To get the arse about this?

[Acanthus]

PIL came for lunch at the weekend. FIL is a difficult character and practically the first thing he said as he arrived was "do you still believe in Father Christmas?" He addressed the question to the DCs who are twelve and ten. Now fair enough the elder probably doesn't......but still.

WIBU to get the arse and go to the kitchen to neck a glass of wine compose myself whilst rattling saucepans?

Why don't people get the hump anymore?

ponders

I was crosser than the hump

My Uncle did this when I was around that age. My mum knew I didn't like him and found him throughly dull and obnoxious, called me into the kitchen fave me a bottle of lemonade, some sausage rolls and the remains of a box of Dairy Milk and informed me I could stay in her and dads room to watch their portable tv.

My Dad then solemly informed my uncle I wouldn't be joint them as I was upstairs in my room distraught, sobbing. I had a fine old time, letting out the occasional howl of anguish if he was heard near the staircase. The rest of the family were let on on it and popped up to say hi, and report gleefully on his discomfort.

My entire family are evil

Maybe I should have made more of it. FIL seems to deliberately provoke confrontations, my response was not to exacerbate things

"I was crosser than the hump" - brilliant!

Kayano not many people get cheesed off anymore. I remember my mum would get cheesed off with some regularity in our house!

OP, YANBU. I don't think. Or maybe you are. I don't know.

We need an explicit continuum of expressions marking relative crossness...

Cheesed off vs. the hump vs. the arse....

...cheesed then hump then arse as a finale I think. But miffed - is that greater or lesser humpness than a cheese?!

OP - YANBU by the way!

We also need to take into account "got the face on" I think

Ohhh yes! Face before arse or arse before face

I think it goes:
Miffed
Cheesed off
Hump and face on probably equal
The arse
The massive arse

I was between the last two. There was actual banging of cutlery when FC was mentioned AGAIN whilst I was serving the cheese.

Throws peeved into the mix

B***d - FIL, that is, not FC...

Here's hoping that no massive arses are required over your festive season!

Peeved before miffed. IMO

Furious is my favourite on MN, ESP when it actually involves something that they should really only be slightly peeved over

Op I think honeys suggestion was the best

I don't think ywbu but I'm loving the increasing list of descriptives

Saw my arse comes after the arse.

What about having a cob on or being mardy

What about my original question?

I don't see the problem with asking any child if they still believe. I ask my kids that every year!

The answer is always 'of course' though I doubt my eldest actually believes FC is real.

the last should be incandescent with rage?

honey, that is fab!

I always think asking a child if they believe is tantamount to telling them he does not exist.
Do we ask our children if the sun is going to rise the next day?
I too would be arsed!

Where does "brassed off" fit in? After miffed?

fuming?

I'm rather partial to some fumescence.

And miffed is before peeved, Kayano. [eyebrow]

brassed off?

sorry op bit late to tell you what to do
agree asking if believe is the same as saing there is a reason to question his existence

narked?