, then search for Mumsnet. This page would be at the top then I can scroll backwards, or re-order by name.

On an iPhone you can open any of your currently open Safari pages then click and hold the back button to see what other pages you visited previously (you'd need to do this for each new page you had opened I'm afraid).

Hope you can find it.
Jo

@OodleLoodle

Was it 'Govebot's malfunctioning human suit' on the Cummings thread? It made me snort coffee over my laptop so stuck with me!

🤣🤣🤣

The lift doesn't quite reach the top floor?

Was it on the 'Yorkshire Variant' thread? Was some funnies on there iirc

Micey gits was a parking thread also with Dopplebanger in it