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Friday, 4 August 2006
Ways to shut people up

I'm tired of people stopping me to ask stupid questions and things that are none of their business or even compliments. (Not you. I like you!) So I've formulated a couple things that I'd love to be able to say in response to things I hear often. I guess I could say them, but people look at you funny when you are "rude" to complete strangers. I maintain that they are the ones being rude by pissing me off, but not everyone has my enlightened point of view.

Q: "How old is she?" (from checkout ladies - for some reason men don't care)
A.1: "Getting older by the minute..."
A.2: "Older than she was when we got here..."

Q: "She doesn't like her car seat, does she?"
A.1: "No, what she doesn't like is standing in line waiting for you to shut up and finish ringing up my groceries, so we can pay and leave. "
A.2: "Oh... is that what the screaming means?"

Q: "So when are you going to have another baby?"
A.1: "Whenever I feel like puking for 3 months straight, fighting with my husband for 9 months straight, and having my abdomen cut open again"
A.2: "I'm not even keeping this one. I'm shipping her off to an orphanage tomorrow"
A.3: "I just had a miscarriage. Thanks for pouring salt in my wounds" (You know this happens. Why don't poeple just keep their big fat mouths shut occasionally?)
A.4: "Whenever I can find another sperm donor"

Q: "So, are you going to have more kids?"
A: "I can't have kids. I stole these from some lady in Arizona. Shh...don't tell. [big smile]"

Remark: "You don't even look like you just had a baby"
A.1: "Why, because I'm not fat?" (I know it's supposed to be a compliment, but WTF)
A.2: "I didn't. She's adopted. " (You know this happens. Why don't poeple just keep their big fat mouths shut occasionally?)

Q: "How does she sleep?"
A: "with her eyes closed"

Any unsolicitated (That's the key word. Someitmes I do need advice, but I try to ask for it ) offers of advice:
A: "Oh thanks, but I don't need advice, I have a brain/enough already"

So, how about you? What unfriendly things are you thinking while people ask unwelcome questions, or otherwise waste your time? Or is this just me?


Posted by ktjrdn at 12:32 CDT
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Tuesday, 8 August 2006 - 01:25 CDT

Name: "the weirdgirl"
Home Page: http://weirdgirl.typepad.com

I shouldn't even laugh at these (I am) because I am totally one of those people who talks to strangers like a weirdo.  (Though I would never ask someone I didn't know about how many more kids they're having... for the very reasons you said!) 

On another note, I have totally told people that I'll be selling my son to the circus as soon as he starts mouthing off.   Or replied with random compliments about my son with, "Yeah, I think I'll keep him."  *snicker*

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