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Stupid questions

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lizzlebizzle33 · 01/06/2018 10:32

What stupid questions does your DH ask you? So far today, upon being asked to go and pay our rent he asks how much it is!? ( we have lived here for 3 years) and then asks me what his PIN number is. Mine he knows but not his own 🙈🙈

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DoYouLikeHueyLewisandTheNews · 01/06/2018 10:47

Mine likes to hold food still in its packaging in the kitchen then call over to me to ask how to cook the thing he's holding. E.g. A joint to roast which has cooking instructions and the weight. "What temperature should I cook this pork joint on and for how long?" 🙄 Despite my usually good natured but sarky response of "I'm not sure, you have the packaging" he still does it.

MrsDilber · 01/06/2018 10:49

"Where's the ...." before even looking and it's right there, if he'd just look.

Bambamber · 01/06/2018 10:49

If he is doing a shopping list he will keep asking me how much of everything we have, while he is stood in the kitchen

Or if I'm looking for my keys he asks me where I put them Hmm

liz70 · 01/06/2018 10:53

"Where are the car keys?" "Do you have the car keys?" (DH driver, me not.) "I haven't touched them." Hmm Nine times out of ten they're wherever he last left them. Hmm

Winterfellismyhome · 01/06/2018 10:55

Which aisle of the supermarket is (insert product) in?

Why dont you ask a member of staff?!

thelastredwinegum · 01/06/2018 10:55

Ask me questions about stuff he's holding without naming it e.g.
"Where does this go?"

Whilst I'm in a different room to him, so have no idea what he's talking about.

Iwasjustabouttosaythat · 01/06/2018 10:57

The stating the obvious as a question is what gets to me. “Oh, did you buy more of that?” In other words, we have some already, could you please explain why we have to store more? The obvious answer being because we’re going to run out soon. Every time.

iklboo · 01/06/2018 10:59

'Who's that at the door?'

I don't know. I don't have x-ray vision.

'Where's my.....' without saying the name of the thing he's looking for.

squashyhat · 01/06/2018 11:09

My DH doesn't so much ask questions as announce what he is going to do totally unnecessarily. So "I'll put the dishwasher on", "I'm going to the loo", "I will ring my Mum". You don't need to tell me - JUST DO IT!

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 01/06/2018 11:10

[DH to the DC] "would you like to (for example) go and put this clean laundry away?"

Of course, what he means is "Go and put this clean laundry away, please", but every single time he phrases it this way and then gets annoyed when they inevitably say "no, I wouldn't like to". I give up...

moralminority · 01/06/2018 11:12

My DH asked where the powder went in the washer 😡

caribari72 · 01/06/2018 11:20

DP : "what do you fancy for dinner tonight?"

Me: "hmm, not sure. What's in the fridge again?"

DP: "dunno haven't checked"

Me - checks fridge, finds ingredients, makes dinner.

lizzlebizzle33 · 01/06/2018 11:29

Oh I get the "where is the..." Questions all the time, he can only scan an area not lift things up and look under them.

Another favourite is asking what he should dress the kids in and where their clothes are..... Erm in the drawers where the fairy put them 😂

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thelastredwinegum · 01/06/2018 11:33

The "where is" at work we call it a man look.

giveitfive · 01/06/2018 11:37

Exact same thing with the food. He will be holding the packet and ask how to cook it. Even if I know the answer, I always respond, "I don't know. Have you tried reading the packet..?". it's like a fucking ritual every time he cooks... useless twunt.

MissionItsPossible · 01/06/2018 11:53

"What's my National Insurance number"?

How TF am I meant to know?

BrazzleDazzleDay · 01/06/2018 11:57

"How much pasta will I do for 5 of us".... at least once a week for the last 3 years.

"Whats this/where does this go"... I too cant see through walls at mysterious items.

"She said that... so we should do that... yeah he's not sure..." at least half an hour after a chat. Or actually just for the fun of it, half sentences galore

GimbleInTheWabe · 01/06/2018 12:00

"Does dry shampoo dry your hair?"
I'm still chuckling about it now.

DianaPrincessOfThemyscira · 01/06/2018 12:06

“They don’t have the shall I get instead?”

Hmm

I mean, come on. Did you really need to call me at work to ask that? Use some initiative. We’re not on such a tight budget that an extra 20p on the branded stuff will have an impact ffs!

DianaPrincessOfThemyscira · 01/06/2018 12:08

My favourite is that he always forgets to buy store cupboard stuff - so ketchup, sugar, that sort of thing. Normally I can do without but it’s REALLY annoying when you’ve just made dinner for everyone to find out no one can have sauce on their chips Hmm.

NewLevelsOfTiredness · 01/06/2018 12:08

OP, my girlfriend has been split from her ex for three years now and he still calls to ask her his PIN...

Bluebell9 · 01/06/2018 12:12

I don't get 'where are my car keys/sunglasses/work shite'

I get 'where did you put my car keys/sunglasses/work shite'!

Plus so many of the examples above too!

Notsureanymore1 · 01/06/2018 12:12

MY DP always asks me what I am looking for - FFS if I don't know where said item is - he's got no chance - does my head in !!!

Constance88 · 01/06/2018 12:13

Looking for stuff, my god! Where is this, where is that ALL THE TIME. I’ve noticed now if I don’t reply straight away that its followed within 3 seconds by ‘oh here it is’ Confused

jaseyraex · 01/06/2018 12:14

My DH asks me his pin number too!
Also "can this go in the washing machine?" whilst holding whatever item of clothing. I'll ask what does it say on the label and get "I don't know". You're holding the bloody clothing, just have a look!

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