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Post Fiend
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From: Blairsville,Ga
guess that's where I screwed up both the dam new cars had door handles
but I did promise it would be a cold day in hell before I bought her another one
but I did promise it would be a cold day in hell before I bought her another one
Gone, but not forgotten
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From: Charlotte-Fairbanks-Bflo
Ray, please tell me how you rationalize away comparing a car to a vacuum. I bought my wife a Mercedes for Christmas back when I still had a life. You are truly talking apples and oranges here. I always bought all of her cars, but the Mercedes was the only one I ever considered a gift. It's just the kind of thing a man does for a stay at home mom.
Postmaster
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From: Bellingham, WA
THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. Innovative
2. Preliminary
3. Proliferation
4. Cinnamon
THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. Specificity
2. Anti-constitutionalistically
3. Passive-aggressive disorder
4. Tran substantiate
THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. No thanks, I'm married.
2. Nope, no more booze for me!
3. Sorry, but you're not really my type.
4. Taco Bell? No thanks, I'm not hungry.
5. Good evening, officer. Isn't it lovely out tonight?
6. Oh, I couldn't! No one wants to hear me sing karaoke.
7. I'm not interested in fighting you.
8. Thank you, but I won't make any attempt to dance, I have no coordination. I'd hate to look like a fool!
9. Where is the nearest bathroom? I refuse to pee in this parking lot or on the side of the road.
10. I must be going home now , as I have to work in the morning.
1. Innovative
2. Preliminary
3. Proliferation
4. Cinnamon
THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. Specificity
2. Anti-constitutionalistically
3. Passive-aggressive disorder
4. Tran substantiate
THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. No thanks, I'm married.
2. Nope, no more booze for me!
3. Sorry, but you're not really my type.
4. Taco Bell? No thanks, I'm not hungry.
5. Good evening, officer. Isn't it lovely out tonight?
6. Oh, I couldn't! No one wants to hear me sing karaoke.
7. I'm not interested in fighting you.
8. Thank you, but I won't make any attempt to dance, I have no coordination. I'd hate to look like a fool!
9. Where is the nearest bathroom? I refuse to pee in this parking lot or on the side of the road.
10. I must be going home now , as I have to work in the morning.
Specifically 2,7,and 9 of the last.
Gone, but not forgotten
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From: Charlotte-Fairbanks-Bflo
She sounds like a very good woman that is merely trying to make it easy on Joe. But the fact that a vacuum really excites her as a present is a little hard for me to understand, or even believe as far as that goes.
Smokin
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guys I don't want Joe to second guess his gift purchase for his wife. He obviously knows her better than any of us do...and he also mentioned he had other gifts.
we should clarify that these are our opinions.
At least Joe is trying, right Joe? You must do something right, you have been married for a lil bit. Either that or you are so good in the sack she instantly forgets about the gifts...
Hmmm..Tools always interest me. I have a socket set but its Craftsman...
LOL! Well not all of them are like that, luckily.
MYYYY BOLOGNA has a first name..its H O M E R...my BOLOGNA has a second name its H O M E R.
Homer: Aw, twenty dollars! I wanted a peanut!
Homer's Brain: Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts!
Homer: Explain how!
Homer's Brain: Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
Homer: Woo-hoo!
How could you not like Homer? The Simpsons is one of my all time favorite shows. I love the Family Guy too.
we should clarify that these are our opinions.
At least Joe is trying, right Joe? You must do something right, you have been married for a lil bit. Either that or you are so good in the sack she instantly forgets about the gifts...
Hmmm..Tools always interest me. I have a socket set but its Craftsman...
Jesus, I suppose now you're going to tell us you watch The Simpsons too? You are either one effin perfect woman, or a budding fiction author. Do you know that in my experience I would say 999 out of 1000 women will not even be in the same room as a TV with Homer on the screen.
Homer: Aw, twenty dollars! I wanted a peanut!
Homer's Brain: Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts!
Homer: Explain how!
Homer's Brain: Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
Homer: Woo-hoo!
How could you not like Homer? The Simpsons is one of my all time favorite shows. I love the Family Guy too.
Post Fiend
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From: Dallas-Ft. Worth
Oh....wow. Now I'm "flaky" (not sure really how that fits), and I buy sucky gifts. I bought her a stinkin' truck for cryin' out loud!!! I make good money -- she COULD have a $5k diamond if she wanted it. I've bought her jewelry in the past, it sits in the the jewelry box. I even bought her a really nice diamond necklace and put it around this big fuzzy teddy bear's neck. The dog got the bear, and the necklace is in the jewelry box.
For her B-day in '07, I bought her a TomTom One for her truck. That barely gets used and has actually generated more complaints than it's worth. A camera would instantly be perceived as that bowling ball you mentioned.
Trust me. After 15 years, we don't buy each other much in the way of "surprise" gifts. These "special days" really have turned into what you already mentioned: A reason to buy something that pretty much needed buying anyway.
I find it a VERY interesting double standard though. A guy can get a tool set, lawn mower, or some kind of power tool, all of which I would equate to the man's version of the vacuum, domestically speaking. Yet those are perfectly acceptable gifts, right? You really want to know what I want? I need new underwear. That's really it. My boxer-briefs are getting ratty...
For her B-day in '07, I bought her a TomTom One for her truck. That barely gets used and has actually generated more complaints than it's worth. A camera would instantly be perceived as that bowling ball you mentioned.
Trust me. After 15 years, we don't buy each other much in the way of "surprise" gifts. These "special days" really have turned into what you already mentioned: A reason to buy something that pretty much needed buying anyway.
I find it a VERY interesting double standard though. A guy can get a tool set, lawn mower, or some kind of power tool, all of which I would equate to the man's version of the vacuum, domestically speaking. Yet those are perfectly acceptable gifts, right? You really want to know what I want? I need new underwear. That's really it. My boxer-briefs are getting ratty...
Postmaster
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From: Bellingham, WA
And to throw my 2 cents worth in, I bought Julie a Roomba (ya know, the robot vacuum that does it automatically) and she about flipped out thinking it was one of the coolest gifts ever. Of course the diamond necklace and lingerie werent far behind that either. You just need to know your woman, thats all.
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Post Fiend
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From: Dallas-Ft. Worth
And to throw my 2 cents worth in, I bought Julie a Roomba (ya know, the robot vacuum that does it automatically) and she about flipped out thinking it was one of the coolest gifts ever. Of course the diamond necklace and lingerie werent far behind that either. You just need to know your woman, thats all.
Postmaster
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From: Bellingham, WA
I know, I know....I was tired of watching you get slammed my friend... What a bastidge am I huh???
, going to wally word with 2 friends and just screwing around. hehehehehe.
Post Fiend
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From: Dallas-Ft. Worth
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Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Blairsville,Ga
Oh....wow. Now I'm "flaky" (not sure really how that fits), and I buy sucky gifts. I bought her a stinkin' truck for cryin' out loud!!! I make good money -- she COULD have a $5k diamond if she wanted it. I've bought her jewelry in the past, it sits in the the jewelry box. I even bought her a really nice diamond necklace and put it around this big fuzzy teddy bear's neck. The dog got the bear, and the necklace is in the jewelry box.
For her B-day in '07, I bought her a TomTom One for her truck. That barely gets used and has actually generated more complaints than it's worth. A camera would instantly be perceived as that bowling ball you mentioned.
Trust me. After 15 years, we don't buy each other much in the way of "surprise" gifts. These "special days" really have turned into what you already mentioned: A reason to buy something that pretty much needed buying anyway.
I find it a VERY interesting double standard though. A guy can get a tool set, lawn mower, or some kind of power tool, all of which I would equate to the man's version of the vacuum, domestically speaking. Yet those are perfectly acceptable gifts, right? You really want to know what I want? I need new underwear. That's really it. My boxer-briefs are getting ratty...
For her B-day in '07, I bought her a TomTom One for her truck. That barely gets used and has actually generated more complaints than it's worth. A camera would instantly be perceived as that bowling ball you mentioned.
Trust me. After 15 years, we don't buy each other much in the way of "surprise" gifts. These "special days" really have turned into what you already mentioned: A reason to buy something that pretty much needed buying anyway.
I find it a VERY interesting double standard though. A guy can get a tool set, lawn mower, or some kind of power tool, all of which I would equate to the man's version of the vacuum, domestically speaking. Yet those are perfectly acceptable gifts, right? You really want to know what I want? I need new underwear. That's really it. My boxer-briefs are getting ratty...
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