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What’s With Cillian Murphy? AIBU?

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MyFairLady22 · 19/08/2026 20:51

So last night, I was watching TV.

Family piled on the sofa. Kids… dogs… we were laughing and chatting and generally enjoying the craic. Also in the room, just out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Cillian Murphy. He was steadily working through a pile of ironing which had accumulated in the hot weather cause it was too hot to tackle right? He was smiling. Joining in the banter. He joined us on the sofa and then ordered a Deliveroo. Which was proper nice of him cause I was feeling a bit peckish.

AIBU to have wanted this scenario to have played out before my dog woke me? She likes to get up onto the bed round about 7am. Would have been nice to have seen what Cillian ordered 😐

Yes you’re unreasonable. Get up and go walk the dog.
No. It was lovely of Cillian to wade through your ironing pile and order snacks but did he pay?

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KrazyKatty · 19/08/2026 23:16

I wouldn’t let Cillian waste his energy doing the ironing when he could lie down next to me and read me a lovely big fat murder mystery. I do enjoy a nice bedtime story.

However, last night Bob Dylan popped onto my local looking 30yrs younger and asked DS if he’d mind accompanying him on guitar as his usual chap was unwell and couldn’t make it.

DS said he’d do his best but he wasn’t overly familiar with his work as he was more of a metal head and maybe DH would make a better attempt? I told DS not to be so ridiculous as DH would be far too star struck to concentrate properly 🤔

JuliettaCaeser · 19/08/2026 23:16

I had a stress dream about Henry cavil. He wanted me to print a document out for him and my printer was playing up. He got quite tetchy. Can’t believe that’s what I dreamt about him! He didn’t even do anything useful for me.

thistimelastweek · 19/08/2026 23:19

I found out about rawl plugs at the same time I found about allen keys.
And it was the same Alan that taught me @MyFairLady22

MyFairLady22 · 19/08/2026 23:21

JuliettaCaeser · 19/08/2026 23:16

I had a stress dream about Henry cavil. He wanted me to print a document out for him and my printer was playing up. He got quite tetchy. Can’t believe that’s what I dreamt about him! He didn’t even do anything useful for me.

Could he not have at least tried flushing your cartridge? 🙄

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BeachHairForLife · 19/08/2026 23:25

thistimelastweek · 19/08/2026 23:03

Yup
Sets.
Different sizes for different jobs.
Like spanners.

I've gone down an Amazon rabbit hole with this and am now on a knowledge quest to discover the use for the big giant one.

Qualitypinnacle · 19/08/2026 23:25

Stupid dog!

thistimelastweek · 19/08/2026 23:30

BeachHairForLife · 19/08/2026 23:25

I've gone down an Amazon rabbit hole with this and am now on a knowledge quest to discover the use for the big giant one.

Sorry. I can't help you.
Like so much else in life, my knowledge is second hand or theoretical.

DecisionTime123 · 19/08/2026 23:32

There's a woman having a terrible time with some chap out of the Manic Street Preachers and being thoroughly chastised for it. If only she'd said he was doing her ironing instead!!

www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5568750-aibu-to-be-messaging-a-nicky-wire-of-manic-street-preachers-chatbot-against-dhs-wishes

Markisagreatname · 19/08/2026 23:32

Is this meant to be funny? Because it’s not.

DecisionTime123 · 19/08/2026 23:34

Which bit @Markisagreatname?

BibbityBoppityTwo · 19/08/2026 23:38

MyFairLady22 · 19/08/2026 21:05

Well I’m a Virgo. A man doing chores even if he’s not a movie star, floats my boat. Cillian, so happy in his work, was glorious to see. And to be clear, no money changed hands… he was 100% up for it.

He doesn’t need the money, of course. Seeing you relax with the reduced burden of the domestic load is payment enough.

Littlejellyuk · 19/08/2026 23:38

Don't forget the sporran should also hold a Swiss army knife -.complete with corkscrew part and a small flask of Scottish whiskey
😉 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃

Team Cillian over George any day 🇮🇪🍀

I hope part 2 happens for you soon! 😆
Maybe he'll empty the bins or hoover the carpets? Ideally in that Shelby outfit?
Oh the images in my minds eye... 😍

Marymanna · 19/08/2026 23:40

Last night I dreamt about eating my shed. Literally chomping on the wood. It was delicious but in my dream I was worried it would give me constipation. My dreams are completely bonkers.

MyFairLady22 · 19/08/2026 23:42

BibbityBoppityTwo · 19/08/2026 23:38

He doesn’t need the money, of course. Seeing you relax with the reduced burden of the domestic load is payment enough.

😂 Yep… it made his evening ‘til the curry arrived!

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MyFairLady22 · 19/08/2026 23:43

Marymanna · 19/08/2026 23:40

Last night I dreamt about eating my shed. Literally chomping on the wood. It was delicious but in my dream I was worried it would give me constipation. My dreams are completely bonkers.

Oh God!! 😂 I just woke the dog up, chortling!!

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BeachHairForLife · 19/08/2026 23:46

thistimelastweek · 19/08/2026 23:30

Sorry. I can't help you.
Like so much else in life, my knowledge is second hand or theoretical.

Eventually I will find out 😂 it has been a welcome distraction from waiting for the teenagers I am temporarily responsible for to come home so I can tell them (untruthfully) that I never stayed out this late when I was their age and I will be telling their Dad.

BibbityBoppityTwo · 19/08/2026 23:47

Marymanna · 19/08/2026 23:40

Last night I dreamt about eating my shed. Literally chomping on the wood. It was delicious but in my dream I was worried it would give me constipation. My dreams are completely bonkers.

A few weeks ago I had a dream that we had a pet crocodile and at night we folded it up and put it in the cutlery drawer.

Sunloungerhogger · 19/08/2026 23:51

Mmm about to go to sleep, this thread is the perfect thing to read right before bed because maybe when I wake up in the morning Cillian will have stopped by and put my laundry away (and maybe some other things…).

This thread also reminds me of a thread ages ago about ‘everyday’ sort of things that MNetters found astoundingly sexy, and without fail, it was just men being competent and getting on with stuff (and without being asked) (the specific example that springs to mind was a man with lovely forearms rolling up his shirtsleeves and cracking on with washing up the mugs after a meeting). I mean, the amount of threads on here from women who are married to/have children with absolutely awful sounding man babies, and even with pretty good ones there’s still the dreaded mental load. Yep Cillian doing the ironing (to be fair, Cillian doing anything) and sorting dinner, what a dreamy combo.

MyFairLady22 · 19/08/2026 23:51

@Marymanna Eating your shed…

Reminds me, I once ate my ear plugs in my sleep. I woke early the next morning as it was bin day and of course, having no earplugs, they made a right racket and I was dragged from slumber. The “where’s my earplugs?” moment came and my “dream” came back to me. I’d been chewing all night on the bloody things. It’s no wonder I’m divorced is it!!?

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Dancer48 · 19/08/2026 23:52

Ah, your dog is as gorgeous than Cillian

Isittimeformynapyet · 19/08/2026 23:54

Dancer48 · 19/08/2026 23:52

Ah, your dog is as gorgeous than Cillian

Eh?

That's two sentences smooshed together into one that doesn't make sense.

Marymanna · 19/08/2026 23:54

MyFairLady22 · 19/08/2026 23:51

@Marymanna Eating your shed…

Reminds me, I once ate my ear plugs in my sleep. I woke early the next morning as it was bin day and of course, having no earplugs, they made a right racket and I was dragged from slumber. The “where’s my earplugs?” moment came and my “dream” came back to me. I’d been chewing all night on the bloody things. It’s no wonder I’m divorced is it!!?

New nightmare unlocked...

Sunloungerhogger · 19/08/2026 23:57

KrazyKatty · 19/08/2026 23:16

I wouldn’t let Cillian waste his energy doing the ironing when he could lie down next to me and read me a lovely big fat murder mystery. I do enjoy a nice bedtime story.

However, last night Bob Dylan popped onto my local looking 30yrs younger and asked DS if he’d mind accompanying him on guitar as his usual chap was unwell and couldn’t make it.

DS said he’d do his best but he wasn’t overly familiar with his work as he was more of a metal head and maybe DH would make a better attempt? I told DS not to be so ridiculous as DH would be far too star struck to concentrate properly 🤔

Cillian does narrate some sleep stories on the Calm app - for realz you can have him read you a bedtime story.

ClairDeLaLune · 20/08/2026 00:10

Markisagreatname · 19/08/2026 23:32

Is this meant to be funny? Because it’s not.

Fun sponge. Why waste your time commenting that?

Cillian could just build a nuclear bomb to obliterate your ironing forever OP

Markisagreatname · 20/08/2026 00:35

ClairDeLaLune · 20/08/2026 00:10

Fun sponge. Why waste your time commenting that?

Cillian could just build a nuclear bomb to obliterate your ironing forever OP

I don’t iron. And I still think it’s singularly unfunny. Don’t post if you don’t want comments.

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