What does your partner do that drives you NUTS?

[zulemara]

I swear mine has adult ADD. Love him to pieces!

haha I forgot that one! Yes DBF has adult ADD. We can be in a conversation, I ask him a question, and he is just staring blankly at something and then says what?

I need to get him a Tshirt that says

I don't have ADD, I'm just mis-under
OH LOOK A CHICKEN

 

[jamieandben]

I need to get him a Tshirt that says

I don't have ADD, I'm just mis-under
OH LOOK A CHICKEN

That is so ME !!!
Now you know what drives ben NUTS!

 

[RickinNYC]

haha I forgot that one! Yes DBF has adult ADD. We can be in a conversation, I ask him a question, and he is just staring blankly at something and then says what?

I need to get him a Tshirt that says

I don't have ADD, I'm just mis-under
OH LOOK A CHICKEN

Now this is funny. I often joke that I have the same thing. In fact, this past summer, Joe and I were laughing about a t-shirt we had seen earlier that day. It was one that said, "I don't have a ADD, I just... LOOK! A kittie!" We were taking a walk that night, talking about things, when I interrupted myself when I saw something scuttle by, "LOOK! A rabbit!..... wait, what was I saying?"

Joe has said many times that for someone who is one of the most intelligent people he knows, I'm the absolute biggest dingbat absent minded people he's ever met.

But that's me.

Joe does have a couple of quirks. The biggest one is at night, when I'm in bed, ready to go lights out, desperate to go to sleep. But no. Joe has to go to the bathroom to... do the friggin' New York Magazine crossword puzzle. Yep. Under the guise of taking care of other business, he sits and does the crossword puzzle, loses track of time and is in there for a solid (no pun intended) half hour. Drive me crazy.

But that's really the only major thing he does that makes me go a little nuts. Otherwise, his quirks just amuse me. Por ejemplo, at dinner, he usually has his left forearm on the table, partially wrapped around his plate, his thumb tucked into his fist. I always tell him, "Sweetie, that's your food, I promise I won't steal it."

The other that really gives me the snickers is that he has evolved over the years into a Star Gate, sci-fi uber geek. I won't dare make fun of him for it though, since I'm just as dorky, actually moreso, about horror stuff. Nevertheless, my boyfriend is a nerd. There, I said it. And I love him for it. LOL!

 

[RickinNYC]

Another one! If you think I'm long winded when I write, I'm not so much in real life. I get to the point. When Joe tells me something, it can take forever because he has to thrown in the finest details that really have nothing to do with the point of the story. Sometimes I have to say, "Get to the point Edith and bring the story home."

 

[OrlandoMike]

#1. I have found some of the most intelligent people to be really kind of, ummm... slow in the general game of life! Shrek has a tendency to fall into this category!

#2. Rick, don't worry about the geek thing, at least your not watching every single re-run of Maybery on the air! "Oh this one is good, Aunt Bea enters a cooking contest!"

 

[RickinNYC]

#1. I have found some of the most intelligent people to be really kind of, ummm... slow in the general game of life! Shrek has a tendency to fall into this category!

#2. Rick, don't worry about the geek thing, at least your not watching every single re-run of Maybery on the air! "Oh this one is good, Aunt Bea enters a cooking contest!"

#1. Thanks for the reassurance. And the subtle point-and-laugh technique. Well played. Actually, Joe and other friends have often said I visit Rick-land quite a bit, when I stare off into the ether with a slack jawed look on my face. My favorite DIS'er Wendy coined that phrase. THANKS WENDY!

#2. Check and mate. Flippin' Mayberry? Yeesh. Yeah, your Joe is a dork. Tell him I said so. I aint afraid of him... much.

 

[OrlandoMike]

#2. Check and mate. Flippin' Mayberry? Yeesh. Yeah, your Joe is a dork. Tell him I said so. I aint afraid of him... much.

Big screen TV, surround sound system, best cable package money can buy, and we're watching TVLand?

 

[wallyb]

So it doesn't drive Paul nuts when you run around the house dressed as Mary Poppins?

I'm going to "pop" you mary!

 

[OrlandoMike]

I'm going to "pop" you mary!

Hmmmmm


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

Sorry, O'Mike but that just cracked me up.

 

[wallyb]

Another one! If you think I'm long winded when I write, I'm not so much in real life. I get to the point. When Joe tells me something, it can take forever because he has to thrown in the finest details that really have nothing to do with the point of the story. Sometimes I have to say, "Get to the point Edith and bring the story home."

OMG!
Paul and I both do - and say this very thing! funny.

 

[jamieandben]

#1. Thanks for the reassurance. And the subtle point-and-laugh technique. Well played. Actually, Joe and other friends have often said I visit Rick-land quite a bit, when I stare off into the ether with a slack jawed look on my face. My favorite DIS'er Wendy coined that phrase. THANKS WENDY!

#2. Check and mate. Flippin' Mayberry? Yeesh. Yeah, your Joe is a dork. Tell him I said so. I aint afraid of him... much.

Ben calls it Jamie's Bizzaro World.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

It is a proven fact that the smarter someone is, the more befuddled they will be by mundane tasks.

One of my friends used to nanny for a family where the dad was an EXTREMELY smart biogenetic researcher. He was so super smart that truly simple things vexed him because he just could NOT think in terms that simple - his brain wasn't wired that way.

 

[RickinNYC]

It is a proven fact that the smarter someone is, the more befuddled they will be by mundane tasks.

One of my friends used to nanny for a family where the dad was an EXTREMELY smart biogenetic researcher. He was so super smart that truly simple things vexed him because he just could NOT think in terms that simple - his brain wasn't wired that way.

That is now my excuse for the rest of eternity.

 

[wallyb]

It is a proven fact that the smarter someone is, the more befuddled they will be by mundane tasks.

One of my friends used to nanny for a family where the dad was an EXTREMELY smart biogenetic researcher. He was so super smart that truly simple things vexed him because he just could NOT think in terms that simple - his brain wasn't wired that way.

Hey I'm using this too!
"Gee I don't understand how to load the dishwasher."
"How does the iron work?"
"I just can't get the hang of this vacuum thing!"

 

[rosiep]

That is now my excuse for the rest of eternity.

There's no excuse for you Rick... (accompanied by a cheesy smile)

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

That is now my excuse for the rest of eternity.

I think it only worked for him because he is known around the world in the medical community for making huge discoveries. He is also a genuinely nice man.

So what amazing medical discovery have you published a paper on today, Rick?

Come to think of it, the man I know is Japanese. Maybe you are related to him!!

 

[Tigger&Belle]

That is now my excuse for the rest of eternity.

 

[RickinNYC]

I think it only worked for him because he is known around the world in the medical community for making huge discoveries. He is also a genuinely nice man.

So what amazing medical discovery have you published a paper on today, Rick?

Come to think of it, the man I know is Japanese. Maybe you are related to him!!

Well, let's see. I flew to my private lab I had built on the dark side of the moon, performed a three headed brain transplant on Craptoo, my Martian buddy. During a coffee break, I created a vaccine to cure the common cold AND nearsightedness at the same time. Then I built another rocket just for fun. When I was on my way back home, I lost the keys to my starship and was delayed about 20 minutes. I think there is something to that theory.

What was your question?

 

[TuckandStuiesMom]

Well, let's see. I flew to my private lab I had built on the dark side of the moon, performed a three headed brain transplant on Craptoo, my Martian buddy. During a coffee break, I created a vaccine to cure the common cold AND nearsightedness at the same time. Then I built another rocket just for fun. When I was on my way back home, I lost the keys to my starship and was delayed about 20 minutes. I think there is something to that theory.

What was your question?

Drinkin' again, are we?