Please tell me that there is a MNetter in Royal Wooton Basset

[MmeLindt]

Please!

Yes! so pleased to find other MNetters laughing at Toby Young's silly stereotype description
Is this really the same chap who wants to set up a school? - it gets funnier!
And he sounds threatened by women too!! (poor dear)

Please, please Mumsnetters from Wootton Bassett come forward so Toby has to eat his laptop

SAHM - No
Floating voter - No, but sometimes vote tactically.

Laptop-wielding harpy - Don't have a laptop, but probably a harpy. Is that half a point?
University-educated - Yes
Upper-middle-class - Suppose so, yes
Mid-30s - I wish
Two children - Yes
Victorian house in North London - No
Weekends in the country - No
Fiat Multipla - No (any points for a 4x4?)
Weekly shop delivered by Ocado - They've only started delivering here a week ago so not yet.

Fondness for Green and Black?s chocolate - OK yes
Knows someone who knows someone who once went out with Ed Miliband - No
Skinny jeans - stretchy wide leg trousers, I'm afraid.

4.5, could increase to 5.5 now Ocado delivering here. Is that the highest yet?

LOL @ squeaver's link

Seriously though, why do so many people feel threatened by a website? It is bizarre!

SAHM - no
Floating voter - no (and neither Labour, LibDem or Green to boot )
Laptop-wielding harpy - well, I have a laptop but am I a harpy? But for the purposes of this exercise, I'll say yes
University-educated - yes.
Upper-middle-class - possibly (depends on your definition)
Mid-30s - no - late 40s
Two children - No
Victorian house in North London - no: House might be Vicotrian but it is in the sticks Glasgow
Weekends in the country - Absolutely not
Fiat Multipla - no
Weekly shop delivered by Ocado - no (don't they even do Scotland - but don't like Internet grocery shopping anyway)
Fondness for Green and Black?s chocolate - maybe - but only the Butterscotch one (and have been on a diet so haven't had one in 6 months )
Knows someone who knows someone who once went out with Ed Miliband - No
Skinny jeans - Never

So out of 15, there are 2 definite "yes" respones with a further 2 "possibles", so a mximum score of 4/15.

Definite fail

My sister is a mumsnetter (I introduced her to it!) and lives in Wootton Bassett, she may be along later, but she is at work right now!!

I have been brought out of MN retirement by this thread:
I live in the same SN4 postcode as WB and frequent its excellent butcher most weeks.

SAHM - Yes
Floating voter - No
Laptop-wielding harpy - I have a laptop .
University-educated - Yes
Upper-middle-class - Yes thank you
Mid-30s - 40
Two children - Yes
Victorian house in North London - North London is not SN4
Weekends in the country - Yes clearly as I live in the country
Fiat Multipla - thankfully not. XC90
Weekly shop delivered by Ocado - Yes
Fondness for Green and Black?s chocolate - Not since they sold out - Leonidas or Lindt. ( waves at Mme Lindt)
Knows someone who knows someone who once went out with Ed Miliband - Thankfully not
Skinny jeans - The world breathes a sigh of relief.

Milge Milge Milge!

Don't we love Keith Crump?
And the lovely Hayden who works there
I'm a huge fan of Rouse the hardware shop as well

(PPH here. Did I tell you we sold our most beautiful house to move to Oxford so we didn't have to send the kids to boarding school? Sob)

hope your dh is having fun in his new-ish job

Oh hello pph lovely to see you ! Yes knew you had upped and movedjust as I arrived- tried not to take it personally!!
Keith Crump is marvellous - and he delivers too!
Yes all good on the DH front - loves it thank the Lord.
Didn't send ds to PW - have gone further south to STFP - loves it. Loved the HM at PW but the prep ofsted and leavers results put us off. Now the senior school hunt begins.
Have you changed your email address < digs it out>
x

SAHM - sort of, but work for myself too
Floating voter - no
Laptop-wielding harpy - why not, like the name
University-educated - nope!
Upper-middle-class - yes, I suppose
Mid-30s - I was once
Two children - 4
Victorian house in North London - Nope, Sarf London girl when I lived in the UK
Weekends in the country - Does my family home count?
Fiat Multipla - Chrysler
Weekly shop delivered by Ocado - Nope
Fondness for Green and Black?s chocolate - Don't like it, Lindt for me please. Or a Marathon
Knows someone who knows someone who once went out with Ed Miliband - No, but my cousin's married to an actress with left tendencies so does that get a bonus?
Skinny jeans - Yeah

3/15 or 4/15, that's a fail I think. Will get my coat. What a tosser.

same email address
stfp
stfp
oh yes. is that going well? bit of a hike
PW is a disaster. HM lovely and charming etc but a hopeless manager and the teaching at prep level awful.
senior - dauntseys is the intelligent choice around there I think!

delighted about your dh. Have you got a good collection of big hats and flowery dresses for fete season?!
x

SAHM - No
Floating voter - Nope, I know who I hate, thanks.
Laptop-wielding harpy - God, I certainly hope so.
University-educated - Yes
Upper-middle-class -
Mid-30s - I was once
Two children - Just the one. I can't afford another.
Victorian house in North London - Flat in Croydon. It's nice enough, though, ta.
Weekends in the country - I work most weekends.
Fiat Multipla - Yuk. Ugly little buggers.
Weekly shop delivered by Ocado - No, though there is a Watrose down the road. I sometimes press my nose against the windows and sniff yummy mummies as they leave.
Fondness for Green and Black?s chocolate - The milk's okay but I'd prefer a Twirl, frankly.
Knows someone who knows someone who once went out with Ed Miliband - No. I do know someone who used to holiday with the Blairs though.
Skinny jeans - mwahahahahahahahahaaaaa

SAHM - no
Floating voter - no
Laptop-wielding harpy - yes of course. Is there any other way to be?
University-educated - Yes
Upper-middle-class - no don't think so but err yes maybe?
Mid-30s - not quite
Two children - Nope, three.
Victorian house in North London - No, modern house in the North
Weekends in the country - only if I visit my parents
Fiat Multipla - No, no, NO!
Weekly shop delivered by Ocado - monthly shop by Tesco. Weekly shop from farm shop.
Fondness for Green and Black?s chocolate - Ugh no
Knows someone who knows someone who once went out with Ed Miliband - Actually probably yes if I rummaged my acquaintence a fair bit.
Skinny jeans - no, not unless I buy a pair for each leg.

I once wrote a letter to Toby Young after an article of his in the Guardian incensed me to the extent that my fingers just started tapping violently on the keyboard.

I never sent it, because I was frightened of hurting his feelings. And it was too long and not very well-written and just a tad personal and er pompous

Anyway, here's some of what I wrote:

'What was it about Toby Young?s article (14/6/08) that made me start pulling out my hair in clumps?

Basically it was a moan, wasn?t it, Toby, because you do a full-time job and then you have to come home and help look after your children.

[blah blah blah - I'm sparing you the worst bits]

Let me offer you some advice ? and your wife too. There are 24 hours in your day. You spend 8 of them at work (the easier part of your day) and then the rest helping to look after your children. There are 24 hours in your wife?s day too. She spends eight of them looking after the children alone, and the rest of them sharing the childcare with you. What?s wrong with that? Judging from your article, the bit that your wife does on her own is the easier part of her day too. And how are you still in an ?entry-level position? [to fatherhood, I presume] after four years? Why is 44 too old to be able to gauge the needs of another human being?

[Blah blah boring boring]

I?m not saying that all parents have to be fully-involved in the day-to-day physical care of their infants. There are loads of different ways of splitting the workload. However, none of them, strangely enough, means that one person can come home from work, sit down and relax while another person is still on duty.

[blah blah - I do go on a bit ...]

Here?s the advice. Stop wallowing in self-pity, show some respect for your wife and enjoy feeling proud of your children and of yourself as a fully-involved, totally committed parent. And to your wife: move over and let him help. Go out and leave him to it. Play loud music to drown the tantrums - he?ll soon stop screaming if he doesn?t get any attention. Your children will survive.'

So ner. Don't like him.

actually the funny thing is that he would do absolutely anything for his wife
I think he just writes that crap to piss people off
seems to be pretty effective!

Thanks Lenin - thought so...

SAHM - No I have a part time job and also run my own sucessful business
Floating voter - Yes, probably
Laptop-wielding harpy - I have a netbook for work. What is a harpy anyway?
University-educated - Yes at an old poly
Upper-middle-class - Brought up working class, probably becoem middle class I guess
Mid-30s - Spot on
Two children - Yes
Victorian house in North London - erm, new house on small estate in Stoke!
Weekends in the country - I work weekends, occasionally go away in parents caravan
Fiat Multipla - Whats one of them?
Weekly shop delivered by Ocado - Gosh no, way too expensive -
Fondness for Green and Black?s chocolate - Have to admit yes I do like G & B
Knows someone who knows someone who once went out with Ed Miliband - Not very likely
Skinny jeans - boring plain black trousers for me

SAHM - Nope, own biz

Floating voter - No

Laptop-wielding harpy - PC wielding, pretty sure I'm not a harpy

University-educated - In progress

Upper-middle-class - No

Mid-30s - Early 30's

Two children - Nope one

Victorian house in North London - Victorian house in Leicestershire

Weekends in the country - No

Fiat Multipla - Don't even drive

Weekly shop delivered by Ocado - Yes

Fondness for Green and Black?s chocolate - Yes but same applies to any chocolate

Knows someone who knows someone who once went out with Ed Miliband - No

Skinny jeans - No way no how not ever.

I really really like the name Talullah.

SAHM ..... sort of, but mainly because I work fewer hours than I'd like
Floating voter..... again sort of, but only in my head..... I think I've always voted the same way when the chips are down
Laptop wielding harpy - No. No laptop
University educated - No. Degree course at a Technical college in the 1970s
Mid 30s.... No. Mid 50s is nearer the mark (sadly.)
Two children..... No. One. I did use to have a toy cat called Felix when I was a child... so is the Felix thing spookily accurate?
Victorian house in north London.....No. Used to live in a flat in a victorian house in north London though, so... sort of.
Weekends in the country..... Maybe one, maybe two a year - but not the kind Toby means. Can't remember the last time I stayed in an hotel
Fiat Multipla..... Never heard of them. Don't have a car
Weekly shop delivered by Ocado..... Never heard of Ocado. I like Asda though. Does that count?
Fondness for Green & Black's chocolate ......well, yes, but are you saying some people buy it?
Know someone who knows someone who once went out with Ed Milliband..... No
Skinny jeans..... No. (Same as Mrs Kwazii)

If I say there are a few half-marks, I get a total of 3 out of 15. Am I blackballed, then?

(Exits, hanging head)

Here I am... A real, bona fide mumsnetter who lives in RWB. And Toby Young is officially an arse!!

Mmm. Reading back, I think I was a bit hard on him, tbh. Think he touched a raw nerve! Freshmint could be right - he probably is just trying to provoke a reaction. Glad I didn't send it. I'm sure he's kind to animals ...

Aitch is right, he's just a columnist with space to fill and short of ideas about how to do it.

(Although to be fair I do know an MNer who was at university with Ed Miliband so presumably knows people who went out with him. She lives in SE London, though.)