Answer The Question

There are some questions in life that are hard to answer, like what is the square root of 56,242,204 and how do you say 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.  Chances are, people aren't asking you those questions on a daily basis.  I can totally understand making up or giving a different answer to those questions. 

What I don't understand is being elusive for no apparent reason.

"How many books did you check out from the library?"
  - "orange"

"Huh? How many books did you check out from the library?"
 - "octopus ovary oligopoly"

"So... how many books?"
 - "elephant debonaire barnacles" 

"F It"

So people give up talking to you, because you never answer the question.  But then something weird happens.

"You look mad"
 - "I am mad.  So mad.  Madder than the maddest mad mad"

"Why"
 - "I asked you to bring me the books I took out from the library, but you only brought 3 and I took out 4.  I told you I took out 4."

"No you didn't, you said 'orange, octopus ovary oligopoly, elephant debonaire barnacles"
 - "Right, I said 4"


Seriously?  How about you answer the fucking question in the first fucking place.  It's less stress for everyone.