Pepper
Conversations and other things..
Posted by Pepper on March 22, 2011
Pepper: It is raining. Even the temperature seems pretty low. I don’t think we should go out.
Mint: Hmm, yeah.
After a minute..
Mint: It is raining!
Pepper: Huh? What the hell did I just say a minute ago?
Mint: You said we shouldn’t go out.
Pepper: Yes, that was the last line. Did you even listen to what I said before that?
Mint: *Grins*
Pepper: *Fumes*
Mom, I know you prayed for this. I know this is karma. For all the times I was spacing out and zoning while you spoke to me, I know I deserve this.
And yes mum, while we’re talking about the past, let me remind you of one thing you always felt. You believed there couldn’t be a person lazier than me in this universe. For all the talk you gave me, I present to you this guy. When he wants to heat something in the microwave for 20, 30 or 40 seconds. He will always punch numbers like 22, 33 or 44. Because it takes less effort to punch the same number twice. And he is too lazy to lift his finger and punch two individual numbers separately. BEAT THAT! *Rolls eyes*
A dash of Pepper... 
Nuttie Natters said
lol@ the number punching bit…at the zoning out bit = kahani ghar ghar ki 😛
Pepper said
I know! Sigh!
R's Mom said
Awww! Mint is so cute..and he is as lazy as I am…thanks Mint for the idea of the microwave I should try it as well…saves so much effort na 😉
Pepper said
Cute?? Seriously??
snippetsnscribbles said
We are all married to such men 😀
…and yeah, I’ve lost count of the number of times I have complained to mom about G’s laziness and make her realize that I was the better one 😛
Good post 🙂
Pepper said
Oh yeah.. Mom’s definitely need to be told of such things 😛
Mahes said
ROFL! Mint takes the crown!
Pepper said
Lol..He does!
Chatterbox said
😆 @ 22,33,44 seconds in a microwave 😆 but you know Pepper, it’s not just Mint, it’s with all men.
They are too good with switching off when we are saying something and laziness definitely has a gender predilection ;);)
Pepper said
It’s with all men? But in all honesty, I was (am?) just like that too 😦
Pixie said
😆
can I still get away unscathed by saying – “how cute of Mint!”!!
Pepper said
What’s with you guys? Are you saying it intentionally just to piss me off? If you seriously find him cute for this, then no, you can’t escape my wrath!
Pixie said
LOL!!
ok ok! just generally then?! 😛
Pepper said
Okay, you people are nuts 😛
ajay said
ROFL at 22, 33, 44… 😀 It can be easily beaten. Sample these –
* While lying in bed and reading, if I go to sleep, I don’t make the effort to put the book on the table, I just put it under my bed. After a week, almost all my books can be found lying there.
* Once I was hungry and it was really late in the night. I felt too lazy to climb down the stairs and go to canteen. So what I did was I took water and went to sleep. 😀
Pepper said
Same pinch Ajay! I do both the things you’ve mentioned. In fact I am worse, I don’t even walk up to the kitchen, let along climb down the stairs.
But no, I don’t think these incidents beat Mint’s at all. In both the cases you’ve mentioned, you require full body movement to achieve your goal, whereas Mint needs to move one single finger within a 2 cm radius!
priyaiyer said
LOL
I’m the lazier one in our marriage. 🙂 My mom has a ball every time she reminds me that I should be thankful for the better half. Two lazies cannot run a home, she says in half humour. 😛
Pepper said
You’ve no idea how lazy I am Priya. I thought I was the worst there could be. But then I find Mint, who is a level beyond me. Maybe your mom is right when she says two lazy people cannot run a home. Perhaps that is why we never manage to run ours efficiently 😀
Swaram said
LOL! I wud say he is smart 😉 Saving his energy for better things 😛
Pepper said
Smart? No I always call him a Smartass 😛
Bikram said
he he he he Wow what an Idea SIR JI.. i like that hmmm see savign time .. ah well you will not understant … save time and Energy 🙂
Pepper said
Yes, I won’t understand how much time and energy you save.. 😛
Bikram said
Well as they say you can fill a glass with drops of water .. So thing of the bigger picture a second saved every now and then becomes minutes – hours – days 🙂 samjhe ha ha ha haha
DewdropDream said
Yeah and after all this I bet your mother will still take his side! It’s how mothers are programmed. Hmpfh.
Pepper said
Really? I thought she would bow down before me once I told her this. I thought this was the ultimate form of laziness any human can fathom. Let me tell her asap. I am curious to know her response 😀
S said
woooah.. that number punching bit is awesome! *scratches head* how did it never dawn on me!
🙂 What an idea sirjee! 😛
Pepper said
It didn’t dawn to you because I bet you are not as lazy or crazy as him. Nobody is 😛
Siddhartha Joshi said
Hahaha…yes I will have to agree that he takes the crown 🙂
Pepper said
No doubts there!
dipali said
Phew! All men seem to be rather strange:)
Pepper said
Okay, so it is a man thing then!
Titaxy said
LOL. height of laziness, this number punching thing…makes me feel better about myself 😛
Pepper said
Good! 😀 At least you found some utility there. We can all use this to glorify ourselves 😀
Tanishka said
Wow punching the same number twice.. This is such a cool idea…. I have decided to make Mint my guru…. 😀 Thanks to you peppy 😀
Pepper said
Yes it sure is a cool idea. Such humongous effort you save 😛
Chiquita said
Hahahahahah this is too funny…Mint is too cute!
Pepper said
I give up!
AlwaysHappyKya said
Zoning out – Haha! Karma indeed. We all did it to our moms, me thinks 😉
Microwave double digit punching – Ayyo rama, what a coincidence! Go give him a same pinch from me..I do it too! 😀
But am far from lazy..mindeeet. I do that only when it comes to microwave number punching. It just makes life easy I say 😛
Pepper said
You do it too? Makes life easy? Okay, I understand 😛
Seena said
Oh my god R does exactly like that with Microwave, in fact its just not the microwave, he keeps alarm like 5:55, 7:11 etc..I love to wake up at 6:00, 7:00 like that, he justifies we would never wake up such timings and keeps like these odd ones. I am glad that I am not the only one facing all these 🙂
Pepper said
Really? Wow! I guess they belong to the same club 🙂
Koockie said
I do the same thing with the microwave! It really is a time saver!
Pepper said
Lol! Didn’t know there are so many of you here..
binpin said
My Mom always says I will have kids who are twice as stubborn (I call it strong-headed:) as me ! I really applaud Mint on a lot of thought going into his Number punching scheme:)
Pepper said
You think that is applaud worthy? Sigh.
And oh, don’t get me started on the kind of kids my mom has told me I will have. It’s scary.
Comfy said
Number punching..err on this end he only chicks on the pre-programmed buttons no matter how long he needs to heat things. “I will stop at the right time”, I hear all the time. Only one number to punch no? Does he remember to stop in time? Oh well, only my work of cleaning up increases 😐
Pepper said
Lol Comfy! Mint sorely misses those pre-programmed express buttons. We had them on our old micro, not on this one. He’s grumbling about how he needs to press 3 twice, and also has to press the start button. There’s no way he would use anything else if we had those. So I empathise 😀
Ashwathy said
Hahahaha!!!! Karma it is alright!!! 😛
Pepper said
Yeah, it has to be!
VJ said
All men are the same !!!
Pepper said
Looks like it!
Chindi Chitranna said
Don’t get me started about the not-working thing. Mine procrastinates so much I get fed up and do the work myself. What a strategy!
Pepper said
Bingo CC. That is exactly what Mint does. Procrastinates till I do it myself. 😐
scorpria said
ROFL at the number punching!!
Zoning out: i do that too…and S gets all worked up 😀 😀
Laziness: If Mint competes against S, I think S will win 😉
Pepper said
Really?? I find it too hard to believe. I don’t believe anybody can defeat Mint here. Maybe we should really get them to compete to find out 😀
Chhavi said
Pressing the same button twice…. What a cool trick… Now, why didn’t I think of it 🙂
Pepper said
Because it is pointless? 😛
Mint said
For those who were wondering why I don’t just use the one press pre-programmed buttons like the 30 sec express etc, our microwave doesn’t have those options. Not only do I have to press “3” twice, but I have to then make *another* press on the start button to actually get the damn thing going.
Pepper said
Oooh! Such effort! My sympathies!
ajay said
I have a lot to learn from Mint. 😀 😛
Nuttie Natters said
Poor Mint…u must have one very thin finger with all that movement!
Pepper said
Ajay: If you are going to be following his footsteps, God Bless You 😀
Or actually, God Bless your wife 😛
Nuttie: Haha, he might just show you how thin his finger is.
Scribby said
he is lazy: okay
he turns deaf: okay
but is he still cute? Oh certainly YES 😛
Pepper said
Okay fine 😛 ..
neha said
The number punching shortcut is exactly what I do!! saves so much precious time (which i use for sleeping :D). I was actually explaining to hubby why he should start doing it as well!! 😀
Pepper said
You use those few nanoseconds for sleeping?? 😀
Deboshree said
Ha ha ha ha now comes the one classic lesson all women should know about men. LOL
I am sure my man can’t beat the 22, 33, 44 bit. That is just amazing… but then the conversation filter is almost ubiquitous. 😀
Pepper said
How is it even possible to beat the 22, 33, 44 bit. I’d really like to know 😀
Suburban Mumma said
LOL!LOL!! Kahani ghar ghar ki!!SD always does this..zoning me out and then,sounding as if he came up with idea!!LOL!
And pressing the same number..LOL!!cute!
Pepper said
The zoning does seem like kahani ghar ghar ki.. But you find the number pressing bit cute too?
Meira said
Sigh! Now I know why these two “like minded people” know each other 😀
Pepper said
Lol! Yes.. wanna swap more stories? 😛
smartassbride said
lol !! no one can beat that! be lazy and happy, you two! 😀
Pepper said
Well.. apparently some people believe they can.. Guess there is just no limit to laziness 😀
Jzt4me said
I would still not complain…Bcoz..atleast, Mint is heating it himself…unlike my hubby who would sit hungrily waiting for me to do even that bit…He can sit and keep on wimpering…GIve me food Give me food..but wouldnt get up and take the plate and eat himself…Would expect me to serve it to him…So Mint…u r fine…hehe!!!
Pepper said
Really? In that case, you have immense patience 😀 I don’t. So Mint knows he can’t afford to be that way.
anu said
i think all the mom’s in this world feel that.. i remember my mom cursing me with same dialogue. now i feel God has fulfilled her wish by presenting me lazy husband. 🙂
i feel mint is smart and efficient as he doesn’t seem to waste a second moving his finger to “0”. 🙂
Pepper said
I think all moms loving giving us that line and telling us we’re the laziest 😀
Anams said
Smart. Now why didnt I think of this??
Pepper said
😀