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To think this was a ridiculous description to go on??

51 replies

ButWhyy · 29/09/2023 22:04

DH bought something from a shop earlier, got home, realised it was the wrong thing so asked me if I’d take it back as he had to rush to work. I was going up that way anyway so I agreed however he said I needed to speak to a specific woman - he couldn’t remember her name but said I’d know who it is as as she looks a bit like a great white shark. Obviously I told him I couldn’t identify her on this description but he said I’d know when I saw her.

Got there, nobody looking like a shark (unsurprisingly) so rang him, he said she has tiny eyes and walks like a swimming shark. I gave up in the end and just spoke to someone in there, none knew what I was on about so I left. DH is now pissed off as he needs the item first thing in morning. It’s not me is it?? Who the hell would be able to identify someone on such a daft description?!

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DrFoxtrot · 29/09/2023 22:18

😂 it's not you, it's definitely him. That's a ridiculous description.

Sparehair · 29/09/2023 22:22

This made me laugh a lot. Thank you. And yes it’s a ridiculous description but there is a woman in the petrol station near me who actually looks like an Afghan hound ( albeit an attractive one) so……

YourNameGoesHere · 29/09/2023 22:22

What the fuck kind of description is that.... honestly it's not you at all!

I suggest buying him guess who for Christmas so he can practice descriptions based on actual characteristics such as hair colour, he clearly didn't have it as a child.

Elfidela1980 · 29/09/2023 22:22

your dh = absurdist genius 😂

TomatoSandwiches · 29/09/2023 22:25

😂😂😂 I would spot her as quick as a shark detects a drop of blood 1 mile away.

Weelegs29 · 29/09/2023 22:28

Must be a right pain in the arse for her having to get her uniform altered to accommodate her dorsal fin 😂

ItJustFellOutLikeWordVomit · 29/09/2023 22:30

WTF 😂😂😂 this has made my day…..not the usual about x height, x age, x hair colour and x build…in my head he’s giving it “she looks very much like a shark, not the usual look of a mushroom, deck chair or seagull” 😂x

ChipAndMiss · 29/09/2023 22:32

I love this.

Sometimes we play alternative Guess Who- “does your person look like they’d give you a sneery look if you said you didn’t understand Bitcoin?”

Dizzydeers · 29/09/2023 22:35

Interested to know how he would describe you or himself after that imaginative description!

NoSquirrels · 29/09/2023 22:38

Amazing! Grin

My DH has just pissed me off so I am cheering you on for giving no fucks about his tomorrow problem. Not like you could describe the person to a colleague, was it? Eejit!

NeverDropYourMooncup · 29/09/2023 22:38

He meant she's quite large and pale with dark eyes and moves purposefully - it's not said with any kindness, at any rate.

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WhateverMate · 29/09/2023 22:41

I think I might know her.

Speaks with a Finnish accent?

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 29/09/2023 22:44

That’s so funny. Ridiculous, yes, but very funny to read.

Ignore his sulking because it’s definitely him not you.

Glorifried · 29/09/2023 22:49

Hahaha, that's brilliant!

DH did the school pickup one day and came home and said 'a lady from school says hi!' I asked what she looked like and he said she had brown shoulder length hair... like about 75% of the women there

So your DH was MUCH more descriptive than mine!

AuroraForever · 29/09/2023 22:58

Hilarious! By why did the return have to be dealt with by the great white walking shark with the tiny eyes? Why couldn’t you (now he) just take it to the counter and have it dealt with by another fish someone else?

PyongyangKipperbang · 29/09/2023 23:08

So him making a mistake and then fucking up again with his so called "description" is all on you?!

Arsehole.

Feelinglow27 · 29/09/2023 23:34

When I read "great white shark" I had to put my phone down and laugh. Tell your OH thanks OP!

Feelinglow27 · 29/09/2023 23:35

And now I've just read the rest and am laughing even more!

CakeInAJar · 29/09/2023 23:36

That’s made me laugh but if you are returning something to a ship it’s ridiculous to say only one person in the whole shop can accept the return!

Ivebeentogeorgia · 29/09/2023 23:36

Hahaha this is brilliant op! You have cheered me up with this post

StrongandNorthern · 29/09/2023 23:39

This is just brilliant!!!
(Also 'alternative Geuss Who' is genius).

CoffeeandCheesecake · 29/09/2023 23:46

I'm crying with laughter! Hilarious description!

StillRunningWithScissors · 29/09/2023 23:48

@WhateverMate
Finnish accent

I see what you did there

Boomboom22 · 29/09/2023 23:48

She must have been on a break op, you'd def notice her otherwise by that description 🤣