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| Thread ID: 50495 | 2004-10-22 08:12:00 | OT: Ebay wedding invite | miknz (3731) | Press F1 |
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| 283634 | 2004-10-22 08:12:00 | Hey, Just been reading the ebay auction for the wedding invite. Maybe its just me but I think this has to be one of the best most honest thing I have seen in ages. My other half thinks its horrible and that he should have his pink bits chopped off(maybe its because we are getting hitched soon and weddings are a delicate subject here at the moment). go check it out Here (cgi.ebay.co.uk) Cuts from the page in question Q: Hi, I'm a typing Chihuahua and very interested in this specific offer. Would the dog in question be too big for a little chap like me. I am well hung A: You'll do just fine. Q: Phil, Is this you? What's it all about? Kate A: Kate, I'm sorry you had to find out how I really feel like this.... Ah just kidding, I'm not Phil. |
miknz (3731) | ||
| 283635 | 2004-10-22 08:25:00 | the bid is pretty high | ApeNz (4220) | ||
| 283636 | 2004-10-22 09:00:00 | Aha, young Michael You have just come across one of the major differences between the male & female psyche/ thought processes/ emotions / whatever you want to call it. So if you're labouring under the delusion that a bunch of PF1 males telling you this is funny will convince your better half, time to learn the hard facts now, kid. . No woman planning her wedding will think this is a funny joke. (Actually, lots of women who've either already had weddings or have no plans for them won't think it's funny, either - but that's immaterial here) Women are more romantic about weddings than who attends or what they eat & drink. (Jokes about female attractiveness don't go down) That's why there are tears in the eyes of more than just the Mother of the Bride when she walks down the aisle. Every woman in the congregation/room/beach/mountaintop or whatever is thinking of either her own past wedding day or of another who was close to her. Take my word for it (Mr Laura & I have survived matrimony for longer than many of our friends) and forget whatever foolish comments you have made to your beloved about this joke being funny & mend your fences as fast as you can. (Lots of helpful smoochy stuff about your upcoming wedding may be necessary- before she decides you are an insensitive male Philistine.) Bear in mind that those who send opposing replies probably come into the following categories: Bachelors too young to want marriage Bachelors who no woman wants to marry Disillusioned married men (who don't know why their wives don't laugh at their jokes). Divorced men who never did find out why. Yes, I know it's a hard road to find the Perfect Woman -but if you find one with the same sense of humour as a man, what female bits were swapped for that? Could be some of the bits you like.. Maybe you should accept that when " weddings are a delicate subject at the moment,:" you are pushing your luck. |
Laura (43) | ||
| 283637 | 2004-10-22 09:33:00 | I see what u r saying Laura but can you girls not just see the funny side to it? Maybe it is just the male thought pattern but I found the whole thing absolutly hilarious (I see now though he has pulled the auction). Do you think its a case of her taking it to personally? should have seen her face when I told her what I was laughing uncontrolably at. First thing she said was "what if someone did that with an invite to our wedding? how would you feel then?" I now know that saying "hope they get a bloody good price and give us 50%" was the wrong thing to say, if I had my time over I would have treaded a little more carefully and probably not be on the couch tonight. ah the joys of (almost) marital bliss Mike P.S. Been together 10 years and got three rug rats so have been through worse and I've said far worse things at far more stressful times(birth of first child about 5 hours into labour, had to suck the gas to dull the pain after that one!) |
miknz (3731) | ||
| 283638 | 2004-10-22 09:36:00 | i can still get to it - and it seems like you can still bid | ApeNz (4220) | ||
| 283639 | 2004-10-22 09:41:00 | Spoiler alert - don't read this post if you haven't seen the auction . Didn't see this one coming : "Most of you have hit the nail on the head, you know . I still love the old dog, despite what she did to me . And, thanks to the Colchester Massiv’s “Honk if you’re Twinklydog’s Dog” campaign, she got in touch this morning and we’ve had a good chat . It’s a bit of a gamble, but I’m going to pull the auction, go to Aberdeen and see whether she’ll put a stop to this sham of a wedding and marry me instead . Hope you understand . The cab’s outside, I’ve got to go . " |
andrew93 (249) | ||
| 283640 | 2004-10-22 13:00:00 | Oh dear, Mike Looks like I stuck my neck out there - in terms of my age showing. (Reminds self : timing of marriage is different nowadays. People may live together for ages first) So if you've been together for 10 years, I sound really presumptuous giving you advice about dealing with the lady you've had 3 babies with. Obviously you love each other - or you wouldn't have lasted this long. And you should also know her sense of humour pretty well... But having said that, I'm still coming back to the same point. It's a question of timing. You asked if she's taking it too personally. Sure she is - because this is YOUR wedding that's coming up. And that's so important right now that smartarse jokes about other kinds don't fit what she wants it to stand for. You think it's funny: she doesn't. It's like a reflection on the commitment ceremony you're going to have. Because that's what it is - a commitment that adds the special relationship between the two of you to your family unit. Back to the "delicate time', eh? (After you're married, she might think it's hilarious - though I wouldn't count on it. Most women I know would never think it's funny. Difference between the sexes...) Now I'm going to stop giving unqualified advice on male/female relationships & just hope you've made your peace - or at least didn't spend too long on the couch. (Help me, some other female Press F1ers. Did I get out of my depth here on the female version of weddings versus wedding jokes? And you'll note that I never said: "Men are from Mars & women are from Venus.") |
Laura (43) | ||
| 283641 | 2004-10-22 20:05:00 | Great post, and thanks for the link. First time I've actually laughed helplessly since the horror of moving 35yrs accumulated crap into a new house, cat dying, husband grimly obsessed with digging holes in bare rock in new section (we only move when a house is perfect and need to find another to torture into shape)....... | annie (6010) | ||
| 283642 | 2004-10-22 20:54:00 | Now that's what I call funny Sorry Laura, but even her indoors (of 23yrs) had a snigger. What a crack up! |
45South (4769) | ||
| 283643 | 2004-10-22 21:13:00 | And what makes you think I'm a "her indoors"? View a bit restricted from the pink room? | annie (6010) | ||
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