Tuesday, November 6, 2007
And The Survey Says...
I did not sleep well last night. Surprise, surprise. I was up more than usual, and I tossed & turned a lot! Because of this, when I called Brian this morning, one of the first things he asked me was, "Are you ornery today?" I told him that asking if someone ornery is not a nice question, regardless of their mood. He disagreed. I told him to ask some of the ladies around his office their opinion of the question and then get back to me. In the mean time, I thought I would conduct my own survey. Is asking, "Are you ornery?" a rude question???
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Yea - I am the first to take the survey!!
YES - I think if they are asking if you're ornery then they must already suspect it (which is not what you want to hear WHEN you are ornery!!) so then to ask it and be put in a position to now acknowledge yes, I am ornery (even though you knew you might be but you didn't want to accept it!!) but now that the question was asked you have to admit you are ornery and the day is ruined!!
Sorry about the LONG answer!!! Thanks for letting me read your blog - it's fun to keep up with all the cousins now that blogging is big!!
Yes, Jamie. Asking or stating that someone is ornery is the fastest way to increase your orneryness. The reason it increases it is usually because you are a tad ornery. Hang in there and don'' let Brian get the best of you. He can certainly do that.
Sorry Brian - Yes
Shoot...this post means that no baby came on my first guess...but I strategically placed two guesses!! And I love Brian...but...I HATE that question!! I think it is rude, and it just escalates my oreryness by millions!! Love ya Bri, but I gotta go with Jamie.
I think it depends on the tone the question is asked. I know I have asked the question nicely as a way of knowing how to interact with the person and I have also asked not so nicely as a way to irritate the person. Obviously, you should never ask that question knowing it may upset the person. I would say the thing my brother SHOULD have said was "I am sorry your not feeling well today, is there anything I can do for you?" or just kept his big mouth shut!
Brian..Brian..Brian-Duh! Marty doesn't get this either. He thinks that there is nothing wrong with asking this question. For the life of me I don't understand why they can't see the problem with this question. The other thing that is slightly annoying is the fact that the word ornery seems to be exclusively used to describe women-I don't think I have ever heard the word used to describe a man's mood. I don't know why that is annoying, but it is! One more thing that is annoying about the word is how it is spelled---. NOW I'M ORNERY!
I figured only the girls would agree but Mark you prove me wrong and disappoint me ...
Brian
PS, Jamie is not ornery at all, she is in an exceptional mood
Why not just say YES I AM... and then be done with it and stop tying to fool yourself and pretend your not....
Sorry for the third comment in a row but my results of my work survey are
of 6 women 6 said yes...(you should hear the ranting)
Of 7 men 7 said no if your asking a man but yes if your asking women..
Sounds like you women are too sensitive....
J/K (i want to live to see my child born)
Brian
This is one of the most entertaining surveys yet! Thanks Jamie!
It is true what Brian said, I am in a fine mood today. He wasn't being sarcastic, or trying to earn some brownie points. That was the problem with asking the question in the first place. He just assumed, because of the lack of sleep, that I was going to be ornery. So Stacey, he should not have even said anything about my mood because I honestly have had a great day. Believe me, if we had actually gotten into an argument about this, or if I was ornery today, I would not have blogged about it! Brian and I both just thought it would be fun and interesting to see what others thoughts were on the subject. And I agree with Zach, it has been entertaining to see the results!
Guys need to know we cannot sence these things so we ask. You should be happy we are asking how you are even if it a question about if you are ornery or not. We care how how you feel. So yes Brian should ask.
Brady ;-)
All I know is that I would NOT ask that lady in the photo that question!
Yes, very rude! In fact it makes me more onery when asked stupid questions like that! It is kind of like when asked if you are on your period! If they already know the answer to a question, then they should try to be more sensitive.
PS - I think he forgot you are 9 months pregnant!>?.!?
I don't like it when people ask me if I'm ornery. How do you respond to that?! if you say yes they will back away immediately, but if you say no you are only kidding yourself, cus even if you weren't ornery then you are now that they asked the question. I think it definetely makes you ornerier(sp?) I also dislike when people ask me if I'm tired. It's their way of saying you look like crap.
I agree with Jed. I wouldn't want to tangle with that lady! Dad long ago learned that some questions are appropriate and some are not.
Love, Mom
p.s. Today would be a great day to have a baby!!!
All questions are appropriate to men
its you women who have different rules.
LOL
Whenever someone asks me if I'm ornery it makes me even more ornery. Even if I wasn't in the first place...
But don't worry Jamie, you are not alone. Ben asks me if I'm ornery. Well, he doesn't really ask. He says it like a statement. And instead of arguing that I'm not I just agree and tell him he should do something about it. Then he laughs and suggests something goofy and I end up laughing too.
Oh Esther, that is SO true! I hate it when people ask if I am tired. Or worse, when they say that I look tired. Thank you very much!! Especially when I am not tired at all! It is not a nice thing to say. It really does make you feel crapy.
I don't know if it's a rude question. Probably, because if someone just wants to know how you are doing, they could just ask "how are you doing?" But I agree with Momma Lifferth- today is a great day to have a baby. I'm checking this blog anxiously everyday to see if there's a baby, hoping it will make its debut into the world! I"m sure I'm not the only one... Glad you're having a good day Jamie!
Emily Helm
Wow, Jamie your so popular with 20 comments already on this post. Who would of thought that the question would get such great responses. :-)
Sorry Brian, I agree with Jamie-it is a rude question.
I'm glad you're having a good day-hopefully it will be today that you give birth to the little one. Have you surveyed what everyone thinks you're having? I think it is a girl.
Even if i'm not ornery, it puts me in an ornery mood if i'm asked that over and over and over and over. It's really annoying actually! I agree with Jamie!
So lets sum up,
ask a man if hes ornery = no big deal a yes or no answer...if its anything other than this hes not a man...lol
Ask a woman the same question= "Rude","Very rude" "Mean", "Makes me more ornery", "i hate that question" "stupid question"
And you think we are the ones who are hard to get along with... with....(o)(o) Rolls Eyes
These comments are just as entertaining as the original post! And I'm with Mindy...just the spelling of the word is enough to make me ornery. I lost a bet with my high school English teacher over that lame word!! It has traumatized me for life.
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