I am not the speaking bloody clock

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My parents (mainly my dad, but my mum is guilty of this too) seem to lack the ability to consult an actual clock and prefer to ask me what the time is.

I think it's because they assume I have my phone on me. We all have smartphones. They don't tend to use theirs. There is a clock on the mantelpiece in the lounge, currently showing the wrong time because it's broken and they haven't bothered taking it to be fixed (it's been like this for at least two years, as I recall).

They can, with no trace of irony, be sitting on their laptops with the Freeview guide showing on the television and will still ask me "what's the time?" despite there being at least two things telling the time right in front of them.

Once or twice it wouldn't be an issue but this is multiple times a day every single day.

What the actual fuck. Am I being an unreasonable grumpy bitch or would this drive you up the wall too?

Get them watches next Christmas?

@TheLightSideOfTheMoon

Get them watches next Christmas?

Oh they have watches. They don't wear them. I imagine the batteries are long gone in them by now! Haven't seen either of them with a watch for years and years.

How big is the font for the time on the PC? It can be a bit small tucked in the corner by default.

@ErrolTheDragon

How big is the font for the time on the PC? It can be a bit small tucked in the corner by default.

I presume the same size as most peoples. They have no serious eyesight problems - my dad sometimes needs reading glasses in the evening (which he doesn't wear) but their eyesight is fine.

I thinks it's just one of those things people say, like 'oh is it raining' when someone comes in wet. I am a collector of clocks, there are multiple ones in every room of the house but people, including me, still say "what time is it" multiple times a day.

The answer to that is ‘Time you got a watch hahahaha’.

DH asks me constantly (well weekly) what time Strictly starts. I am not the radio (fffffing) times. Whoosh!!!!!!

I would use my father's standard response on being asked the time:

'Time you wore a watch'.

Be 30 mins out town hour out every time they ask them vaguely say 'oh sorry I misread it' they'll keep checking up on you. Then eventually stop.
My husband asks me what day it is all the time, I don't answer now.

Just say 'dunno.' Every time

Get a Google Home - then you just have to say 'OK Google- Time". When I first got mine I was really polite and asked "OK Google what time is it' then I realised i didn't need to be polite and so shortened it .

Yep this is why we have Alexa. DP would constantly ask "what is the time / weather today / traffic like" or "can you remind me to....". Now I make him as her instead

Lie. "2pm" when its clearly 7pm. "13 minutes past 10" when its 1pm. They will get sick of asking you

I bet this is one of those things that wind you up no end right now but in 30 years time you'll look back and think, man, I wish they could ask me the time again.

Alexa is your friend

@GagaBinks

I bet this is one of those things that wind you up no end right now but in 30 years time you'll look back and think, man, I wish they could ask me the time again.

Oh fgs, there's always one.

YANBU OP. I get asked this by people, I usually said 'don't know' or 'go and look at a clock' as I too, am not a bloody speaking clock. I do however have some weird uncanny ability to know the time within 10 minutes accuracy and not having looked at a clock.

£20 buy them an echo Dot.

@fudgsicles What exactly did I say that riled you so much? Why did it cause you so much offence? Genuine question as I thought my comment was quite innocent.

I do this to dh. I'll own up that its just laziness. I'm too lazy to go find my phone and I don't wear a watch.
He does this to me, but with the weather.

Be vague. 'must be getting on for 2 o' clock' 'dunno, must be gone 4 by now, surely?'