The Bluestocking: To the moon and back gerbil style.

[Boiledbeetle]

Previous thread of chat and general madness below

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5506124-the-bluestocking-womens-pub-spring-is-sprunging-and-mns-name-generator-can-do-one

Women: from an orderly queue at the bar or take a seat and grab a passing gerbil.

Men: turn left at the end of the road, keep walking until you find the Staunch Ally.

Bar gerbil a full fat coke please and a packet of Scampi Fries please.

I do all our gardening. I frequently get those comments from men going past. I always bite my tongue and say nothing, but at some point in going to say something rude (and regret it and feel guilty afterwards)

Great post about women's achievements @ifIwerenotanandroid . I'm off to London for the march tomorrow and hoping to meet up with a few mums netters IRL! Got my suffragette scarf out ready to go.

💪 Go @FarriersGirl 💪💪

Bearing in mind that some people were a little judgemental when I told the tale about my friend Luke pulling a newly-sharpened knife across the palm of his hand, I request kindness, even niceness, and awareness that sometimes bad things happen to good people when I give you a public service announcement:

If, when getting ready to cook dinner, you notice a little flour from the scones you made earlier scattered across the surface of the cooker, CHECK THAT IT IS TURNED OFF BEFORE YOU WIPE THE FLOUR AWAY WITH YOUR PALM.

Also, it is good to have Aloe vera in your home remedies cupboard.

I have a fascinating blister. I am exercising massive self control and have gone 24 hours without bursting it.

Thank you for your attention in this matter.

Which imho justifies the consumption of sherry.

That's bad😡
The worst I've ever got is the oh-so-predictable but at least gender neutral: 'You missed a bit! or 'You can do mine when you're finished' 😄

It seems superfluous to say 'enjoy your hotel stay, Random' - g&t, Tunnocks, who could ask for anything more?😀

Poor you, Deano

He said that while you were wielding hedge cutting tools?

🌿✂🍃🏐🏐

Not entirely sure what's going on here, but I'm loving your collection of elderberry-inspired outfits, Deano. Hope your hand's better soon.

Battery operated, too!

Excellent!

Ooh that sounds hurty @DeanElderberry . Hope it gets better soon

Which reminds me, I hope @Boiledbeetle still has a working thumb?

Edited - wrong name

Lovely Dr Bessie.

Nice dress, but I haven't had hair that long since my early 20s - a practical choice because when it was long I got infected follicles that then infected the glands on my neck very painful, too many antibiotics, so short it has been ever since. And I need spectacles, it would be dreadful if I got confused as to which were scones and which were gerbils.

Wise decision

We are borg though...

We have been assimilated

Hot flush. Hot flush. Get me out of this outfit.

Ahhhhhhhh. That's better.

<waves to @RandomHypatia >

How did you know??

I'm getting to know you quite well 😄

I am already on my way Borg or not

Ouch.

DO NOT POP IT

You can guarantee those men won't feel guilty or regret any comments.

I do. It's started healing so I can finally do things involving water without having to stick a rubber glove on!

I know the feeling! I cut my hand peeling the first carrot on Christmas Day and had to spend the rest of the day wearing a bright blue nitrile glove 🙄

Gosh, that's a blast from the past!