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To kill DP

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Hurr1cane · 20/06/2014 10:03

Since he has woken up this morning and (kindly) driven me and DS to school because I haven't slept after being up with DS all night. He has:

Told me there wasn't much room for mushrooms and ran off with the trolly

Locked the car so I couldn't get back in when I took the trolley back.

Said "look how good I am at parking, you're rubbish" massive grin I put all the wheels straight all near and everything"

Told the lady at the checkout to call the police because he was one of them slave people and I hadn't let him out for 50 years (I'm in my 20s) because I asked him to put a bag in the trolley

Asked me why I turned the air vents on near the drivers seat in the car because he doesn't like them on while driving, when told I do he said that he was more important (again massive grin) and if I did it again he was going to put anchovies in the air vents so I wouldn't turn them on.

Trumped when walking past me and and told DS it was me.

It's important to note that these (and more) were all jokes. He is a very kind man and came back to mine from a 12 hour shift atwork to help me with my DS because I was exhausted. But he thinks he's hilarious and I want to smother him with a cushion.

Or maybe I should just feed his very expensive fish to the cats, who desperately needed a fuss off me when I was putting the shopping away so came (with help from him) to sit on to shoulder.

Is there perhaps a mute button. I love him dearly but I'm tired and he isn't funny today

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NoodleOodle · 20/06/2014 10:05

ah ha ha ha, he sounds quite lovable really.

KoalaFace · 20/06/2014 10:06

He certainly isn't funny today! He sounds as if he is in a very tedious mood and if you're tired he should be scared for his life!

Hurr1cane · 20/06/2014 10:07

He is. But he's getting right on my tits this morning Grin I'm hoping he might bog off for his morning nap soon and give me some quiet time

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LetsFaceTheMusicAndDance · 20/06/2014 10:08

Are those comment very unusual for him or does he say that kind of thing often?

Hurr1cane · 20/06/2014 10:09

I really do love his face. But the jokes! Oh the jokes! He gets worse when he's tired, which he is because he has come to help me because he's actually really kind. But still....

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lettertoherms · 20/06/2014 10:09

Oh god.

DP does the joking with the checkout staff like that.

Maybe we can help compile each others' alibis?

Hurr1cane · 20/06/2014 10:10

That's just the way he is, he's a very jokey person, which is why I fell for him. People do wish me luck often though Wink

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Hurr1cane · 20/06/2014 10:11

Lettertoherms, I think that's a fantastic plan! DPs friends always tell me that they'll speak for me in court and that I'd definitely get diminished responsibility Wink

He's ace really, I'm just tired and grumpy

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LetsFaceTheMusicAndDance · 20/06/2014 10:13

You do know that a fair number of people pass off as 'jokes', views that they really do hold but don't like to voice in more straightforward ways?

There's not a jury in the land would convict you though.

AnotherSpinningFuckingRainbow · 20/06/2014 10:14

I like the cut of his jib!

diddl · 20/06/2014 10:14

I wouldn't find him funny any day tbh.

Nice that he's helping but too high a price for me!

Hurr1cane · 20/06/2014 10:15

He doesn't really think the way he jokes. I know he doesn't because he often has quite serious political rants and I know exactly what he thinks. He just likes to wind me up.

He's just said "you don't like jokes when you're tired do you?" Maybe he's scared now we aren't in a public place anymore Wink

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unlucky83 · 20/06/2014 10:15

Dp does this if he thinks I'm angry/tired/ fed up / etc etc - he'll keep doing it until I eventually see the funny side ...or I get so wound up it ends up in an argument ...
BUT he still tries ...guess he figures it is worth it for the 40% of the time it actually works Hmm

TwinkleTwinkleStarlight · 20/06/2014 10:18

I feel your pain. I have had no sleep either and ASAP has been acting the same

Hurr1cane · 20/06/2014 10:18

He is probably trying to make me laugh, I'm just too tired Hmm I need some sleep! I might have a daytime nap and give in

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TheWorldAccordingToJC · 20/06/2014 10:18

He sounds pretty tiresome to me

ICanSeeTheSun · 20/06/2014 10:19

Wouldn't kill him as funerals are expensive.

As he is a joker I would play a practical joke

LetsFaceTheMusicAndDance · 20/06/2014 10:20

Just go with the cushion idea.
Really.

Hurr1cane · 20/06/2014 10:21

I'm not very good at practical jokes Hmm

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Andrewofgg · 20/06/2014 10:22

People don't only need mute buttons, they need a fast-forward facility for when they tell you the same thing for the umpteenth time. Every time my MIL told me how awful her MIL was that was twenty minutes of my life I would not be getting back .

Hurr1cane · 20/06/2014 10:23

Fast forward buttons! Yes!

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BlackeyedSusan · 20/06/2014 10:23

lock him under the stairs and show him what being a slave is really like.

Hurr1cane · 20/06/2014 10:23

Yes fast forward buttons would be very useful! He's now putting the kitten in his shoe and taking photos so isn't annoying me

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ICanSeeTheSun · 20/06/2014 10:24

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Get one of these the next time he parks up slap it on and when he come back say something like you can't park that well to have a ticket

Hurr1cane · 20/06/2014 10:25

Hahaha can I put notes in them? Something about shit jokes?

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