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Mumsnet County … name a place, street, shop or service

225 replies

WhirlyByrd · 01/05/2012 11:50

Your challenge is to suggest names for the places, streets and shops that would make up the County of Mumsnet.

The city would be called Forum. Its suburbs: Boden (designer, very expensive), Hunbury Hills (flashy and a bit TOWIE), Cleek (gated community).

OP posts:
MinnieBar · 01/05/2012 13:14

Parking at Cunting Sainsburys/Waitrose is very, very strictly policed. There are 20 disabled spots (closest), then 20 parent-and-child spots. Anyone without a disability or a child has to park at least a mile away.

Non-compliance is punishable with universal cats'-bum-mouths from the entire population.

MinnieBar · 01/05/2012 13:16

There is another shop, proprietor Marc Skids, that on one side only sells loo brushes. On the other, it only sells j-cloths, bleach and rubber glove combo packs.

Never the twain shall meet...

openerofjars · 01/05/2012 13:18

No no, there is ONLY P&T parking. Cunting Sainsrose is round, so every space is exactly the same distance from it. There are only two aisles: Naice Ham and Free Grapes vs Froot Shoots and Sausage Rolls (a Greggs concession).

SarahStratton · 01/05/2012 13:27

Public transport is run by Crealy Love Buses. All buses are orange and feature klaxons instead of horns.

SlightlyJaded · 01/05/2012 13:28

And the hairdressers can obviously only do one haircut.

PomBearWithAnOFRS · 01/05/2012 13:33

Buppers has to run the cupcakery Grin
And we need a scarf shop.
And I shall run a little Olde World Market barrow selling...wait for it... Pot Noodles to go Grin

SarahStratton · 01/05/2012 13:34

What will I do? :(

PomBearWithAnOFRS · 01/05/2012 13:36

Well Mortimer will have to have a role as Mayor or official mascot or something, so you can be his PA not helpful am I?
errm, erm, trails off pathetically

SarahStratton · 01/05/2012 13:38

Yeah, that'll do nicely, nothing too taxing. Grin

PomBearWithAnOFRS · 01/05/2012 13:41

You can have a blackberry Grin and Organise Things, thus sparing everyone else from ever organising anything ever again Grin

SarahStratton · 01/05/2012 13:42

Urgh no.

PomBearWithAnOFRS · 01/05/2012 13:44

Ummmm a lifetime supply of naice biscuits and a clip board so you can give the appearance of Organising Things without actually having to?

ExitPursuedByABear · 01/05/2012 13:47

And the town hall clock will be stuck permanently at Wine.

SlightlyJaded · 01/05/2012 13:54

And a huge statue of Pombear in the middle of the Town Square. Made of solid gold or possibly Solid Gold Brass

mmebunty · 01/05/2012 14:00

We need a stationers, pens, paper and of course the clipboard!

StepAwayFromTheEcclesCakes · 01/05/2012 14:05

the toy shop could be 'the sock puppet shop'

StepAwayFromTheEcclesCakes · 01/05/2012 14:06

and there would have to be a duck pond

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 01/05/2012 14:07

Bedlinen shop called The Spreadsheet, naturally.

ExitPursuedByABear · 01/05/2012 14:11

A get together in the Village Hall every Friday night for ...

Sorry, lowering the tone.

Blush
knowitallstrikesagain · 01/05/2012 14:14

A Jubilee shop called 'Bupcakes and Cunting'
A farm called 'Get Orf Moi Land'
A corner of the zoo devoted to lonesome animals with a 'Stranded Bear'
A town council meeting hall where all the final decisions are made called 'Show of Hands'
A construction firm called 'Sue Purbly Built'
A soft play centre called 'Chaos'
A rehab centre called 'Valium Redhead'
A watchmakers 'Tik Tok'
A toyshop 'Squeaky Toy'
A primary school 'Math Anxiety/Cant Spel'

EduStudent · 01/05/2012 14:15

The Town Hall shall run AIBU. Citizens will be invited to attend hearings where people may ask if they are being reasonable or not. Citizens will be able to vote YABU or YANBU.

Random interjections, biscuit throwing, tangential discussions and clarification of negligible details encouraged.

amicissimma · 01/05/2012 14:23

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FunnysInLaJardin · 01/05/2012 14:24

I'm not clever enough to think of owt, but would just like to say good thread. It's made me Grin

< was trying to work in something ref and judges>

Kikithecat · 01/05/2012 14:36

Clubs for swingers and so forth: "TGI Friday Night"

LemonMousse · 01/05/2012 14:44

Streetnames:

Cuntworm Cottages
Vagine Villas
Trollery Towers