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honey79 · 27-01-2015 1:30pm

polydactyl wrote: »

Ah the wedding forums crazies, I love them!

Some favs I remember : melt down because the wedding car colour "was off white not white" and would "clash with her dress and ruin everything"

Melt down because her sister would not fly home from Australia for her hen two months before the wedding.... Couldn't grasp the concept of cost.

The lady who had her hotel reserved and booklets made up and dress picked but not ordered......she was single!!!!!

I am off to tell sister and friend we need to do it again, not a bridezilla moment between us.... Where did we go wrong!!!

:eek: are you serious

sunshine and showers · 27-01-2015 1:39pm

Thud wrote: »

YABOS

wtf EWCM?? :eek: what website needs an acronym for that

http://www.mumsnet.com/info/acronyms

I'm more concerned with why they need an acronym for 'The Secret Service Does Not Comment On Procedure'.

Wtf, mumsnet?!

unreg999 · 27-01-2015 1:44pm

Thud wrote:

wtf EWCM?? ï¿¼ what website needs an acronym for that

it's used by people who are TTC- trying to conceive!! Usually by the time you get to that stage you have been trying for a very long time... it's used as an indicator of fertility or ovulation, something like that

Toots · 27-01-2015 1:47pm

Thud wrote: »

YABOS

wtf EWCM?? :eek: what website needs an acronym for that

http://www.mumsnet.com/info/acronyms

Ew! Really though, it's a pretty poor state of affairs when your website needs a translation guide!

I know on the parenting forum here, they don't let people use DD/DS/DH etc, because it confuses people.

polydactyl · 27-01-2015 1:57pm

honey79 wrote: »

:eek: are you serious

I unfortunately am....she was an active member but people started getting suspicious when she never mentioned a date and then she used the same username on other sites in threads about "looking for love" and people figured it out....

When asked was she crazy and what did she think a guy would think of that her reply before disappearing was " if he is the right one he will be ok with it".....:rolleyes:

honey79 · 27-01-2015 2:02pm

polydactyl wrote: »

I unfortunately am....she was an active member but people started getting suspicious when she never mentioned a date and then she used the same username on other sites in threads about "looking for love" and people figured it out....

When asked was she crazy and what did she think a guy would think of that her reply before disappearing was " if he is the right one he will be ok with it".....:rolleyes:

That's actually very sad

ronjo · 27-01-2015 2:06pm

Toots wrote: »

Ew! Really though, it's a pretty poor state of affairs when your website needs a translation guide!

I know on the parenting forum here, they don't let people use DD/DS/DH etc, because it confuses people.

To be honest I dont think it really confuses people, its just really really annoying..... well to me anyway

dudara · 27-01-2015 2:14pm

The DD/DH etc annoys the proverbial sh*te out of me. If someone uses them in any of my forums, I immediately assume that they are 4 years old and must be spoken to clearly and slowly*.

*Apologies if you do use them, they really do bug me.

Toots · 27-01-2015 2:18pm

ronjo wrote: »

To be honest I dont think it really confuses people, its just really really annoying..... well to me anyway

I find it really annoying too!! Stuff like OH, MIL, SIL etc are fine, because you'd use the terms 'other half' 'mother in law' etc on a day to day basis.

DS, DD & DH really get on my wick though. I mean who uses those? Imagine you went around every day saying things like "my darling son is starting school this year", "my darling husband loves to watch soccer" "my darling daughter's favourite food is spaghetti"! You'd end up with no friends because people would be able to stop vomiting from listening to that constantly! Or else they'd end up diabetic. :pac:

Sligo1 · 27-01-2015 2:20pm

Toots wrote: »

I find it really annoying too!! Stuff like OH, MIL, SIL etc are fine, because you'd use the terms 'other half' 'mother in law' etc on a day to day basis.

DS, DD & DH really get on my wick though. I mean who uses those? Imagine you went around every day saying things like "my darling son is starting school this year", "my darling husband loves to watch soccer" "my darling daughter's favourite food is spaghetti"! You'd end up with no friends because people would be able to stop vomiting from listening to that constantly! Or else they'd end up diabetic. :pac:

Hahaha... Was just about to say this! "Darling son!!".... Puke!

Sligo1 · 27-01-2015 2:21pm

.... And "darling husband".... Puke even more!

dudara · 27-01-2015 3:08pm

Sligo1 wrote: »

.... And "darling husband".... Puke even more!

It's usually more along the lines of "that fecking eejit"

Neyite · 27-01-2015 3:09pm

dudara wrote: »

It's usually more along the lines of "that fecking eejit"

Dear Boardsies, my TFE and I...

Sligo1 · 27-01-2015 3:10pm

dudara wrote: »

It's usually more along the lines of "that fecking eejit"

Lol. Precisely!

sunshine and showers · 27-01-2015 3:15pm

dudara wrote: »

It's usually more along the lines of "that fecking eejit"

I always imagine someone rolling their eyes when they say DH or DS, etc. I just can't even process the idea of someone being serious!

ronjo · 27-01-2015 3:33pm

I have never seen DW so at the risk of starting a gender war is this exclusive to ladies?

Sligo1 · 27-01-2015 3:36pm

ronjo wrote: »

I have never seen DW so at the risk of starting a gender war is this exclusive to ladies?

It's coz men have more sense then to be posting on those forums...

liz lemoncello · 27-01-2015 4:28pm

About that mumsnet rant, I was wondering why the other bridesmaids, who are also having to spend so much cash, are not up in arms with the OP? Clearly everyone replying to the thread thinks that the demands are unreasonable.

Then it occurred to me that the other bridesmaids might be planning on getting married soon too, and are taking notes on what to do from that bridezilla. :eek:

honey79 · 27-01-2015 5:17pm

liz lemoncello wrote: »

About that mumsnet rant, I was wondering why the other bridesmaids, who are also having to spend so much cash, are not up in arms with the OP? Clearly everyone replying to the thread thinks that the demands are unreasonable.

Then it occurred to me that the other bridesmaids might be planning on getting married soon too, and are taking notes on what to do from that bridezilla. :eek:

What I actually thought when reading it was bet she is not asking the other bridesmaids to pay as much just the two soft touches

westernlass · 27-01-2015 8:25pm

neris wrote: »

Now thats organised. Relations of mine have just received an invitation on Friday to wedding in Australia in March this year (2015, 6 weekish from now)

I dont feel thats fair. Organising flights, time off, babysitters, budget. You need time. If nothing else just to figure out if its possible

Dolbert · 27-01-2015 10:01pm

You write DH, I read Dick Head

ABajaninCork · 27-01-2015 10:56pm

Back OT. I really hope the OP comes back to update us all. It would be cruel to leave this thread hanging (Forgive the pun!). In the update she must tell us the following:

1. Did she go? Y/N
2. Did she tell the lovely couple where to put their portrait? Y/N
3. Ditto stand mixer...
4. How many guests?
5. Did they get their cake? Did the cake have Epsom Salts/Ex Lax (delete as appropriate)
6. Did their ickle darling get his bike?
7. How many people wanted to give the couple a dry slap.

:pac:

Stheno · 27-01-2015 10:59pm

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Back OT. I really hope the OP comes back to update us all. It would be cruel to leave this thread hanging (Forgive the pun!). In the update she must tell us the following:

1. Did she go? Y/N
2. Did she tell the lovely couple where to put their portrait? Y/N
3. Ditto stand mixer...
4. How many guests?
5. Did they get their cake? Did the cake have Epsom Salts/Ex Lax (delete as appropriate)
6. Did their ickle darling get his bike?
7. How many people wanted to give the couple a dry slap.

:pac:

We Will be waiting wedding is not till March I think

Toots · 27-01-2015 11:07pm

Let's just hope that everyone behaves themselves so that the thread doesn't get locked! I think I'm only able to handle one 'bridesmaidgate' per year!

sunshine and showers · 27-01-2015 11:10pm

Toots wrote: »

Let's just hope that everyone behaves themselves so that the thread doesn't get locked! I think I'm only able to handle one 'bridesmaidgate' per year!

Sure isn't it a new calendar year.

Lau2976 · 27-01-2015 11:53pm

I will give updates as they come if yous want! I thought this would be somewhere for me to vent not for peoples entertainment :pac:

My parents see a major issue, more so my dad then my mam, but nothing to fall out with friends over. She is major pee-ved about the portrait though and I know she's had some choice words with both the brode and her mother! Although I haven't gotten the details about the bride quite yet

LynnGrace · 28-01-2015 12:36am

Dolbert wrote: »

You write DH, I read Dick Head

Too true. Best of all GP used to have me wondering why the doctor was involved... Grandparent...of course

Anyway, I will leave it there. Don't want to raise Toots blood pressure any further

polydactyl · 28-01-2015 12:53am

I think LO is the worst personally "loved offspring" like seriously???

Also honey79 that whole thing was very sad. I know a few ppl reached out to her but again it was a stranger on the internet so no idea what happened. I hope she has found the man who didn't think all that was nuts!

retro:electro · 28-01-2015 12:56am

My god that other thread is just mental! Some brides really do lose the run of themselves don't they!

I was a bridesmaid last year and I don't think I spent a single penny on anything. I had to travel one day to get trial hair and make up with the bride and other bm and the bride even covered my petrol cost, I told her I didn't mind and she insisted. Things like that are so thoughtful. She paid for everything for us, and when it came her her hen we suggested everyone bring a small gift for her that would be sentimental and mean something and she said absolutely no way, she was insistent that nobody bring gifts to the hen.

She even brought us back presents from her honeymoon as well as a lovely bracelet on the day. We were thanked first in the speeches and she spent more time dancing with us and having the craic than with her hubby!! That's what it should be about in my opinion. I get that it's an important and significant day but my god people are just relentless and don't know when to stop.

Sligo1 · 28-01-2015 1:00am

polydactyl wrote: »

I think LO is the worst personally "loved offspring" like seriously

Omg!!! Is that what LO means???! I use that all the time... I thought it just meant "little one"! Never again. Excuse me while I go and edit every post I've ever made on boards....

Dolbert · 28-01-2015 1:41am

LO is little one I'm pretty sure.

Gran Hermano · 28-01-2015 1:57am

Pretty sure it is 'loathsome offspring.

fro9etb8j5qsl2 · 28-01-2015 11:03am

polydactyl wrote: »

The lady who had her hotel reserved and booklets made up and dress picked but not ordered......she was single!!!!!

http://dailym.ai/1JAn2Dq

Arbiter of Good Taste · 28-01-2015 11:27am

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Pretty sure it is 'loathsome offspring.

Doesn't matter what it means - Loathsome Offspring, Little One, etc - it's as cringeworthy as all the rest of them

polydactyl · 28-01-2015 11:45am

Sligo1 wrote: »

Omg!!! Is that what LO means???! I use that all the time... I thought it just meant "little one"! Never again. Excuse me while I go and edit every post I've ever made on boards....

Its both Sligo dont worry

but a large proportion on Mumsnet mean Loved Offspring as I asked one day what it meant. :rolleyes:

sunshine and showers · 28-01-2015 11:45am

These acronyms. I can't, I just can't...

polydactyl · 28-01-2015 11:47am

Kyree Nutritious Tail wrote: »

http://dailym.ai/1JAn2Dq

God there is more than one. These poor women, a wedding is obv the important thing to them not the marriage.

pwurple · 28-01-2015 12:40pm

polydactyl wrote: »

God there is more than one. These poor women, a wedding is obv the important thing to them not the marriage.

Yes, talk about missing the whole point of it.

HiGlo · 28-01-2015 1:12pm

The worst of the acronyms on that site is DP cause the only thing that comes to my mind is sexual.

(think it's Dear Partner or Darling Partner or something like that)
Acronyms are evil.

Toots · 28-01-2015 2:12pm

HiGlo wrote: »

The worst of the acronyms on that site is DP cause the only thing that comes to my mind is sexual.

Baaahahahaha!! I thought I was the only one!!

:pac:

Faith · 28-01-2015 5:05pm

Actually, one that's used here from time to time (and I may have even used it myself) is BM for bridesmaid... Except i always think 'bowel movement' for some reason

Toots · 28-01-2015 5:27pm

Faith wrote: »

Actually, one that's used here from time to time (and I may have even used it myself) is BM for bridesmaid... Except i always think 'bowel movement' for some reason

"How many BMs did you have at your wedding?"
"I had 6."
"Jesus christ!!"
"Yeah, in retrospect, doing the Allbran diet for the 3 days before the wedding was probably a mistake......"

Arbiter of Good Taste · 28-01-2015 5:49pm

HiGlo wrote: »

The worst of the acronyms on that site is DP cause the only thing that comes to my mind is sexual.

(think it's Dear Partner or Darling Partner or something like that)
Acronyms are evil.

I was just about to ask what is "DP" when it clicked.

Toots · 28-01-2015 5:50pm

Lucky you didn't google it!!

Arbiter of Good Taste · 28-01-2015 5:51pm

Toots wrote: »

Lucky you didn't google it!!

Particularly as I'm still at work!

PhoenixParker · 28-01-2015 6:19pm

Worst acronym is definitely STD for save the date.
Not what that stands for!

whiskeyman · 28-01-2015 6:27pm

PhoenixParker wrote: »

Worst acronym is definitely STD for save the date.
Not what that stands for!

I'm not so sure...

For many of us, they're both something we dread getting and can leave us out of pocket!

fits · 28-01-2015 7:06pm

PhoenixParker wrote: »

Worst acronym is definitely STD for save the date.
Not what that stands for!

All the threads about STDs on wedding forums had me stumped for AGES.

MistyCheese · 28-01-2015 9:17pm

fits wrote: »

All the threads about STDs on wedding forums had me stumped for AGES.

Not everyone has STDs but if you and your partner have them you need to give people plenty of notice. They should be getting the STDs off the couple at least six months before the wedding. This should give them enough time to prepare.

nosietoes · 29-01-2015 2:09am

I kinda love the inappropriateness of STD - I use it all the time on another forum where it's normal but then again they call photos of weddings Wedding Porn.

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