Pet Peeve...

[wolfwings]

...I don't know means just that. I don't have any further information in response to your query.

Asking "where is X at?" then trying, "Is X by Y? and "What city is X in?" and even "Ya' know the zip code for X?" when I've said to the first (and most generic, wide-reaching info-request version) question, "I don't know," then badgering me with another ten more-detailed forms of the question only gets me annoyed. If I don't have any information to return on a super-generalized search, do you really think I'll have any information on a more-detailed version of the same search topic?

If I know what city X is in, I'll say to the first question, "Somewhere in City Whatever, I don't know where exactly." I won't say, "I don't know where X is." If I know the phone number, I'll say, "I don't know, but I have the phone number in my phone if you want to call and find out." If I know how to get there by landmarks but not the street address, I'll say, "I don't know where it is on a map, but I know how to get there. Want directions?"

This isn't just a "where is X?" gets me annoyed post, but specific examples of a more general pet peeve I have, as anyone that's queried me repeatedly when I say, "I don't know," initially can attest when I eventually reach a point where I snap something along the lines of, "When I say I don't fucking know, I don't have any fucking idea about the fucking topic you're asking me about. Kindly fuck off for now until I calm down now that you've gotten be throughly pissed off."

Comments

[lironess.livejournal.com]

Poor Woofie. *hugs* Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. I can say this because I have done almost the same stupid thing before....but kind of different. I once had my friend jumping up and down tearing and throwing paper, because I was so afraid that I was doing something that was VERY important, wrong, that I kept asking, are you sure I don't need to do it the other way, only about 50 million times:P

Asking me to repeat myself is different...

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

...than not accepting the answer I gave. The 'pet peeve' is a little specific to when I say "I don't know," actually. If I give some other answer, I'll repeat it ad nauseum on request. But when I know I don't possess some bit of information, I'll state that. :-)

[mira-fastfire.livejournal.com]

Ouff. >.<

Hopefully that only applies to people who don't know you. I must admit, I've really taken to your way of saying just what you mean. *blushsmile*

*noses*

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

It's primarilly a general 'gripe at the world' really. Few if any of those I call friends or more ever make the mistake more than once a year. =^.^=

If you can't learn that I mean it when I warn you I'm literal-minded and like-mouthed, you're unlikely to become such a close friend, ya' know? :-)

Re: *noses*

[mira-fastfire.livejournal.com]

As I recall, isn't literal-minded-ness an Asperger's symptom? *curious, thoughtful look*

*skritchskritch* You're a good pup. :)

Re: *noses*

[aerowolf.livejournal.com]

You're not the first to make that observation/suggestion.

And yes, he is. Even with his other Asperger's-like traits. :)

[aerowolf.livejournal.com]

The best thing that I can do is, if I can't offer a piece of information (due to either lack of knowledge or lack of time/brain-cycles or other resources), I can offer suggestions on where to find the information. In that, I'm a librarian of sorts. (At least in the view of David Eddings, if I read his Mallorean quintilogy correctly -- I seem to recall Belgarath mentioning something about librarians being so competent and helpful because even if they don't know something themselves, they know where to find it.)