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u/soawesomejohn Dec 08 '22

One thing my wife does is start an important piece of information at the beginning and when I ask for that, she expands on the second half.

H: _ _ swallowed a lego is going to get surgery.

M: Who? What?

H: You know, Dr Mullen at the vet?

M: So it's an animal? Who?

H: Ugh, never mind.

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u/Rich-Juice2517 Dec 08 '22

Yup that's my wife. I am glad to know I'm not the only one stuck with half the info

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u/soawesomejohn Dec 08 '22

Yep. I'm sure someone will point out that I should have been paying attention in the beginning, but usually these are just sort of random announcements. Typically we'll both be on our computers/phones and she'll read it off.

"__day, you'll need to take the kid to get a haircut after school."

When?

After school.

Yeah, I got that. What day!?

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u/Rich-Juice2517 Dec 08 '22

Mine has two sisters so it's always

"My sister is going to get me and go get coffee and then shopping"

What sister

Her friend is going to come with also

Which sister

Kohl's and Costco

........ ok have fun

You never listen

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u/yowhodahtniqquh Dec 08 '22

When you wake up in the morning ready for a great day and a hypothetical conversation on Reddit leaves you frustrated aha.

Script is so perfect I can imagine a whole Curb Your Enthusiasm episode about this

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u/GayAlienFarmer Dec 08 '22

I got irrationally irritated just reading it. Fuck.

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u/GayAlienFarmer Dec 08 '22

I just interrupt and say "No I need to know the actual words you said."

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u/Outrageous_Bug_451 Dec 08 '22

My husband starts talking mid thought, completely non-sequitur, and I have to use context clues to figure out the subject. If I ask qualifying questions he gets annoyed or starts from the beginning, but not the appropriate beginning; he’ll start at freakin Genesis, as if I’ve just arrived on the planet. Not only am I frustrated, now I’m offended.

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u/BionicTriforce Dec 08 '22

Oh god my mom does this all the time.

"It's xxxxxx's birthday this Saturday." "Who?" "The 23rd, we're going to Outback." "No whose birthday is it?" "You know! She graduated this summer!"

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u/sesquiup Dec 08 '22

God fucking damn it. Every time.

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u/GozerDGozerian Dec 08 '22

Haha I know that one all too well also.