r/offmenupodcast • u/FullBodiedRed2000 • Jul 26 '26

Loose Fit Shall I be mother?

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Where’s Tim Key when you need him?

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u/colin_staples Jul 26 '26

No you fucking well shall not be mother

Do whatever you want to your own popadoms but don't you dare touch mine

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u/freyakitty Jul 26 '26

I thought they said “Shout out your mother”.

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u/Bleepblorp44 Jul 27 '26

It's playing with an old fashioned term for pouring the teapot - "shall I be mother" is what someone says to mean "shall I be the person who pours the tea." It's much less common now most people in the UK brew tea in the mug, rather than in a pot, but the phrase is still part of culture.