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To have laughed at her Slimming World advice?

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Pikaso · 18/01/2022 13:04

Woman at work has been doing Slimming World. She’s obsessed with it and goes on about it constantly armed with her books and Muller Lights at every meal.
I told her last week I was going to give it a go. I didn’t buy Muller Lights but instead bought some asda own yogurts which had almost identical calorie, fat and sugar content. Sat down to eat lunch yesterday and she came in and said “I thought you were doing slimming world?”. I said “I am” so she said “how many syns in those yogurts?” So I said “none, they’re the same as muller lights”. She replied “no, you’re meant to eat Muller lights!” And looked really concerned and worried!! I did owl noises in her face and told her the calories, sugar and fat etc were exactly the same so why would it matter??! She actually left the room muttering about how it won’t work if you don’t do it properly.

I did slimming world a few years back and stopped because of the cult like behaviour of the members and leaders. I thought I’d give it another go but she has totally put me off again! Nothing has changed!!
She’s been off with me ever since. WIBU to have laughed at her muller light concerns?? Common sense tells you it’s the calories etc that matter, not the bloody name on the pot!!

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SheldonesqueTheBstard · 18/01/2022 21:07

I still prefer Alan Partridge’s
“I’m not driving a mini metro I’m not driving a mini metro I’m not driving a mini metro” as a reliable means to silence someone.

I’m not driving an Aspark Owl would not have come out of Alan’s mouth.

He’d have been a dab hand at the owl noises though. What with his affinity with the North Norfolk Owl Sanctuary and that.

Knowling me Knowling you ahaaaa.

ILoveHuskies · 18/01/2022 21:08

Omg this thread 😂😂😂😂😂cheered me up no end after a shit day
sat here absolutely crying with laugher ...I've tried to explain it to dh but he clearly thinks I'm mad

Luredbyapomegranate · 18/01/2022 21:10

@Pikaso

I wasn’t saying cuckoo. It was literally a gentle “coooo coooo … “ just to break her train of thought
This is… insane.

I think you need to lay off the yogurt additives, you little weirdo you.

ConsiderablyRicherThanYow · 18/01/2022 21:16

I was imagining a 90s Jerry springer show HOO HOO HOO... Quite disappointed now

Livelovebehappy · 18/01/2022 21:21

The posts that are making me laugh the most on here are the ones where posters are indignantly calling out OP for making owl noises in someone’s face. Soooo funny that some people are taking this so seriously 😅

Russell19 · 18/01/2022 21:28

🤣 this is hilarious

stayathomer · 18/01/2022 21:29

LindyLou2020 and anyone else sho hasn't read 'snapped and farted', enjoy, I still remember the night I read it and how I randomly giggled the following day!!!

User89174648495 · 18/01/2022 21:29

You are correct but you also humiliated her with your owl thing so you are also a bit mean.

Whatelsecouldibecalled · 18/01/2022 21:31

@ILoveHuskies I've just tried to explain to DH what I am crying with laughter at. He doesn't get it

SilkLabrador · 18/01/2022 21:32

I'm definitely going to try the owl noise trick on the children tomorrow 🤨

mugoftea456 · 18/01/2022 21:32

An adult randomly making owl noises to stop another adults train of thought is the most bizarre thing I've read on here in a while.

JazzHandsYeah · 18/01/2022 21:33

Thank you for making me laugh. Coo-coo 🤣

Katya213 · 18/01/2022 21:35

I wish you could record the owl noise and put it on here !

MaxNormal · 18/01/2022 21:39

The posts that are making me laugh the most on here are the ones where posters are indignantly calling out OP for making owl noises in someone’s face

That's what's giving me the giggles as well. Their tutty little faces decrying the rudeness of.... owl noises.

TatianaBis · 18/01/2022 21:42

@DisappearingGirl

Is the owl noises a typo like "then I snapped and farted"?
That wasn’t a typo as it turned out.
Allycott · 18/01/2022 21:42

Now I am interested - how has the program changed and what were your results?

TheWeeDonkeyFella · 18/01/2022 21:43

@SheldonesqueTheBstard

She’s an intelligent person, I couldn’t believe she was so brainwashed to think that the brand mattered!

As opposed to the intelligent person speaking in owl?

Grin Grin Grin
TatianaBis · 18/01/2022 21:44

@stayathomer

LindyLou2020 and anyone else sho hasn't read 'snapped and farted', enjoy, I still remember the night I read it and how I randomly giggled the following day!!!
I remember it as I read it soon after she first posted it. Still makes me laugh to this day.
GayParis · 18/01/2022 21:45

Why is everyone acting shocked? Doesn't everyone have an owl-speaker who sits in the corner of their office eating own brand yoghurts??? Confused

samsmum2 · 18/01/2022 21:48

Thanks for the laughter everyone!! My husband is also looking at me strangely, wondering what the joke is.

Allycott · 18/01/2022 21:49

@Allycott

Now I am interested - how has the program changed and what were your results?
That was to Faoindrualus - can they change a program and justify it? The slimming business intrigues, disgusts, mystifies and amazes me all at the same time!
Furries · 18/01/2022 21:49

@MKCH

Slight but important segue : the t-rexing at the supermarket thread has been TAKEN DOWN.
NOOOOO - I’d never normally harass HQ, but that thread NEEDS TO STAY!

Don’t care one jot that it can’t have been true, it was brilliant for all the comments.

IWantMoreStationery · 18/01/2022 21:51

@Livelovebehappy

The posts that are making me laugh the most on here are the ones where posters are indignantly calling out OP for making owl noises in someone’s face. Soooo funny that some people are taking this so seriously 😅
I know.

This could gave been in an episode of UK Office.

user68901 · 18/01/2022 21:55

I feel like I’ pave opened up mumsnet in a parallel universe … first owl noises then “syned” …. What the hell does that mean? Is slimming world speak ?

user68901 · 18/01/2022 21:56
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