The answer is YES!
My brother just told me that after "AIR QUOTES" the second most annoying habit of people is when they answer their own rhetorical questions; e.g.:
"Do I [blah, blah, blah--you can insert any annoying question here--blah, blah, blah]?" and then they'll answer their own questions with something akin to, "Yes, I do" or "No, I don't."
One seldom has the opportunity to interrupt their verbal stream, as these offenders usually string together several of these nettling rhetorical questions in a row!
Rhetorical questions CAN be interesting but ONLY if they're left UNANSWERED! I rather like clear, concise, declaritive sentences and if people want to ask a REAL question, then dammit, I'd be glad to answer!
When did this vexing behavior begin? I blame Donald Rumsfeld for this appalling trend as he used to do it all the time at press conferences. [My favorite non sequitur by Rummy is "We don't know what we don't know!"]
Is there any way to stop the Rummy-regurgitators? I fear not!
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Joe Scarborough.....I really can't stand him and have actually stopped watching Morning Joe on a regular basis because I can't stand to listen to his self-rightous interruptions. And Mika is so lame and wishy-washy she drives me crazy too. I like Willie and Barnicle best. I wish they were the main hosts.
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