Today's Pet Peeve 4 Mar 09 (daughter, Georgia, great, topic)

[amy_sk]

my dear husband is one of those people. he is in consulting so never does he give me a straight answer. i have to remind him every now and then that i am his wife and not his client(s) so he better give a yes or a no, there have been times when i have had to threaten(no dinner etc) him also

[Granny Sue]

Originally Posted by Crew Chief

I can be that way; must be a "guy" thing...

Ok, then I'll ask YOU!
These are very simple questions......why defensive?

The last one was this....seriously folks...I'm not a drama queen. I don't sweat the small stuff.

Microwave popcorn......

I asked him how long he put it in for.

His response? The same amount of time I ALWAYS put it in for.

So I ask again? So how long is that?

Him: Why are you bugging me with all these questions?

I had to explain to him that I only asked because his came out better than mine did and I wanted to know why.

A simple answer would have been so much better.

[Kerowyn]

Originally Posted by Kali's Grandma

My husband does this to me all the time!

I'll ask a question he'll answer in a way of what he THINKS I'm talking about.

I just tell him "That's not what I asked."

Good one AliceT

sounds like me Pa. He has to think about what he is going to say in response as you are asking the question, therefor his answer has nothing to do with your question... so you ask your question again slowly and he does it again.... terrible cycle it is, don't ride it any more then I have too....only weight loss that happens from that cycle is steam!

[AliceT]

And then there was the elderly couple... The wife asked her husband a simple yes/no question. The man said, "No."

The wife looked at him in confusion and asked, "What do you mean?"

The man looked at her with concern and said, "I don't know how I can be more specific."

I was there. I heard the conversation. It was all I could do to keep from laughing out loud.

[nitram]

I usually answer "maybe"...

[AksarbeN]

Originally Posted by AliceT

And then there was the elderly couple... The wife asked her husband a simple yes/no question. The man said, "No."

The wife looked at him in confusion and asked, "What do you mean?"

The man looked at her in concern and said, "I don't know how I can be more specific."

I was there. I heard the conversation. It was all I could do to keep from laughing out loud.

A good man usually learns how to answer the question with what “she” wants to hear! Makes life very simple and much easier.

[AliceT]

Originally Posted by nitram

I usually answer "maybe"...

Be very careful about saying maybe to anything I ask you in person. Them's fightin' words!

[Twinkle Toes]

Originally Posted by Kali's Grandma

Ok, then I'll ask YOU!
These are very simple questions......why defensive?

The last one was this....seriously folks...I'm not a drama queen. I don't sweat the small stuff.

Microwave popcorn......

I asked him how long he put it in for.

His response? The same amount of time I ALWAYS put it in for.

So I ask again? So how long is that?

Him: Why are you bugging me with all these questions?

I had to explain to him that I only asked because his came out better than mine did and I wanted to know why.

A simple answer would have been so much better.

I think you're married to my dad! He's always defensive, grumpy and rude.

[Twinkle Toes]

My pet peeve today? Well, I have the same pet peeve pretty much every day - Monday through Friday. That is: when dropping off and picking up my son from school I always seem to get stuck behind these morons who refuse to move up so that the rest of the cars behind them can also move up. Why are people so clueless and/or inconsiderate of the rest of the people around them???!!!

[AksarbeN]

Originally Posted by Kali's Grandma

Ok, then I'll ask YOU!
These are very simple questions......why defensive?

The last one was this....seriously folks...I'm not a drama queen. I don't sweat the small stuff.

Microwave popcorn......

I asked him how long he put it in for.

His response? The same amount of time I ALWAYS put it in for.

So I ask again? So how long is that?

Him: Why are you bugging me with all these questions?

I had to explain to him that I only asked because his came out better than mine did and I wanted to know why.

A simple answer would have been so much better.

Originally Posted by Twinkle Toes

I think you're married to my dad! He's always defensive, grumpy and rude.

LOL,,, it’s not funny but it’s true. I’m thinking guys need or want more information then just the “short” simple question. How can we give you an answer that you want, if the original question warrants more information?

Example: Your questions should have been ~ “ That’s great popcorn, how long do you put it in the microwave because when I do it – it’s never this good?”

With this being a much better question,, you get a much better answer.

Now in my case, Mrs Aks will ask a question and I’ve got to ask her what the topic is because I have no idea what she is talking about. As in this example: ~ She will say – “how long does it take?” Answer – about 45 minutes to bake a cake, 2 hours to drive to Flagstaff, 30 minutes until the next show starts on tv, 65 years before you can collect SSN, 10 minutes to make a pot of coffee, etc, etc, etc,.,,,,, so what’s the topic of your question because I’ve got answers for most every issue? Then she says “you know what I’m talking about.”? Reply – “no can you be more specific.”

It seems like a guy / girl thing more then just old men being defensive, grumpy or rude.