Awful, awful twee flowery, pointless little 'bits and bobs' (how I loathe that twee expression too, which is why I used it).
Not that anything that naff was ever seen in a household designed by two Post-modernist architects (the parents) who instilled in us a rabid design snobbery of gigantic proportions, without us even noticing. Even tea towels were chosen with infinite care. Not a spoon or saucer would ever appear on the table if did not conform to their concept of 'beautiful and useful with wonderful lines'.
Neither one of them was a label queen though. It was never about money, just great design.
I have suffered from this ever since. I am doomed, I tell ya. I cannot buy a mat, a chair or a mug unless it's the right shape and colour and 'works'.
I imagine traipsing round Maidenhead, Ruislip and Chipping Sodbury, personally knocking on the door and thanking every Cath Kidston-oven-glove-wearing Mumsnetter that voted for you, is rather wearing on the throat.
(We have a new feature now - when she says MNMF I'm supposed to reply do do di do do in a Muppet manner. So far, this has never happened :cool:)
We were threatening a friend at work who's getting married soon that we'd do a dance routine to Mahna Mahna from the Muppets at her reception only this morning. Somehow it morphed into Josephine Baker's banana dance by the time we'd finished. Somehow I don't think we'll be getting invites.
Edit ... ooh, it looks like it's starting to get choppy out there.
Buckles on lifebelt
It's great fun isn't it?:D I'm hoping with all the tactical voting to prevent a Susanna win or get a Sophie win, Natalie will somehow slip between them and lift the glitterball. The mayhem would be awesome.
A friend of mine loves, loves, loves Cath Kidston.
She also votes for Smugsanna.
Coincidence? ;-)
Not really as I can't stand Cath Kidston but I like Susanna (and Natalie, Sophie, Abbey and Patrick for that matter). I'm also not middle class, don't come from the Home Counties and never post on Mumsnet.
Not really as I can't stand Cath Kidston but I like Susanna (and Natalie, Sophie, Abbey and Patrick for that matter). I'm also not middle class, don't come from the Home Counties and never post on Mumsnet.
But since you gave instructions on how to deal with the Glare on new forum by using Stylish, you are forgiven any transgressions
Sadly that's an issue at DS's end. The best thing to do is to follow the instructions I gave earlier and install Stylish and Grand Dizzy's style sheet, it will return the forum to as close as it was before their great "redesign".
Thanks for that info, I managed to install it on firefox as well ( though all I did was google Stylish and follow the instructions )
I am resigned to a Susanna victory.
I would prefer Natalie, Abbey or Sophie. Not Patrick.
I thought from the line up announcement that Susanna would do well, then after Kevin from Grimsby became KevinfromGrimsby and Blackpool have made peace with them winning.
I'm not sure she's got it win yet, but it's definitely hers to lose. I think.
I like Patrick and will be sorry to see him go, but if it can't be him or Natalie then I'm not bothered who wins.
I find Abbey and Aljaz quite bland, I can imagine looking back in March and having to rack the old brain to remember who won if it was them.
Sophie has the Brendan handicap. Partnered with anyone else I'd be more likely to have her as second fav
I am now hoping Susanna is at the bottom of the leaderboard tomorrow with no ties. So cannot avoid the dance off - dances badly & gets voted off by the judges. The meltdown would be awesome :kitty: ^_^ :kitty:
I thought from the line up announcement that Susanna would do well, then after Kevin from Grimsby became KevinfromGrimsby and Blackpool have made peace with them winning.
I'm not sure she's got it win yet, but it's definitely hers to lose. I think.
I like Patrick and will be sorry to see him go, but if it can't be him or Natalie then I'm not bothered who wins.
I find Abbey and Aljaz quite bland, I can imagine looking back in March and having to rack the old brain to remember who won if it was them.
Sophie has the Brendan handicap. Partnered with anyone else I'd be more likely to have her as second fav
Then Susanna and KevinfromGrimsby ... <shrug>
I do think she can loose though, last year at this point everyone was convince DVO would be out and Lisa go through to the final.
Turns out, if we believe Monkseal sources DVO came second and Lisa was out in the semis
If she does not dance well especially if she is over scored, she may well go this week
I do wonder how much KFG is a phenomenon on this board, he isn't exactly very handsome and I know some people off here who find him very jumped up. So if they stay this week I can still see AN Other rather than Patrick winning. (He is just not chiming with the public ATM)
Dr Hamela is another case in point , popular, popular popular and then out as soon possible in finals , ditto Jason in his year
I am now hoping Susanna is at the bottom of the leaderboard tomorrow with no ties. So cannot avoid the dance off - dances badly & gets voted off by the judges. The meltdown would be awesome :kitty: ^_^ :kitty:
I don't think we've had a judges leaderboard with no ties this series. I think it's a new rule for them or something.
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As my friend will have it, Mumsnet made flesh.
(We have a new feature now - when she says MNMF I'm supposed to reply do do di do do in a Muppet manner. So far, this has never happened :cool:)
Edit ... ooh, it looks like it's starting to get choppy out there.
Buckles on lifebelt
^_^ A very fat person photographed from beneath through a glass floor?
Nope, that was my cousin. Who is obsessed with Hollyoaks and loved Ashley.
Not that I'm a snob or anything.
Awful, awful twee flowery, pointless little 'bits and bobs' (how I loathe that twee expression too, which is why I used it).
Not that anything that naff was ever seen in a household designed by two Post-modernist architects (the parents) who instilled in us a rabid design snobbery of gigantic proportions, without us even noticing. Even tea towels were chosen with infinite care. Not a spoon or saucer would ever appear on the table if did not conform to their concept of 'beautiful and useful with wonderful lines'.
Neither one of them was a label queen though. It was never about money, just great design.
I have suffered from this ever since. I am doomed, I tell ya. I cannot buy a mat, a chair or a mug unless it's the right shape and colour and 'works'.
Brilliant!
Makes total sense ^_^
We were threatening a friend at work who's getting married soon that we'd do a dance routine to Mahna Mahna from the Muppets at her reception only this morning. Somehow it morphed into Josephine Baker's banana dance by the time we'd finished. Somehow I don't think we'll be getting invites.
It's great fun isn't it?:D I'm hoping with all the tactical voting to prevent a Susanna win or get a Sophie win, Natalie will somehow slip between them and lift the glitterball. The mayhem would be awesome.
See, that smiley suits you. It's definitely not me
No - conspiracy!
Better not look top of your friend's bedside cabinet ^_^
Not really as I can't stand Cath Kidston but I like Susanna (and Natalie, Sophie, Abbey and Patrick for that matter). I'm also not middle class, don't come from the Home Counties and never post on Mumsnet.
But since you gave instructions on how to deal with the Glare on new forum by using Stylish, you are forgiven any transgressions
I would prefer Natalie, Abbey or Sophie. Not Patrick.
You need to have a cull of your friends darling. Try it. It's most refreshing.
Thanks for that info, I managed to install it on firefox as well ( though all I did was google Stylish and follow the instructions )
When you say cull do you mean as in dropping them as friends or do you mean it in the badger sense as in with a shotgun? ^_^
Shotgun might be wiser. Stop anyone else's suffering at the same time. ;-):p
I thought from the line up announcement that Susanna would do well, then after Kevin from Grimsby became KevinfromGrimsby and Blackpool have made peace with them winning.
I'm not sure she's got it win yet, but it's definitely hers to lose. I think.
I like Patrick and will be sorry to see him go, but if it can't be him or Natalie then I'm not bothered who wins.
I find Abbey and Aljaz quite bland, I can imagine looking back in March and having to rack the old brain to remember who won if it was them.
Sophie has the Brendan handicap. Partnered with anyone else I'd be more likely to have her as second fav
Then Susanna and KevinfromGrimsby ... <shrug>
ImAginr the chaos
Oh wait Do let Kit Kat loose with a shotgun:D
Thank you very much!
*loads gun*
I do think she can loose though, last year at this point everyone was convince DVO would be out and Lisa go through to the final.
Turns out, if we believe Monkseal sources DVO came second and Lisa was out in the semis
If she does not dance well especially if she is over scored, she may well go this week
I do wonder how much KFG is a phenomenon on this board, he isn't exactly very handsome and I know some people off here who find him very jumped up. So if they stay this week I can still see AN Other rather than Patrick winning. (He is just not chiming with the public ATM)
Dr Hamela is another case in point , popular, popular popular and then out as soon possible in finals , ditto Jason in his year
I don't think we've had a judges leaderboard with no ties this series. I think it's a new rule for them or something.
Or the fact that 3 of them will only use 8, 9 or 10 at this point, with 90% of scores being 9 makes the chance of ties pretty inevitable. ^_^
But... But..... I wub you....