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

[GooseyGooseyWander]

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?

Hilarious op. You've shown an interest now though in goose chasing...sooner or later you might get roped in on said goose chase.

@PlanDeRaccordement but he might have actually found the golden goose and been a happy goose finder.

Ummm it’s some sort of animal then. Deer stalking?

Genius!!

Oh I feel your pain. I have a wild goose chaser too. He collects wild geese, obsesses about wild geese & has wild geese mates he usually drinks & drones on about wild geese with. Lockdown was hell as he wouldn't shut up using me as surrogate goose chaser ears😏. I took to posting on Facebook for someone to ring him & talk geese with him before I buried him under the patio.

I'll be trying this next time. Thanks for the tip

Haha this is great! I actually think it’s really nice that you have rekindled his interest in his hobby.

This thread is genius, even more so for the outrage from PdeR!

[quote Sparklfairy]@PlanDeRaccordement doesn't it make your hands ache from wringing them all the time?[/quote]
Well you’ve just met my expectations for the kind of person that thinks this is funny.

Red squirrels?

There's lots of us find it funny. And one who doesn't. Go figure. 🤷‍♀️

[quote PlanDeRaccordement]@Holskey
He loves looking for a goose when there is an actual goose to be found. No one thinks it’s funny to be lied to and manipulated all as a joke. And then to brag about it online. This is horrible. What kind of people are you to condone this?[/quote]
The chances of him finding a goose were no less or no greater than any other time he has gone out goose chasing without a helpful tip off from his loving wife.

If it makes you feel better I sent him off with a full stomach, a hug and a warm flask of tea.

Otters!

Owls?

It's pine martens, isn't it? Or the glis glis.

[quote FlatteredFool]@PlanDeRaccordement but he might have actually found the golden goose and been a happy goose finder.

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You know that is just not possible. It’s about as likely as finding whale vomit on a beach.

Itas VERY NAUGHTY

but I LOVE it!

😆 Love this thread OP.
I hazard a guess at twitching. Twitching owls. Barn owls, if being very specific. 🦉
We need a sweep stake on this. ❤

You know that is just not possible. It’s about as likely as finding whale vomit on a beach

But much less profitable

thinking its badger watching

@godmum56

thinking its badger watching

It's not.

Water voles

OH hobby means that he's out most days either enjoying the hobby or faffing around prepping for the hobby. I give a sigh of relief sit down with a cuppa and a book once he's gone. He's caught me a couple of times by doubling back because he's forgotten phone or something he needs for his hobby.

The chances of him finding a goose were no less or no greater than any other time he has gone out goose chasing without a helpful tip off from his loving wife.

But you lied to him so he’d think his chances were greater. He is none the wiser that you never saw a goose and your “helpful tip off” was purely to manipulate him into going out so you could have a laugh about him and crow about it on MN. Not a very loving thing to do in my opinion. Imagine he’d done this to you and was sitting at home laughing at you and bragging about how he’d fooled his wife online.

Big cats!

@godmum56

thinking its badger watching

Although they do feature in the goosey tales on a regular basis

Not often that I'm more than mildly amused by what I read on here but I got two lines in and was pissing myself. Excellent prank! Were I the victim I'd swear at you then laugh and plan my retaliation 😁 utterly marvelous thank you!

I hope this is made up and not true.