To tell DH that it really isn't funny?

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A while ago DH got annoyed because we kept getting mail for the people who used to live here a year after we moved in so one day he saw the post man coming up the garden path, hid behind the door and when the letters started pushing through DH grabbed them really aggressively from the inside of the letter box screaming "GIVE THEM TO ME!" and then made chomping and snaring noises as if he was eating them. The postman jumped a mile and shouted "jesus christ" before backing out of the garden quickly.

So this time we bough found it funny and I was creased up for ages laughing. However he decided it would be funny to do it a tak-away leaflet guy, same proceedure but this time the young guy shouted "dickhead" and thumped the front door. I told DH enough was enough and to give it a rest and he didn't do it for ages but this morning he was in a daft mood and did it the paper boy and literally RAN out of the garden and down the street. I don't think he even finished his round. He was only about 13.

I'm really angry with him, as usual he's taken it too far. DH says if I don't like it I don't have to watch!! AIBU to insist he stops doing it as it just isn't funny anymore?

Sorry but I'm in a weird mood and can't stop laughing. Sounds like something my dad would have done to entertain me when I was a child! Although feel a bit sorry for the poor posters!

Are you planning on appearing on 'You've Been Framed'?
Because it's the kind of daft stunt that does.
It was mean to scare the paperboy, let's hope he's as imaginative with his payback. If his mother is like me, I'd be on high alert. I've very creative.

How the hell was the postie supposed to know that your dh was shouting and snarling because he was annoyed at getting the mail for the previous residents? Not even a little bit funny whatever the reason.

We get loads of mail for the previous owners. I throw obvious junk away and return the rest to sender. I like my postie, it isn't him fault that the previous owners have not bothered to change their address for lots of things. I prefer to keep a good relationship with my postie. He goes back for parcels if he spots me at the park after finding me not at home, he leaves parcels in the porch nicely tucked away from the weather. I wouldn't be surprised to find you on one of those threads complaing about having parcels left in the bin or thrown over the fence if that is the way you treat him. The man is trying to do his job. His job is to deliver things to the address on the envelope. His job is not to keep detailed records of what name lives where, filter the mail and redirect it.

Talk about squeeze the life out of a mildly funny practical joke. Can't he just move on with his life? I think he sounds really lame.

Someone might contact your local mental health team if your hubby persists in doing this

Bit of a severe post there richandlazy? Her DH didn't bite the postie.

'grabbed them really aggressively from the inside of the letter box screaming "GIVE THEM TO ME!" ' - utter twat - you would have my sympathies but you thought it was funny Childish, aggressive and unkind.

I don;t think it's funny at all.

To do it to a friend where you can all share the joke afterwards would be okay, but to do it to a stranger so you can laugh about them after they have gone is just childish bullying.

YANBU to insist he stops.

AgentZigzag - 'Bit of a severe post there richandlazy? Her DH didn't bite the postie.'

I was quoting someone else's post and agreeing with them - why is my post 'severe' and their post is not?

Because you called them a pair of twats for finding the first one funny richandlazy.

He'd have been a twat if he grabbed the posties hand and wouldn't let go, or booby trapped the letterbox with razors, but he just made him jump, big deal.

Is the OP less of a twat because she thinks he should have stopped at the one?

Not funny when he did it to the postman and out and out bullying when done to a 13 year-old. Pathetic. But I don't find deliberately disturbing other people funny.

I don't think it's funny either; quite disturbing and odd really. I'm pretty sure I'd have felt a bit upset and humiliated if that'd happened to me.

Like others, I agree that a practical joke is fine on a friend where everyone can share in the laughter together but not to do it to a stranger who's doing their job and doesn't actually share in the joke. Certainly not ok to do it to a child.

HTH.

TBF Dh originally wanted to push the letters back out of the letter box whilst the postman was trying to push them in whilst making puking noises (as if the letter box was puking them back out) but I put my foot down and said that was going too far so I did manage to tame it down a little bit

Your Dh is being an arse and I hope he apologies to the paperboy.

That's not tamer than aggressivley grabbing them and screaming but just as childish.

I think it's hilarious and am sure the paperboy won't be traumatised for life.

PMSL very immature and silly still laughing

F...ing immature nob.

Sorry, I'm struggling to think of anything constructive to say, am genuinely baffled as to why an adult would behave that way.

POstman was doing his job you both sound like dicks tbh

I think he sounds not right in the head tbh

I don't think it was funny the first time tbh. I agree with those who have said practical jokes should be played on friends not strangers. You both sound like twats.

Yup, Rainbow's got it right.

Hahah
Come on- he is only trying to make his wife and family laugh!
My husband does stupid things in front of strangers to make me laugh and embarrass me all the time.
The more I try to walk away without laughing, the more he does it!

Sometimes you just gotta laugh.

Think its funny how many very serious and upset comments you have had, OP.
The exact folk, that need to lighten up!

I didn't find it funny the first time, what was the point of him doing that? the postman is doing his job same as the leaflet boy