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Why has the Spanish cleaner thread been hidden?!

96 replies

TastesLikeFlavourlessFizz · 08/11/2022 20:41

Please don’t tell me this was a troll. We were all so invested!

Plus, why WOULD it be a troll? It didn’t seem troll-flavoured.

OR has the cleaner asked for it to be removed?

It seems to have been marked as ‘hidden’ for a long time without any confirmation of it being removed…

OP posts:
TastesLikeFlavourlessFizz · 08/11/2022 21:46

Proamble · 08/11/2022 21:36

Maybe because it was utter bollocks?! The accent change completely gave it away. 3/10 must try harder.

Gave it away? That was the whole point of the story. Hmm

OP posts:
Chasingclouds100 · 08/11/2022 21:47

Oh no I was eagerly awaiting Wednesday to find out what had happened after reading all about it yesterday! I’m gutted lol!

Port1aCastis · 08/11/2022 21:47

Cleaner was Spanish and woman in supermarket was her twin but clearly they were separated at birth and were adopted by parents from different countries. Twins I tell thee, there's always twins in these situations, and separated at birth is clearly the only explanation for said cleaner woman and supermarket woman to look the same.
Either that or there's another dimension lurking around in Tesco's petrol station.

Sparklingbrook · 08/11/2022 21:48

Sometimes the threads on here resemble the cover stories from Take a Break or something.

Why has the Spanish cleaner thread been hidden?!
ASMRTingles · 08/11/2022 21:51

Or the woman is doing a Hilaria Baldwin, but only to certain people?

Theunamedcat · 08/11/2022 21:52

My school friends mum had a Spanish cleaner she was insane would balance on the bannister to get the cobwebs no dust and dirt was safe from her she was like a whirling dervish! As a child it was the pinnacle of wealth to have a cleaner and a Spanish one too! we were all in awe 😁

Sparklingbrook · 08/11/2022 21:55

Theunamedcat · 08/11/2022 21:52

My school friends mum had a Spanish cleaner she was insane would balance on the bannister to get the cobwebs no dust and dirt was safe from her she was like a whirling dervish! As a child it was the pinnacle of wealth to have a cleaner and a Spanish one too! we were all in awe 😁

She was probably from Sheffield or something. Grin

Theunamedcat · 08/11/2022 21:59

😂

picklemewalnuts · 08/11/2022 22:01

The reason the threads are great, even when implausible or indeed true, is the wit of the contributors! One's own wit sparkles less, unless one has narc tendencies!

TastesLikeFlavourlessFizz · 08/11/2022 22:03

ASMRTingles · 08/11/2022 21:51

Or the woman is doing a Hilaria Baldwin, but only to certain people?

Many times people suggested the OP ask her what you call a cucumber. 😂

OP posts:
TastesLikeFlavourlessFizz · 08/11/2022 22:04

Sparklingbrook · 08/11/2022 21:55

She was probably from Sheffield or something. Grin

😂

Properly lol’d at that.

OP posts:
TastesLikeFlavourlessFizz · 08/11/2022 22:07

Port1aCastis · 08/11/2022 21:47

Cleaner was Spanish and woman in supermarket was her twin but clearly they were separated at birth and were adopted by parents from different countries. Twins I tell thee, there's always twins in these situations, and separated at birth is clearly the only explanation for said cleaner woman and supermarket woman to look the same.
Either that or there's another dimension lurking around in Tesco's petrol station.

I believe I even said on the thread the OP could end up in a Netflix documentary if they were long lost twins and she reunited them! Imagine! Sofía and Sophia, a Tesco reunion!

I did love somebody’s suggestion that she had a different accent in every home. 😂

OP posts:
Port1aCastis · 08/11/2022 22:18

TastesLikeFlavourlessFizz · 08/11/2022 22:07

I believe I even said on the thread the OP could end up in a Netflix documentary if they were long lost twins and she reunited them! Imagine! Sofía and Sophia, a Tesco reunion!

I did love somebody’s suggestion that she had a different accent in every home. 😂

Obviously Manuel from Fawlty Towers fathered the twins as he had a ONS with my Mum's friend Babs while she was on her hols in Torquay, so there is a Spanish element to the tale. Also Mums friend Babs did emigrate to Malaga so I think she was the proverbial dark horse.

LilyMumsnet · 08/11/2022 22:19

Proamble · 08/11/2022 21:45

Or the OP woke up the next day and realised it was all a dream!!

I think I've seen that film before...

LilyMumsnet · 08/11/2022 22:20

CraneBoysMysteries · 08/11/2022 21:33

@LilyMumsnet What about SSE? I'm losing sleep on how invested I was 😞

Same news there, we're afraid. Sorry folks. Cake

Sparklingbrook · 08/11/2022 22:20

Sounds like a lovely episode of Long Lost Family, I can see Davina with her 'would you like to see a picture?' Grin

TastesLikeFlavourlessFizz · 08/11/2022 22:27

Port1aCastis · 08/11/2022 22:18

Obviously Manuel from Fawlty Towers fathered the twins as he had a ONS with my Mum's friend Babs while she was on her hols in Torquay, so there is a Spanish element to the tale. Also Mums friend Babs did emigrate to Malaga so I think she was the proverbial dark horse.

Please tell me that twins-aside, this tale is true. 😂

Ok this ending has satisfied me.

But <whispers> OP of the original thread, if you would like to PM me the real ending, I won’t tell mumsnet.

OP posts:
ThatBlackDog · 08/11/2022 22:27

Could Sophia, (should be Sofía but he ho) be a method actress? Yes I think so. Sofía really is Keira Knightley researching for her rôle in the searingly honest 2023 blockbuster later known as 'Sofía and Henry' about a brave Spanish woman who emigrates to the UK to work as a cleaner in the homes of cruel and exploitative Englishwomen, but meets and falls in love with the tubby and jovial Henry H. who helps her clean in order to conquer her heart. Henry is not a looker and also rather noisy but Sofía ends up unable to envisage her life without him. On Wednesday morning Penelope/Sofía comes clean (😏) to OP. OP shows compassion and humour to KN and shrieks of laughter seal their new friendship. Later KN insists that OP accompanies her to the Oscars, where 'Sofía and Henry' is a triumph, then on they go to the Vanity Fair party, where OP is discovered by Andy Cohen who immediately signs her up for 16 seasons of The Housewives of Montecito.
The End.

TastesLikeFlavourlessFizz · 08/11/2022 22:31

ThatBlackDog · 08/11/2022 22:27

Could Sophia, (should be Sofía but he ho) be a method actress? Yes I think so. Sofía really is Keira Knightley researching for her rôle in the searingly honest 2023 blockbuster later known as 'Sofía and Henry' about a brave Spanish woman who emigrates to the UK to work as a cleaner in the homes of cruel and exploitative Englishwomen, but meets and falls in love with the tubby and jovial Henry H. who helps her clean in order to conquer her heart. Henry is not a looker and also rather noisy but Sofía ends up unable to envisage her life without him. On Wednesday morning Penelope/Sofía comes clean (😏) to OP. OP shows compassion and humour to KN and shrieks of laughter seal their new friendship. Later KN insists that OP accompanies her to the Oscars, where 'Sofía and Henry' is a triumph, then on they go to the Vanity Fair party, where OP is discovered by Andy Cohen who immediately signs her up for 16 seasons of The Housewives of Montecito.
The End.

Oooooh I LOVE this! Very good. And I love the housewives so extra snaps for working that in. 🥳

Someone did suggest that she could be a method actor. There was a funny retort that may have mentioned Dustin Hoffman or someone. WHICH I CANT REMEMBER BECAUSE THE THREAD IS GONE AND NOBODY WILL LET ME LIVE.

OP posts:
Port1aCastis · 08/11/2022 22:39

TastesLikeFlavourlessFizz · 08/11/2022 22:27

Please tell me that twins-aside, this tale is true. 😂

Ok this ending has satisfied me.

But <whispers> OP of the original thread, if you would like to PM me the real ending, I won’t tell mumsnet.

I rang Babs in Malaga to confirm the tale but her new bf answered and said she was out on the lash with the girls, so not a satisfactory answer tonight, however I'll get my Mum to wring the truth from Babs when she flies out to Malaga at the weekend and will report back asap.

ThatBlackDog · 08/11/2022 22:40

Thank you @TastesLikeFlavourlessFizz
Whoever suggested that she had a different accent in every home, that's the best ever!😂😂😂

vera99 · 08/11/2022 22:48

If it's too good to be true then it invariably isn't. Don't be scammed by fake threads ladies !!

Offleyhoo · 08/11/2022 22:55

In true, non made up facts I have a neighbour who is sometimes polite and sometimes blanks me. At a recent party ...2 of them! So sometimes the twins thing really is the answer. Not often though granted, and neither of them was Spanish...

ASMRTingles · 08/11/2022 23:20

TastesLikeFlavourlessFizz · 08/11/2022 22:03

Many times people suggested the OP ask her what you call a cucumber. 😂

Grin I’m gutted I missed the original thread now!

vera99 · 08/11/2022 23:27

Offleyhoo · 08/11/2022 22:55

In true, non made up facts I have a neighbour who is sometimes polite and sometimes blanks me. At a recent party ...2 of them! So sometimes the twins thing really is the answer. Not often though granted, and neither of them was Spanish...