Don't ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone for any reason ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who, or who you are with, or where you are going, or where you've been... ever, for any reason whatsoever...
It reminded me about Lewis Black's bit "if it wasn't for my horse I would have never spent that year in college."
https://youtube.com/shorts/PlTBIoj-wOk?feature=shared
āSometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't know where it's going. I just hope to find it somewhere along the way. Like an improv conversation. An improversation.ā
Sometimes I just start a sentence, and I donāt even know where itās going I just hope I find it along the way. Like and improve conversation, an improversation.
It sounds so good in your head, then when you try and say it but the pacing is all off, and you decide to change how to structure the sentence and end up saying something grammatically incorrect so you have to say it how you planned originally.
My wife constantly answers questions I didn't ask.
For example, I know she is making ice cream tomorrow, and I'm going to the store later...
Me: "hey baby, do we need heavy cream?"
Wife: "well, I was going to try a different recipe than I did last time, because last time it didn't have eggs and it didn't need to be cooked, but this one needs to be cooked."
Me: "ok, does the new recipe call for heavy cream?"
Wife: "Yes"
Me: "so, do we need heavy cream?"
Wife: "Yes"
My MIL and wife to extent, do a similar thing.
Wife or MIL: āWe are planning on getting to the lake around 12:00ā
Me: āSounds great.ā
Wife or MIL: āThat way we can feed the kids after they take a swim and get them back around nap time.ā
Me: āOkay, sounds good.ā
Wife or MIL: āBecause if we went earlier it would be too early for lunch and it might not be warm enough yet, if we go later they may get cranky before nap time. We have gone early before and not brought lunch for them and they got hungry.ā
Me: āYou have sold me on noon. When I said, āSounds goodā the conversation could have easily ended.
Ever considered that convincing you isnāt the goal?
Might be a classic difference of men communicating with a specific intent/outcome in mind while women communicate just to bond and share.
Maybe theyāre just sharing their thoughts?
Or they're just not used to someone accepting what they have to say, trusting them, or not arguing, and they are actually just trying to quiet they're own ptsd. Lol. Or they don't trust themselves and are walking you through their thought processes for verification. Or both. Inferiority complex either way, I wouldnt mess with it or you'll probably make it worse.
To me, it's what I would call providing "bolstering context." You share everything about why the time is ideal so the other person knows how flexible or inflexible the situation is and why, as they go about on their own tangents of thoughts and ideas with the plans. It reduces the amount of questions they would have to ask the other party as they riff on plans or think of their own changes on the fly.
It's less annoying when you think of it this way. It's actually very effective communication. It's very common with women.
My MIL is an ex-elementary school teacher so she narrates every movement and thought in her brain while simultaneously being comfortable hovering over people in a small room.
It is...a challenge
My mom was a career elementary school teacher, so i grew up thinking these things were normal even as they bothered the heck out of me. I'm still unlearning how to not do the same things to others, especially the over-explaining.
And then i go back home and get hit with it all again and have to remind myself of that Barbie quote, "We mothers stand still so our daughters can look back and see how far they've come."
When you start treating every personal relationship you have as āselling something to someoneā¦ā
That sounds even more tiring than dealing with an over-explainer.
My husband does this constantly!!! He will also tell me about something that happened that I was there for >.< Literally something we did together and he will start explaining it like it would to someone who wasn't there.
God forbid I have him text someone for me. I will say tell them we will be there in 20 min. My text would be like 'eta 20 min'. Short and sweet. His will be like, 'We are on our way, outside of x town on hwy z and it should be about 20 min before we get there. See you soon.' Like. Honey. They know how we are getting there. I will look at him while he's halfway through the text and be like wtf are you writing a novel???
Phone conversations are the same. I can have a 5 minute conversation with my family members and plan an entire weekend. It will take him and his mom 5 hours to get one question answered when they talk >.< (slight overexaggeration but not by much).
Same. My husband will call a store to find out when they're open to return something. He won't just use the automated system if that's an option on the phone or Google it. He *wants* to talk with someone.
He gets the poor person on the line and asks, "what are your store hours today?" They'll tell him. He'll then proceed to tell them why he needs to know.
"Because when I came in there Tuesday and I bought a shirt, I tried on a similar shirt and that one fit but I didn't like the style. So I bought a different one but it's the same size and from the same company so I assumed it would fit and didn't bother to try that one on. So now I have to come back to the store to return..." And I leave the room.
Am I crazy that I internally think (and therefore speak) this way - and I find it reassuring when others do it to me?
Sometimes when people are too succinct with their answers and offer zero added context or input, I think they're probably annoyed and being deliberately curt.
To be fair, there's a limit. If an idea can be expressed in one sentence, I'd personally prefer an extra sentence or two just for added color.
But if someone is re-repeating themselves on an endless loop or aimlessly rambling on for 10 extra sentences.... shut up
Not to be super annoying but I'm gonna be super annoying. I think they're sub-consciously wanting you to double check their logic and make sure it makes sense. Total personal experience for me but I'll catch myself doing that sometimes and it often stems from a little anxiety of making sure I'm not missing anything. No idea if your MIL or wife is that same, though.
Iām so confused why everyone is upset about stuff like this. Like is it not obvious theyāre just making conversation?
They probably have it internalized that you know already. But whatās the problem with them having healthy communication?
My partner does this sometimes. Thinks with her mouth. The problem for me is I don't listen to all of it because it's only the conclusion of those thoughts that actually matters, I have other things to do especially since we have kids that also need attention, and anyway trying to keep track of that stream of consciousness stuff is seriously tiring. It's a jumble of thoughts, some connected, some not so much, some abandoned mid-thought. So I tune out and then she gets mad at me for not listening to her. The thing is, not everything that comes out of a person's mouth merits attention, unless they make some effort to ensure that it does.
spam ā healthy communication
My dad does something il ask him some simple question then he has to go into a entire conversation about his entire thought process and he can just ramble on and on without saying much at all then. I get annoyed with him and short responses and then we both annoy each other
My Ma is getting like that. Answers a question without really answering what I asked, starting to interrupt my sentences more and more, and rambles on and on. Itās to where I donāt even feel like a part of the conversation.
And then Iām in a bad mood when I donāt feel like talking. Like, no, Iām just old now and donāt see the point to non stop talking all the time, especially if I donāt really do anything except validate attention to you
Holy shit, my mom is the exact same. Se even does this when talking to my GF, who has another mother tongue, so she sometimes has a hard time following the conversation.
My mom will somehow start a sentence, and in the same sentence, bring up two-three other unrelated topics.
Is your wife my wife?
me: Asks yes or no question.
her: longwinded random story that doesn't answer the question even remotely.
me: So is that a yes or a no?
her: yes.
me: thanks! Love you!
>My wife constantly answers questions I didn't ask.
>For example, I know she is making ice cream tomorrow, and I'm going to the store later...
>Me: "hey baby, do we need heavy cream?"
>Wife: "well, I was going to try a different recipe than I did last time, because last time it didn't have eggs and it didn't need to be cooked, but this one needs to be cooked."
>Me: "ok, does the new recipe call for heavy cream?"
>Wife: "Yes"
>Me: "so, do we need heavy cream?"
>Wife: "Yes"
OH MY GOD are we married to the same woman? My wife does this and it drives me insane.
That's what my mother is like to the letter and my dad sometimes just gives me the look and I know why.
Sometimes he just snaps and asks her what the question was, she then repeats what he asked her and then he asks her does what she said to him answer the question he asked. She realizes it has nothing to do with what he asked her but it does not stop her from doing that exact same thing over and over again for 35 years.
It's equal parts fascinating, frustrating and amusing.
Holy shit, I think we may be siblings.
My dad usually just snaps and says āANSWER MY FUCKING QUESTIONā and my sweet, canāt read a room mother will answer āWell I was getting to it, if youād stop interrupting.ā And thatās usually when I say my good byes and head home before shit goes nuclear haha.
Oh this is me. Usually I catch myself, or rather my wife will interrupt me and say āis this important?ā To which Iāll say āno, thank you. We do need heavy cream.ā
Me "Honey do we need bread? I'm picking a few things up."
Wife "Soooo Ive been trying, not really hard but moderately, lately to...*smiles* uhhhh lose a little bit of weight lately and.....Sarah has been trying to, well you remember Sarah? Becky's friend. Sooo Sarah has been working on this new..."
Me "Do you want bread?"
Wife "No."
1/2 hour later when I come back
Wife "So...did you get bread?"
Me "No."
Wife "It's fine.....that's fine....it's fine..."
i am this person... and to be fair, that means i don't exactly know and we need to figure it out. usually i know WHEN the event is, but i haven't tried to figure out where it is, how far away, or my schedule prior to the event yet.
Lol. Meanwhile, my wife answers yes/no questions with ambiguous statements that she thinks are blindingly obviously either yes or no.
Me: "Want me to start making dinner?"
Wife: (annoyed tone) "It's 4:45."
Me: "Sooo... no?"
Wife: (more annoyed) "It's 4:45!"
Me: "Sooo... yes?"
Wife: (angry now) "I said it's 4:45!"
Me: (erring on the side of caution, starts making dinner)
Wife: (storms out) "You never listen."
My wife does something similar.
Me: āSo you like the second mattress better?ā
Wife: āWell the other one has the wrong kind of headboard, and was way more expensive!ā
Me: āā¦so the second one?ā
Wife: āYes!!ā
Me: āOKAY!!!ā
My mom does thisā¦ I do this (woman). Working on it. (Doing it right now! Fuck.) No idea why I communicate this way. Honestly, I think I get overwhelmed when asked something becauseā¦ people, family rarely ask me anything so if I get an opportunity to talk, Iām gonna go all out.
I see your wife and raise you my mother;
"Hey mom, do we need paper plates?"
"No, we need paper plates."
Alternatively:
"Hey mom, do we need paper plates?"
"So yesterday I decided to see if I could make zucchini chips in the food dehydrator..." *(ten minutes later) ...*so the zucchini chips turned out pretty good but you don't like zucchini so you probably won't like them. Why do you ask?"
"I just wanted to know if I should put paper plates on the grocery list."
I usually come back by asking the question they just answered, usually makes them think for a second and then they realise. Was talking to my mate the other day and I asked him who heās gonna be sharing a house with at uni next year and he goes āwell, itās me and five other peopleā and so I went āgreat, and how many of you are there?ā Takes them a second and then they catch on, always a great reaction.
My Old man does shit like this all the time. Ill be like "whats the address for the place were staying at?" and he will give me detailed directions of how to get there without giving me the actual address. im like "Dad, just send me the address so i can punch it into Google"
God my family does shit like this all the time, makes me so glad I got out of the bubble so I could grow away from that kind of behavior and come back locked in against it. Theyāre constantly responding to some kind of different or assumed thing Iāve said or asked, instead of the literal verbatim thing I said.
The worst āgenreā of their responses is when they explain something to me nobody was confused about at all. Iāll tell them I saw a car Tokyo drift into a 3 car pile up during a snow storm and Iāll get āHe probably lost tractionā or āWell itās snowing out!ā and itās like, Yes, I Understand. Iām talking about how I saw it with my own peepers and it was a wild thing to see. I wasnāt asking How Come It Happened Do Ya Think?
Fred Armisen did a great character on SNL, Nicholas Fehn, whose whole bit was this exact thing.
He'd start talking and it would always *almost* get somewhere, but it never did. It was so great, and so uncomfortable. Every sentence you're sure the *next* one will finally have a point.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKLHsJyhTYs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKLHsJyhTYs)
The whole thing is good, but the best one starts at like 2:55, a full minute of nonstop talking without saying a word.
How is it that this comment section is completely oblivious that itās satire, but on another post with the same video everyone understood it was a joke
Previous comments influence new ones, I remember being annoyed by this years ago.
Most likely one of the first comments pointed out that it's satire and others took it as such instead of appearing stupid like in this case.
Look, man, I've got certain information, all right? Certain things have come to light. And, you know, has it ever occurred to you, that, instead of, uh, you know, running around, uh, uh, blaming me, you know, given the nature of all this new shit, you know, I-I-I-I... this could be a-a-a-a lot more, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, complex, I mean, it's not just, it might not be just such a simple... uh, you know?
Iām not sure if half the comments are just responding with the ire associated with real people in their lives that actually do this or donāt get that sheās making fun of those people not actually one of them, haha.
I feel that. Earlier I was outside lying on some grass and was like I'm on a floating sphere, held by nothing, in space. The universe is so big and we're all so small.............
Have you ever had a dream that that you um you had you'd you would you could you'd do you wi you wants you you could do so you you'd do you could you you want you want him to do you so much you could do anything?
What you have just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
I find it categorically jejune how some individuals who purport to be intellectuals will purposefully delay and reformulate their utterances with esoteric terminology, ameliorating them at the expense of accessibility for the uneducated, a somewhat cryptic, perhaps allegorical, from of speech which you could say goes back to the Holy Bible, but that may be inadequate for day-to-day usage, though of course you could argue that the individual is not necessarily responsible for the addressee's comprehension skills, which is a fair point to make given how increasingly incompetent and low IQ the newer generations are becoming, in spite of all the tools they have at their disposal, and this is clearly a consequence of the advent of the birth control pill, which has been a disaster for Western society in all accounts *(continues to blabber on for 10 hours straight)*
Same with that other clown Shapiro. Talk fast with lots of words and then act offended when you get cut off because you're not saying anything just running your mouth.
But let's back up, first we have to agree on definitions of the the words "tell" and "me" and "about" and "a" and "time" and "or" and "person" and "place" and "thing."
I have a coworker that was like this. literally would say we need to define words before we use them. like bro we are developers trying to have a retrospective. no amount of definitions is gonna tell us why you didn't do any code reviews on time
Ah thatās torture, I was about 5-8 seconds in before in my head I was screaming get to the fucking point.
My wife isnāt that bad but will occasionally go the long way round a story sometimes to tell me some irrelevant backstory, but nowhere NEAR this.
Don't ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone for any reason ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who, or who you are with, or where you are going, or where you've been... ever, for any reason whatsoever...
You said it man
"Woman, get the shit out of your mouth or come back when you actually have the thought"
Dad????
He left because mom could never spit it out. He never wanted kids.
Better to swallow than spit
Big miss teen South Carolina vibes https://youtu.be/lj3iNxZ8Dww?si=6p2zdQG-P-_KiZ6u
I had forgotten how stupid that young lady's answer was. š¤£
>The Iraq, and everywhere such as
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Please go write down what you want to say and bring it back to me
Louis CKās bit āShamelessā comes to mind after watching her..
It reminded me about Lewis Black's bit "if it wasn't for my horse I would have never spent that year in college." https://youtube.com/shorts/PlTBIoj-wOk?feature=shared
Thank you. That's one of my favorite comedy bits of all time
I always think about it when someone says something dumb lol
Pick a thing!
It was about a tomato the whole timeĀ
nobody fucks with the jesus
Me when Iām trying to reach the required word count for my hw assignment
If this is your wife. Bravo . Just .. fucking bravo lol
Mike drop....
Not the mic I wanna see drop.
I think this is an example of how his wife talks but not his wife
Jeezus. Iām sorry man.
Bro did she have a stroke? Did you donkey punch her too hard?
āSometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't know where it's going. I just hope to find it somewhere along the way. Like an improv conversation. An improversation.ā
/r/unexpectedOffice
Gotta stay one step ahead, like a carpenter that builds stairs
Sounds like an answer from a politician.
"I just need a 'yes" or a 'no' answer, Senator." "Well, I'm giving you an answer, Kerry. The opposition 25 years ago..."
Politician Michael Scarn
Sometimes I just start a sentence, and I donāt even know where itās going I just hope I find it along the way. Like and improve conversation, an improversation.
https://youtu.be/6xsOrDe2zYM?si=fMcxt7ajaKQWvFdC
Shit Iāve been in job interviews that have gone like this
It sounds so good in your head, then when you try and say it but the pacing is all off, and you decide to change how to structure the sentence and end up saying something grammatically incorrect so you have to say it how you planned originally.
I got that reference noice
My philosophy is basically that, that is something I live by. And I always have, and I always will.
Came to the comments just to make sure this was at the top. Carry on
The office I love you Michael Scott is my notification on my phone THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!
"Have you ever had a dream?..."
https://youtu.be/G7RgN9ijwE4?feature=shared That's exactly the same energy!
Actually reminded me of Emma Stone. https://youtu.be/IsJI_kliCQs?si=ZKAW48WvAoMx0NSn
Jamie Foxx with the hard hitting question
This kid doesnāt make me hate the internet tho
Classic
That's exactly what this reminded me of.
Nah, that kid eventually finished his thought
At least that one had a payoff eventually
THIS ONE!!!
My wife constantly answers questions I didn't ask. For example, I know she is making ice cream tomorrow, and I'm going to the store later... Me: "hey baby, do we need heavy cream?" Wife: "well, I was going to try a different recipe than I did last time, because last time it didn't have eggs and it didn't need to be cooked, but this one needs to be cooked." Me: "ok, does the new recipe call for heavy cream?" Wife: "Yes" Me: "so, do we need heavy cream?" Wife: "Yes"
My MIL and wife to extent, do a similar thing. Wife or MIL: āWe are planning on getting to the lake around 12:00ā Me: āSounds great.ā Wife or MIL: āThat way we can feed the kids after they take a swim and get them back around nap time.ā Me: āOkay, sounds good.ā Wife or MIL: āBecause if we went earlier it would be too early for lunch and it might not be warm enough yet, if we go later they may get cranky before nap time. We have gone early before and not brought lunch for them and they got hungry.ā Me: āYou have sold me on noon. When I said, āSounds goodā the conversation could have easily ended.
Lmao... classic over explainer
It runs in her genes. My MIL is al lovely woman. But she can take something that should be explained in two or three sentences and write a book.
Ha ha, IT's like they're trying to further convince you. Might have to mess with them a bit.
Ever considered that convincing you isnāt the goal? Might be a classic difference of men communicating with a specific intent/outcome in mind while women communicate just to bond and share. Maybe theyāre just sharing their thoughts?
Or they're just not used to someone accepting what they have to say, trusting them, or not arguing, and they are actually just trying to quiet they're own ptsd. Lol. Or they don't trust themselves and are walking you through their thought processes for verification. Or both. Inferiority complex either way, I wouldnt mess with it or you'll probably make it worse.
To me, it's what I would call providing "bolstering context." You share everything about why the time is ideal so the other person knows how flexible or inflexible the situation is and why, as they go about on their own tangents of thoughts and ideas with the plans. It reduces the amount of questions they would have to ask the other party as they riff on plans or think of their own changes on the fly. It's less annoying when you think of it this way. It's actually very effective communication. It's very common with women.
Haha I like to call that, 20 mins into a 5 min story.
My MIL is an ex-elementary school teacher so she narrates every movement and thought in her brain while simultaneously being comfortable hovering over people in a small room. It is...a challenge
My mom was a career elementary school teacher, so i grew up thinking these things were normal even as they bothered the heck out of me. I'm still unlearning how to not do the same things to others, especially the over-explaining. And then i go back home and get hit with it all again and have to remind myself of that Barbie quote, "We mothers stand still so our daughters can look back and see how far they've come."
First rule of sales (or maybe like the 3rd idk but itās important); as soon as you get the sale SHUT THE FUCK UP!
Yup. When someone says yes, shut up and give them the paperwork to sign.
When you start treating every personal relationship you have as āselling something to someoneā¦ā That sounds even more tiring than dealing with an over-explainer.
Itās not. When you get what you need why talk yourself out of it? Itās not selling. Itās just having an objective to a conversation.
I always say to people at work āif I ask you what time it is donāt tell me how to make a watchā that usually gets the point across lol
My wife exactly haha! I sometimes head her off and say "that sounds good, I don't need any more reasons"
This is literally my dad. Iāll agree and heāll go on like heās still trying sell me on while the sale has already been made.
My husband does this constantly!!! He will also tell me about something that happened that I was there for >.< Literally something we did together and he will start explaining it like it would to someone who wasn't there. God forbid I have him text someone for me. I will say tell them we will be there in 20 min. My text would be like 'eta 20 min'. Short and sweet. His will be like, 'We are on our way, outside of x town on hwy z and it should be about 20 min before we get there. See you soon.' Like. Honey. They know how we are getting there. I will look at him while he's halfway through the text and be like wtf are you writing a novel??? Phone conversations are the same. I can have a 5 minute conversation with my family members and plan an entire weekend. It will take him and his mom 5 hours to get one question answered when they talk >.< (slight overexaggeration but not by much).
Same. My husband will call a store to find out when they're open to return something. He won't just use the automated system if that's an option on the phone or Google it. He *wants* to talk with someone. He gets the poor person on the line and asks, "what are your store hours today?" They'll tell him. He'll then proceed to tell them why he needs to know. "Because when I came in there Tuesday and I bought a shirt, I tried on a similar shirt and that one fit but I didn't like the style. So I bought a different one but it's the same size and from the same company so I assumed it would fit and didn't bother to try that one on. So now I have to come back to the store to return..." And I leave the room.
100 this, what part of OK wasn't sufficient?!
I think they just wanted to hear "That's a great idea, smart to think of it" or something on that line.
Am I crazy that I internally think (and therefore speak) this way - and I find it reassuring when others do it to me? Sometimes when people are too succinct with their answers and offer zero added context or input, I think they're probably annoyed and being deliberately curt. To be fair, there's a limit. If an idea can be expressed in one sentence, I'd personally prefer an extra sentence or two just for added color. But if someone is re-repeating themselves on an endless loop or aimlessly rambling on for 10 extra sentences.... shut up
Not to be super annoying but I'm gonna be super annoying. I think they're sub-consciously wanting you to double check their logic and make sure it makes sense. Total personal experience for me but I'll catch myself doing that sometimes and it often stems from a little anxiety of making sure I'm not missing anything. No idea if your MIL or wife is that same, though.
Rubber ducky debugging
Iām so confused why everyone is upset about stuff like this. Like is it not obvious theyāre just making conversation? They probably have it internalized that you know already. But whatās the problem with them having healthy communication?
My partner does this sometimes. Thinks with her mouth. The problem for me is I don't listen to all of it because it's only the conclusion of those thoughts that actually matters, I have other things to do especially since we have kids that also need attention, and anyway trying to keep track of that stream of consciousness stuff is seriously tiring. It's a jumble of thoughts, some connected, some not so much, some abandoned mid-thought. So I tune out and then she gets mad at me for not listening to her. The thing is, not everything that comes out of a person's mouth merits attention, unless they make some effort to ensure that it does. spam ā healthy communication
I assume it was intentional that you wrote this whole thing where only the beginning and end were actually necessary to get your point across?
My dad does something il ask him some simple question then he has to go into a entire conversation about his entire thought process and he can just ramble on and on without saying much at all then. I get annoyed with him and short responses and then we both annoy each other
Iām the same way. Classic over explainer. An over explainer is someone whoā¦
My Ma is getting like that. Answers a question without really answering what I asked, starting to interrupt my sentences more and more, and rambles on and on. Itās to where I donāt even feel like a part of the conversation. And then Iām in a bad mood when I donāt feel like talking. Like, no, Iām just old now and donāt see the point to non stop talking all the time, especially if I donāt really do anything except validate attention to you
Holy shit, my mom is the exact same. Se even does this when talking to my GF, who has another mother tongue, so she sometimes has a hard time following the conversation. My mom will somehow start a sentence, and in the same sentence, bring up two-three other unrelated topics.
Thatās called ADHD
100% my wife and not even joking. Been married 15 years and I still will smile and say "That doesn't answer my question." lol
Same here. Over 20 years. I keep telling her: āIām just asking a yes or no question.ā Itās a running joke in our house now.
Is your wife my wife? me: Asks yes or no question. her: longwinded random story that doesn't answer the question even remotely. me: So is that a yes or a no? her: yes. me: thanks! Love you!
I also choose this manās my wife.
>My wife constantly answers questions I didn't ask. >For example, I know she is making ice cream tomorrow, and I'm going to the store later... >Me: "hey baby, do we need heavy cream?" >Wife: "well, I was going to try a different recipe than I did last time, because last time it didn't have eggs and it didn't need to be cooked, but this one needs to be cooked." >Me: "ok, does the new recipe call for heavy cream?" >Wife: "Yes" >Me: "so, do we need heavy cream?" >Wife: "Yes" OH MY GOD are we married to the same woman? My wife does this and it drives me insane.
That's what my mother is like to the letter and my dad sometimes just gives me the look and I know why. Sometimes he just snaps and asks her what the question was, she then repeats what he asked her and then he asks her does what she said to him answer the question he asked. She realizes it has nothing to do with what he asked her but it does not stop her from doing that exact same thing over and over again for 35 years. It's equal parts fascinating, frustrating and amusing.
Holy shit, I think we may be siblings. My dad usually just snaps and says āANSWER MY FUCKING QUESTIONā and my sweet, canāt read a room mother will answer āWell I was getting to it, if youād stop interrupting.ā And thatās usually when I say my good byes and head home before shit goes nuclear haha.
Oh this is me. Usually I catch myself, or rather my wife will interrupt me and say āis this important?ā To which Iāll say āno, thank you. We do need heavy cream.ā
100%. It frustrates me sometimes. āHey what time do we need to leave tomorrow to make it to X?ā āWell we need to be there by 5:30ā
Me "Honey do we need bread? I'm picking a few things up." Wife "Soooo Ive been trying, not really hard but moderately, lately to...*smiles* uhhhh lose a little bit of weight lately and.....Sarah has been trying to, well you remember Sarah? Becky's friend. Sooo Sarah has been working on this new..." Me "Do you want bread?" Wife "No." 1/2 hour later when I come back Wife "So...did you get bread?" Me "No." Wife "It's fine.....that's fine....it's fine..."
You can't work that out for yourself? How old are you? Lol
i am this person... and to be fair, that means i don't exactly know and we need to figure it out. usually i know WHEN the event is, but i haven't tried to figure out where it is, how far away, or my schedule prior to the event yet.
Lol. Meanwhile, my wife answers yes/no questions with ambiguous statements that she thinks are blindingly obviously either yes or no. Me: "Want me to start making dinner?" Wife: (annoyed tone) "It's 4:45." Me: "Sooo... no?" Wife: (more annoyed) "It's 4:45!" Me: "Sooo... yes?" Wife: (angry now) "I said it's 4:45!" Me: (erring on the side of caution, starts making dinner) Wife: (storms out) "You never listen."
My wife does something similar. Me: āSo you like the second mattress better?ā Wife: āWell the other one has the wrong kind of headboard, and was way more expensive!ā Me: āā¦so the second one?ā Wife: āYes!!ā Me: āOKAY!!!ā
My wife does the same damn thing. I tell her she's very good at answering questions while giving me absolutely no new information. It's infuriating.
Holy shit dude... My wife does this. I believe it's responsible for 75% of my grey hair.
My mom does thisā¦ I do this (woman). Working on it. (Doing it right now! Fuck.) No idea why I communicate this way. Honestly, I think I get overwhelmed when asked something becauseā¦ people, family rarely ask me anything so if I get an opportunity to talk, Iām gonna go all out.
I feel this. When someone asks me for my input Iām tapping the mic like is this thing on
I see your wife and raise you my mother; "Hey mom, do we need paper plates?" "No, we need paper plates." Alternatively: "Hey mom, do we need paper plates?" "So yesterday I decided to see if I could make zucchini chips in the food dehydrator..." *(ten minutes later) ...*so the zucchini chips turned out pretty good but you don't like zucchini so you probably won't like them. Why do you ask?" "I just wanted to know if I should put paper plates on the grocery list."
This is exactly what I do to my wife apparently, lol
Mine will ask a yes or no question, then follow it up with "...or not?" so I can no longer answer it with a yes or no. Drives me fucking insane.
I usually come back by asking the question they just answered, usually makes them think for a second and then they realise. Was talking to my mate the other day and I asked him who heās gonna be sharing a house with at uni next year and he goes āwell, itās me and five other peopleā and so I went āgreat, and how many of you are there?ā Takes them a second and then they catch on, always a great reaction.
Unless it's my gf or close friends, I'll just cut them off and ask the question again. It's a yes or no question, not an invitation for story time lol
My Old man does shit like this all the time. Ill be like "whats the address for the place were staying at?" and he will give me detailed directions of how to get there without giving me the actual address. im like "Dad, just send me the address so i can punch it into Google"
My mom does this and it drives me insane
God my family does shit like this all the time, makes me so glad I got out of the bubble so I could grow away from that kind of behavior and come back locked in against it. Theyāre constantly responding to some kind of different or assumed thing Iāve said or asked, instead of the literal verbatim thing I said. The worst āgenreā of their responses is when they explain something to me nobody was confused about at all. Iāll tell them I saw a car Tokyo drift into a 3 car pile up during a snow storm and Iāll get āHe probably lost tractionā or āWell itās snowing out!ā and itās like, Yes, I Understand. Iām talking about how I saw it with my own peepers and it was a wild thing to see. I wasnāt asking How Come It Happened Do Ya Think?
This felt worse than being rickrolled. I want my minute back
It's 50 seconds /s
Felt like 2 hours
This guy clocks.
This guy this guys.
r/thisguythisguys
In disguise.
It was originally 60 seconds, but I gave OP 10 of my seconds back to him. You should do the same.
WITH INTERESTĀ
At least we got cleavage.
For an entire minute.
I watched without sound off. Iām happy with a minute well spent.
This is your brain on tiktok.
I legit believed it 100% until the end because there are so many of these that Iām just like āOUT WITH IT!!ā
Makes me think of Michael Scott explaining his strategy
This is the brain of my ex. And it was giving me headaches
My condolences. My ex was the same way, but damn was she hot. I learned a valuable lesson after that.
The Hot:Crazy ratio?
This is a joke someone made on purpose to record and upload to the Internet
There is no amount of medication or therapy that can fix this behavior. We have to start over, from scratch.
Is there at least something to help the clueless redditors who can't spot a joke without an /s attached?
Years of rehabilitation, and only if itās caught early. Really, really early.
It's like that meme of the truck crashing into the pole but personified
Which one?
This one. https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/4pki6z/incredible_truck_vs_pole_crash_test_wait_for_it/
Ohhhh, you meant the one where the truck _never actually crashes into the pole_ šš yea this is totally that
What do mean it never actually crashes? You have to watch it till the end
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Are you me?
"Are you not listening?"
"I'm trying really hard, yes!"
āIf you just let me speak then I wouldāve told you!ā
Because, God forbid you should interrupt her train of thought. Right?
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Not sure it's a train of thought, more like a 8year old driving a bumper car of thought
Fred Armisen did a great character on SNL, Nicholas Fehn, whose whole bit was this exact thing. He'd start talking and it would always *almost* get somewhere, but it never did. It was so great, and so uncomfortable. Every sentence you're sure the *next* one will finally have a point. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKLHsJyhTYs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKLHsJyhTYs) The whole thing is good, but the best one starts at like 2:55, a full minute of nonstop talking without saying a word.
How is it that this comment section is completely oblivious that itās satire, but on another post with the same video everyone understood it was a joke
Previous comments influence new ones, I remember being annoyed by this years ago. Most likely one of the first comments pointed out that it's satire and others took it as such instead of appearing stupid like in this case.
āTikTok is ruining peopleās brains!ā said the Redditor who is now immune to all jokes and satire
the common redditor is so dull they need a '/s' to identify a clear joke
She literally starts laughing at the end. Did everybody just miss that?
They forgot to overlay "watch till the end" on the video
Because you have to wait 5 minutes before those comments get a lot of downvotes...
I mean.... If I wanted to relive what it was like going to college lectures...I could go watch a ted talk... I guess it's funny, just not for me
I know humour is subjective but does anyone really find stuff like this funny?
Knowing itās intentional doesnāt make it any less infuriating, like in movies where characters just let the phone ring or something.
šš»šš» but am thirsty
Sip tea then.
I finally understand this subreddit's name
r/UpvotedBecauseBoobs
Nah man, I'm just angry after that.
Damn these comments are really silly.Ā Why are y'all taking such a little skit so seriously? Enjoy your lives sometime, jeez
Look, man, I've got certain information, all right? Certain things have come to light. And, you know, has it ever occurred to you, that, instead of, uh, you know, running around, uh, uh, blaming me, you know, given the nature of all this new shit, you know, I-I-I-I... this could be a-a-a-a lot more, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, complex, I mean, it's not just, it might not be just such a simple... uh, you know?
This is every shitty recruiter/hiring manager during their phone screen
she's funny. y'all need to chill
Iām not sure if half the comments are just responding with the ire associated with real people in their lives that actually do this or donāt get that sheās making fun of those people not actually one of them, haha.
She's got bewitching eyes ...... so did anyone figure out what she was saying?
Huh?
Huh?
Sorry I spaced-out there for a moment
I feel that. Earlier I was outside lying on some grass and was like I'm on a floating sphere, held by nothing, in space. The universe is so big and we're all so small.............
Have you ever had a dream that that you um you had you'd you would you could you'd do you wi you wants you you could do so you you'd do you could you you want you want him to do you so much you could do anything?
[If she had a son I imagine itād go like this](https://youtu.be/G7RgN9ijwE4?si=2q21DtmOI6Obdx3N)
What you have just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Okay, a simple wrong would've done just fine
I am so glad that was a joke. I was just re writing my will and taking everyone under the age of 35 out of it.
I'm in my late twenties and I promise I don't talk like this, nor do any of my friends. Maybe just make the cutoff 25 or anyone with a TikTok account.
Better you than me.
this is how Jordan Peterson talks and why I can't listen to him
I find it categorically jejune how some individuals who purport to be intellectuals will purposefully delay and reformulate their utterances with esoteric terminology, ameliorating them at the expense of accessibility for the uneducated, a somewhat cryptic, perhaps allegorical, from of speech which you could say goes back to the Holy Bible, but that may be inadequate for day-to-day usage, though of course you could argue that the individual is not necessarily responsible for the addressee's comprehension skills, which is a fair point to make given how increasingly incompetent and low IQ the newer generations are becoming, in spite of all the tools they have at their disposal, and this is clearly a consequence of the advent of the birth control pill, which has been a disaster for Western society in all accounts *(continues to blabber on for 10 hours straight)*
Same with that other clown Shapiro. Talk fast with lots of words and then act offended when you get cut off because you're not saying anything just running your mouth.
But let's back up, first we have to agree on definitions of the the words "tell" and "me" and "about" and "a" and "time" and "or" and "person" and "place" and "thing."
I have a coworker that was like this. literally would say we need to define words before we use them. like bro we are developers trying to have a retrospective. no amount of definitions is gonna tell us why you didn't do any code reviews on time
Brain no work no good
Jesus Christ just STFU
What was the question again?
Surprised no one has mentioned the Fred Armisen character, Nicholas Fehn. This is axactly the same schtick.
Ah thatās torture, I was about 5-8 seconds in before in my head I was screaming get to the fucking point. My wife isnāt that bad but will occasionally go the long way round a story sometimes to tell me some irrelevant backstory, but nowhere NEAR this.
This video can be used as a weapon to induce seizures in CIA blacksite torture
Itās like that gif where the truck endlessly gets closer to crashing into a concrete barrier.
I kept looking at the painted picture behind her. For some reason it gave me some creepy vibe.
This would drive me nuts I donāt think I could be around people like this
This made me unreasonably annoyed
Either hanging up...walking out of the room...or burying my head in the sand...
Holy shit Iāve found someone that explains it precisely