I did warn in my first post that I have a few 'hot buttons'
Here's another.
Communication by hint.
Drives me insane.
A case in point. My late mother was notorious for this. She'd drop a hint or make a statement fully expecting you to then question her about it, just so she could - eventually - tell you the thing she wanted you to know in the first place. What a palaver.
In her later years she got worse and I got impatient. The very last time she did this was probably six months before her death, She'd been alluding to something 'dark and secret', something she 'couldn't talk about openly' but 'ooh , if you knew what I know' bollocks was spewing from her roughly every half-hour for fucking weeks.

I snapped

I gave her the ultimatum through gritted teeth of 'You have exactly 30 seconds to decide whether to tell me this dark secret you've been hinting at for weeks or to shut up about it for the rest of your life. If you decide to shut up about it you will never EVER mention it again, not once, NOT FUCKING ONCE or I will not be responsible for my actions'

She told me. It was utter trivia about some rumour regarding a neighbour. She'd actually been harbouring this as an important secret for weeks and it was irrelevant to anyone in the family.

If you want to tell me something, tell me it. If you expect me to try to wheedle information from you - that YOU want ME to know - you'll find me 'less than helpful'.

Tl;DR
Women should learn that guys don't fucking care about gossip, just state the facts and then fuck off.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Wed 10 Oct 2012, 15:29, 6 replies)

You're an angry man...

Beer helps ;)
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Wed 10 Oct 2012, 15:32, closed)

He isn't wrong, though.

( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Wed 10 Oct 2012, 18:44, closed)

There's a reason for that

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 10 Oct 2012, 15:34, closed)

This gets on my tits too.
Though I use more stubborn tactics like not acknowledging the hint till it's spelt out in clear terms, or responding with something non-committal like "Really? That's nice."
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 10 Oct 2012, 20:37, closed)

My mother used to do it too....
She'd say 'ooh, guess what?'. 'Oh, no, no, I can't tell you'.
Taught me at an early age the wonderful art of Reverse Psychology.
Me: 'Ok, don't tell me then'
Her: 'You know I can't'
Me: 'That's fine'
Her: 'Well, I shouldn't'
Me: 'Then don't'
Her: 'Well, you know your cousin Frank......'etc etc...
Still very useful skill today with gossip mongers.....
(Monkee girl not a monkee, not a girl, Thu 11 Oct 2012, 3:59, closed)

Plus not answering simple questions such as
Q: What time are we going to the shops?

A: Same time as always.

Why not just tell me the bloody time?
(karnuvap, Thu 11 Oct 2012, 10:49, closed)