when you ask someone a question and they just stare at you like you didn't even say anything

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I asked my coworker if she wanted coffee. She stared at me for so long I checked if my face had disconnected from WiFi. By the time she blinked, I'd already made the coffee, drunk half of it, and decided she'd moved on to a better life in her mind. When I asked again, she said, "Sorry, I was listening." I've never been so offended by someone who heard every word.
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when you ask someone a question and they just stare at you blankly like you didn't even say anything

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You ask your colleague if he's seen the Peterson file, and he just stares at you like you've spoken in Sumerian. You repeat it. Same stare. You start wondering if you've had a stroke, so you ask him what day it is. He finally blinks and says, "Sorry, what?" — which means he heard you perfectly fine the first time, he just wanted to make sure you understood how little your question mattered to him.
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when you ask someone a question and they just stare at you like you didn't even say anything

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You ask your colleague if she's seen the Peterson file. She stares. You wait. You repeat it—slower this time, like you're narrating a nature documentary. Still staring. You're now convinced you've either become invisible or she's achieved some kind of enlightenment you haven't, and either way, you're not qualified to interrupt it. Finally she blinks and says "sorry, what?" and you realize she's been having the entire conversation with someone three desks over in her head.
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when you ask someone a question and they just stare at you like you didn't say anything

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You ask your coworker if she wants coffee. She stares at you with the exact expression of someone whose download just hit 0%. You wait. She blinks once, slowly, like a computer restarting. You repeat the question, slightly louder, as if volume is the problem and not the complete absence of her consciousness. She finally says "sorry, what?" — and you realize she heard you fine the first time; she was just deciding whether you deserved an answer.
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when you ask someone a question and they just stare at you blankly like you didn't say anything

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You ask your coworker if she's seen the Peterson file. She stares at you for seven full seconds—eyes open, breathing, definitely alive—then says, "Sorry, what?" Apparently the question had to travel through some kind of celestial interference zone before reaching her brain. You repeat it identically. Same stare. You're starting to suspect she's waiting for you to say it in a different language, or perhaps sing it, or maybe she's testing whether you'll eventually give up and just file the Peterson thing yourself, which, okay, you will.
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when you ask someone a question and they just stare blankly at you like you didn't say anything

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You ask your coworker if she wants coffee. She stares. You ask again, louder. Still staring. You assume she's having a stroke until she finally says, "Sorry, I was just thinking about whether penguins have knees." Apparently your question entered a waiting room behind her existential crisis and never made it to the front desk.
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when you're trying to ask someone something and they just answer a different question entirely

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I asked my roommate if he'd seen my keys. He launched into a fifteen-minute explanation of why he switched to a subscription service for his socks. When he finally finished, I just held up the keys I'd found in the door. He nodded thoughtfully and said, "Yeah, the subscription really saves money in the long run."
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