The Bluestocking Arms Women's Pub, where women make friends with Beetles, Androids, Cakes, Dragons, Hedgehogs and other women, where wit and wisdom flourish

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Here at the Bluestocking there's a place for all women. A break from Reality, and many laughs and stories to share. Have your fill of Tunnocks bars and tea cakes, sing feminist anthems, drink as much beer or gin or hot chocolate as you desire. It won't make you fatter or drunken but oh, it's fun. Sit in the garden with our Lion resident or the Quokkas and Capybara. Express your opinions loudly in Pedantry Corner. Ask for whatever you fancy to be served by our obliging Gerbil staff. Come in, all women, welcome!

If I wasn't a teetotaler in real life, I might have to challenge you to a Shepherd Neame vs Adnam's beer-off, Edith!

There are plenty of other people here. So I don't know if it's because he's obnoxious or because, you know, he's obnoxious.

Apparently "the brain can't exist in a single state". I nearly spat out my wine.

I think I'd be tempted to start snorting derisively at some of these bon mots, just loud enough for him (and his friend) to hear...

I am struggling!

If I could hear her questioning him or even saying more than five words, I would settle back and let her at him.

I can only hope that it's a first or second date and she's praying she never has to see him again.

"the brain can't exist in a single state"

It's worthy of Wolfgang Pauli's "not even wrong" put down.

Some people should be banned from talking in public places.
I've encountered a few over the years!

@Magpiecomplex Shepherd Neame is decent, I'll give you that.

As for first dates, DD went out with a bloke who kept coming out with ridiculous opinions and then saying, 'Well, that's what my friend/brother/colleague says, that not necessarily what I think myself.' I think she glazed over and just quietly imbibed until it was over.

And never saw him again.

He's just explained "ethical rodent research".
TW for the gerbils because this describes research on rats.
Apparently the rats have a choice between living a "plush life" or choosing to enter a puzzle maze. And you'd be surprised at how many rats choose to be research subjects.

Because obviously living in "rat luxury" is way better than being stimulated or choosing a different path because it might just set you free.

Stress responses. Understanding their behaviour. Actual translation of behaviour is really difficult. If that standard is met, is that enough?

Shoot me now!

TBF I live in a place close to a university town, so I shouldn't be surprised, but we are rarely troubled by students, so maybe he's just a knob lecturer or PhD student.

I've noticed that what I thought was ankle swinging from her has turned into full-blown leg jiggling.

It's like her feet are telling her to run away. And he's just said he'll be gainfully employed by January 2026. It might be my age, but I'd be running for the hills.

I wish that I could pass you my noise-cancelling headphones, so that you could very ostentatiously put them on.

But then, I'd be there, and I'd not have them, so I'd have to listen to him...

<quietly reverses up to service entrance>
<unlocks door with skeleton key>
<retrieves hidden Tunnocks stash from cellar>

He went to the loo so I checked in with her. I asked her if she was OK and if she was on a date.

She said they're just friends and I said well he's a bit up himself and she did that nervous laugh, brush it off thing, so I think she's fully aware.

What are you up to, Boily?

Huh!

Erm....nothing!

Why?

<shuts van doors>

Oh! You mean the van?

Just collecting up some of the gerbils suitcases that are on shift tonight in case they have to work through the thread change.

Honest.

Hmmm... If you say so. You seem different tonight, somehow

Tonight I have, unusually, been out to a physical pub.
and therefore I can report that you can get a half of Ghost Ship in Bolton…spooky!

dh was driving so had Guinness zero, which is the other alcohol-free drink that’s actually nice.

Thread change?
Tonight?
Boily!
Are you aware that we could lay on executive VIP transport for you and as many Tunnocks teacakes as you need to transport?
Limousines all the way and as many transit vans as required.
No-one is going to steal your teacakes.

No-one is going to steal your teacakes

You can never be too careful!

And who knows whether there will be a thread change but there's only 30 posts left!!

I am personally however about to watch the next part of an Argentinean post apocalypse series in which the alien invaders strongly resemble beetles!

Shall I start a new thread, then?

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5326705-the-bluestocking-womens-pub-where-brains-can-exist-in-a-single-state
New thread. Myrtle's eavesdropping immortalised 🤣

Stir your stumps everyone, time to move! Boily's dealt with what she assures me is the gerbils' luggage, can someone get the pantechnicons sorted and scout the cellars for any lurkers?
Oh, and don't forget the modified reality modulators. Don't want hungover gerbils again!

The quokkas are sorting the gerbils out. They've got a list and they're checking it twice!

Now if the gerbils would just stay on the bus it would speed things up considerably.

The goats and micro pigs are being rather well behaved