A particularly spiny question

Baz_

While lazing about with my girlfriend yesterday, she came out with the most out of the blue curve ball of a question I have ever heard in my life, and I thought I'd heard them all. Now I consider myself to be a particularly cool customer but this caught me so by surprise, that I couldn't even answer, and for the life of me now I can't remember how we got onto it, maybe that's why it was so out of the blue. Anyway the question was...

"If somebody offered you a million pounds to dump me, and never see me again, would you?"

Now surely you can see my predicament, on the one hand I am faced with someone I love and on the other I am faced with bachelordom and a million pounds with which to spend it.

So let everyone be warned and warn all your friends and neighbours, cats and dogs. This question does exist, and it's difficult to handle out of the blue, so prepare yourself just in case.

Baz_

TwoShedsJackson

Unless the asker can give you the million pounds mentioned, that is undoubtedly the stupidest question in history.

Kali

I can't stand stupid questions like that or "whatcha thinking about?" no. no. no. no. they're just evil. somewhere theres a book with all these horrible questions listed. and theres no answer to any of them.

Bluehair

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Baz_:
"If somebody offered you a million pounds to dump me, and never see me again, would you?"
Baz_</font>

Nasty.......... reminds me though of that ad on the telly a while back where the guy and the girl meet in the restaurant and the conversation goes somethings like..

Her(looking a bit uncomfortable); "there's something i have to tell you.."

Him(looking real excited); "Wow, i have some news for you too!.. you're not gonna *believe*"

Her(interupting him); "I *really* think i should tell you my news first"

Him(still excited); "but.."

Her;"Look, it's like this.... We have to break up... I've met someone else....."

Him(pauses for a second, looks at her and then starts laughing *manically*)

Her(looking fairly confused at how he's taking the news)

Him(still laughing uncontrollably);"Do you want to know what my news is?"

Her(totally weirded out at this stage);"Eh yea OK."

Him(with a huge grin);"I JUST WON THE LOTTO!!"

Her(jaw hits the floor)

..... well i thought it was funny ;-)....

About the real question though when you get blindsided by something like this the trick is to put on a shocked face straight away (gives you a few seconds to think) and then come right back with;

"Are you crazy? No way"
(and this is the clincher.... put a bit of a hurt look on your face and then come back with)
"Why did you ask that?... Would you?...."

This works in a lot of situations like this and has the effect of turning the question back on them along with some guilt for asking in the first place!

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When you go in for a job interview, I think a good thing to ask is if they ever press charges.

Baz_

Excellent technique there blue hair, although it's too late for me other people can now go forth better prepared for such a spiny question and handle it with relative ease.

Oh yeah

How's about

"Yeah, sure, but it's not really very likely, so no need to worry.."


I mean, you can get your face fixed later.

_CreeD_

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Baz_:
Excellent technique there blue hair, although it's too late for me other people can now go forth better prepared for such a spiny question and handle it with relative ease.</font>

Lol, so I take it you said Yes then

adnans

a preety smart girl and some alcohol would get a plan togheter to scam that idea so you too can both live happily in mystery with a milloins squids in your swiss account...

adnans

Baz_

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by adnans:
a preety smart girl and some alcohol would get a plan togheter to scam that idea so you too can both live happily in mystery with a milloins squids in your swiss account...

adnans</font>

EH???

and to answer creed I didn't actually have an answer, the delay said it all though, DOH!!

Bomberman

Say No!!! as if ur gona get a million quid off any 1 + she will love u even more 4 sayin no!! but if you say, "Yes" she wont be very happy with u

Hobbes

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Bomberman:
Say No!!! as if ur gona get a million quid off any 1 + she will love u even more 4 sayin no!! but if you say, "Yes" she wont be very happy with u </font>

Problem is this is one of those questions where your screwed if you answer yes or no (eg. "Should I wear these shoes or a different pair" or "Does this make my butt look fat?")

Proper way to stop being interrogated is to answer the question with a question.

You could try "Is it in cash?" or "Your going to give me a million pounds to leave you?!" to be funny, or say "Why? what do you think I would do in that case?" which is basically the same question only directed back at her.




[This message has been edited by Hobbes (edited 09-07-2001).]

entropi

I hate those foolish questions too, whats the point of asking it if they're not gonna finish it with you ffs or the other way around. If you were a greedy cuñt then take the money but otherwise just say: oh, your talkin shyte again, wipe the brown from your lips. P.S. i liked that ad, it still is class.

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"that island has freedom written all over it, sir, that's cuba"