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14 of the most frightfully middle class things ever

So many notions.

A FEW WEEKS ago, Myleene Klass shared e-mails sent by parents from her children’s school.

They were pretty much the most middle class thing ever.

1/2 FYI I have changed the names etc, but this landed in my #inbox #bonkers #schoolgates pic.twitter.com/uGRJ6u2kLj
— Myleene Klass (@KlassMyleene) February 4, 2015

Myleene Klass / Twitter

But those e-mails were just the tip of the iceberg.

May we present the most middle-class things to ever happen.

Ever.

1. “Oh, we don’t carve pumpkins. We carve peppers.”

Well this is the most middle class Halloween thing I've seen. pic.twitter.com/XczTfDk7FE
— John Paul Hardy (@hardyjp) November 1, 2014

John Paul Hardy / Twitter

2. This cry for help

Middle class problems - the Your Money section of yesterday's @Telegraph pic.twitter.com/o68tGWsSZF
— Johann Tasker 🇺🇦 (@johanntasker) February 1, 2015

Johann Tasker / Twitter

3. The invention of ironing water

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4. Because what child hasn't wished for a miniature model of Waitrose Fresh Organic Full Cream

I think I've found the most middle class toy ever in John Lewis. This needs to make it on to some sort of @BuzzFeedUK pic.twitter.com/zfqhRLyxDf
— Stephanie Lis (@Stephanie_Lis) February 22, 2015

Stephanie Lis / Twitter

5. This terrifying headline that will shake you to your core

It's all kicking off (in a sort of Home Counties middle class way) in Sussex... pic.twitter.com/XHvHZO2BOq
— John Donoghue (@JohnDonoghue64) February 21, 2015

John Donoghue / Twitter

6. This magazine

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7. This unconvincing gangster tattoo

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8. This nugget of advice to someone's younger self

Come to #WHYFest today and tell us something that you wish you'd known when you were 15. http://t.co/6C5zSMTrko pic.twitter.com/nNBWP9WSrL
— Southbank Centre (@southbankcentre) October 26, 2014

Southbank Centre / Twitter

Touching. Inspirational.

9. These crisps

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10. BEWARE.

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11. This sickeningly posh bone for your bloody dog

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12. This very threatening graffiti

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13. Biscotti - for the discerning baby

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14. And finally, chorizo

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Just in general.

chorizo is basically just middle class pepperami
— nine inch niles (@tresdessert) October 25, 2014

tres dessert / Twitter

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14 of the most frightfully middle class things ever

1. “Oh, we don’t carve pumpkins. We carve peppers.”

2. This cry for help

3. The invention of ironing water

4. Because what child hasn't wished for a miniature model of Waitrose Fresh Organic Full Cream

5. This terrifying headline that will shake you to your core

6. This magazine

7. This unconvincing gangster tattoo

8. This nugget of advice to someone's younger self

9. These crisps

10. BEWARE.

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

11. This sickeningly posh bone for your bloody dog

12. This very threatening graffiti

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

13. Biscotti - for the discerning baby

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

14. And finally, chorizo

10 signs that you are suffering from brunch notions >

13 genuinely happy facts that will warm your heart >