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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:
WhirlyByrd · 01/05/2012 14:51

The oldest part of town is 'Biscuitgate' there's a market there very other Thursday, at which MNetters sell organic veg and eggs from their chickens.

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MadameChinLegs · 01/05/2012 14:53

A pub called The Wolef Pack
A divorce solicitors called Leave The Bastard
A public notice.board in the high street for photoa of those banned from entering myleene klass et all
A fruit shop called Cutted Up Pear (or maybe a good name for a rival divorce solicitors)
Street names: Fanjo Mews, Quiche Close
Comedy club called Arf

NorbertDentressangle · 01/05/2012 14:59

A carpet shop full of red rugs. Lots of them. Just red rugs.

TalcAndTurnips · 01/05/2012 15:00

Bespoke Plumbing Repairs by TiggyD Associates

  • he will come to your house and replace all your soil/sewage pipes with new perspex see-through ones. All repairs tested on site by MrD himself. Special offers for any buildings over three storeys.

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PLFHK Power Generation Plant

  • situated just outside Forum, this state-of-the-art power station provides all the electricity needs for the city and all its suburbs. Runs entirely on the new eco-fuel discovery Pete's Love For His Kids - which is clean, orange green and abundantly available.
jaquelinehyde · 01/05/2012 15:01

Don't forget the local rubbish dump, 'Mouldies' Grin

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 01/05/2012 15:02

Obviously a shady shop down an alley called The Oxo Tower.

An Ego Massage Parlour named Yanboo.

jaquelinehyde · 01/05/2012 15:04

The local hall shall run hobbies and clubs in things like; lentil weaving, benefit bashing and troll hunting.

NorbertDentressangle · 01/05/2012 15:07

A shop with very, very large windows called I Saw You Coming Pedlars

SarahStratton · 01/05/2012 15:08

A rival shady shop, 'Centre Parcs'. For those who prefer Friday's offerings...

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 01/05/2012 15:10

A travel agent called FTFOAWYGTFOA.

SarahStratton · 01/05/2012 15:12

Mouldies Rubbish Dump made me wee a leetle bit. Grin

IAmBooyhoo · 01/05/2012 15:13

justine would be sheriff of forum county with olivia as her deputy?

ExitPursuedByABear · 01/05/2012 15:16

And they could ride on a high horse across the Moral Highground

TalcAndTurnips · 01/05/2012 15:18

For all your domestic external lighting supplies: Gaslighting - run by the INeverSaidThat-YoureJustImaginingIt Family since 1856.

GoPoldark · 01/05/2012 15:19

GCSE English Language exams in Forum County would be compiled separately from those in the rest of the country, because here No Is A Complete Sentence.

YouveCatToBeKittenMe · 01/05/2012 15:21

Abandoned Train Station

"Offline for a moment"

IAmBooyhoo · 01/05/2012 15:21

to their office, in forumHQ towers, postcode:TSSDNCOP (did i get that right? Confused)

GoPoldark · 01/05/2012 15:24

Oh mine wasn't a place, sorry. Ok, the wine bar where the hen parties go in Forum County would be called The Lolling Hun

wheredidyoulastseeit · 01/05/2012 15:26

Leave the bastard soliciters to also be given the job of issuing red flags

LemonMousse · 01/05/2012 15:27

'Bunfight-Nite' in the village hall alternate Thursdays.

lookingforchocolate · 01/05/2012 15:28

a shadey place called lurkers corner

OrmIrian · 01/05/2012 15:33

Deli called Nice Ham

EduStudent · 01/05/2012 15:39

The hairdressers will offer only the MN haircut.

MadameChinLegs · 01/05/2012 15:52

Local smutty sex show with Bumsex Fridays (or is it Thursdays?)
Giant screens for showings of xfactor, apprentice etc with large screen live thread running next to it

TanteRose · 01/05/2012 15:55

Rival travel agents to Elephants one upthread - OTBT (for the more adventurous traveller)