What is it with our wives?

[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 , and , quickly followed by 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 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

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.

[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 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

Oh happy days!

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

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...

[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 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

Oh happy days!

LMAO!!!!!!

Bless you Geoff.

Don't ever let them make you grow up.

... 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. 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.

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

[mangell6]

Sounds like a very fair comparison.