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HowVeryDareYou Wed 04-Jan-23 17:30:53

My husband is a lovely man, but some of the things he says are just ridiculous. The latest, 5 minutes ago -

"I don't snore, that's just the noise my throat makes when I relax" grin

Yammy Wed 04-Jan-23 17:44:51

The one that really gets me is,
"We want for now't we've got", of course, you bl...don't.grin

Lucca Wed 04-Jan-23 17:46:10

? Dont get that

denbylover Wed 04-Jan-23 17:47:13

‘Enjoy’. Always sounds like a directive to me.

NotSpaghetti Wed 04-Jan-23 17:49:56

denbylover I'm afraid I have to respond to this. It makes my daughter wince but it's asinine in my opinion.

Yammy Wed 04-Jan-23 18:10:05

They are showing off in their own way saying that they have got everything they have ever needed or wanted.

Yammy Wed 04-Jan-23 18:11:39

denbylover

‘Enjoy’. Always sounds like a directive to me.

It does sound like a directive . When someone says this to me I always want to say "What if I don't?".

sodapop Wed 04-Jan-23 19:16:26

"It is what it is " what does that actually mean ?

GagaJo Wed 04-Jan-23 19:38:21

'Have a nice day.' Sure, I'm off for chemo / squeezing out the dog's glands / cleaning out the drains, but your stupid comment has totally turned the day around for me. Thanks!

Hithere Wed 04-Jan-23 19:44:34

"I am not sleeping, I am resting my eyes"

DaisyAlice Wed 04-Jan-23 19:44:54

Cheer up. It might never happen. I once replied with It already has.

Patsy70 Wed 04-Jan-23 19:48:44

GagaJo 💐

Patsy70 Wed 04-Jan-23 19:53:43

‘It is what it is’ in my very humble opinion means, ‘well, this s..t has happened and I’ve got no control, so I need to accept it’. I’m sure we’re all familiar with this and have to make the best of it.

ParlorGames Wed 04-Jan-23 20:00:11

"I just go with the flow"! No, you don't, you are just flakey, fickle, and unambitious!

LRavenscroft Wed 04-Jan-23 20:01:11

" They had a good innings". This still annoys me as that was my aunt, cousin or uncle who passed away at a great age.

Grannybags Wed 04-Jan-23 21:09:46

DaisyAlice

Cheer up. It might never happen. I once replied with It already has.

Me too.

sodapop Wed 04-Jan-23 21:22:45

Patsy70

‘It is what it is’ in my very humble opinion means, ‘well, this s..t has happened and I’ve got no control, so I need to accept it’. I’m sure we’re all familiar with this and have to make the best of it.

Well I'm not and I don't Patsy it just annoys me.

hollysteers Wed 04-Jan-23 21:48:21

“I’m good”
I’m not asking about your morals.

Nanamar Wed 04-Jan-23 21:57:41

I always hated “it is what it is.” Partly because I feel it’s very unsympathetic - we all have our difficulties and understand that some things cannot be changed - but to me it always sounded callous. When I mentioned how much I hated it to a friend who is a social worker, she replied that perhaps a better comment is “it is what it is - but maybe it doesn’t have to be - is there anyway to either make it better or make me feel better about it?” Typical of a mental health worker I guess but after that conversation if someone says it to me I usually add that last bit on.

Nanamar Wed 04-Jan-23 21:59:11

Oh and the other one is “everything happens for a reason.” Nope - stuff happens randomly and also because people do foolish things sometimes and make things happen.

Patsy70 Wed 04-Jan-23 22:04:11

sodapop. Sorry! It is just a phrase that I hear a lot and that is how I’ve interpreted it. There are many nonsensical things people say that I think are more annoying,

BigBertha1 Wed 04-Jan-23 22:27:04

'Enjoy your meals!' Well that's rather up to you isn't it?

AussieGran59 Thu 05-Jan-23 02:37:32

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lixy Thu 05-Jan-23 07:54:36

You just ....
in relation to working the central heating controls, doing something new on a computer, putting together flat-pack furniture.
Several frustrating hours later I usually come to think there is no justice anywhere!

FannyCornforth Thu 05-Jan-23 08:00:19

DaisyAlice

Cheer up. It might never happen. I once replied with It already has.

A complete stranger in a pub once said that to me.
Obviously, an attractive woman in her 20s in a boozer is supposed to be all smiles.
It was the eve of my mother’s funeral.
I’m certain that he’s never said it again