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right then...what is a lentil weaver? Your thoughts please

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Fillyjonk · 27/01/2007 16:52

Do you need to fondle crystals

or it is enough to just be obsessive about good nutrition?

is there a particular dress code?

is it inconsistant with a reasonable appreciation of science?

thoughts please

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sorkycake · 27/01/2007 19:23

well as the list lengthens my score rises, I give up and officially accept my weaving responsibilities.

Fillyjonk · 27/01/2007 19:30

god that list is terrifyingly long now

do lentil weavers do lists?

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filthymindedvixen · 27/01/2007 19:35

Well...ok...if made on recycled or handmade paper

Cloudhopper · 27/01/2007 19:58

Does attachment parenting come in anywhere, or is it too mainstream?

Fillyjonk · 27/01/2007 20:26

yeah c'mon add some AP questions ch

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foundintranslation · 27/01/2007 20:30

10 points for ownership of rooboscihssadlj tea. 0 - can't stand the stuff

10 points for each other obscure tea in house 20

10 points if you have ever cooked with millet 10

10 points if you have ever cooked anything you grew yourself 10

30 points for each placenta buried 0

20 points for extended bfding or desire thereof (crap happens) 20

20 points if you know what BLW stands for 20

10 points for mooncup use and extra 15 if bought from franny 0

20 points if you have made a wnaky basket (NB for Newbies, that is what Cod calls a Treasure basket) 0

10 points if you carried your baby round in a sling past 6 weeks old 10

10 points if you favour natural fibres 10 (at least theoretically)

20 points if you make your own anything (clothes/bread/wall hangings from pubic hair) 20, dh makes bread, does that count?

10 points if your children will eat quinoa 0

10 points for using washable STs 0

30 points for using menstrual stock to water the plants 0

*75 points for a lotus birth 0

80 points for cooking the placenta ( 20 bonus points for getting non family members to eat it)* 0

10 points if you are vegetarian (save for said placenta eating) 10

10 points if you subscribe to alternative eco/green/earth magazines 0

10 points if you belong to Greenpeace (and an extra 10 if you have been on a protest march} 0

40 for any home educating credentials can I have 10 for desire to? It's not blimming legal in Germany

25 for any other alternative education tendancies 0

15 for the belief that Natural is Best even in the face of all evidence 0

foundintranslation · 27/01/2007 20:31

oh sorry, am I supposed to be adding qs rather than doing the test?

TooTicky · 27/01/2007 20:45

I did that too FiT Let's feel silly together

harpsichordcarrier · 27/01/2007 20:52

165
(or 185 if I get 20 for each weirdy extended bf baby) BUT almost all of those can be sourced back to Franny / mumsnet....

10 points for ownership of rooboscihssadlj tea. yes but only because Franny made me

10 points for each other obscure tea in house depends what you mean by obscure.... let's say 40 as conservative estimate

10 points if you have ever cooked with millet only for budgies

10 points if you have ever cooked anything you grew yourself 10

30 points for each placenta buried nope donated to research [smug]

20 points for extended bfding or desire thereof (crap happens) for each baby ??

20 points if you know what BLW stands for ha! good one

10 points for mooncup use and extra 15 if bought from franny 25

20 points if you have made a wnaky basket (NB for Newbies, that is what Cod calls a Treasure basket) 20

10 points if you carried your baby round in a sling past 6 weeks old 10

10 points if you favour natural fibres 10

20 points if you make your own anything (clothes/bread/wall hangings from pubic hair)

10 points if your children will eat quinoa

10 points for using washable STs bleugh

30 points for using menstrual stock to water the plants wwwb you are just showing off

harpsichordcarrier · 27/01/2007 20:54

am NOT a lentil weaver though
am McDonalds frequenter
drive everywhere
tumble dry
quinoa makes me vomit

Fillyjonk · 27/01/2007 21:01

i am just psml that I have got a bunch of lentil weavers to take a test...

and harpsi the test does not lie

oh but if i get points for each extended bfding...that means I am even more surreally in the lead...mwahahaha

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harpsichordcarrier · 27/01/2007 21:03
harpsichordcarrier · 27/01/2007 21:04

oh and I subscribe to a home ed list thingy.
but I can't bear all that crystal/aura/pseudo science mumbo jumbo
HOWEVER I do fancy some hopi ear candles

TooTicky · 27/01/2007 21:05

Hey, Filly, I get 4 lots of extended bf points [na na ne na na]

harpsichordcarrier · 27/01/2007 21:07

must have more children

Fillyjonk · 27/01/2007 21:09

ok have finished equations am going to take test PROPERLY

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Spidermama · 27/01/2007 21:10

I too have been placed in the camp of lentil weavery.

Rooibosch. Check. 10

Other obscure teas in house. (Green, Chamomile, yogi x 2, Fennel and mint. 100

Millet cookery. Check. 10

Growing food at allotment. Check. 10.

4 x plancentas buried in two different gardens. Check. Check. Check. Check. 120.

Have fed4 kids beyond age 2. Have also tandem fed and fed throughout three pregnancies. Check. 80.

20 points if you know what BLW stands for 20. Nope 0.

Mooncup owner. Check. 10.

Treasure basket. Nope. 0

Carried 4 babies in Wilkinet then backpack well into toddlerhood around the house and outside x 4. Check. 40.

Yes to natural fibres obv. 10

Make my own bread. 20

My children happily chomp quinoa and puy lentil salad. 10

Washables check for first three but have slipped with number 4 so ... 30.

Haven't used menstrual stock on plants. Always mean to, but garden too far away at crucial point in 'stock' removal. 0

Lotus birth. 0

Can't eat placenta because I'm a vegetarian. 0.

10 points if you are vegetarian check. 10.

Used to subscribe to The Mother til she ripped me off (allegedly). 0

I don't belong to Greenpeace but I have been on many a protest march. 10

I am a memeber of Education Otherwise and have been to home ed groups to check them out in the area. I came close to de-regging my kids last year but didn't quite do it. I always consider the option open so I'll have 20 for that please.

No other alternative education tendancies which are actual. Only wishes and dreams. 0

'15 for the belief that Natural is Best even in the face of all evidence ' Eh? Natural what?

So I make that 510.

Rhubarb · 27/01/2007 21:11

wtf?

sorkycake · 27/01/2007 21:12

OMG! I bow to the Earth Mother that is Spidermama.

harpsichordcarrier · 27/01/2007 21:13

I was a member of FoE AND Greenpeace for a while
and Amnesty
have been on many marches but the details escape me trhese days
BUTBUTBUT
I DID go to Greenham Common!
TWICE!!!!

Fillyjonk · 27/01/2007 21:14

10 points for ownership of rooboscihssadlj tea.10

10 points for each other obscure tea in house say 20

10 points if you have ever cooked with millet 10

10 points if you have ever cooked anything you grew yourself 10

30 points for each placenta buried 30. ahem. Have photos too. Nice apples and pears this past few years.

20 points for extended bfding or desire thereof (crap happens) right am having 20 points per child cos tick is so 40

20 points if you know what BLW stands for 20

10 points for mooncup use and extra 15 if bought from franny 25

20 points if you have made a wnaky basket (NB for Newbies, that is what Cod calls a Treasure basket) ooooh yes 20

10 points if you carried your baby round in a sling past 6 weeks old 10

10 points if you favour natural fibres 10 (at least theoretically)

20 points if you make your own anything (clothes/bread/wall hangings from pubic hair) 20, oh yes

10 points if your children will eat quinoa 10

10 points for using washable STs 0. but I have a mooncup

30 points for using menstrual stock to water the plants well no but see above. look this test isn't fair

*75 points for a lotus birth 0

80 points for cooking the placenta ( 20 bonus points for getting non family members to eat it)* 0

10 points if you are vegetarian (save for said placenta eating) sometimes. technically no.

10 points if you subscribe to alternative eco/green/earth magazines 10 but...new internationalist, does that count? and only cos I can't be arsed to cancel

10 points if you belong to Greenpeace (and an extra 10 if you have been on a protest march} I am having 10. But should be more for all my marching

40 for any home educating credentials 40

25 for any other alternative education tendancies hmmm. Well I have a leaning toward montessori but it seems unfair to claim twice

15 for the belief that Natural is Best even in the face of all evidence oh jaysus no

well

I make 325

PMSL

might need to double check that cos my brain is addled

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Fillyjonk · 27/01/2007 21:16

oooh i went to greenham common harpsi

but i was 5 at the time

it was cold and strange

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Rhubarb · 27/01/2007 21:16

Oh oh oh I get it now!

Well, I am a member of Amnesty.
I went on the London peacemarch with dd in her buggy.
I organised a Lancashire peacemarch that was mentioned on the telly.
I wrote lots of letters to my MP.
Dh was on Greenham Common.
I work for a charity.
I would love to have my own animals to kill for supper.
I try growing veg with zero success.
I kill slugs with salt instead of chemicals.
I don't own any pets.
I make my children work for a living instead of going to school.

PinkTulips · 27/01/2007 21:17

10 points for ownership of rooboscihssadlj tea. - 0

10 points for each other obscure tea in house 100 i collect

10 points if you have ever cooked with millet 10

10 points if you have ever cooked anything you grew yourself 10

30 points for each placenta buried 5 for wanting to but we live in apartments and don't think landlord would appreciate the sentiment

20 points for extended bfding or desire thereof (crap happens) 20

20 points if you know what BLW stands for 30 because i'm doing it as well as knowing what it means

10 points for mooncup use and extra 15 if bought from franny 10 havn't had period since getting it but it's ready and waiting for the big day, lol

20 points if you have made a wnaky basket (NB for Newbies, that is what Cod calls a Treasure basket) 0

10 points if you carried your baby round in a sling past 6 weeks old 10

10 points if you favour natural fibres 10

20 points if you make your own anything (clothes/bread/wall hangings from pubic hair) 20

10 points if your children will eat quinoa 5 haven't tried her on quinoa but she eats a diet of 90% health shop food so think that counts

10 points for using washable STs 10

30 points for using menstrual stock to water the plants 075 points for a lotus birth 0* did have a physiological third stage though much to the midwifes bemusment

80 points for cooking the placenta ( 20 bonus points for getting non family members to eat it)* 0 don't think i even saw it i was so obsessed with staring at my babies!

10 points if you are vegetarian (save for said placenta eating) 0 think eating meat is far more natural

10 points if you subscribe to alternative eco/green/earth magazines 10 as long as internet newsletters count

10 points if you belong to Greenpeace (and an extra 10 if you have been on a protest march} 0

40 for any home educating credentials 0

25 for any other alternative education tendancies 25

15 for the belief that Natural is Best even in the face of all evidence 15 290 if my maths is right

Fillyjonk · 27/01/2007 21:18

oh hang on, I have more, I forgot to add for 2 placentas and 2 sling wearings

so 365

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