And the award for "The Most Stupid Question" goes to.........

I heard a man say to his partner whilst in Poundland the other day
"Oh, that's good! How much do you reckon it is then?"

My OH says I never answer a question ,I answer the one thats coming next ..but he would like the first one answered sometimes.I just know him very well so I know where its leading .

My husband quite often asks why too when answers are obvious, and I'm very bad and I do give a sarcastic answer. I shouldn't really.

Well, you are all very lucky because you get a response. Mr absent has that concealed switch in his brain, so that when I am talking it automatically clicks to off. However, I think that there is also a recording device so ten or 15 minutes after he has completely ignored my response, he will come up with a "good idea" or "solution" – which, of course, is exactly what I said ten or 15 minutes earlier.

MissAdventure your man might not be as daft as he sounds I noticed a lot of things priced at £2 in the pound shop the other day That fooled me for a few secs

Yes BlueBelle, many things in Poundland these days are more than a pound in cost. That demonstrates that the husbands and partners of some of those posting in this thread have far more intelligence than those who criticise them behind their backs.

Absent offtopic- my husband doesnt always respond. Quite often I have to say "I spoke , now you speak, and that makes it a conversation." When he does manage to respond its like a delayed reaction ( and hes a very intelligent person) which requires a lot of patience.

My husband does that too annep sometimes he is completely oblivious to the words coming out of my mouth.

Wonder why a poster who shares the reading of threads on this forum with fellow office staff thinks posters on this thread doesn’t share the reading of threads with their husbands

Yes, grandad, but they weren't looking at the things that have the huge £2 or £5 labels, or say 'managers special'.
And the man laughed at himself, so that proves that some men have a sense of humour.

Yes BlueBelle, many things in Poundland these days are more than a pound in cost. That demonstrates that the husbands and partners of some of those posting in this thread have far more intelligence than those who criticise them behind their backs

That is one of the most spiteful, dare I say bitchiest attempted put downs I have read in a while.
If the poster is speaking from personal experience I have every sympathy for those who criticise.
A total SOH bypass is a sorry sight.

Misandry Phoenix!, go write a hundred times "I must not diss Mr P behind his back, even in a lighthearted way" It's always good to have a man point these things out to us isn't it?

Mine's the same. We were talking about food for Boxing night when the family come round. I organise it, as I do with most things. I said I'd seen a nice festive cake that I wanted to buy. He said 'why?' I said for the table. He said 'why a cake?'. BECAUSE I BLOOMIN' WANT ONE!! Then I asked him to get two bottles of Prosecco and we had to go through the whole scenario again. The most worrying thing he's said to me this week is (re our broken shower) is 'We won't bother getting someone in, I'll fix it myself' Nooooo...

Yes indeed Terribull we’d be lost

My Dh really hasn't learnt that my stock reply to his Why do we.... is 'Because I said so'. Simples.

My most frequent answer to a DH question is - “same answer as I have to you when asked half an hour ago”

Try again - “same answer as I gave to you when you asked half an hour ago”

The number of times I say 'I just said that!'. He doesn't listen. Scream!!

My DH knows it drives me mad and takes it in good heart, as do I when I know I am driving him mad. It's all good fun.

The funniest one I have ever heard was a friend rushing in to his house and yelling frantically at his Father 'My bike's on fire!!' Father's response: 'What do you mean, your bike's on fire?' I still smile when I think of that.

Digging a great big hole, fellow GNs The Misandry and Inclusivity Officer is likely to put in another appearance anytime soon to give you all a further ticking off. A re education programme for the lot of you and whilst you are on that, you can put on your thinking caps and try and come up with a more inclusive name for this site other than Gransnet, never mind that it's primarily a website run by women for women, some men or possibly other people from one of the other 16 or so recognised genders, may be a bit miffed because, as the title suggests, it's exclusionary. Don't say you haven't been warned that's my serious face to underline the gravity of where this thread is going.

We are afraid, very afraid......

Paddyann
Sounds like the Two Ronnies sketch of Mastermind. Look on Youtube.

My DH drives me mad by not answering a direct question. It's as if his brain hears something else. I told him if he's ever questioned by the police they'd arrest him for obstruction!

And I'll say " Could I have some tea" and he'll say "Would you like some?"

But I wouldn't swap him.

You ladies have made my day! Crying with laughter here. If your comments hadn't reminded me why I've been happily single for nearly 30 years, the Misandry and Inclusivity Officer certainly would have! I needed that giggle!