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Hello! We've been asked by the lovely people at Guinness World Records to find out...

If you had your own personal world record, what would it be? Or what would your DH/DP or DC's world record be? Obviously we're not all record breakers but there must be something you or someone in your family particularly excels in?! This is just a bit of fun so please tell us about your record-busting achievement is - however big or small, real or imaginary - and in whatever field (although please keep it clean people!). You may find some inspiration here.

Everyone who adds their record-breaking comments to this thread will be entered into a prize draw to win a £250 Play.com voucher.

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw!
MNHQ

Fastest recitation of all the American States in alphabetical order. And fastest at reciting the alphabet backwards. Don't ask.

Well, I personally hold the World Record for making a home-made fish supper whilst simultaneously maintaining sibling relations on the telephone; helping out with reading homework; steering the infant away from the shiny-shiny washing machine; keeping the cat away from the dog food, the dog away from the cat food, and both away from the rampaging infant and reading recital; all whilst juggling the washing up; letting the gas man in to read the meters; wafting a giant, hairy, blatantly befanged and somewhat poisonous spider out into the garden; all while giving the neighbour and cheery wave and handing over her misdelivered mail; singing 'Fireman Sam' to my darling niece; getting told off by darling niece for getting the words wrong whilst, AMAZINGLY, finishing off a brew whilst it was STILL HOT. Cor. In the words of Akabusi, 'AWOOOOGA'.

I am the worlds record breaker for the number of times you can mop yourkitchen floor in a day and stay sane. Although the latter part may be contestable.

And, dare I say it, I think I would come pretty high, if not a winner, for [whispers] shouting.

I do believe I should hold the worldrecordnotonly for number of cakes made in one week but also the number of cakes eaten. Would happily compete for the title with others (because then I could eat more cake)

And possibly the record for sticking words together in one post

My 8yr old DD1 must surely hold the record for the loudest, ear piercing scream when in a temper!

My jack Russell holds the record for worst smelling farts. He beats my greyhounds by miles!

DS2 12 holds the record for crying over the stupidest things! (don't you just love pre teen hormones!)

I hold the world record for amount of time spent in the bath reading.

In fact, in several countries, the amount of time I spend in there is actually illegal.

True fact.

My world record request was turned down by the Guinness book of records but I still tell everyone I tried to get it taken seriously! Reciting the alphabet backwards in less than 2.5 seconds!!! Oh yes!!

i hold the world record for balancing a spoon on my nose whilst simultaniously folding a crisp packet in such a way that it cannot be folded smaller ( all pub going folk know what i mean)

Kingsroadie...I see we are in competition for alphabet backwards- obviously same misspent childhood!!

I think I hold the record for the most patient, repeated request of
'get your coat on',
'no, put the lego down, put your coat on',
'no, don't go looking for a toy to take to school, put your coat on',
'no, stop poking your sister, put your coat on',
'no, the cat does not want to wear it, put your coat on' etc etc.
Each time, said in a very bright, positive, happy, smiley way, when inside I am screaming 'GET YOUR FECKING COAT ON NOW! WHY DON'T YOU EVER DO AS YOU ARE TOLD? WHY IS GETTING OUT OF THE HOUSE SUCH A STRUGGLE'
Is that the kind of thing Guiness World Records are looking for?

DS2 holds the world record for hiding the floor. I reckon, given a big enough crate of toys and one set with a piece obviously missing, he could hide a full sized football pitch in about 3 minutes flat.

Oh I am a bit obsessed by Guinness World Records,so going completely off tangent on this thread...

My father broke a world record when I was a child,it was a very random one and they used my picture.

DD broke a World Record when she was 9,again very random but was beaten within a week,she broke a different one at 11 and still holds that two years later.It was a case of scanning the book for weeks to find records that she could attempt with really no skill just huge enthusiasm and lots of practice!

There is one I could beat to make it three generations of Record holders-maybe in the summer holidays...

I've got a very deep belly button. It may be a record breaker.

I also like cake.

I think it might be world's biggest farter

I'm the world record holder for multi-tasking!
Not only can I wipe up milk/ juice/ breakfast from the floor with my socks, I can simultaneously sing nursery rhymes, dress a toddler, whilst getting myself dressed, whilst being on the phone to the multitude of callcentres that deal with just about everything these days AND keep myself from going stark raving mad.

Prior to children my sole record was for the ability to sleep and party alternately.

The difference between the two is mind boggling.

I was also the record holder for best kept hair. There was not a hair on my head that was not preened and blowdried to perfection.
My eyebrows were perfect arches and my bikini line was a thing of wonder...and moustache!? What moustache?

Post-children... I am in the running for worlds only yeti.

Mine is definitely the speedy stripping of a vomit covered car seat cover from car seat

I am a record-breaking lego tidier, I get carpet burns on my fingers chucking it into its box.

DH is a record breaking snickers eater, he can eat 3 in a row (unbelievable even to me, a chocaholic, bleeee)

DD is a record breaking mood-shifter, from stormy to sunny in 0.28seconds and DS a record breaking knocker over of drinks, hot/cold/mug/cup/glass/in any room, on any surface. He homes in like a missile. So far he has coffee'd my laptop (scream) and lemonade'd under the freezer (too heavy to move)
numerous juice milk etc in the carpets.

world's stickiest bogey

DH holds the record for the world's stinkiest farts and loudest burps. I hold the record for World's Most Tolerant Wife

DW managed to split a very damaged,long, hair 18 times as a teenager!

I hold the world record for the number of times one person can walk into the same kitchen cabinet door before remembering it's there.

I hold the world record for getting the biggest number of children to accidentally dip their bottom into a river. We took the club river dipping and as it was shallow and they were wearing wellies they were allowed to go in the river - the number of children who got so engrossed with what they were finding that they went down on their hunkers was hilarious!

I may also hold the world record for the number of toasters which I have killed - but that is entirely another story.