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Intentionally annoying your OH

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Shartnado · 24/08/2018 20:25

Lighthearted - What things do you do to annoy your OH for your own amusement?

I like to incorrectly 'correct' pronunciations of words while we watch telly purely because it drives him mad. So for example on a cooking programme the chef said 'zest' to which I said to dh, 'it's pronounced j'est, it's a French word' and other such utter bollocks! Amuses me greatly Grin

I also say shop names completely wrong on purpose or put the emphasis in the wrong place like, MatAlan, Tescos's, sporting direct etc.

Please share your little wind up ways Grin

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CrazyDaisy2018 · 27/08/2018 18:07

Just remembered another one. I don't play on the PS4 v often, but do like to play dumb when I do.

"Which is the X button?"
"How do I start it?"
"How do I pause it?"
"Ooh - there's buttons on the top too!"

He looks at me like "how the fuck do you not know this? I've shown you 30,000 time's before", but he never actually says it! 😂

LeighaJ · 27/08/2018 23:52

When we watch football and a player does something really dumb I like to mock them by kicking my leg out in an exaggerated way while proclaiming "I'm a professional football player!" In a really childish voice. ⚽️🏃‍♂️

Always gets a reaction from my husband.

RadioDorothy · 28/08/2018 07:57

Hahaha Leigha that proper made me lol

LongSummerDays · 28/08/2018 08:08

@Oysterbabe 👍👍👍

IhatetheArchers · 28/08/2018 11:56

My dh used to hide in cupboards to jump out at me. He stopped after I tied the handles together and trapped him inside (see diagram)

Intentionally annoying your OH
cricketmum84 · 28/08/2018 12:46

@IhatetheArchers an evil genius AND a diagram?!?!

I am in awe 😂

CigarsofthePharoahs · 28/08/2018 13:41

I just goose mine at inappropriate moments.
Now you've given me ideas...

StopItAndTidyUpNow · 28/08/2018 14:16

I'm always doing annoying things to my poor DP!

I grow leeks - so he should have seen this one coming. I text him saying OMG the toilet has a leek! (yes spelt "leek!")

He raced home, all flustered WHATS HAPPENED?!!!

Then he saw the leek placed on top of the cistern Grin was NOT amused at the time but i was too busy rolling around laughing. He saw the funny side after

Did it with the sink once too.. you would think he would have learned after the first time!

TitsalinaBumSquash · 28/08/2018 14:33

I have done that to DH before Stop, I placed a leek in the bath and shouted to DH that there was a leek in the bath 😂

I also cut out the letter E in brown paper and told DH I'd been making Brownies (Brown Es) all day. 😂

Oysterbabe · 28/08/2018 15:52

The clock in the kitchen stopped at 7:25. Every day at 7:25, both am and pm, I'd say to him "oh look the clock's working" which really irritated him. Still took 3 weeks for him to change the battery.

LemonysSnicket · 28/08/2018 18:47

That's actually really funny and I'm stealing it

CrazyDaisy2018 · 28/08/2018 21:13

Every time my DP drops a pea on the floor while eating dinner (which I'm sure he does deliberately to annoy me), I exclaim "you pea'd on the floor!"

Cue an eye roll and tut. Every. Single. Time. 😂

CrazyDaisy2018 · 28/08/2018 21:13

I've realised I'm more annoying witty than I thought!

HaveSomeGrace · 29/08/2018 11:49

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Cloud9Until6am · 29/08/2018 13:31

I've loved reading these! It's made me realise that DH and I have lost some of our silliness since having kids (toddlers are exhausting!) but we still have a few:

If we meet in a doorway one of us will say 'scuse me' and deliberately move into the others way several times before letting them through

If DH says thank you I like to reply with 'you're whale cum' (welcome) Grin

I deliberately sing the wrong words to a song - he deliberately sings loudly and out of tune

One of the dc is in a 'mummy mummy mummy mummy' phase - I say dh's name several times loudly (him replying yes each time) before eventually asking a question. Takes him a while to twig sometimes Grin

MrsPnut · 29/08/2018 16:32

Last night I played one of my favourites.

OH left the house to walk to the shop and once he'd left the driveway, I opened the door and shouted "And don't come back" before slamming the front door as hard as I could.

I peeked out of the kitchen window and could see his shoulders shaking with laughter as he made his way up the street.

FreezerBird · 29/08/2018 20:06

I do that! Although with us it's "and stay out!"

Augustend · 29/08/2018 22:05

To name a few...I squeeze the toothpaste right in the middle instead of the end, I start a new bottle of milk when there is a tiny bit left in other bottle...

OutPinked · 29/08/2018 22:33

kolo my dad did the same thing to me growing up. I got so many free ice creams and cakes out of it, it’s untrue. He’d sometimes change my name for effect too so he’d introduce me as someone else and claim it was my birthday- so embarrassing.

Once he pranked me by putting an anti theft tag in my pocket without me realising so every time I went in a shop the bleeper would go off. I had all of my bags searched by three different stores before he came clean Angry.

witherwings · 30/08/2018 08:08

I like to 'teen speak' to my DH as it drives him mad, the kids now do it too: totes hilar is a favourite (totally hilarious) totes amazeballs, well jel... and so on.
Also, he finds the whole pineapple themed items in shops a bit weird so we buy him pineapple themed gifts for birthday and Christmas.
Also found out recently that he hates it when I leave the milk out so I try not to do this anymore (it made sense not to put it away after having cereal as I would make tea after)

doggydoodoo1 · 30/08/2018 18:24

I've just cut my dh's sandwiches in triangles instead of squares. 😆😆

MaryBoBary · 30/08/2018 20:26

@CrazyDaisy2018 😂 I used to waitress for a national pub chain and frequently used the “who’s been peaing on the table” line, with the right customer. I thought I was a hoot back then, I like to think I still am.

DonkeyPunch88 · 30/08/2018 21:09

This thread is brilliant, and so lovely hearing about happy relationships Grin

BG2015 · 30/08/2018 21:16

These are hilarious.

My DP is the prankster in our house. He does the licking face when moving in for a kiss, walking right behind me and he also locks me out when I'm pegging the washing out or in the garden and won't unlock the patio door until I lift my top up & flash him my bra. It's a standing joke - annoys me so much but is also very funny!

He's the funniest person I know!

kaytee87 · 30/08/2018 21:28

I'm no good at pranks but my DH once made me a ham and white chocolate sandwich - looked exactly like cheese.
He also pinned my first aider badge to the coat I wore to work, I didn't notice for weeks. I must have looked like such an idiot on the train Blush

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