Now you have overseas advertisers paying to be on the site can you organise competitions for overseas MNers?

[suzywong]

I could do with some free Colourbond.

Come on PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEE include us.

Hmm, the list is quite Antipodean biased. What about us Continental MNetters (oh, that makes us sound like MN-Duvets).

M&S and Fortum hamper can stay, obviously.

Bravissimo, they deliver overseas (and I need new bras)

Years supply of Tetley T-bags would be good

Bisto

Hobnobs obviously

Sunday Times, I only read the online edition now as it is too far to the trainstation but it is not the same

MadameT
you can get on a coach in be in London in HOURS!
We are far-flung and disenfranchised, despite giving so much to MN, we are truly Second Class Citizens. Plus many of us have put in years of loyal Anglocentered service to MN and are now cast away and forgotten, excluded and ......... a long long long bloody way off and we need a few scraps to be thrown.

But I do understand your point completely. Good luck with the Continental campaign.

"We are far-flung and disenfranchised, despite giving so much to MN, we are truly Second Class Citizens. Plus many of us have put in years of loyal Anglocentered service to MN and are now cast away and forgotten, excluded and ......... "

PMSL at the 'anals'
it always goes back to bumsex on Mumnest, doesn't it

Plus we can get hobnobs and pg pyramid bags over here for $10 a piece.

[daylight robbery]

What I'd love, is a copy of the times, satellite delivered and printed locally. I'd pay $$$. After all, NineDs pays $9 [or something outrageous] for an exported copy of Woman's Day [still in about that]. It's only $7 for the UK OK ffs, and at least it's glossy.

It's tough in Europe. I was devastated when our Euro M&S closed down. It's a so near yet so far thing. You can get the expat baskets shipped, but it's so ridiculously expensive it's not worth it [memories of a £100 mince pie, Oxo and Mint Sauce delivery to Milan spring to mind]

Anyhoo. I'm waiting for my £25 amazon voucher (which will buy most of DDs Christmas books at super cheap UK prices) for being licky to my new best friend Dr T. I was up after midnight, but it's going to expand my media exposure as 'arfishy' to not only the Daily Torygraph, but a highly regarded parenting tome too.

[basks in media exposure and global glory]

[recruits agent]

GUFFAW!!!!!!!!!!

so anyways, is anyone at MNHQ paying attention?

I think they are conveniently ignoring us - probably using the time difference as an excuse

[fawns and tugs forelock in arfishy's presence]

Do you think we should start some Tactics?
Like going and picketting in random threads. You know, march into a Style and Beauty thread shouting WE WANT COMPS!
Or would that really piss everyone off? Don't want to piss people off [nice MNer]
I am all mouth and no trousers here - I'd have been a crap suffragette in real life ...

Just want to add my support to the cause!!

I am in the midst of a furious sit in on my lovely comfy sofa!

'What do we want?'

Competitions we can win!

'When do we want it?'

NOW!!

right your turn

I'm not sure about our nickname acronym. Anyone got any brighter ideas?

LOLOL. Not sure the supermarket baggers noticed you Wongster.

I will see if there are any threads MNHQ are on. There was a scary steiner-ite getting a tongue lashing from Justine yesterday IIRC.

at suzy

I agree we need a new acronym too - shall ponder it whilst catching up all domestic duties that have been put aside during this busy time.

dosmn

disadvantaged overseas mnetters

or DOM

disadvantaged overseas mnetters

Suzywong that was Brilliant.

hahahahahahahhahahahaha so funny.

ROFL at Suzy ....

How about ...

Far-flung And Not Joyous Overseas
Mumsnetters group?

Probably not, but it's a start?

Oh bugger that didn't work

DOH!

Anyhoo. The FANJO Mumsnetters

LOL at the tumbleweed response to Suzy's post on t'other thread.

I'd be grateful to win a prize of cheese, to be shipped to Nigeria! Having said which, I am currently in the UK for a few days so have cheese and dd tells me she and dh found fresh cream in Lagos today!

I just found the BEST site

How about

ORIFIcE - Overseas mumsnetteRs unIte For faIr trEatment

or

OUTcAsT - Overseas mUmsnetters uniTe for fAir Treatment

or

MUNCh - all MUmsnetters Need Comps

I'm laughing too hard to be of any use, but would like to log my show of support as an as of yet unnamed acronymed overseas disgruntled MN'er. If there are any sit in demonstrations, I'm great at sitting.

I'm liking ORIFIcE

oh well, MNHQ can ingnore us some more while I skip off to the river foreshore in 32 degrees

yes - they can continue to ignore us as we relax after a wonderful day at the park and playing out in the garden in wonderful sunny days.