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Sayings on MN that you cannot stand!

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Namechangedforthreadbackafter · 07/09/2021 12:31

Inspired/copied/due to lack of my own ideas

What phrases/come backs/irritating things do people say on MN?

OP posts:
Flatdisco · 07/09/2021 13:14

@PurpleDaisies

I do believe that "no" can be a complete sentence though. It's in the delivery. It certainly works for me... but perhaps I'm a rude, scary bitch

In what sort of situations? The threads where people say to do it are usually complex situations involving friends, colleagues or family members. You can’t really expect to just suddenly say “no” and think that will sort that sort of thing out. Different if it’s “do you want to go to the cinema tonight?”

I agree. Because almost all of the time if you just say no. The person asking will follow up with why not?
GreenTortoise · 07/09/2021 13:14

@DifficultPifcultLemonDifficult

I hate it when people start trying to be clever about telling the op to get a grip.

"You should go to the grip shop and buy yourself one"

"I have a spare grip if you need it"

Or even posting photos of a curby grip, so bloody annoying.

I've never seen this but it made my whole body cringe.
EIIa · 07/09/2021 13:14

Boils my piss
Ripping somebody a new one

Urgh. Revolting.

MyBadHabitsLeadToYou · 07/09/2021 13:14

The circus/monkey awfulness. Cringe cringe cringe.

The verb “piss” on the any toilet-related threads is disgusting.

Stay THE FUCK at home.
There’s a GLOBAL PANDEMIC on

LukeEvansWife · 07/09/2021 13:14

‘Book a spa day’ Hmm

Newcastleteacake · 07/09/2021 13:14

'Didn't want to read and run' sets my twitch off everytime.

There's no need for it. We can't see you running off anywhere and, had you not said anything, would never have known you were even there in the first place.

Flatdisco · 07/09/2021 13:16

@BlackShadowCat

You sound like hard work.

I think this is considered the ultimate MN put down.

In my experience normally said to a poster who is providing a bit of kick back to a pile on or really a bit of bullying. Also often said as if how a poster communicated on an anonymous forum using their phone is their only style of communication!
LukeEvansWife · 07/09/2021 13:17

Oh yes the read and run

That reminds me of the Amazon questions and answers - one customer was asking a question and someone came back with ‘I don’t know, I haven’t opened it yet’ Confused

ThreeKneeRepeater · 07/09/2021 13:18

I dislike ‘You don’t have a MIL problem, you have a DH problem’.
‘A and E. Now.’
‘Ducks in a row’
Overuse of fucking, as in OMFG.
‘LTB’. As if it’s that easy!
Anything to do with the awful darked on washing and obligatory spider willies.
And although it’s not a phrase as such, I stop reading threads when they start getting characters cast for a film of the experience.

HambletonSquare · 07/09/2021 13:18

'Baby'

Without any other word, just 'baby'.
Baby needs a bath...baby sleeps..when baby arrives.

Not my baby, our baby, the baby.

TeaSoakedDisasterMagnet · 07/09/2021 13:20

“Darked on” always feels slightly racist to me. Brings to mind the old word “darkies” to refer to black people and I think it’s horrible.

sunflowerdaisies · 07/09/2021 13:20

'On my knees', everyone seems to be on their knees.

Also agree with 'give your head a wobble', 'naice' and (though see this more on local fb groups that here) 'well done that man'. Urgh.

PurpleDaisies · 07/09/2021 13:21

Placemarking on sensitive threads really annoys me.

HailAdrian · 07/09/2021 13:22

Not a phrase but the fangirling on some threads makes me cringe!

DifficultPifcultLemonDifficult · 07/09/2021 13:26

@HailAdrian

Not a phrase but the fangirling on some threads makes me cringe!
I agree with this. Some posters write long and thoughtful posts and get no recognition. Others write 5 words and are really blunt and get fawned over how amazing and insightful they are. It's weird.
HarrietsChariot · 07/09/2021 13:27

RTFT/read the fucking thread. Yeah, I'm going to read 800 messages rather than just stick my oar in and move on.

Horehound · 07/09/2021 13:27

@byvirtue

“Give your head a wobble”

Gives me the rage.

Yep. I think people who say this just sound thick!
LukeEvansWife · 07/09/2021 13:27

Not a phrase but the fangirling on some threads makes me cringe!

Yes to this! Particularly on the ‘what’s your favourite username’ threads

EishetChayil · 07/09/2021 13:28

"Just adopt!"

hangrylady · 07/09/2021 13:28

'No is a complete sentence' It really isn't though.

x2boys · 07/09/2021 13:29

@HailAdrian

Not a phrase but the fangirling on some threads makes me cringe!
Yep totally, also the who is your favourite poster /mumsnet, i can gurantee the same name/s will appear within the first page or two.
youboozeyoulose · 07/09/2021 13:29

Not exclusive to Mumsnet but I can't stand the phrase 'court of law'. I mean 99.9% of the time it's obvious, it's not going to be a court of tennis! It often seems to be used in an over dramatic-way too. 'He was found guilty...in a court of law!'

x2boys · 07/09/2021 13:29

Mumsnet name*

PurpleDaisies · 07/09/2021 13:30

@HarrietsChariot

RTFT/read the fucking thread. Yeah, I'm going to read 800 messages rather than just stick my oar in and move on.
People who don’t read the op’s posts really piss me off though. Often they’ve changed their minds or accepted they were in the wrong and there are still pages of idiots wanting to put the boot in based on their first post as if nothing could possibly have changed since then.
Labracadabradoodle · 07/09/2021 13:30

'Sans'.
Eating out sans kids, for example.