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Are Wombles real??

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fucketynamechanged · 13/05/2018 00:52

Just had an argument with a friend... is there an actual species called Wombles or were they made up creatures?

Thank you

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AsAProfessionalFekko · 13/05/2018 09:29

Look, unless you want me never to be able to sleep again - admit that the flumps are Not Real. Creepy little fekkers.

Andrewofgg · 13/05/2018 09:31

Wombles are real and have made up stories about weird creatures called People.

hettie · 13/05/2018 09:31

But I want a womble stamps foot

Thishatisnotmine · 13/05/2018 09:32

Are you thinking of wombats? Although they don't live in Wimbledon

Candyflip · 13/05/2018 09:33

Hettie, wombles are actual cunts. You really don’t want one. And fekko, sorry, but you know it’s true.

AsAProfessionalFekko · 13/05/2018 09:33

You're thinking of earls court.

FatBallsAndSunflowerSeeds · 13/05/2018 09:35

As I was walking home drunk one night a badger crossed the road in front of me and my confused brain said 'womble'

CurlyhairedAssassin · 13/05/2018 09:35

To be fair to you, OP, I nearly fell off my chair when I found out that wolverines exist so I can forgive you your womble confusion.

CurlyhairedAssassin · 13/05/2018 09:36

A confusion of wombles.

Sounds about right.

Matildatoldsuchdreadfullies · 13/05/2018 09:39

Lynette,... but, but.... Australia's just a fantasy isn't it. I've seen that wanted down under show on BBC1, with all those fabulous beaches and what have you, and it's clearly just a dream.

MarthaArthur · 13/05/2018 09:41

Wombles or wombats

specialsubject · 13/05/2018 09:42

remember you're a womble - some of us have never forgotten!

they appear at the tennis and were at Glastonbury.. what more evidence do you need?

Belindabauer · 13/05/2018 09:46

I loved the wombles.
I had Orinoco Wellington and Great Uncle Bulgaria.
What everyone is missing is that the singles actually flitted to Hyde Park.
I can't remember why.
Must have become endangered or something.

Belindabauer · 13/05/2018 09:47

Wombles flitted- silly auto correct.

ScreamingValenta · 13/05/2018 09:49

@Belindabauer They only stayed in Hyde Park for one book, then they came back. They had to leave because heavy traffic in Wimbledon was causing their burrow to subside. The traffic was later re-routed, so they were OK to return, but they left Omsk the Russian womble in charge of the Hyde Park burrow.

vampirethriller · 13/05/2018 09:51

Of course they are. And the Family Ness.

RJnomore1 · 13/05/2018 09:53

A Wimble of wombles

A wobble of wombles

MiddleClassProblem · 13/05/2018 09:54

Once on Wimbledon Common a Wimbledon wrenched my iced latte out of my hand and ran off with it yelling “I’m just tidying up!” Little shit. I had about a quarter left!

MiddleClassProblem · 13/05/2018 09:55

*a womble

Why does autocorrect change womble to Wimbledon? It’s all part of the cover up

Numbkinnuts · 13/05/2018 10:11

I can't get the bloody song out of my head !

TracyBeakerSoYeah · 13/05/2018 10:19

I think Wombles & Badgers share a common ancestor due to head shape.
Like apes & Homo sapiens.
Though Wombles are the more intelligent off shoot as they know the Green Cross Code.
Actually anyone seen Tufty & co lately?

reallybadidea · 13/05/2018 10:25

I don't think you should apologize to your friend; I think you should move house, change your name, dye your hair a different colour and have appearance-altering surgery. Because your friend is going to tell everyone she knows and you're never going to live it down Grin

ScreamingValenta · 13/05/2018 10:29

All together now -

When the sun doesn't shine and it's cloudy and grey
And it's only the beginning of the wombling day
And you've got to do the washing up for Madame Chole-et ...

TSSDNCOP · 13/05/2018 10:34

I think they had to have people dressed up as Wombles on TOTP because the real things were too small to make a good shot.

The actual Wombles being rabbit sized so that they could fit into their burrows.

ScreamingValenta · 13/05/2018 10:39

@TSSDNCOP It's actually Steeleye Span inside the costumes, but don't tell anyone.