Oh boy, did Jarhead nail it or what? What we have here is a failure to communicate. Which reminds me of another joke I heard Bill Engvall tell. He and his wife are sitting on the couch watching TV, and the wife says, "We're out of bread." Now if a guy says that to another guy, what he means is don't bother going into the kitchen to make a sandwich because we're out of bread. Now I can appreciate a guy telling me that because he saved me the time and trouble of going in the kitchen to make a sandwich because there's no bread.
But when a woman says that to a man, what she [i]really[/i] means is, "Go to the store and get some bread." Damn, if she wanted me to go to the store and get some bread, why didn't she just say so! Because women speak a different language, and we're supposed to understand. It's like guys have to be mind-readers.
And conversations like this happen all the time around my house.
her: Honey, do you mind if I go to the mall for a little while?
me: No (in my typical one-word answer fashion)
her: Why not? Do you have something to do?
me: You asked me if I minded and I said No.
her: No you don't want me to go, or no you don't mind?
me: No, I don't mind.
her: Oh okay, I thought you said no, you didn't want me to go.
me: I don't mind if you go. You asked me a question and I answered it. Go ahead. I don't mind. Really. Take off. I'll watch the kids. Have a good time. Could you bring home a six-pack on your way home? [;)]
Notice I didn't say, "I'm out of beer." [;)]