Mumsnet biscuit discussion quoted in 'Time'

[morningpaper]

Actually it is banging on about our hundreds of swine flu parties:

"Parents in Britain have long held "chicken pox parties" at the beginning of summer so that children can catch the disease at a convenient time."

"The British press has reported that discussions about Swine Flu parties first began in earnest on the website mumsnet.com, a web portal for decidedly middle class British mothers (one of the most active forums this week: "Crucial biscuit question - which are posher: Rich Teas or Custard creams?)"

Thanks MollyRoger - don't spose you have a "Tunnocks"?

A Tunnocks? How very DARE you!
look, I may be on me uppers, but I ain't sunk that low...

There are so many posters who are going to be outraged at being called 'middle-class', particularly 'decidedly midde-class'

woo-hoo! A forum for middle-class mothers.

Please don't make me leave.

What on earth did these 'journos' (and I use the term loosely!) DO before Mumsnet came along to do their work for them???????

And all this talk of custard creams has made me want some! And i deliberately didn't buy any this week as i am single-handedly (or should that be single-mouthedly?) capable of eating the whole packet. DH helpfully did the shopping and bought chocolate hob-nobs which I am trying to resist.

He he MollyR. No wonder they didn't put that in then. Can you imagine them trying to figure why exactly British Middle Class women were so obsessed with having sex with homeless people?! Their heads might explode

LOL Bleh

justine if you are allowed to divulge MN HQ address, CAT it to me (assuming you paid your subs ) and I'll send a box of Tunnocks down to you, as I livev in the village that they are made so get a good price

Justine... you've got to get Tunnocks this weekend... you just don't know what you're missing out on... and as for your children, deprived I say!
mmmm, so chewy and caramely, so tooth rotting... fabulous!

Oooh do we not think teacakes are better than the logs?

That'll teach you to start a frivolous biscuit thread.

mmm could be geordie... but you can only eat 3 a couple of teacakes before feeling seriously sick... caramel wafers however... the whole packet, not a problem!
mind you, picking off the chocolate before pulling off the whole mallow on a teacake is pretty good.

Justine, don't but Tunnocks, they are Not Nice and you can't dunk them

& at Time though

Oh dear, I am now sooo gutted because..

A. I missed the biscuit discussion as have been busy with RL this week.
B. I was born and brought up on a rough council estate.
C. I'm a journalist (but only with poxy regional newspaper)

I think I better get me coat....

wish they'd mentioned the ''clean poo off the toilet WITH a toilet brush versus cleaning it with loo roll and hands thread'', with plenty of insight into the ecoological impact of loo bleach and the wider social implications of a mum who has no problem with dealing with crap first hand. one of my personal faves actually.

I adore plain chocolate teacakes.....but no-one sells them round here They are wapped in blue & gold foil rather than silver & red foil - so much more refined

They sell them in scotland....

Oooh geordieminx now you're talking - we'll send the address pronto. How many do I have to have personally to give them a fair crack? The whole packet?

SD it was not a "frivolous" thread, as indicated it was crucial. (I could tell you why, but I'd have to shoot you )

Would you like caramel logs or teacakes? Milk or dark chocolate?

Middle class? How dare they!
I'm from a decent hard-working Working Class background, thank you very much!

Hmmph, lazy bloody journos!

I knwo why

tunnocks are chocolate bars, not biscuits, surely?

on another note... am considering a career change, journalists seem to work less than accountants - I wish I could just surf on mumsnet to find out the info for my job.

That is hilarious.

You'd think people had more stuff to worry about!

dxx

It's all Guadalupe's fault, she frivolously joked about the possibility of swine flu parties and now the idea has totally mutated like ..well, a virus, and now we're all sitting around with our bad teeth and earl grey debating biscuits while purposefully infecting our children. It's such fun!