I jokingly say to my grocery store coworkers who stock the shelves, “where’s the thing?” They get puzzled as what’s the thing to which I’m referring. “Any thing” or “with either the Addams family or the Fantastic Four,” I reply.
My girlfriend and I blended households in our 50s. For years everything was where I left it, the same with her. Now neither of us can find anything in the kitchen.
Husband will come to me and tell me he is missing some tool – whether woodworking, leatherworking, weaving, stitching, etc. (We have our main studio off our kitchen, the garage is his woodshop, basement has additional woodshop plus finished side has his cutting table for matboard and fabrics, two metal storage closets and and display stands). My first question will be “What did you use it for last?” That will generally give me a good idea where to look and where not to look for it.
This works well for missing reenactment event items also.
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
I jokingly say to my grocery store coworkers who stock the shelves, “where’s the thing?” They get puzzled as what’s the thing to which I’m referring. “Any thing” or “with either the Addams family or the Fantastic Four,” I reply.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member over 1 year ago
I think that’s just “couples”.
Gent over 1 year ago
You means that picanic basket? No me not see that one.
jmolay161 over 1 year ago
No, you misplace all your things.
jmolay161 over 1 year ago
No, you’re miss-thing your place in life!
juicebruce over 1 year ago
Tis a brain fart moment and like the gas it should pass ;-)
kathleenhicks62 over 1 year ago
My husband and I speak different languages.
ctolson over 1 year ago
“Have you seen my …” is a regular engagement with couples that occurs at least once daily.
'IndyMan' over 1 year ago
The answer: Yeah, I moved it because I didn’t like it in that place ! ! ! !
BadCreaturesBecomeDems over 1 year ago
It is with the stuff…
losflemings over 1 year ago
I have heard people describe things with noises. For instance, something looks like an “eerrtt”. Pretty weird
Doug K over 1 year ago
“I saw it on that other thing in the other place.”
ladykat over 1 year ago
Yes, I have. It’s next to the doohickey and the whatchamacallit. By the way, have you seen my kitchen scissors?
goboboyd over 1 year ago
You gave it to that guy, with the hat. Two weeks ago. Or, its in the coffee can with the other ‘spare’ car parts.
Dani Rice over 1 year ago
In our house it’s a combination of this special lingo and sign language – not ASL, but general handwaving.
rickmac1937 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Got that right
g04922 over 1 year ago
Huh?? Even I did not understand that… LOL
SofaKing over 1 year ago
My girlfriend and I blended households in our 50s. For years everything was where I left it, the same with her. Now neither of us can find anything in the kitchen.
PoodleGroomer over 1 year ago
It’s on the bench by the door so you wouldn’t forget it on the way out.
Judy Hendrickson [Unnamed Reader - 852856] over 1 year ago
The whatcha McAllit!!!???
Back to Big Mike over 1 year ago
Answer: Yup. It’s right over there.
dalton9529 over 1 year ago
My wife has given up on proper nouns. I find it to be an introvert trait and a passive aggressive defense tool. Of course, I’m an extravert.
Zen-of-Zinfandel over 1 year ago
Nail clipper inside the cookie jar…no!
wildlandwaters over 1 year ago
Sometimes I’ll say exactly that to my wife without thinking, and she’ll remind me that, yeah…I wasn’t thinking.
Sean Fox over 1 year ago
been married to the husband for 10+ years now and can confirm this is us
mafastore over 1 year ago
Husband will come to me and tell me he is missing some tool – whether woodworking, leatherworking, weaving, stitching, etc. (We have our main studio off our kitchen, the garage is his woodshop, basement has additional woodshop plus finished side has his cutting table for matboard and fabrics, two metal storage closets and and display stands). My first question will be “What did you use it for last?” That will generally give me a good idea where to look and where not to look for it.
This works well for missing reenactment event items also.