Mumsnet #11 People in this village don’t shop at Tesco

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Serene Serena said:
Dirty fucker, no-one can wear the same clothes four days in a row without smelling like a gone off kipper.

If she’s sure she doesn’t smell she must sniff the armpits of the top before shoving it on AGAIN which isn’t an elegant image.
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Things like pure wool jumpers actually don’t need washing too much as they’re more odour-resistant than other fabrics. A daily airing should do the trick. But I would draw the line at rewearing something that’s worn right next to your body like those tops.
 
Tradesman ate my crisps thread (i.e someone ate the food which I'd left in the universally understood 'food for builders' location) - this has made me cringe myself inside out...

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I can't cope. I can imagine watching it happen and I want it to stop.
 
Iceache said:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think there’s been anyone born named Claire since 1990. How old is Claire?!
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I love MN. Direct quote from it

We've recently found out that we are having a baby girl! I love, love, love the name Claire. We think it's gorgeous, very French sounding and uncommon

She also said she wouldn’t use Clara as it sounds too “milkmaidy”
 
I’m still dying inside imagining the ‘oi sunbeam’ exchange happening. I don’t know what’s worse: the word ‘sunbeam’, the use of ‘banned’ as a verb, the fact she thinks this would be universally respected as builder banter or the thought of all the times she’s probably said something similar and had tradesmen laughing behind her back.

I totally hear it in a faux cockney accent too
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Iceache said:
I’m still dying inside imagining the ‘oi sunbeam’ exchange happening. I don’t know what’s worse: the word ‘sunbeam’, the use of ‘banned’ as a verb, the fact she thinks this would be universally respected as builder banter or the thought of all the times she’s probably said something similar and had tradesmen laughing behind her back.

I totally hear it in a faux cockney accent too
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*nabbed not banned - bloody autocorrect. Although it says it all really that my phone didn’t recognise that word
 
nobotoxta said:
I see that tradespeople are ill educated and can't understand time - or something equally snotty. Not only do they steal crisps but they Never Turn Up.



Ugh -why would one even want them in one's home?
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They hate ‘trade’ on MN because they think anyone who earns money through physical labour is thick and lower class. What they haven’t yet realised is that a lot of tradespeople are probably earning more money than them, but MN have this idea that electricians, plumbers and plasterers are Sun reading scum who can barely spell their own name and they should be grateful for any work they get given.
 
nobotoxta said:
I see that tradespeople are ill educated and can't understand time - or something equally snotty. Not only do they steal crisps but they Never Turn Up.



Ugh -why would one even want them in one's home?
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Many tradesmen probably ARE earning six figures. Bet Mumsnetters don't like that!

I wonder what exotic, unusual names they'll discover next. Sarah? Emma?
 
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You know when you get those threads where you think how is this still going on…. well has anyone caught the one about the woman who quit her job and didn’t realise she had to pay back hours that she had taken for holiday but hadn’t accrued?

To be fair I think she started this in a bit of shock so didn’t help herself with her replies but over 600 posts later, 65 from the OP, it has turned into one of those crazy threads where you think WTAF!
 
Iamonlyhereforthetea said:
You know when you get those threads where you think how is this still going on…. well has anyone caught the one about the woman who quit her job and didn’t realise she had to pay back hours that she had taken for holiday but hadn’t accrued?

To be fair I think she started this in a bit of shock so didn’t help herself with her replies but over 600 posts later, 65 from the OP, it has turned into one of those crazy threads where you think WTAF!
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I was reading it this morning, I really loved about 20 people going 'are you thick' for the OP to just go 'yes, I am thick, actually, that's why this happened". Lovely stuff.
 
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