Having my cap turned backwards in a school I went to in my late teens, machine shop type place... 1984. I was so bored I got kicked out for passivity...
When someone sees me writing, drawing, whatever:
- You're left-handed!
That's annoying.
Act puzzled.
- You're left-handed!
- What, what do you mean?
- You're left-handed!
- You're kidding me?
Hold up your hand and look at it. Act as you don't know right from left.
And regarding my own post I meant that people looked at me as though I was a very weird guy just for turning my cap backwards. What can you say???
My English teacher when I was 12 told the whole class that I was 'unintelligent and immature' because I fidgetted all the time and couldn't look him in the eye. He was very dumb and so was his comment. it sticks with me though.
I saw him once some years after I left school at the station. He was wearing the same jacket and trousors he wore the day he said that thing. I wanted to go over and say something to him but I couldn't. Not sure why.
Dumbest Ever In All Eternity.
Me: Do you have to holler and make noise outside my home all the time (I WAS STEAMING UP)???????????????
He: Yes, (GIGGLE times One Billion)........................
Sometimes when I've got my big overcoat on, to keep warm, someone will say 'are you cold'. I reply 'not know I've got my coat on'. Why do they even say anything?
A dialogue from a Marx Brothers movie went something like this
- This is so easy even a 5-year-old could do it.
- What are you waiting for, fetch a 5-year-old then.
The other daft question is:
'How come you're so clever?' (again, usually asked by idiots)
I get that one from time to time too. I once had a discussion with someone else (Who seemed to be above average IQ), and we both strongly agreed that there's a secret, little-known tactic to be smart...
THINK
The majority of people who don't spend time thinking wonder why they don't know anything.
(That probably sounded big-headed, but I'm just so irritated by people who simply cant be bothered to put some effort into thinking)
This one from a while back:
"How tall are you?"
"Around 6ft"
"No you're not"
Errm, hello? If you know how tall I am (Which she didn't, I was about an inch short of 6ft), then why ask?
Some of the dumbest comments I have ever received:
"You can't do that, you're ONLY a GIRL!"
"Nobody will like you if you're not dressed in the latest fashions"
"You're just not TRYING hard enough"
"It's only your PERCEPTION"
Yes, I've heard some variants of that one.
Another beauty is "boys don't cry". This leads to boys growing up out of touch with their emotions and passing on the same view to their own kids.
Here's the big one for me:
"You can be normal. You just aren't trying hard enough."
Oh yes! or "I overcame all my problems - you could too with a little bit of effort".
What about the situation where somebody gets irritated with us for saying or doing something when we think we didn't do anything wrong and then when we say "I didn't know" they say "well, you should have known" or "everybody knows that" or "you should know without being told".
Well no. Actually, if they don't think something is acceptable they should say so in the first place. Unwritten rules are stupid in most cases - if they are so important, they should be written down so we know exactly how to act.
It's their fault a lot of the time for not making themselves clearer.
I also hate the question: "Did you cut your hair?" I used to think that people were asking me whether I cut it myself, so I always replied: "No, I let someone else do it."
I've cut my own hair for almost 20 years. But nobody asks me if I'd cut my hair. When they should!!!
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