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BigWillyLittleTodger · 28/08/2026 19:14

Yet another new thread for more Sussex shenanigans!

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AcrossthePond55 · 01/09/2026 00:14

AustenitesUnite · 31/08/2026 19:14

I'm sure I read a story a long while ago that she found out what perfume Diana used to wear and started using the same perfume when she was dating H

I'm sorry, but IMHO that's a little ooky. I can't imagine being attracted to someone simply because they were wearing my late dad's usual aftershave. It would probably spark a smile at them, but certainly not a 'Well, hell-O, Tiger!".

jeffgoldblum · 01/09/2026 00:59

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An ageist and disgusting comment! , not to mention factually incorrect! , how old exactly do you think Kerry katona is? Because she’s not sixty , I can tell you that! And neither am I or many of the ladies here! , and even those that are clearly have more manners and wisdom than others.

jeffgoldblum · 01/09/2026 01:01

AcrossthePond55 · 01/09/2026 00:14

I'm sorry, but IMHO that's a little ooky. I can't imagine being attracted to someone simply because they were wearing my late dad's usual aftershave. It would probably spark a smile at them, but certainly not a 'Well, hell-O, Tiger!".

Careful across! , apparently you have morphed from an American into a sixty year old British woman now!! 😱

AcrossthePond55 · 01/09/2026 01:26

jeffgoldblum · 01/09/2026 01:01

Careful across! , apparently you have morphed from an American into a sixty year old British woman now!! 😱

Shall I break out a twin set and pearls? Or perhaps channel my inner Patsy from AbFab?

I prefer the latter.

OliveMyLove · 01/09/2026 01:34

Oh, a demonstration of sexist nonsense. Right.

OnyxFire · 01/09/2026 02:49

jeffgoldblum · 01/09/2026 00:59

An ageist and disgusting comment! , not to mention factually incorrect! , how old exactly do you think Kerry katona is? Because she’s not sixty , I can tell you that! And neither am I or many of the ladies here! , and even those that are clearly have more manners and wisdom than others.

Hey you've misunderstood me. You're confused, I wasn't saying Kerry Katona was over 60, I know she's in her mid 40s! I wasn't saying anything about poor Kerry.

I was saying that the mum's gone to Iceland joke, the joke about Kerry Katona's Iceland ads, are old and lame.

And yes I was told that many, not all, of the posters on these Harry & Meghan threads are conventional older ladies who are retired or don't work due to family money or a well-paid husband and who worship William and Kate. I thought that was maybe a sexist summary but hey, it's not necessarily a bad thing and It's certainly not disgusting @jeffgoldblum , we're all going to be over 60 some day. The first few bits of humour I saw on this thread weren't, em, the most modern though but that's just a snapshot. @OliveMyLove said this thread is diverse so I have an open mind.

myrtleWilson · 01/09/2026 04:58

who told you that these threads were populated by ‘traditionally raised’ (what does that mean?!) women over 60 @OnyxFire

BillyBites · 01/09/2026 06:00

And even if so, that’s a problem why? Are the opinions of women in their 60s somehow not valid or relevant?

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 01/09/2026 06:18

OliveMyLove · 31/08/2026 19:58

No and some people will happily stick fingers in ears and pretend not to hear when Charlotte Griffiths is mentioned at all. They go poof!

I’m still confident we’ll wake up one day soon to a couple of pages in the DM covering these kind of goings on.

FenellaFeldman · 01/09/2026 06:40

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You'd "heard"?
Apply some logic. Do people submit their age, sex or working/retirement details before posting on here?
Think harder.

twatwrangler · 01/09/2026 06:40

For those of a particular demographic, today I will be mostly not twatwrangling…

I too am fairly confident that certain publications will most definitely be covering various aspects of these types of going on.

In great detail hopefully.

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FenellaFeldman · 01/09/2026 06:41

BillyBites · 01/09/2026 06:00

And even if so, that’s a problem why? Are the opinions of women in their 60s somehow not valid or relevant?

It's the usual, sexism and ageism.

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 01/09/2026 06:45

OnyxFire · 01/09/2026 02:49

Hey you've misunderstood me. You're confused, I wasn't saying Kerry Katona was over 60, I know she's in her mid 40s! I wasn't saying anything about poor Kerry.

I was saying that the mum's gone to Iceland joke, the joke about Kerry Katona's Iceland ads, are old and lame.

And yes I was told that many, not all, of the posters on these Harry & Meghan threads are conventional older ladies who are retired or don't work due to family money or a well-paid husband and who worship William and Kate. I thought that was maybe a sexist summary but hey, it's not necessarily a bad thing and It's certainly not disgusting @jeffgoldblum , we're all going to be over 60 some day. The first few bits of humour I saw on this thread weren't, em, the most modern though but that's just a snapshot. @OliveMyLove said this thread is diverse so I have an open mind.

I think you need to keep better company if that’s the kind of tripe your chums come up with.

FenellaFeldman · 01/09/2026 06:49

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 01/09/2026 06:45

I think you need to keep better company if that’s the kind of tripe your chums come up with.

Yes indeed. She was "told".
Funny how people believe sexist, ageist stereotypes on this kind of forum. You'd think they'd be better infomed.

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 01/09/2026 06:51

FenellaFeldman · 01/09/2026 06:41

It's the usual, sexism and ageism.

I think it’s also plain and simple ignorance.

FenellaFeldman · 01/09/2026 06:56

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 01/09/2026 06:51

I think it’s also plain and simple ignorance.

Yes, all a bit "my mates told me..."
Some people have very little critical thinking.

Recklessismymiddlename · 01/09/2026 06:58

@jeffgoldblum sorry you’ve been unwell. Hope you’ll be feeling more yourself soon.

Think it’s obvious, that the Sussex supporters, are perplexed that they have moved over here and that the goalposts have changed.

Which means some of the messaging will also be changed, for a while, until the fans understand the lay of land so to speak.

What is clear however, is that not all is well in the Sussex world, otherwise they’d have stayed put in the US, where they were living their best lives, like loves young dream.

FenellaFeldman · 01/09/2026 06:58

AcrossthePond55 · 01/09/2026 00:14

I'm sorry, but IMHO that's a little ooky. I can't imagine being attracted to someone simply because they were wearing my late dad's usual aftershave. It would probably spark a smile at them, but certainly not a 'Well, hell-O, Tiger!".

Apparently, it works because it's all in the subconscious. Smell works in that way. He would have a pleasant association with the perfume, but not fully understand why.
It's a psychological trick.

HoldMyWine · 01/09/2026 06:59

SweatyWarrenBetty · 31/08/2026 22:36

I feel like this thread is going round in circles now and there's not much else to be said.
Which just shows how quickly HaM could fade into the background if they kept themselves to themselves.
I hope they do.
But if not, I'll be back.

I agree, I skim read this thread now and rarely post as there is nothing new to say. I don’t look at M’s instagram accounts and don’t seek out any news on them. It’s all
just more of the (boring) same.

FenellaFeldman · 01/09/2026 07:00

HoldMyWine · 01/09/2026 06:59

I agree, I skim read this thread now and rarely post as there is nothing new to say. I don’t look at M’s instagram accounts and don’t seek out any news on them. It’s all
just more of the (boring) same.

So their arrival in the UK isn't new, and hasn't been front page news?
Ok.

HoldMyWine · 01/09/2026 07:26

There’s been nothing new since they got here, apart from the same old will they / won’t be at x,y or z.

FenellaFeldman · 01/09/2026 07:30

HoldMyWine · 01/09/2026 07:26

There’s been nothing new since they got here, apart from the same old will they / won’t be at x,y or z.

Maybe not the thread for you, then.

HoldMyWine · 01/09/2026 07:32

I have been here since the beginning @FenellaFeldman no need to be so snarky. I’m just saying H & M are increasingly dull .

FenellaFeldman · 01/09/2026 07:35

HoldMyWine · 01/09/2026 07:32

I have been here since the beginning @FenellaFeldman no need to be so snarky. I’m just saying H & M are increasingly dull .

Please don't accuse me of being "snarky", there's really no need to get personal. I'm not going to do the same with you, note.
It's just a comment - if a thread is boring, I tend to remove it.

HoldMyWine · 01/09/2026 07:39

FenellaFeldman · 01/09/2026 07:35

Please don't accuse me of being "snarky", there's really no need to get personal. I'm not going to do the same with you, note.
It's just a comment - if a thread is boring, I tend to remove it.

I really don’t understand what your issue is here. I’m just saying the thread is dull because H&M
are dull, why is that so annoying to you?

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