My husband hums when he is mixing stuff in the kitchen.

MelaniaTrump
MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
Like old lady humming.
Mixing foods such as flour, meatloaf, cookie mix. Even stirring soup on the stove top.
I asked why he did that. He said because it's funny.
Then he gets a bit mad.
Why is it funny?
I came to this country in 1975. Could there have been a cartoon where a mouse mixed and hummed at the same time? A lot of things I missed out in life from not watching american tv when I was little.
Could it be an american thing?
I've asked him twice. If I ask him again, he is going to pop on of those forehead veins.
To me it's a turnoff and I stopped asking him for help in the kitchen.
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  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Yes I believe it was in a cartoon from when I was little, It may have been Tom and Jerry but I'm not sure
  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,213 Member
    I have a friend who occasionally compares certain things her husband does to those of an old woman and considers it a huge turn off. I don't get it completely, but I also don't think it's that easy to control what turns us on or turns us off.
  • Qskim
    Qskim Posts: 1,145 Member
    edited June 2016
    I whistle.

    Started when the MIL stayed for too long.

    One of the muppets used to sing and hum when cooking.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    I see that no one has asked the obvious.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    edited June 2016
    Are you married to Dr. Zeuss?
  • JaneSnowe
    JaneSnowe Posts: 1,283 Member
    Alluminati wrote: »
    I see that no one has asked the obvious.

    What's the obvious?
  • JaneSnowe
    JaneSnowe Posts: 1,283 Member
    Just be happy that he's happy. :) My husband is the dorkiest dancer ever, but I'll never tell him that or ask him not to dance when he's just being happy.

    If it really drives you crazy, put on some music you both like and share a glass of wine as you cook together. <3
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    I know it's off topic, but this reminds me of this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V0w87j1gys
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    I know it's off topic, but this reminds me of this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V0w87j1gys

    I miss "Friends"! Nice find!
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    I know it's off topic, but this reminds me of this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V0w87j1gys

    I miss "Friends"! Nice find!

    The video isn't great quality, but I really enjoyed the series when it was on air.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Like old lady humming.
    Mixing foods such as flour, meatloaf, cookie mix. Even stirring soup on the stove top.
    I asked why he did that. He said because it's funny.
    Then he gets a bit mad.
    Why is it funny?
    I came to this country in 1975. Could there have been a cartoon where a mouse mixed and hummed at the same time? A lot of things I missed out in life from not watching american tv when I was little.
    Could it be an american thing?
    I've asked him twice. If I ask him again, he is going to pop on of those forehead veins.
    To me it's a turnoff and I stopped asking him for help in the kitchen.


    American born in 1974. Watched tv all through childhood. I don't remember a humming mouse.
    I don't hum when I cook. I do listen to music or podcasts and have been known to sing or dance while cooking.
    I'd leave him alone and let him cook his way. It is a minor thing.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    edited June 2016
    My mother and grandmother used to hum and sing while in the kitchen. Boy, do I miss that, and both of them. :(

    Don sings in the kitchen too, and sings lots of other places. I love his quirky personality too.

    I love singing and humming.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    My dad used to hum all day.

    I'd give anything to hear him humming again. :(

    <3
  • JaneSnowe
    JaneSnowe Posts: 1,283 Member
    My husband likes to sing at the top of his lungs when he's watching music videos on his laptop. He's wearing earbuds so you can't actually hear the song, just his enthusiastic rendition of it.

    Problem is he can't carry a tune in a bucket, poor man. But what he lacks in talent, he makes up for in sheer gusto. My daughter and I usually roll our eyes at each other, but we know it makes him happy, so we keep our thoughts to ourselves.

    I did draw the line one day when he chose to wail out "Muskrat Love" at full volume, though. Quite possibly the worst song ever written, lyric-wise. It was impressive that he actually knew every single horrific word to that old chestnut, but I did go over to him, pull out one of his earbuds and say, "Muskrat Love? Are you actually kidding me??"

    For you youngins who have no idea what I'm talking about, listen and weep:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnRChfwAI0k

    B)

    What on earth did I just listen to??
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    JaneSnowe wrote: »
    My husband likes to sing at the top of his lungs when he's watching music videos on his laptop. He's wearing earbuds so you can't actually hear the song, just his enthusiastic rendition of it.

    Problem is he can't carry a tune in a bucket, poor man. But what he lacks in talent, he makes up for in sheer gusto. My daughter and I usually roll our eyes at each other, but we know it makes him happy, so we keep our thoughts to ourselves.

    I did draw the line one day when he chose to wail out "Muskrat Love" at full volume, though. Quite possibly the worst song ever written, lyric-wise. It was impressive that he actually knew every single horrific word to that old chestnut, but I did go over to him, pull out one of his earbuds and say, "Muskrat Love? Are you actually kidding me??"

    For you youngins who have no idea what I'm talking about, listen and weep:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnRChfwAI0k

    B)

    What on earth did I just listen to??

    The greatest song ever!!!!
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    JaneSnowe wrote: »
    My husband likes to sing at the top of his lungs when he's watching music videos on his laptop. He's wearing earbuds so you can't actually hear the song, just his enthusiastic rendition of it.

    Problem is he can't carry a tune in a bucket, poor man. But what he lacks in talent, he makes up for in sheer gusto. My daughter and I usually roll our eyes at each other, but we know it makes him happy, so we keep our thoughts to ourselves.

    I did draw the line one day when he chose to wail out "Muskrat Love" at full volume, though. Quite possibly the worst song ever written, lyric-wise. It was impressive that he actually knew every single horrific word to that old chestnut, but I did go over to him, pull out one of his earbuds and say, "Muskrat Love? Are you actually kidding me??"

    For you youngins who have no idea what I'm talking about, listen and weep:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnRChfwAI0k

    B)

    What on earth did I just listen to??

    The greatest song ever!!!!

    It's so bad it's good!
  • JaneSnowe
    JaneSnowe Posts: 1,283 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    JaneSnowe wrote: »
    My husband likes to sing at the top of his lungs when he's watching music videos on his laptop. He's wearing earbuds so you can't actually hear the song, just his enthusiastic rendition of it.

    Problem is he can't carry a tune in a bucket, poor man. But what he lacks in talent, he makes up for in sheer gusto. My daughter and I usually roll our eyes at each other, but we know it makes him happy, so we keep our thoughts to ourselves.

    I did draw the line one day when he chose to wail out "Muskrat Love" at full volume, though. Quite possibly the worst song ever written, lyric-wise. It was impressive that he actually knew every single horrific word to that old chestnut, but I did go over to him, pull out one of his earbuds and say, "Muskrat Love? Are you actually kidding me??"

    For you youngins who have no idea what I'm talking about, listen and weep:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnRChfwAI0k

    B)

    What on earth did I just listen to??

    The greatest song ever!!!!

    It's so bad it's good!

    IT'S STILL IN MY HEAD!! get it out get it out get it out
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    JaneSnowe wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    JaneSnowe wrote: »
    My husband likes to sing at the top of his lungs when he's watching music videos on his laptop. He's wearing earbuds so you can't actually hear the song, just his enthusiastic rendition of it.

    Problem is he can't carry a tune in a bucket, poor man. But what he lacks in talent, he makes up for in sheer gusto. My daughter and I usually roll our eyes at each other, but we know it makes him happy, so we keep our thoughts to ourselves.

    I did draw the line one day when he chose to wail out "Muskrat Love" at full volume, though. Quite possibly the worst song ever written, lyric-wise. It was impressive that he actually knew every single horrific word to that old chestnut, but I did go over to him, pull out one of his earbuds and say, "Muskrat Love? Are you actually kidding me??"

    For you youngins who have no idea what I'm talking about, listen and weep:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnRChfwAI0k

    B)

    What on earth did I just listen to??

    The greatest song ever!!!!

    It's so bad it's good!

    IT'S STILL IN MY HEAD!! get it out get it out get it out

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