People asking questions they already know the answer to

[Theflamingnerd]

Drives me nuts, is it just me?

DH is prime candidate for this, conversation this evening -
DH: How much does it cost to go to Disneyland Orlando?
Me: Dunno, think I read somewhere it's about £10k for a family of 4 but I'm not sure
DH: No. Colleague told me it cost them £6k for 4 of them

....okay, so why are you asking me FFS? He does it all the time, can't tell if he's trying to catch me out or if he thinks his mates are lying to him.

Yes I'm aware this is trivial, I'm having a rant as he's done it a couple of times this week.

If we do end up going to aforementioned resort and nearby parks I can't wait to see Gandalf at Harry Potter World, Batman at the Avengers Campus, and Spock at Galaxy's Edge

I used to work with someone who would say 'oh you could be right'. So bloody patronising. And it might be something personal to me e.g 'I started working here two years ago' 'You could be right.' I snapped at her one day, 'I AM right!'

Not quite the same, OP, I know, but ikwym about asking questions that they already know the answer to.

@Theflamingnerd

If we do end up going to aforementioned resort and nearby parks I can't wait to see Gandalf at Harry Potter World, Batman at the Avengers Campus, and Spock at Galaxy's Edge

Good try, but I’m not a fan of those franchises, honey 😉

@Theflamingnerd

If we do end up going to aforementioned resort and nearby parks I can't wait to see Gandalf at Harry Potter World, Batman at the Avengers Campus, and Spock at Galaxy's Edge

All those characters are in Star Wars.

And Star Wars isn’t owned by Disney

@seaandsandcastles occasionally I come across someone (usually in person but sometimes online) and I just think ‘how can their life be that DULL that they enjoy nitpicking over insignificant shit like this’.

you’re one of those people. every time I see you post I yawn

@ripples101

I kinda like sea castles’ pedantic comments in this thread. They seem kinda apt, and they would have been a good response to the OP’s husband - pedantically correcting him when he asked a question that he already had an answer for!!

This

My DS is a bit like this.

DS - Mum, what's the biggest country in the world?
Me - err, China?
DS - No its Russia

But he's autistic and has been told just telling people a load of facts isn't a conversation, so he tries to tell me the facts in a Q +A format instead.

Dh does this,

DH: What time does Aldi shut tonight?
Me: (who walks past the gigantic fucking sign twice a day) 10pm.
DH: That sounds late, I'm going to google it...
Me: 🙄 why bother asking then!
DH: (5 mins later)... ah... yeah... 10pm. Thought so.

Like a PP I just say I don't know now, it's easier.

Oh god I think I’m your husband! I was looking at earrings earlier and asked Dh what he thought. He said I don’t usually wear gold, or hoops or that type. I told him he was wrong and I was getting them anyway. Asked what he wanted for tea, he said something crispy and I said it would have to be bangers and mash cause that’s all we had in.

If I really think about it and am really kind to myself I think it’s because I’m continuing the conversation I’m having in my head out loud with him so I’m kinda doing both sides?

My husband is exactly the same. He asks my opinion ( I have tried not answering or being non committal but it didn’t work). He then always does the exact opposite! Why bother asking in the first place? He does it with food to - her asks what we are having for tea- I tell him and he suggests several other things! How about we go with the thing I have bought & planned 🤷‍♀️

If my dh asks one of 'those' questions (how much does x cost / how fast can a jaguar run / what is the capital city of...) I say: "do you know the answer?" if he does I tell him to bugger off with asking me then 😁

@seaandsandcastles

It costs £0 to go to Disneyland Orlando because it doesn’t exist.

There’s Disneyland Paris, and Walt Disney World Florida though.

Is your car powered by fairy dust?

@venusandmars

If my dh asks one of 'those' questions (how much does x cost / how fast can a jaguar run / what is the capital city of...) I say: "do you know the answer?" if he does I tell him to bugger off with asking me then 😁

This is a good shout, I'll try this next time!

The original Disneyland is in California. Disney World in Florida was so named to distinguish it from the Californian one, so there is a reason for the pedantry!

My Mum’s cousin’s family moved from Cleveland, Ohio down to Orlando in the 60s, when the husband became part of the huge workforce involved in Disney World’s construction. They never went back

My DH is worse.

He’ll be scrolling through his phone, and will ask me something like “what time does Tesco close today?”

I always respond with “if only you had a device you could look this up on”

And then he looks it up. Fool