What is it with our wives?

[Blackbird]

Do other women treat their significant others with utter contempt? On a UK website, I saw the computer-controlled missile launcher shown in the attachment and thought that this would be a GOOD THING for my 60th birthday which is coming up in 3 months. The perfect accessory for my desk to liven up the office in fact. Reading the buyer comments on the website, one guy brought a missile launcher to his office and another brought a radio-controlled airship and they had titanic battles. Surely that has to be good for mental health and a positive environment?

When I mentioned it to Mrs B, I got THE LOOK which is well-known to us males, accompanied by hands on hips, much sighing and looking over the top of glasses – you know the routine. It appears that my suggestion is a BAD THING and that hell will freeze over before it happens unless I dip into my own wallet (and that won’t be the end of it either from bitter past experience).

Now what I want to know is what’s wrong with a guy having a youthful outlook on life? I would have thought that women would have welcomed a bit of youthful enthusiasm?

I have not yet given up and come October, I may yet make another post on the subject.

[Cajun]

i plead the 5th on that blackbird, since my wife reads there forums, and goes looking what i say.

[ManDownUnder]

LOL a different outlook on life is not a bad thing. JJust recognise it as different... rather than bad.

Yes - I know "THE LOOK" well... and sometimes it's well worth ignoring because the ensuing conversation about "I'm not happy" will turn out to have two sides... one saying "I feel unhappy about you doing this", and the other saying "I feel unhappy not being allowed to do this"

Easier said than done I freely admit, but well worth having all the same.

FWIW I simply have to change my thinking going into the conversation. I am not subordinate to my wife... she is not my boss... we are equals, and both perspectives count.

Sometimes you simply need to disgree on things...

[imdying]

You can buy these locally from Jaycar, they have a number of versions.

/edit: If you think that's bad... see how much she sighs if you suggest that you'd like to buy suspension worth more than your bike :lol:

[vifferman]

The rules are that they are her rules - logic, fairness and 'tit-for-tat' do not come into it.
Example: I have been happy to buy the vifferbabe some expensive Mont Blanc bling ($1200) for our special year this year, and I am currently waiting on a call from the jeweller to go and pick up a ring for around $5200. I don't mind - it's only money, at the moment she earns nearly twice what I do (in the past, I've been the big earner), and if it's important to her, then it's important to me. Besides, it pleases me to buy this stuff.
But (however), I still get the same reaction you did when I buy expensive items like a $16 balaclava because my new helmet doesn't have removable lining. And I still get "the look" because despite lots of having had to do all the housework/cooking lately because she has had some late work nights, I spent a few minutes fitting the PCII to my bike rather than make a start on the dinner (before it was even time to do it).

Them's the rules, Matey.

You know all those times when the gurrrlz were younger, when the gurrrrllz took their handbags, and disappeared off to the toilet in the pub together? Inside each female "rest room" there's a big conference facility, complete with whiteboards, overhead transparencies, projectors, etc., where the battle plans and rules of engagement are discussed and inculcated. :shit:

[ManDownUnder]

A conversation we have at home is the "who's money actually is it?" chat.

We're a one income house - so it's all "ours". Joint accounts all the way etc etc etc. But if you look at it - it means it is both mine and my wife's. It's not in there needing both signatories to approve any expenditure, and likewise it only really implies the right of veto on big ticket items.

So... the conversation is really one of "What's a big ticket item?"

Yeah - big subject... and good luck. I personally say get it unless there is a marriage destroying reason not to. And if there is - I suggest you have other issues that need talking over anyway.

[Blackbird]

i plead the 5th on that blackbird, since my wife reads there forums, and goes looking what i say.

Your response speaks volumes Neal:yes:

Thanks for the comments guys, especially local availability! MDU, I shall leave your risky course of action as a last resort, craven coward that I am.:shutup:

Viff - wonderful stuff mate and all true, especially the conference rooms

[avgas]

Ha,
Somehow though some kind of witchcraft, not only do i have the misses credit card, but also her bank card. The only car left is the one for our food account.....which i can watch online.
Get this - she is now only allowed $40 of her own money each week.......when i buy her something she thinks i am a god.
Fuck knows how i managed to convince her of all this????
If only i could work out how to get sex out of her it would be perfect.

[MotoGirl]

Now what I want to know is what’s wrong with a guy having a youthful outlook on life? I would have thought that women would have welcomed a bit of youthful enthusiasm?
Maybe she has already planned what she's getting you?
I don't know what something like that costs, but I'd have a problem with Cajun spending truckloads on a gadget that he may never use. I don't say this because we should spend the money on me, I just don't see the point in wasting it on crap.


i plead the 5th on that blackbird, since my wife reads there forums, and goes looking what i say.
Pfft, I stumbled across this one by accident! *searches for all posts by Cajun*
Hey, at least I stalk my own husband :innocent:

[Blackbird]

Ha,
Somehow though some kind of witchcraft, not only do i have the misses credit card, but also her bank card. The only car left is the one for our food account.....which i can watch online.
Get this - she is now only allowed $40 of her own money each week.......when i buy her something she thinks i am a god.
Fuck knows how i managed to convince her of all this????
If only i could work out how to get sex out of her it would be perfect.

Ever thought that's why you're not getting it?:innocent:

[imdying]

Oh, and 'Carbon fibre wheels offer better handling and braking, so I'm less likely to die.' doesn't float apparently :rofl:

[vifferman]

Pfft, I stumbled across this one by accident! *searches for all posts by Cajun*
A likely story!
You're just as suspicious and untrusting as the rest of your coven!
Be gone from here, witch!:rofl:

[MotoGirl]

A likely story!
You're just as suspicious and untrusting as the rest of your coven!
Be gone from here, witch!:rofl:

You might want to tie me to a stake and burn me - I'm not going without a fight. AND I'm taking the EFTPOS card with me muahaha :girlfight:

[vifferman]

You might want to tie me to a stake and burn me - I'm not going without a fight.
Would you settle for being tied to a pile of doco or being jelly-wrestled?

[KATWYN]

I've never been accused of "the look" by my husband...I just asked him :innocent: and NO he's not just telling me what I wanna hear.

[Karma]

Hahaha... whipped.

Suckers.

[BarBender]

"What is it with our wives? "

I dont know..but I'm pretty damn thankful for it.

[steved]

I've never been accused of "the look" by my husband...I just asked him :innocent: and NO he's not just telling me what I wanna hear.
Oh the funny games we play. We may figure out the rules to not completely piss each other off, but neither side ever truly understands what motivates the other sex eh?

"Why? Why would you do that?" <---- *Blank look from me*

[steved]

Hahaha... whipped.

Suckers.
After extensive research, I have determined that I am happier whipped than having to do my own whipping.

[McJim]

When I passed my full licence test and wanted to spend $12K on a bike I got the look. So I bought a bike around $6K instead.

Now it's time for my wife to upgrade.....guess what? We're looking at circa $14K bikes.

So long as I get to take her new bike on the track I'll not complain.:rockon:

[MotoGirl]

When I passed my full licence test and wanted to spend $12K on a bike I got the look. So I bought a bike around $6K instead.

Now it's time for my wife to upgrade.....guess what? We're looking at circa $14K bikes.

So long as I get to take her new bike on the track I'll not complain.:rockon:

Now that would push the line with me. :shit: I think I'll be taking my bike round before I ever let Cajun near it...

[gijoe1313]

Reminds me of that ep from Tooltime when Tim and his cohorts were in the tool shop...discussing "that look"

Blardy funny sketch that. And seeing the look on Al's face when the missus of the tool shop owner gave him "that look" was priceless. Heck she had it so down well, even I did the :eek5:

[The Pastor]

whippage pwnd noobs,

why don't you say you only 75% of what you do earn and put the rest into a seperate bank account. then you can spend what you like :d another genious idea from rm.

[vifferman]

whippage pwnd noobs,



After extensive research, I have determined that I am happier whipped than having to do my own whipping.
There ya go, RM!
Have fun doing your own whipping.

It's not all bad - I only have the VFR because the vifferbabe insisted I buy it when we were window-shopping for a helmet for her.
And we only have the home theatre system because I was window-shopping of a pair of new speakers and the vifferbabe got carried away with sound quality. Came home with a two-amplifier Onkyo receiver, 5-speaker system and 300W subwoofer...

So, what's your woman come up with, RM? :yawn:

[Trudes]

Just checking to make sure my hubby hasn't posted in here (yet). As you were.

[_Shrek_]

Do other women treat their significant others with utter contempt? On a UK website, I saw the computer-controlled missile launcher shown in the attachment and thought that this would be a GOOD THING for my 60th birthday which is coming up in 3 months. The perfect accessory for my desk to liven up the office in fact. Reading the buyer comments on the website, one guy brought a missile launcher to his office and another brought a radio-controlled airship and they had titanic battles. Surely that has to be good for mental health and a positive environment?

When I mentioned it to Mrs B, I got THE LOOK which is well-known to us males, accompanied by hands on hips, much sighing and looking over the top of glasses – you know the routine. It appears that my suggestion is a BAD THING and that hell will freeze over before it happens unless I dip into my own wallet (and that won’t be the end of it either from bitter past experience).

Now what I want to know is what’s wrong with a guy having a youthful outlook on life? I would have thought that women would have welcomed a bit of youthful enthusiasm?

I have not yet given up and come October, I may yet make another post on the subject.

mine just tells me boys never grow old their toys just get more exspensive and "no you can't have it"
of cause i put my foot down :cry::cry::cry:

[Mystery]

When I mentioned it to Mrs B, I got THE LOOK which is well-known to us males, accompanied by hands on hips, much sighing and looking over the top of glasses – you know the routine. It appears that my suggestion is a BAD THING and that hell will freeze over before it happens unless I dip into my own wallet (and that won’t be the end of it either from bitter past experience).[/B]
Ah, THE LOOK, a personal favourite of mine!

It could be THE LOOK which means "What a great idea, I'll just pretend like he's an idiot, and then he wont think that Ive got it for him".:innocent:

If this is the case, and you have already purchased your own, it's definitely better to have two rocket launchers than one!

[bungbung]

You're welcome to try: "It'll save us money in the long term"
I've had pretty good success with this in the past.

[vifferman]

Ooh - I just had a sudden thought (yeah, just the one).
What if (wottif, wottif....) Mrs Blackbird gave you The Look because your suggestion was something from an electronics shop? It may be that for her shopping in "one of those shops" would be as fraught as you going into a lingerie boutique would be. :shit:

[avgas]

Ever thought that's why you're not getting it?:innocent:
We'll not that it bothers me too much - with all this spare money i could pay for it and still have some left over.

[Blackbird]

Ooh - I just had a sudden thought (yeah, just the one).
What if (wottif, wottif....) Mrs Blackbird gave you The Look because your suggestion was something from an electronics shop? It may be that for her shopping in "one of those shops" would be as fraught as you going into a lingerie boutique would be. :shit:

Good thought but nah, she quite likes going into Dick Smiths. Slightly off topic but relevant to your post on lingerie shops.....

I once got dragged into the extensive Farmers lingerie area in Tauranga by Mrs B and Daughter and soon retreated into my own little world whilst they wandered up and down. Imagine the horror when emerging from that little world to discover that they'd buggered off elsewhere leaving me marooned and the eyes of every sales assistant appearing to be on me. (Shudder)

[yungatart]

I don't know if I am qualified to post on this thread, since I have never had a wife, but here goes anyway...
I know that the only difference between men and boys is the cost/size of their toys. All men are little boys at heart and should be allowed to play, otherwise they get grumpy, bitter and hard to live with.
If you were my man, I'd get you your silly phallic symbol for your birthday, if it made you happy!
Play on boys!

[magicfairy]

BusaJim and I have a system. We each put enough money into a joint account to cover all household expenses ... mortgage, phone, groceries, big ticket items we agree on.

Whatever is left over out of our pay packets is our own. So if you think you need 2 big expensive bikes and shitloads of accessories including titanium exhausts, 2 sets of riding gear, bash plates, engine guards, double bubble screens, radar detectors (eh Jim? :love:) then you pay for it yourself.

[imdying]

This thread reminds me... OAB, Phil and I want to know where our freakin radio controlled helicopters got to!

[Deviant Esq]

I go by quite a simple philosophy here: It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask permission... :whistle: Besides, she earns more than I do anyway, so if I go spending my own money on a big ticket item, it's totally up to me. And she's an accountant too, so there! :bleh:

Wo-pish, wo-pish.... :innocent:

[Bass]

You know all those times when the gurrrlz were younger, when the gurrrrllz took their handbags, and disappeared off to the toilet in the pub together? Inside each female "rest room" there's a big conference facility, complete with whiteboards, overhead transparencies, projectors, etc., where the battle plans and rules of engagement are discussed and inculcated. :shit:

It can work against them tho'. Knew one of the engineers off the "Erne" the old and long gone coastal fuel tanker. She had parties in every port and on party night the ladies' was wired for sound and hooked up to the P.A. So everyone knew how they were making out and whether it was gonna be worth any more effort.

Being a fuel tanker, the fire extinguishers were overhauled every 3 months and the 2 phials of foaming chemicals in each one were replaced.
On party nights 1 phial was dissolved in the cistern and one in the bowl.
Flushing the bog was interesting.

[Dilligaf]

Sign up and get your first month's subscription free...

[janno]

I'd buy you the missile launchers if you bought me Dalek salt and pepper shakers. (Expensive but necessary in today's world.)

And if you let me play with the missile launchers first. :sunny:

[avgas]

Sign up and get your first month's subscription free...
I thought that magazine was called "Metro"?

[phoenixgtr]

...."sigh"

[Blackbird]

I'd buy you the missile launchers if you bought me Dalek salt and pepper shakers. (Expensive but necessary in today's world.)

And if you let me play with the missile launchers first. :sunny:

Cool! I might be on for the Dalek stuff too if they're actually available. I grew up watching Dr Who right from the start:Punk:

Gee, there's some cool toys around.....

[pzkpfw]

Geez, I buy Lego Technic and the wife says "go for it".

Of course, she knows what I'd say about her hair extensions otherwise.



[Then again, she was not so happy with the air pistol I bought for my boy and I to plink with. "Dangerous", apparently.]

[janno]

Cool! I might be on for the Dalek stuff too if they're actually available. I grew up watching Dr Who right from the start:Punk:

Gee, there's some cool toys around.....

I saw them 15 years ago as a penniless student in Auckland. They were $90 at the time, and the most beautiful condiment containers I'd ever seen . . . now 95 pounds!!

http://www.starstore.com/cgi/sh000001.pl?ACTINIC_REFERRER=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2est arstore%2ecom%2facatalog%2fsearch%2ehtml&REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2estarstore%2ecom%2facata log%2fsearch%2ehtml&WD=dalek&PREVQUERY=RANDOM%3dNETQUOTEVAR%253ARANDOM%26PAGE%3 dSEARCH%26SS%3ddalek%26TB%3dA%26SX%3d0%26ACTION%3d Search&PN=Starstore_Catalogue_DR_WHO_COLLECTIBLES__DOCTOR _WHO_COLLECTIBLES_1752%2ehtml%23a17228#a17228

A dalek lighter would also go down well. Even though I don't smoke.

My birthday is January 11. Feel free . . .

Just looking through the site more - wish I hadn't. I've just mentally spent about 1000 pounds and counting.

[tri boy]

Buy what ya like mate.
(Manly Toolman grunt):stoogie:

[Edbear]

I am not subordinate to my wife... she is not my boss... we are equals, and both perspectives count....



Yes Dear...:innocent:

[Colapop]

I used to get 'the look' - it has never worked. If she's upset then she should tell me what the problem is - I can't read her mind and I tell her exactly that.

[fireliv]

...."sigh"

What do you mean by this Phoenix!!!! (As I stand there with my hands on my hips giving him the look)

[Skunk]

My wife (Skunk Control) looked at the missile launcher and said "hmmm, yeah". When I mentioned the airship the response was "Cool!"

I love my wife.

[slowpoke]

The day you stop playing is the day you start dieing....I say buy the fucker and stick the first shot straight past her nose.......





















.....then run like you've never run before!

[kro]

Haha, I just convinced my wife we needed a computer upgrade, which will cost about 700, always start higher than you want, and settle for your actual traget item. So in your case, say you really wanted a new graphics card worth $800.00 , then leave the brochure for the mini launcher lying around in plain sight. I would nearly guarantee she say "what about I get you this instead, and we'd save $700.00 as well".

Cha ching

[Paul in NZ]

Tell her that she is quite correct - it was a foolish idea - dunno what I was thinking and that you both should spend some 'quality time' together and that money would be better spent on that.... Rather than being selfish, and buying something like that, why not spend the money on something for US darling.... Like a bottle of champers, a couple of spiffy rubber crutchless panties, a tub of margarine, some shaving cream, razor and some gerbils....

You will have your rockets withing the week...

[janno]

Tell her that she is quite correct - it was a foolish idea - dunno what I was thinking and that you both should spend some 'quality time' together and that money would be better spent on that.... Rather than being selfish, and buying something like that, why not spend the money on something for US darling.... Like a bottle of champers, a couple of spiffy rubber crutchless panties, a tub of margarine, some shaving cream, razor and some gerbils....

You will have your rockets withing the week...

Or else you'll have a rather pained and startled look upon your face and some difficulty sitting down for the rest of the week as you discover a side to your wife that you'd never known before . . . :shit:

[Blackbird]

Tell her that she is quite correct - it was a foolish idea - dunno what I was thinking and that you both should spend some 'quality time' together and that money would be better spent on that.... Rather than being selfish, and buying something like that, why not spend the money on something for US darling.... Like a bottle of champers, a couple of spiffy rubber crutchless panties, a tub of margarine, some shaving cream, razor and some gerbils....

You will have your rockets withing the week...

Ummmm.... I don't know how to answer that Paul. Old doesn't mean incapable of having fun:innocent:. However, the most likely scenario is that it will simply attract THE LOOK again :yes:

[Paul in NZ]

Or else you'll have a rather pained and startled look upon your face and some difficulty sitting down for the rest of the week as you discover a side to your wife that you'd never known before . . . :shit:

Lifes a process of discovery - some of it painful but really - you should try anything - erm - probably.....

[Paul in NZ]

Ummmm.... I don't know how to answer that Paul. Old doesn't mean incapable of having fun:innocent:. However, the most likely scenario is that it will simply attract THE LOOK again :yes:

I'm beginning to think you kinda like 'the look'.... I suspect its a bit like the 'yes dear' I get.... :innocent:

[Blackbird]

I'm beginning to think you kinda like 'the look'.... I suspect its a bit like the 'yes dear' I get.... :innocent:

**Shuffles feet, hangs head and says nothing**

[PuppetMaster]

my 60th birthday which is coming up in 3 months.



60th... Shouldnt you be trading in the old missus for an 18 year old anyway ?

[TRAINING WHEELS]

Women are not the only ones to give THE LOOK. :gob: My partner gives me the look when i want to buy new toys (bikes, cars, clothes etc) Hes not too bad with the bike thing as he is a kb member too but he still tries to get me one that is cheeper (different bike alltogether) with the exsuse that if i drop it, it wont matter but isnt that what insurance is for?
His previous bike was a GSX1100 not to bad ...he walked into a bike shop and fell in love with the buss looked at me and said "shake my hand if i can have it" i dint look at price or any thing but shock his hand...I knew he wanted it so he should have it.

If its something i want i will get it i dont shop around for the cheepst nor for a different brand but if its what i want then its mine...
I dont understand women who give the look but change the rules for men. Its one ruel for all in my world. If women want the right to give "the look" then men should be alowed to give it back dont you think...:yeah:

[Blackbird]

60th... Shouldnt you be trading in the old missus for an 18 year old anyway ?

Better the devil....

[KATWYN]

60th... Shouldnt you be trading in the old missus for an 18 year old anyway ?

Yea thats a really good idea :rolleyes: . Then you REALLY will have no money to spend on your own toys - she will be spending it all on herself, her mates and their boyfriends and "the look" will be given behind your back instead of to your face

[cindymay]

Don't keep a man long enough for them to start behaving like a husband or a male less than committed to my pleasures. Regular turnover is the best approach to keeping everything fresh. I must upgrade the bike - before it turns into a husband.

[oldrider]

Ha,
Somehow though some kind of witchcraft, not only do i have the misses credit card, but also her bank card. The only car left is the one for our food account.....which i can watch online.
Get this - she is now only allowed $40 of her own money each week.......when i buy her something she thinks i am a god.
Fuck knows how i managed to convince her of all this????
If only i could work out how to get sex out of her it would be perfect.

You may hold the cards but the "slot" is where the transaction takes place, always has, always will!

Why do you continue to resist the irresistible! :shutup:

We are the monkeys, they are the organ grinders, it's God's will, they told him that's the way they wanted it! :mellow: John.

[TonyB]

Alas, I know THE LOOK well. She even does the hands on hips bit. Head usually cocked slightly to one side.

However, MrsB is a bit of a soft touch at times. Sometimes THE LOOK is acompanied by a sexy wee smirk- its not often she says "NO". however, lately she has become something of a tyrant where money is concerned, and I fear that while THE LOOK will remain, the wee smirk may be a thing of the past. sigh

[Hawkeye]

Just checking to make sure my hubby hasn't posted in here (yet). As you were.

Your a hard woman Mrs K...

[Trudes]

Your a hard woman Mrs K...

LOL, not the first time I've been told that, sure it won't be the last either!

[Timber020]

My wife knew when she met me that my life long love affair is bikes, and she comes third after bikes and my work.
I had 1 girlfriend who said it was either her or the bike, and another who said its either me or you job (she came watched me work and had nightmares for months).

I do get the look when it comes to buying gear or mentioning getting another bike, but for the most part shes all good.

[mooks]

ooooooo - I have the earlier model of said missile launcher - bought for me by my partner.
The look that I got when I just showed them this little gem was .......
".... lets go shopping!!!!! ..... "


they rock - but the springload is disappointingly weak ..... we are discussing modifications ......

:yes:
:yes:

[avgas]

You may hold the cards but the "slot" is where the transaction takes place, always has, always will!
Why do you continue to resist the irresistible! :shutup:
We are the monkeys, they are the organ grinders, it's God's will, they told him that's the way they wanted it! :mellow: John.
That is the one thing i do not understand (ffs here we go again), unlike men - women will surround themselves in stuff they like....but don't like.

Men stay away from women that a) Watch 'Sex in the City', b) Watch 'Desparate Housewives', c) read magazines that 'want to improve their sex lives' and d) have big beds.

It is all a ruse - the bed is cold, the magazines are just depressing to her (a form of masochism - eg "I'm not pretty enough") to make this worse the articles are usually written by some 45 year old that hasnt had sex in 15 years, and the tv programs are just to ammuse her (not turn her on). Kinda like why guys like horror films - we don't want to stab someone, we just like it in our movies.

In comparison (for all you women out there), what type of man; a) watches bodybuilding, b) loves to cook, c) reads how to feel compassionate, d) plans every day, e) reads up on how to listen to people and f) actually listens to women........




......thats right - thats another lie, he isn't the perfect husband.....he's gay

[Blackbird]

Blackbird is delighted to announce the acquisition of a missile launcher as shown on the first post of this thread. Our darling daughter gave me one at the weekend, accompanied by a sad shaking of head and eye-rolling from Mrs B:rockon: The first test firing was successfully accomplished down the length of our office not half an hour ago. What a fantastic sight to see senior execs crying with laughter at the sound effects as salvos rained down on one of our team. I can see this getting out of control as they all want one too:dodge:

Oh happy days!

[riffer]

Bless you Geoff.

Don't ever let them make you grow up. :niceone:

[Blackbird]

Bless you Geoff.

Don't ever let them make you grow up. :niceone:

Thanks Riff! 60th birthday only 2 weeks away so the chances are pretty slim:whistle: The lady 4 desks down for me is rapidly tiring of her designated role as a member of the Taliban:weep:

I can see that this is the first step in an inter-departmental arms race with no SALT treaty in sight. Many thanks to arms supplier and great all-round daughter Victoria James.

[vifferman]

Congratulations, Geoff! :woohoo:
I'd like one too, but I'd get the same marital/war department reaction as you did. :confused:

[crshbndct]

in the last year my mrs has bought me:
an mr2
a motorbike
an air rifle
new gear
convinced me to upgrade the bike(wasnt hard)
a supercharger for the car
a new computer tv and stereo
and she is asking me if i want a new helmet for christmas
ive got it good. i really should pop the question and get her legally bound to me i think

[scumdog]

'That Look'?


I always thought it meant "come to bed big-boy" - you mean it means something else? - so where did I go wrong???:slap::spudwhat::scratch::blink:

[007XX]

'That Look'?


I always thought it meant "come to bed big-boy" - you mean it means something else? - so where did I go wrong???:slap::spudwhat::scratch::blink:

I believe you are confusing two very different "Look", me dear:

There is the one you are thinking of: :blip:, and that definitely means take your gear off and ravage me ragged!

and there is the icy blast (not to be confused with the Listerine freshness) of "The Look" as in a mix of <_< , :no: and :mad:, quickly followed by :rolleyes: but without any smiling involved.

My mom was a cahmpion for it and it filled you with remorse and a feeling of abject loathing with yourself as soon as it came out.

me, I hate it with a vengeance: if you got something to say, SAY IT goddamn it!!!!

[Bass]

in the last year my mrs has bought me:
an mr2
a motorbike
an air rifle
new gear
convinced me to upgrade the bike(wasnt hard)
a supercharger for the car
a new computer tv and stereo
and she is asking me if i want a new helmet for christmas
ive got it good. i really should pop the question and get her legally bound to me i think


She's having an affair mate!!
Either that or she's had a sex change sometime in the past and doesn't want you to figure it out.

[Blackbird]

...and there is the icy blast (not to be confused with the Listerine freshness) of "The Look" as in a mix of <_< , :no: and :mad:, quickly followed by :rolleyes: but without any smiling involved.



I beg to differ. It's when Mrs B smiles "in that certain way" that I know I'm in deep doo-doo:(

[lemure]

Yes - I know "THE LOOK" well... and sometimes it's well worth ignoring because the ensuing conversation about "I'm not happy" will turn out to have two sides... one saying "I feel unhappy about you doing this", and the other saying "I feel unhappy not being allowed to do this"

Perhaps this might help ...

[Lucy]

Do other women treat their significant others with utter contempt? On a UK website, I saw the computer-controlled missile launcher shown in the attachment and thought that this would be a GOOD THING for my 60th birthday which is coming up in 3 months. The perfect accessory for my desk to liven up the office in fact. Reading the buyer comments on the website, one guy brought a missile launcher to his office and another brought a radio-controlled airship and they had titanic battles. Surely that has to be good for mental health and a positive environment?

When I mentioned it to Mrs B, I got THE LOOK which is well-known to us males, accompanied by hands on hips, much sighing and looking over the top of glasses – you know the routine. It appears that my suggestion is a BAD THING and that hell will freeze over before it happens unless I dip into my own wallet (and that won’t be the end of it either from bitter past experience).

Now what I want to know is what’s wrong with a guy having a youthful outlook on life? I would have thought that women would have welcomed a bit of youthful enthusiasm?

I have not yet given up and come October, I may yet make another post on the subject.

In my house if a suggestion was made to buy something like that I'd be all for it. We would probably end up getting two, so we could have battles etc. then the novelty would wear off and they would be unused.

We are quite broke.

Maybe you are lucky you don't have a partner in crime who enthusiastically helps you spend money on things like that?

JMO

[Jantar]

Blackbird is delighted to announce the acquisition of a missile launcher as shown on the first post of this thread. Our darling daughter gave me one at the weekend, accompanied by a sad shaking of head and eye-rolling from Mrs B:rockon: The first test firing was successfully accomplished down the length of our office not half an hour ago. What a fantastic sight to see senior execs crying with laughter at the sound effects as salvos rained down on one of our team. I can see this getting out of control as they all want one too:dodge:

Oh happy days!

I was disapointed that you didn't have a computer on hand to give us all a demonstration on Sunday morning. Still, it was a great weekend Geoff, and I'm pleased to have finally met your arms supplier. Happy 60th. :niceone:

[Guitana]

I beg to differ. It's when Mrs B smiles "in that certain way" that I know I'm in deep doo-doo:(

Mine dose'nt smile she looks like a Pitbull chewing on a wasp then the earbashing starts! But it's happened so often now it's just a mere inconvenience!!!

[Gwinch]

Blackbird is delighted to announce the acquisition of a missile launcher as shown on the first post of this thread. Our darling daughter gave me one at the weekend, accompanied by a sad shaking of head and eye-rolling from Mrs B:rockon: The first test firing was successfully accomplished down the length of our office not half an hour ago. What a fantastic sight to see senior execs crying with laughter at the sound effects as salvos rained down on one of our team. I can see this getting out of control as they all want one too:dodge:

Oh happy days!

I wonder who tipped your daughter as to what you desired? :whistle:

Enjoy. ;)

[007XX]

I beg to differ. It's when Mrs B smiles "in that certain way" that I know I'm in deep doo-doo:(

Oh you poor bugger! I am told that is the most lethal of all...:bash:

:laugh:

[ManDownUnder]

Blackbird is delighted to announce the acquisition of a missile launcher as shown on the first post of this thread. Our darling daughter gave me one at the weekend, accompanied by a sad shaking of head and eye-rolling from Mrs B:rockon: The first test firing was successfully accomplished down the length of our office not half an hour ago. What a fantastic sight to see senior execs crying with laughter at the sound effects as salvos rained down on one of our team. I can see this getting out of control as they all want one too:dodge:

Oh happy days!
LMAO!!!!!!


Bless you Geoff.

Don't ever let them make you grow up. :niceone:

... what he said +1. What's that in Latin - I might adopt it as my motto....

[Blackbird]

Thanks Nigel! The lady 3 desks from mine is utterly sick of her designated role as a Taliban insurgent and may shortly retaliate with something less harmless:eek5:. I need new targets for a while, so I think it will have to go home for a while where our cats are clearly members of the Axis of Evil, or maybe Axis of Not So Much Evil as Just A Pain in the Arse.

Mrs B has been designated neutral for reasons which don't need spelling out.:whistle:

G

[Bass]

What's that in Latin - I might adopt it as my motto....


Coitus interruptus asbestos.
Fuck you mate, I'm fireproof

[Lteejay]

Glad to hear you got your toy Blackbird - sounds like your having fun. On the topic of eye rolling and head shacking, show your wife your posts on this thread. They seem honest and she might get the idea that a bit of fun lightens the heart. Shouldn't we all want our loved ones to be happy? Couples dont have to agree on everything that each other wants - as long as the item/experience doesn't hurt anyone else and the household can afford it - 'play on' I say.

[mangell6]

Blackbird,

I know how much that is going to cost you, apart from the FACT that you got your daughter to do you dirty work. Neutral, pray that she stays being the little Swiss lass.

[Blackbird]

Hello Mike - nice to hear from you!

Jennie's great really, it's (almost) all for show because it's true that I've never grown up! Besides, she's purring contendedly at present. On Friday, I showed her the new metallic burgundy MX5 which has just arrived at the dealer's in Te Aroha and which she will take posession of in a few days for her 60th birthday :niceone:

[mangell6]

Sounds like a very fair comparison. :clap:

[lemure]

Blackbird is delighted to announce the acquisition of a missile launcher as shown on the first post of this thread. Our darling daughter gave me one at the weekend, accompanied by a sad shaking of head and eye-rolling from Mrs B:rockon: The first test firing was successfully accomplished down the length of our office not half an hour ago. What a fantastic sight to see senior execs crying with laughter at the sound effects as salvos rained down on one of our team. I can see this getting out of control as they all want one too:dodge: Oh happy days!

Fantastic!! Shows you trained your daughter properly when she was young. Look after Dad and he'll give everyone hours of fun later in life. What's the score so far? :clap:

[Blackbird]

Fantastic!! Shows you trained your daughter properly when she was young. Look after Dad and he'll give everyone hours of fun later in life. What's the score so far? :clap:

All this fun comes at a price as daughters know they can wrap Fathers round their little fingers! I'm always on the losing end, but that's the price you willingly pay for a few toys :yes: Got pretty slick as a Missile Battery Commander though!