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A Badge

(45 Posts)
Ana Mon 10-Jul-17 21:36:19

I think there would be tough competition on the politics threads! grin

gillybob Mon 10-Jul-17 21:28:59

We could earn badges for comments on certain threads, a bit like old guides....

The politics badge, the gardening badge, the big mouth know it all badge, the cookery badge, the medical knowledge badge...... The possibilities at endless and some of us would need to have special sashes to display our vast array of badges grin

rosesarered Mon 10-Jul-17 21:24:10

What Scots Grans will do for a free biro.....grin I actually fancied a Gransnet cup and saucer or mug ( not that you could wave that about either) how about a silk scarf?

Ana Mon 10-Jul-17 21:21:04

Some grans might...erm...miss a tiny enamel pin! Can't go around peering at other women's chests in public placces! grin

gillybob Mon 10-Jul-17 21:17:45

Well you could hardly wiggle a biro at every unsuspecting person over 50 you see now could you? I didn't even know they existed.

An enamel pin would be nice but not a silly badge (please?)

Jane10 Mon 10-Jul-17 21:16:14

I think katek got funding from a sponsor who commissioned the biros. Its an option open to other meet ups.
The biros were in party bags of goodies begged from sponsors by intrepid Grans.

Pittcity Mon 10-Jul-17 21:08:58

I have a couple of Scottish Gransnet biros here in Essex!

Greyduster Mon 10-Jul-17 19:43:50

?!

phoenix Mon 10-Jul-17 19:38:43

Ooooh, get you lot with your GN biros! envy

Us Southerners, especially in the South West, would be grateful for a goose quill, with GN etched into it with a sharp stick.

(Phoenix trundles off, mumbling)

Jane10 Mon 10-Jul-17 19:32:16

A badge for me please. I don't always have a handbag with me.
The GN biros we got at the Scottish meet up last year were lovely...

NfkDumpling Mon 10-Jul-17 19:28:27

No I don't have my handbag when volunteering - but I could hang a dingle dangle on my volunteer badge. I think I'd prefer a dangler please GN.

Greyduster Mon 10-Jul-17 18:21:46

Never thought of a dingle dangle - good idea, kitty. Only thing is, would it only work if you were carrying a handbag, and maybe NfK doesn't when she is volunteering? If we had a GN dangler, I would, of course, have to have a new handbag to put it on...... yes, very good idea, kitty! grin

phoenix Mon 10-Jul-17 18:18:51

When I was a member of (the now defunct) Bad Mothers Club, we had a very discreet enamel badge, it was in the shape of a martini glass with a dummy in it blush

Better idea than secret handshake! grin That could lead to all sorts of kerfuffles.

(Or even arrest)

NfkDumpling Mon 10-Jul-17 17:52:18

Or a dingle dangle. Perhaps a choice. Although that may lead to merchandising with t-shirts, mugs and tea towels.

kittylester Mon 10-Jul-17 17:43:38

I find badges and pins a pain. I forget to swap them. A dingle dangle for my handbag (like Radley Dog) would-be preferable for me.

NfkDumpling Mon 10-Jul-17 17:40:56

That's a very snazzy badge Greyduster. Like it! And the charity idea is an excellent one too.

Pittcity Mon 10-Jul-17 16:09:06

What a brilliant idea. I'd wear one!

Greyduster Mon 10-Jul-17 15:58:13

We agreed to have a badge on our fishing forum. It's a very nice silver and blue enamel jobby and part of the proceeds from each one went to a cancer charity. So far, I have yet to meet anyone who else who either sports one, or recognises it, but it doesn't matter because the charity did very well out of it.
I suppose a badge would be useful for meet ups, superseding the white carnation and rolled up copy of the Times as a means of recognition

Alima Mon 10-Jul-17 15:36:45

Um, probably not but it isn't a silly idea, especially as you meet a lot of people. Much better than the old bicycle clip on one leg like the secret ones. (Often wondered about their silly handshake too, how do they know the other person is one of them?)

NfkDumpling Mon 10-Jul-17 15:30:29

It's not really Site Stuff - technically - but can I put in a request for a badge? The real pin on sort. I volunteer at a local stately pile and a lot of visitors just like to chat. I sometimes wonder if they could be GNers. It would be lovely if I could have a badge. Would anyone else wear one or is it a silly idea?