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Which sentence did you say today that you'd never have said a month ago?

686 replies

Bluewavescrashing · 31/03/2020 17:51

Me- 'Wash your hands, you've just touched the post!'

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FawnDrench · 31/03/2020 20:19

To my DH - "oh great, you've brought home a carton of pineapple juice"

WatchingFromTheWings · 31/03/2020 20:23

'I can't wait to go back to work.' Day 13 of isolation....

bestsquirrelinthewholehole · 31/03/2020 20:25

"Dd4 is on purplemash, and ds6 is learning the periodic table." said to my dh

Drogonssmile · 31/03/2020 20:25

"I'm going to bake tomorrow with DS and then eat everything we've baked. No reason to slim down any more."

Said to my work colleague (disclaimer: key worker) as I'm fed up because my holiday is likely to be cancelled (disclaimer 2: first world problem, I know there are far worse things at the moment to worry about).

needsmorebooks · 31/03/2020 20:26

"Ive put half the shopping in quarantine"

Tahitiitsamagicalplace · 31/03/2020 20:26

"I'm just googling the instructions to make our own butter now"

Why is butter impossible to get hold of?!

Drogonssmile · 31/03/2020 20:27

Also telling everyone I've spoken to today I managed to get an Ocado slot for tomorrow!

(Still not entirely sure how I managed that seeing as they're as rare as rocking horse poo).

Gibble1 · 31/03/2020 20:28

“I can’t see many dead relatives here”
To my colleagues when we were trying to have our morning update before work.

FraterculaArctica · 31/03/2020 20:28

"DD (age 3), take the stapler away from baby DS' toes". (I don't usually have the table covered in Twinkl worksheets that I need to file in a Home Learning journal).

Aderyn19 · 31/03/2020 20:30

Rinse the coke cans before you open them - they've been dipped in Milton.

To DH - did you wash your hands after touching the post?

RainbowCake · 31/03/2020 20:30

"You better get some hand cream as well, in fact you can have my posh good stuff if you want but I've spare cheapy for the other lads if you need it"
To my DH who has just had some strong hand sanitizer delivered to work.

My DH has never used hand cream and to be honest if he ever asked to use mine I would be Hmm

Aderyn19 · 31/03/2020 20:32

Also - 'a 20% paycut means we are luckier than a lot of people'

user5656 · 31/03/2020 20:32

We can do that jigsaw now, it's been in quarantine for 10 days. (Bought on eBay)

user5656 · 31/03/2020 20:34

Also : I'm just glad we can carry on doing our job without putting ourselves in mortal danger.

CarolineIngalls · 31/03/2020 20:36

Should I leave my phone at home?

Why?

What if they are tracking it?

Lordfrontpaw · 31/03/2020 20:36

Don’t answer the door - pretend we are out!

plixy · 31/03/2020 20:39

To the dog - 'if you don't walk quicker we will be arrested for being out too long' 😂

BallacheForLife · 31/03/2020 20:46

"What do you mean you just opened the post?! Are you trying to get us all killed?!"

Pelleas · 31/03/2020 20:48

"Has Boris Johnson written to you yet?"

ProfessorPootle · 31/03/2020 20:50

‘Whose turn is it to wipe down the light switches and handles?’

‘lots of postmen must have the virus’

‘once we’re out of lockdown....’

‘Amazon prime delivery is now 5 weeks’

Lordfrontpaw · 31/03/2020 20:51

I’ve just disinfected the doorknob and letterbox.

MooPointCowsOpinion · 31/03/2020 20:52

It’s ok my O2 SATs have gone up to 97.

joystir59 · 31/03/2020 20:56

"You need to sit at the other end of the sofa" to v vulnerable partner

Bogiesaremyonlyfriend · 31/03/2020 20:57

Quick kids come and look at grandma! She had come to drop some Calpol off for dds and we could see her out the window

BriefDisaster · 31/03/2020 20:58

"Is it against the rules to post a birthday card through Mum's front door on my walk past?"