Where do you go for stimulating grown-up conversation in real life?

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At Mother and toddler groups the conversation always seems to center around, um, mothers and toddlers, and I rarely talk to anyone for more than 2 minutes at a time.

Where do you go for stimulating grown-up conversation in real life? Book clubs, work, dinner parties?

And what was the last real-life stimulating conversation that you had all about?

whenever I try to talk to DH, my bossyboots DD says 'shush mummy'
I think I need to put my foot down!

I had a good chinwag with a neighbour the other day about planning permission!!! (not that stimulating though!)

Oh, child-free mumsnet meetups are a great idea!