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Scratched/Dented the car, to tell DH it wasn’t me???

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AbbieNe · 14/11/2024 00:53

So I’ve (badly) scratched and dented our car, DH will be super pissed. Can I get away with saying another vehicle must have done this by crashing into it whilst parked??? Help!!

OP posts:
Allfur · 14/11/2024 18:30

Good job dh is ok, otherwise he'd need a kick up the fanny- is that common parlance here now as well?

Nothatgingerpirate · 14/11/2024 18:54

ClytemnestraWasMisunderstood · 14/11/2024 07:03

Very, very drunk I believe

I think it's very angry.
Concerning.

GoodyBag · 14/11/2024 19:03

AbbieNe · 14/11/2024 17:45

Just to let you know I was honest with DH and was all okay!

I’m glad.

Why were you so scared to tell him?

FupaTrooper · 14/11/2024 19:55

marshmallowfinder · 14/11/2024 16:53

I disagree. Pissed means drunk in the UK. Pissed OFF means annoyed.

We can both be right... Everyone's experiences are clearly different.

AbbieNe · 14/11/2024 21:52

Sorry maybe I was being dramatic in my original post. He wouldn’t ever be physically angry towards me. So know one needs to worry! I just don’t like making people annoyed.
Thanks for all your kind comments

OP posts:
DappledThings · 14/11/2024 22:54

Lastonightadjsavedmylife · 14/11/2024 16:54

I’m sorry but it really doesn’t, our language has moved on. Sure in the 80s it meant that, but thr world is much smaller now and used in context most people now know what pissed means. It is common parliance.

Nope. I am a bit pissed right now because I've had a whole bottle of wine over the evening. I'm in a very good mood though. I'm really the opposite of the American usage of pissed.

cherish123 · 14/11/2024 23:09

AbbieNe · 14/11/2024 00:53

So I’ve (badly) scratched and dented our car, DH will be super pissed. Can I get away with saying another vehicle must have done this by crashing into it whilst parked??? Help!!

Pissed😄 I assume you mean pissed off!

cherish123 · 14/11/2024 23:23

If it's clear you're unhurt, it's quite reasonable he might be a little cross. However, I think it's unreasonable for him to be very angry. You need to tell him the truth.

OnTheBoardwalk · 14/11/2024 23:29

@AbbieNe its ok to both feel annoyed about the situation. I damaged a new car once, we both swore and moaned about the situation but not at each other. Glad it went ok

i'm feeling super pissed at all the unnecessary chat on here, you can all piss off, I’m off to get pissed 😂

Desperatetimeshavetoend · 14/11/2024 23:30

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teaandtoastwithmarmite · 14/11/2024 23:33

My DH dented and scraped our brand new car at the front when he misjudged a post going into a car park. I was more happy it wasn’t me for once. I said please get that fixed otherwise everyone will think it was me. He did and a couple of weeks later did it again in the same place (and the same place on the car!). I just took the piss.

ClytemnestraWasMisunderstood · 15/11/2024 06:26

Lastonightadjsavedmylife · 14/11/2024 16:54

I’m sorry but it really doesn’t, our language has moved on. Sure in the 80s it meant that, but thr world is much smaller now and used in context most people now know what pissed means. It is common parliance.

I think you'll find the word is parlance
But no, the world is not that bloddy small that we have to use nonsensical shit from america

ClytemnestraWasMisunderstood · 15/11/2024 06:35

GoodyBag · 14/11/2024 11:36

A woman clearly in fear of her husband posts looking for advice, and you’d prefer to spend your time making sarcastic and pedantic comments despite clearly knowing fully well what she meant?

Very poor behaviour from you. I hope you’re nicer in real life.

No, she wasn't in fear of her fucking life; as she has posted in her update, she was being dramatic
So you are left with egg on your face, and pissed remains an American affectation used by English people who think they are being cool. V embarrasing.

Crucible · 15/11/2024 07:08

Some edits for you @ClytemnestraWasMisunderstood

Bloody for Bloody

Embarrassing for embarrasing

'Pissed' may be termed an 'Americanism' and the English person using it may be described as having the affectation.

Generally speaking, if it is understood - it is correct. It's how language evolved

Glad you had a good chat with your DH OP. ❣️

GoodyBag · 15/11/2024 21:21

ClytemnestraWasMisunderstood · 15/11/2024 06:35

No, she wasn't in fear of her fucking life; as she has posted in her update, she was being dramatic
So you are left with egg on your face, and pissed remains an American affectation used by English people who think they are being cool. V embarrasing.

Apart from a very poor grasp of spelling, you also seem to misunderstand the concept of time.

The OP posted her update AFTER I posted. So the big hand and the little hand had gone around…

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