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I've just deliberately sent my husband on a wild goose chase

532 replies

GooseyGooseyWander · 01/09/2021 22:29

I may or may not have changed some details of said hobby and equipment.

He has a 'hobby' that he is obsessed with. Let's call it wild goose chasing. He watches YouTube videos about wild goose chasing, he reads magazines about wild goose chasing, he has all the gear ('infrared', 'thermal imaging' etc) and likes to go out wild goose chasing on a regular basis.

Recently he hasn't been wild goose chasing due to some disillusionment with his level of success in wild goose chasing and the lack of presence of gooses in the local area. This means every night, for many hours he has talked to me about wild goose chasing. Reads out bits from magazines to me. Talks endlessly. Listens to goose chasing videos in bed and comments on goose chasing techniques.

Tonight I went out on a run and happened to see a wild goose in an unusual location.

Nonchalantly told DH about it and would you know it, off his own back he's excitedly gone out to chase said wild goose.

I've now had two hours of mumsnetting and watching MAFS UK without someone talking about gooses through it. I expect DH is still delightedly crawling around on his hands and knees with his thermal imaging goggles looking for said wild goose.

Only I didn't see a wild goose.

AIBU?

AIBU to see it again tomorrow?

OP posts:
Whattheschitt · 01/09/2021 22:30

You deserve a medal for this. LEGEND 😂

IWasBornInAThunderstorm · 01/09/2021 22:30

Hahahaha perfect 👌

BoattoBolivia · 01/09/2021 22:31

GrinGrinGrinGrin

HeartShapedBalloon · 01/09/2021 22:31

Brilliant! 😂

LittleOwl153 · 01/09/2021 22:31
Grin
Aroundtheworldin80moves · 01/09/2021 22:31

Can we play guess the hobby?

My bet is Extreme Ironing... and you saw someone doing it while paddleboarding on a canal.

chillied · 01/09/2021 22:31

I can't imagine what the actual hobby is!

GarnetsandRubies · 01/09/2021 22:32

Lol!!! What's the actual hobby????

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 01/09/2021 22:32

Is your DH a Detectorist??

vipersputpaidtomylastusername · 01/09/2021 22:32

I have found my people... Love it!

SkyLarkDescending · 01/09/2021 22:32

What a legend Grin

Is it pokemon?!

Brollypackedforscottishholiday · 01/09/2021 22:33

Twitcher??

KurtWilde · 01/09/2021 22:33

I'm taking a couple of wild guesses.. either Pokemon go, or ghost hunting 😂

OneTC · 01/09/2021 22:33

Pokémon

Itsbeen84yearss · 01/09/2021 22:34

Fuck men are so boring with their hobbies aren’t they?

Ekofisk · 01/09/2021 22:34

Maybe not tomorrow night, I’d give it a few days.

Otherwise DH is going to rope you in as Wild Goose Spotter In Chief and you’ll become an integral part of his hobby.

MrsRobbieHart · 01/09/2021 22:34

Is it dogging? It’s dogging isn’t it?

Pinkchocolate · 01/09/2021 22:35

This is brilliant! Well played 👏

OneTC · 01/09/2021 22:35

Fuck men are so boring with their hobbies aren’t they?

Grin
TeeBee · 01/09/2021 22:36

Now you just need to get kids involved in goose chasing too so they go with him.

Flowers500 · 01/09/2021 22:36

I saw something the other day about a woman who would put drops of water on the ground by the washing machine to entertain her husband when she needed some quiet time

GooseyGooseyWander · 01/09/2021 22:36

It's not Pokemon. I would bet my house he doesn't even know what pokemon is.

I actually debated using pokemon as the fake hobby but goose chasing worked better as an analogy.

OP posts:
prettyprinceofpartiez · 01/09/2021 22:36

Fishing?!?!? Genius idea 😂

HeckyPeck · 01/09/2021 22:37

I hope it is actually wild good chasing

Amandasummers · 01/09/2021 22:37

🤣 I love this so much