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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?

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BitOfFun · 13/01/2010 19:07

You'll just have to stick around for the second decade then, grumpypants. I find that even a year or so of completely losing your life to MN reaps its own rewards, and you find yourself around for an unexpected Classic thread...read some of these to catch up.

itsmeolord · 13/01/2010 19:09

the plate that fell down the back of .... umm somewhere. Was that the bobble plate one

OJ nd Steve.
Misdee and Pete.
The thread for bereaved mums in particular a poster called shabbs who seems to offer unending support.
If your name is Linda....

(BG was me and guess what, we got a bill from them the other week for that non-existent meter....)

PixieOnaLeaf · 13/01/2010 19:11

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piscesmoon · 13/01/2010 19:11

The idea that mothers should celebrate their DDs first period with a party and special presents.

grumpypants · 13/01/2010 19:11

ok, am grateful for the encouragement rather than flaming . Can't devote even more time to mumsnet though; the dcs have to eat...

inchhighprivateeye · 13/01/2010 19:16

What was the one about a toy (Strawberry?) that went missing & was reunited in dramatic style.

Surprised no one's mentioned Moldies - is that to be excised from history? Or just too boring to bear repeating?

VinegarTits · 13/01/2010 19:19

lisa lisa's knickers was the first ever thread i read, brilliant

i vote for that and

penguingate
the arse doctor
the smug thread
the shiney threads
moldiegate

VinegarTits · 13/01/2010 19:20

and what was the one about recycling your menstrual blood?

bibbitybobbitysantahat · 13/01/2010 19:21

Another favourite was Aimsmum having a declutter and throwing White Bear in the wheelie bin and all the Mumsnetters pleading with her to go out and rescue him. Next morning, it was too late, White Bear had gone! It was v funny and some of us never really forgave Aimsmum for that and would ask after White Bear when she turned up on other threads. She's gone now ... wonder why?

TrillianAstra · 13/01/2010 19:22

Oh yes Reality's smug thread was wonderful.

Who has home-ground jars of spices with no labels because she can tell what they are?

bibbitybobbitysantahat · 13/01/2010 19:22

Moldies was not Mumsnets finest hour.
I got more worked up about the Daily Mail tbh.

VinegarTits · 13/01/2010 19:22

or the splinters in the fanjo thread?

CapaciousArse · 13/01/2010 19:28

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bellavita · 13/01/2010 19:28

The orange gusset thread

Cornflakemum · 13/01/2010 19:49

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Portofino · 13/01/2010 19:59

Oh so many good ones mentioned!

Def. Shiney's penguin thread
Starsnstripes and her new life
Up the Oxo Tower. I was crying for days.

northernmonkey · 13/01/2010 20:02

I too remember kateandthegirls fantastic thread about finding love post 9/11. She moved over to florida in the end if i remember correctly

Lavender was quite often the troll entertainment for the weekend

PortBlacksand · 13/01/2010 20:02

Ah yes the bat.....we all have it in our 'my pictures' on our computers

southeastastra · 13/01/2010 20:02

franny's blue tree made me laugh, wonder if it's still there - in it's bare blueness

hocuspontas · 13/01/2010 20:05

Justine - perhaps you could do 10 best moments, 10 best threads and 10 best quotes?

Also, while we are (sort of) on the subject, could you ask Tech if it's possible to rummage through the chat archives and put horses at the Olympics onto classics? I'd really love to read that again.

WingsTHEangel · 13/01/2010 20:12

The thread about the Fanjo and cheese.

OJ and Steve
Misdee and Peter
The coffee shop
The Bar
The Pirate noises
The MN's having an affair with Carl someone

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elliott · 13/01/2010 20:14

the bat!
judge flounce - I think it was the first really convincing trolling and I think everyone was really shocked by the denouement.
SWMNBN
pregnancy brian

treedelivery · 13/01/2010 20:15

I've only been here just over a year but...

Peter and the heart [I read it and cried, even though I knew what happened]
The Penguin Thread
WorzelMummage and the PROM thread.

My egg donation thread ..joke...joke...

bellavita · 13/01/2010 20:18

a fabulous mooncup thread

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