Actually I do hate..
Where are you from?
I'm from New York
City or State?
The City
Oh...Do you know Bob Smith???
Where are you from?
I'm from New York
City or State?
The City
Oh...Do you know Bob Smith???
Questions You Hate
- Thread starter cosmicfolklore
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cigarmaster, I thought you were going to say your aunt died at 101, and people asked you what she died of. Like people need the diagnostics of someone dying at 101.
You never know. It could have been a hang gliding accident.
I'm usually asked if I'm smoking pot. Maybe that's just a Colorado thing ...
No, unfortunately, many of the kids out there these days , especially outside of the Deep South, have only ever experienced pipes with drugs. Sooo... it's quite normal, unfortunately.
LOL, that you would even know that was out there! Love it.
Everyone wanted to punch Nelly in the face... back in the day. She was such a snot. Ha ha
Then there's that famous question, "Who do you think you are?" Wait a minute, I've got my i.d. in my wallet. Let me see. Or, who would you like me to be?
My wife's spontaneous response to invasive questions is "why do you want to know?" It puts nosey people in their place and puts the question back on them.
We lived next door to each other and dated for 9 years before marrying, so we got a lot of... when are you getting married?
And, her, "why do you want to know?" tended to stump them in their place.
Then when we were going backstage to John Prine's dressing room between sets at one of his concerts... we were given passes by the director. A security guy asked us who we thought we were... Mrs Cos came back with "why do you want to know?" And, low and behold, he paused, thought about it, and just stood aside. I swear that woman gets away with hundreds of times more mouthy stuff than me, ha ha.
Just replying to give a nod to "The Missing Years"!
Questions: I spent 37 years in education. Not only do I enjoy peoples asking questions, I enjoy even more asking them questions in return. Why not? Isn‘t kindness something we can all give?
I do the same in São Paulo.
There are no answers, only questions, right?
I have no cash, can I pay you later?
You're going to the store? Can you pick something up for me?
Oh, you're going out for lunch? Can you bring me something back?
Can you stop and get me gas?
Can I borrow your truck? I bought something that won't fit in my car?
You bought a camper? Can I borrow it next weekend?
You're going to the store? Can you pick something up for me?
Oh, you're going out for lunch? Can you bring me something back?
Can you stop and get me gas?
Can I borrow your truck? I bought something that won't fit in my car?
You bought a camper? Can I borrow it next weekend?
Nope. Teenagers in Brazil ask that too. I just give them a withering look and ignore them. They get the message.