Aunty Acid by Ged Backland for July 20, 2021

Indeed. Sometimes I get it right.

just say: “Inconceivable! How can you be prettier than yesterday?!”

Sappy.

Sappy, yes, but sappy saves lives.

Just the Primer to kill the vinegar in that loaded question.

“Did you get your hair cut?” :)

“Does this dress make me look fat?”

AHHHGH! Run for the hills! Or the Possum Lodge!

Claim temporary blindness.

Yes I do. Suddenly the air is full of tension!

Different? Yes, Aunty’s not here.

Hubby’s always there for everything, so it’s pointless to ask him.

I’m with you on this one, Walt. Heck, it could be anything: a new dress, an old but “memorable” one, a fancy hairdo…anything at all. The possibilities are frightening! How do they expect us to notice?! :D

Does the 5th Amendment or the Maranda Law apply here?

my wife doesn’t ask me questions that she already knows will confuse me…

“Whatever” is a close second, Walt.

I used to “play” a game with my recently deceased wife, I would buy her flowers or a “gift” and place them in plain sight but not a totally obvious spot to see how long it would take her to find it. As I did it so often she finally caught on to it. I had to stop when our life changed after MIL moved in and changes in house made it “harder” to do. Sadly I can’t do it anymore.

“Yes, you are more beautiful and I love you.”

I thought it was ‘Does this dress (pants or any other article of clothing) make me look fat???’

To which I reply: " Is the a Sunday Funnies puzzle?"

Easy answer: “Oh, darling – you look just perfect today!” Followed by a hug, a kiss and a lovely cuddle.

Is that the only terrifying question you could come up with?

Some of the really Mean ones will ask that question when there isn’t Anything different.

I don’t ask this question of my husband, but my mom used to ask us kids this question when we’d come home after being away at college or whatever. It was actually a fun game trying to figure out what changed. She would just laugh until we guessed it. :-)