Insinuating? Not at all. Stating it as a known fact! My husband also did (does) that with the shopping, bringing home the 'wrong' groceries because, you know, he's just so helpless at it.

But men aren't the only ones who do this. My mother always pretended that the lawnmower scared her. She knew very well it would end up being her job if she admitted she knew how to use it.