Stupid things people say. . ..

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

My whole family (and everyone here) knows that we would have dearly loved to have another baby soon after Cali, but due to my RA have been advised not to.

Earlier this month (on my 35th Birthday) I had the following conversation with my (very annoying) FIL:
FIL: So, do you feel any older
Me: Nope, but I am tired today, as Cali had her innoculations yesterday and I was up all night with her
FIL: Ah well, you are older and wiser now, so you won't be having any more

HUH??? He has said A LOT of annoying and insensitive things over the years - but that was a prize-winner!!!

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

Just a couple of days ago, I was chatting to a neighbor, and mentioned how stressed I am about this move to Lagos.

Then, about the cats, I said " I am really worried about my cats too, I have a foster for Connor, but nothing definate for Ally yet"

Her response? "Oh, THAT's the least of your worries"

(Of course that's what the rest of the world thinks, but here on PT we know differently - at least you all understand!)

[anna_66]

"Break a leg"-Never did quite understand that one.

"Is that a horse or a dog?"-Hmmm...now what do you think

"Your not that old"-Well how old is that old???

When I tell people to enjoy their meal and they say "You too"

[binka_nugget]

"Why would you do that to yourself?"

"But you'd be so much prettier without those!"

"You know those leaves scars right?"

"So you're a punk?"

"Did it hurt"?

I can tolerate most stupid people.. but when people notice my piercings, they ALWAYS say one of the above. The one that bugs me most is "Did it hurt?".. no, it didn't. I just stuck a needle through myself and thought "oh! What a pleasant feeling!"

[Zippy]

You can only have depression if something horriable has happened to you
cats aren't very loving
Fish don't have Feelings

[Sevaede]

Heh, Ashley. I am with you on those.

Every time my MIL brings up one of mine or Troys tattoos or piercings she rants about how she is going to go get a tattoo on her boob and show it off to everyone. I'm always saying, "Yeah, good luck with that."

[buttercup132]

"Why would you do that to yourself?"

"But you'd be so much prettier without those!"

"You know those leaves scars right?"

"So you're a punk?"

"Did it hurt"?

I can tolerate most stupid people.. but when people notice my piercings, they ALWAYS say one of the above. The one that bugs me most is "Did it hurt?".. no, it didn't. I just stuck a needle through myself and thought "oh! What a pleasant feeling!"

I agree , and because I have mine under my eye they always say how did they do that..uhh they stuck the needle through just as is, like are you stupid obviously they have to clamp it. I hate the first two you said like gee thanks alot. My grandma always says them too me. Same with tattoos it drives me insane!

[RedHedd]

Clerks at Safeway are apparently automatically programmed to ask if you want help out with your groceries. I often go there to pick up a quick sandwich of cup of soup for lunch and they ALWAYS ask if I want help out with my order Just to get them back, I sometimes say yes and see if they react ... they often just stare at me like "Wha?"

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Clerks at Safeway are apparently automatically programmed to ask if you want help out with your groceries. I often go there to pick up a quick sandwich of cup of soup for lunch and they ALWAYS ask if I want help out with my order Just to get them back, I sometimes say yes and see if they react ... they often just stare at me like "Wha?"

Heehee that reminds me, at Panera Bread, if you get a bagel, they always ask, "Would you like that sliced?" I always say no, but for some reason that is an unacceptable answer, because they always forget. It usually takes a few more repititions of "Did you say that you wanted that sliced?" for them to get it

[JenBKR]

When I tell people to enjoy their meal and they say "You too"

Uh oh, guilty!

[Cincy'sMom]

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"Your not that old"-Well how old is that old???

A "friend" got me on something similar a few weeks ago. He is one of our sales reps and I called to see if he had information about a particular client. He asked if they had done work with us before and I laughed in said yeah in the late 80's. He comments that he was in middle school then, I said me too...'87 would have been about 5th-6th grade. He says "No...you aren't that young!

What the heck was that supposed to mean??? (And for the record, he is 2 years older then me!)

Of course, it was late in the day and I was in a hurry to get off the phone and go home, so it didn't hit what he said until I hung up. I emailed right away and asked what he meant by that...his reply? "You heard me"

I can't say I called him a very nice name after that

[Karen]

"Break a leg"-Never did quite understand that one.

OOooh - I can answer that. In theatre circles, telling a performer "good luck" before the show is considered the ultimate in BAD luck. So instead, one traditionally says "break a leg" which means 'good luck' but sounds like bad luck, so you aren't jinxing the performer.

[Pam]

I'm glad someone started this thread up again since I missed it when it began.

Recently when my son left the house I said "drive carefully." Somehow I always feel the need to say that. He said "Gee, Mom I am glad you said that because I was planning to drive recklessly."

My pet peeve is hearing people say that poodles are sissy dogs.

[Pam]

When I tell people to enjoy their meal and they say "You too"

Anna, for some reason this really cracked me up.

[CathyBogart]

I'm guilty of saying "you too" at inappropriate times.

I also tell my boyfriend to be careful almost every time he leaves on his motorcycle. Like what, he's going to go out and try to crash it? I dunno what goes through my head.

My mom was out shopping and bought some whipping cream. The clerk goes "Oh, what do you do with Whipping cream?" ....My mom says "...you make whipped cream..." Clerk: "Oooh, how do you do that?" Mom: "...you whip it."

I hate hate HATE it when I tell people I want to start riding a motorcycle and they tell me...

"noo, you shouldn't do that, they're dangerous" Right, like I don't know they're dangerous. Thank you for enlightening me with your superior knowledge.

"Oooh, I knew this guy who knew a guy who [describes horrible motorcycle crash]" EVERYONE knows someone who knows someone who has crashed, I DO NO WANT TO HEAR IT EVERY TIME IT COMES UP IN CONVERSATION! I would bet that everyone also knows someone who knows someone who died in a car accident, but people don't torture others looking at getting their car license like this!

Last one...Frequently, when I'm at the dog park, someone will pet Jasper and go "oooh, he's SO SKINNY!" (No, he is NOT, it's not my fault people can't recognize a dog in good condition) "Do you feed him?" Last time I got that I looked at the lady, totally aghast, and said "OMG, you mean you have to FEED THEM?!" It's not my fault her dogs were fat.