[Closed] been mooching on mumsnet

In some professions you have to be a member to be in with a chance of decent career progression.

My father-in-law is/was one. He never tried the funny handshake on me.

During the presentation line-up of my first marriage, I was "propositioned" a few times. It's fun to respond.....

i wouldn't even know what it was, the thread just amused me but most of the threads on AIBU do. I've heard one about a straw hat in the back of a car...

get the handshake at work every now and again - meets lots of strangers and always verbally respond by telling them i am not one and I dont wish to join. Its funny seeing their reaction when you make it all open

What's the HANDSHAKE!? how do you do it? I wanna know now 🙂

My father-in-law is/was one. He never tried the funny handshake on me.

He obviously thought you weren't up to the job 😆

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My father-in-law is/was one. He never tried the funny handshake on me.
He obviously thought you weren't up to the job

That thought has crossed my mind once or twice...

He did let me marry his daughter though.

Marrying his daughter and being a disappointment, it's only you that loses face.

Introduce you to the Freemasons and you're a disappointment, then he loses face too.

Ha, ha!

Thanks for cheering me up druidh!

I don't think that he has been for a long, long time to be honest.

I think his membership may have "lapsed" before I met him.

However, I don't know if it is one of those things were once you are a member you will always be a member or if you don't attend the meetings your membership lapses 😕

More concerned about emma82 hanging around on mumsnet to be honest.

you should see where I spend my time not on here

It's not a secret society, it's just a society with secrets 🙂

What!!?? Mumsnet is awesome, some of the threads are amazing . One the other day, some poor girl poured her heart out about her husband having an EA (not sure what that is btw), at least four big paragraphs.... first response?
'he's a c*** sorry'

Brilliance in all it's glory

Emsz I'm intrigued?

Extramarital Affair?

TBH with the masons I've known there's no need for a secret handshake, they're all incredibly keen to tell you they're in a secret society 😆 Like little boys who've just made up a gang name.

Four big paragraphs must have given you some idea what an EA was surely 😕

I used to read Mumsnet towards the end of last job when I had little to do. Some of it was quite funny, whilst some of it wasn't.

Well I thought that ho hum but I think it may be 'emotional affair'? She said he wasn't 'cheating' as such but OW was a 'good' friend etc etc so I don't know. The other good threads are usually on wedding gift lists and and strip clubs

OW = Other woman?

Wedding gift lists and strip clubs, definitely two topics to get the Mumsnetters posting away like crazy!

Edit - emotional affair makes sense, no physical contact, but plenty of mental stuff.

i'm not sure what the opposite of misogyny ( hatred of men ) is called but mumsnet is certainly it's spiritual home.

this place is massively inclusive and welcoming by comparison.

emsz goes on pinksofa?? iirc - is not a stalker honest I just have a good memory- not sure what it is tbh.

Junkyard lol. You are a stalker

Well I guess there's lots to talk about over there then.. Do any ride 29erSS's? I've an EA with my 29er at the mo'.

I once knew an ex Golf Pro who'd retired from competition (back in the 90's), he had a very odd handshake.. Couldn't work it out, maybe I just have.

Mumsnet is awesome, some of the threads are amazing

Just dipped my toe into MN. Not shy, are they? 😯

i'm not sure what the opposite of misogyny