[Rhodes22-list] Gifts.
Steve Alm
salm@mn.rr.com
Fri, 04 Apr 2003 16:37:33 -0600
Yeah Steve. In my opinion, a 30 foot sailboat should be good for Xmas,
birthday AND Mother's day for several years. But if she counters and gives
you, say, a car, you're both in trouble.
My wife, sister and mom like nothing better than a nice, fresh bouquet of
flowers and a mushy card. Not too original but seems to work for any
occasion. :-) It's never the wrong thing to do. And if you really want to
score some big points, send the flowers to her where she works. All her
colleagues will help to convince her how wonderful you are. :-)
Slim
On 4/4/03 4:21 PM, "Steve" <rhodes2282@yahoo.com> wrote:
> You're a blessed man, Rummy. But I'm working to train
> mine to be that good:-) I'm thinking that one of
> these days I can get away with say getting her a 30
> foot sailboat for Xmas:-)
> Steve
>
> --- John Tonjes <johntonjes@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Todd,
>> Never fear, there are women out there that
>> appreciate appliances. Last year
>> I got my wife a new Troy Built chipper shredder for
>> her birthday and she
>> couldn't have been happier. It all depends on the
>> women. Mine never wears
>> perfume and doesn't know which end of a vacuum
>> cleaner to use.
>>
>> Rummy
>>
>>
>>> [Original Message]
>>> From: Todd Tavares <sprocket80@mail.com>
>>> To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>>> Date: 4/4/2003 1:28:38 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Gifts.
>>>
>>> Gals,
>>>
>>> If you buy us weed whackers and power tools
>> for our birthdays, then
>> why can't we buy you one too? A vacuum or a George
>> Foreman grill is a tool
>> to help you do your job with effort.......right?
>> ;-D
>>>
>>>
>>> Todd (ducking for cover)
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Thena Carville"
>> <thenacarville@worldnet.att.net>
>>> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 09:57:55 -0600
>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
>> <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Gifts.
>>>
>>>> Guys,
>>>> Appliances are suitable "containers" for holding
>> jewelry or something
>> like
>>>> that....just make sure we know to take the
>> "pretty" out before engaging
>> the
>>>> motor on the food processor...
>>>> Thena
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve" <rhodes2282@yahoo.com>
>>>> To: <johntonjes@earthlink.net>; "The Rhodes 22
>> mail list"
>>>> <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:29 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Gifts.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> And there you have it, Michael. I'm with
>> Rummy; you
>>>>> have our support!!!
>>>>> Steve
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --- John Tonjes <johntonjes@earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>>>>> Michael,
>>>>>> I'm with you on this one. An appliance is a
>> great
>>>>>> way to tell your wife
>>>>>> that you love her very much and are trying
>> to make
>>>>>> her life easier. Long
>>>>>> after the perfume has been used up and the
>> scarf has
>>>>>> been discarded, the
>>>>>> vacuum cleaner will still be making her life
>> much
>>>>>> easier. I hope you got
>>>>>> her a self propelled model.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rummy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [Original Message]
>>>>>>> From: Thena Carville
>>>>>> <thenacarville@worldnet.att.net>
>>>>>>> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>>>>>> <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>>>>>>> Date: 4/4/2003 9:13:23 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list]
>> what
>>>>>> happened to the french?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Michael,
>>>>>>> I am amazed you are still "intact" after
>> this
>>>>>> blunder...under no
>>>>>>> circumstances is a household appliance a
>>>>>> "gift"...even the most expensive
>>>>>>> appliance with all the doo-dahs in the
>> world is
>>>>>> never a "gift"...I have
>>>>>>> never understood what it is about the y
>> chromosome
>>>>>> that seems to cause
>>>>>> this
>>>>>>> mistake to happen over and over again (to
>>>>>> different males, and then only
>>>>>>> once if they are smart)...if you do get
>> the vacuum
>>>>>> (and the French maid
>>>>>>> outfit) please keep in mind that if they
>> count as
>>>>>> presents, they are YOUR
>>>>>>> presents...a present for a woman
>> (especially one
>>>>>> that has had to go
>>>>>> through
>>>>>>> the trauma of realizing you weren't smart
>> enough
>>>>>> to figure out that a
>>>>>> vacuum
>>>>>>> was NOT a "gift" suitable for the woman
>> who bore
>>>>>> your children and keeps
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> kitchen knives sharp) should be something
>> to
>>>>>> beautiful, something for her
>>>>>>> personal use only...something "intimate"
>> like a
>>>>>> perfume she would not buy
>>>>>>> for herself because it is "too
>> expensive"...or a
>>>>>> piece of jewelry because
>>>>>>> the stones are her favorite color...or a
>> scarf
>>>>>> because it matches her
>>>>>>> eyes..or a bottle of wine that you both
>> stop
>>>>>> whatever else you are doing
>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> enjoy together (as uninterrupted as
>> possible)....a
>>>>>> woman doesn't want her
>>>>>>> husband to remember what she looks like
>> vacuuming
>>>>>> (even with the finest
>>>>>>> vacuum in the world), she wants to be
>> remembered
>>>>>> as a goddess of love and
>>>>>>> understanding...wearing something
>>>>>> sexy...especially when she hasn't had
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> time to "wear something sexy" for a
>>>>>> while...sigh...I think I am going to
>>>>>> go
>>>>>>> kick my vacuum cleaner...
>>>>>>> Thena
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Michael Meltzer"
>> <mjm@michaelmeltzer.com>
>>>>>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
>>>>>> <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 12:27 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list]
>> what
>>>>>> happened to the french?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You know something buddy, you should
>> watch the
>>>>>> advice you give, my wife
>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> German and been upset too. So I read the
>> list
>>>>>> mail.
>>>>>>>> Sitting down and think, I talk to her
>> about
>>>>>> getting her a new vacuum,
>>>>>>> figure it was both a gift and a vacuum,
>> Sound
>>>>>> great to me,
>>>>>>>> might even cover motherday, after
>> talking to her
>>>>>> about it, well that is
>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> little off, I said three sentence then she
>> talk
>>>>>> for 15
>>>>>>>> mintues without stop and it ended "do
>> not even
>>>>>> think of coming to bed",
>>>>>> so
>>>>>>> it looks like I am spend my night with the
>>>>>> computer.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And you know, she was somewhat ok with
>> this, it
>>>>>> seems nothing makes a
>>>>>>> german happier than picking on the french
>> :-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> MJM
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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