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Your top Mumsnet memories/moments of the last ten years - post them here

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JustineMumsnet · 13/01/2010 16:49

As some of you may know, this is our tenth year in existence and we thought it would be nice to put together a list of the top ten MN moments during those ten years - obviously not all of you are as old in the tooth as me but everyone's thoughts welcome.

So by way of a starter for ten here and distinctly off the top of my head (so don't shout if I've missed you out!) are some of our most memorable moments/mn events...

Feel free to violently disagree add your own - am sure, being so decrepit we've forgotten loads.

In no particular order...

Christening of SWMNBN and MP's apology for rockets gag
Mile 4 Maude
First live birth
Christmas appeals generally
Biscuitgate
bottom butter
tim dowling and wife - hammering it out on MN
David Cameron's massive panniers
AIBU generally
Pirate sex
Misdee and Peter and the heart transplant
Is that UCM?

OP posts:
Boco · 13/01/2010 22:32

I loved the one where someone posted link to all their work photos and the photographer who had a name to do with a fish came and shouted at us. Steve sturgeon? I might have imagined the name.

The pram thread where everyone was selling the same pram to each other til bits fell off and people were linking to ebay listings and other people recognising their own front rooms.

FimBOW · 13/01/2010 22:33

Here is the red rug one. I think the op was a real person, but made a lot of crap up.

MamaG · 13/01/2010 22:36

I want to see the ghost in teh window too!

what small thigns annoy the hell out of you

and the one where we all talked about little things that really bother us (mine was when perforated cardboard isn't torn neatly )

BlackYellowRed · 13/01/2010 22:37

hang on, found it and putting it on my profile.

stripeywoollenhat · 13/01/2010 22:38

the whorehammer thread, please

Boco · 13/01/2010 22:39

the what not to do thread

BlackYellowRed · 13/01/2010 22:40

ok put it up...

MamaG · 13/01/2010 22:42

Whoa that is spooky - I just got goosebumps

Another fave thread was boco's first thread

PortBlacksand · 13/01/2010 22:43

Oooh BYR - that is creepy!!! ...

Pennies · 13/01/2010 22:45

The shopping lists left in trolleys thread.

Shiney and Mr Penguin - I was skiing at the time and was checking the thread from the chairlift

Slubber's thread about the rules for baking a Victoria Sponge cake which prompted an online baking competition and Slubber's brilliant photographic representation of the 'high sift'.

DaddyCool's annual Mince Pie taste test thread (was there one this year?).

WWB's knicker elastic.

Boco · 13/01/2010 22:46

Oh mamaG you card.

scottishmummy · 13/01/2010 22:49

which sex& city girl are you like and why thread

lisad123wantsherquoteinDM · 13/01/2010 22:49

The one where OP found her DH with kitchen utensils! Whatever happened to that one??

Misdee and Peter (of course)
Peguin blind date
OJ

and without sounding selfish, the lovely ladies who posting though all our waiting for Darrens results, with misdee doing the updating from the other side.

the find me a ... game is always fun

MamaG · 13/01/2010 22:51

you know I love you boco!

domesticslattern · 13/01/2010 22:53

Would be good to balance the hilarious ones with the ones which are about MN at its most supportive. There's been an earlier vote for Neuroticlady and her PND- that was a really important thread, I have recommended it to a number of people. I think it was called "Overwhelmed with a newborn, tell me it's normal to feel like this" and had such a lovely ending when Neuroticlady gave us an update months later and was well again but MN had got her through the really dark days, and she thanked us for being wise and wonderful It's a great thread for any new mum, even if they don't get full-on PND everyone has wondered what the hell am I doing? and it is such a supportive lovely thread full of ideas and friendship.

scottishmummy · 13/01/2010 22:55

the pram huns and their never-ending ability to effuse about multiple prams with comfort packs and matching footmuffs

SparklyGothKat · 13/01/2010 22:56

the one where the MNetter titled it 'my DD just peed in her patent leather kickers' we all read it as KNICKERS

red rug.

Lavenderrrrrrrrr and her DH and the shotguns.

Boco · 13/01/2010 23:01

the one where the woman got serum and semen confused and said her dd had semen in her hair.

daftpunk · 13/01/2010 23:01

The thread where motherfunk saw the face of jesus in the condensation on her window

Boco · 13/01/2010 23:02

Mamag are you saying I am the queen of your heart lady di style?

PortBlacksand · 13/01/2010 23:03

The smoking Eels thread

Ronaldinhio · 13/01/2010 23:03

the husband in the garden shed with the sandpaper

MamaG · 13/01/2010 23:05

That is EXACTLY what I'm saying. and I'm your rock.

Boco · 13/01/2010 23:15

Have you been crouching in my wardrobe smelling my clothes again? [stern]

AitchTwoOhOneOh · 13/01/2010 23:20

the one where ross and rachel split up and then they were on a break but rachel didn't think so.

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