[ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] Gifts.

[Michael Meltzer]

i did, it was a jigsaw, I am not kidding on this one, it first job is to help finish building a doghouse :-)

MJM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Bell" <alexbell@coastalnet.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 11:35 PM
Subject: [ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] Gifts.


> Michael,
> 
> I don't understand the problem with your wife. After all, she would
> probably think giving you a new power sander or battery powered drill
> for your birthday would be a great idea. Same principle applies. I like
> Rummie's take on this thing. 
> 
> Alex
> 
> Steve wrote:
> > 
> > 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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