Mumsnet on The Bubble!

[LadyThompson]

Mumsnet was just on The Bubble as a question! Justine was interviewed. Anyone watching?

[EssenceOfJack]

Per, yours is making me giggle for some reason.

[AitchTwoOhOneOh]

i have loathed victoria coren since she was a teen reporter on loose ends. and that porn thing, ugh.

her poker impresses me, though, i admit.

[PerArduaAdNauseum]

Jack - it's my tribal name

[VCoren]

Hi guys, Victoria Coren here (weirdly, the actual name "Victoria Coren" was taken already - whoever's using it, it's not me...)
Anyway, look, please don't be cross about the Bubble thing! It was just a joke about being childless and jealous - I thought that was obvious but if not to all, sorry. It's not the most original joke in the world - single/childless woman gripes resentfully about married/mothers (Bridget Jones was doing it years ago), but what can I tell you, it's scary to be there alongside professional comedians, sometimes the obvious is all that comes to mind.
If it wasn't clear, OF COURSE I don't have a problem with mumsnet (or, as someone oddly said on Twitter, "with mothers"), I was just being joke-grumpy about women with children having children and an online community and being wooed by MPs, and the rest of us feeling invisible or not important. I haven't looked at this site properly (naturally feeling it isn't for me) and I imagine you don't all feel lucky, but you are, I promise. Don't be cross with me for scratching grumpily at the window.
VCx

[Tortington]

sounds like back peddling to me vicky

[Tortington]

i have no idea who you are i am just pissed

[solo]

No, nor do I Custy, but I'm sober!

[EssenceOfJack]

Hang on, save the apologies until I have caught up on iplayer please....

[Tortington]

what is the bubble anyway

[JeremyVile]

Ignore them VCoren, they're all just grumpy and bitey cos of all the fecking kids...

[BitOfFun]

I have replied on the other thread, VC.

[AitchTwoOhOneOh]

and NOW i feel bad. truth was, i was mostly jealous of the teen reporter thing. but the porno was still ugh, i'm not retracting that.

[PollyTroll]

Oh. That's a very nice apology. Thanks, Victoria. (It wasn't obvious to me that you were making a self-deprecating joke, but fair enough.)

Stick around, you might like it - plenty of child-free folks on here, believe it or not

[KittySpencersEmerald]

am watching now on iplayer...
Reg hunter was nicer on HIGNFY

bit off a twat on that
starts at 7 mins 34

[EllieMental]

VC, I was really upset by your very convincing vitriol last night.
You did sound like you really despised mothers, to be honest.
I have a huge crush on your brother and would hate to think that you might influence him away from having a night of wild passionate romping, complete with steak pies, pomegranites, whipped cream and brandy, with me.
''Ugh Giles love, she's a mother, for god's sake. tell her to get dressed and feck off back to her keyboard....''

Thank you for coming back to apologise

[KittySpencersEmerald]

i think i accept the apology, the biscuit thing is dull after all.



Vicky - get your HAIR done next time, if they pay for alan whoever to get taxis to glasgow after match of the day, cant they afford for you to have a quickblow dry?

( and a few inches off mebbe?)

[EllieMental]

Aitch, what porn thing?

[KittySpencersEmerald]

btw i thought the programme was supposed to be hilarious.
i dont think i laughed at all.

[Tortington]

what is the bubble?

[KittySpencersEmerald]

its A Hilarious Programme.
You can live without it.

[EssenceOfJack]

Nah sorry, you now sound like someone who was being a bit of a twat who is desperately backpedalling. Kudos for trying though.

[KittySpencersEmerald]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/915634-Victoria-Coren-Oh-dear-that-wasn-39-t-very-complimentary

[KittySpencersEmerald]

i used to like old frank till eh did that stupid article about his teenage girlfriend..remember

[KittySpencersEmerald]

frank skinner on age gap love