1) "I'M GOING FISHING"

Translated: "I'm going to drink myself dangerously stupid, and stand by a stream with a stick in my hand, while the fish swim by in complete safety."

2) "IT'S A GUY THING"

Translated: "There is no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical".

3) "CAN I HELP WITH DINNER?"

Translated: "Why isn't it already on the table?"

4) "UH HUH", "SURE, HONEY", OR "YES, DEAR"

Translated: Absolutely nothing. It's a conditioned response.

5) "IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO EXPLAIN"

Translated: "I have no idea how it works."

6) "I WAS LISTENING TO YOU. IT'S JUST THAT I HAVE THINGS ON MY MIND.

"Translated: "I was wondering if that red-head over there is wearing a bra."

7) "TAKE A BREAK HONEY, YOU'RE WORKING TOO HARD".

Translated: "I can't hear the game over the vacuum cleaner."

8) "THAT'S INTERESTING, DEAR."

Translated: "Are you still talking?"

9) "YOU KNOW HOW BAD MY MEMORY IS."

Translated: "I remember the theme song to 'F Troop', the address of the first girl I ever kissed and the vehicle identification numbers of every car I've ever owned, but I forgot your birthday."

10) "I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU, AND GOT YOU THESE ROSES".

Translated: "The girl selling them on the corner was a real babe."

11) "OH, DON'T FUSS. I JUST CUT MYSELF, IT'S NO BIG DEAL."

Translated: "I have actually severed a limb, but will bleed to death before I admit that I'm hurt."

12) "HEY, I'VE GOT MY REASONS FOR WHAT I'M DOING".

Translated: "And I sure hope I think of some pretty soon."

13) "I CAN'T FIND IT."

Translated: "It didn't fall into my outstretched hands, so I'm completely clueless."

14) "WHAT DID I DO THIS TIME?"

Translated: "What did you catch me at?"

15) "I HEARD YOU."

Translated: "I haven't the foggiest clue what you just said, and am hoping desperately that I can fake it well enough so that you don't spend the next 3 days yelling at me."

16) "YOU KNOW I COULD NEVER LOVE ANYONE ELSE."

Translated: "I am used to the way you yell at me, and realize it could be worse."

17) "YOU LOOK TERRIFIC."

Translated: "Oh, C'mon, please don't try on one more outfit, I'm starving."

18) "I'M NOT LOST. I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE."

Translated: "No one will ever see us alive again."