See? MicroChannel can be interesting for wives too!
JWR
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8917547603
Nice gift for Xmas, though....
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Jelte,
Admirer of the letter of IBM with blue Ishiki
Tim WBST Clarke
"JWR" <you.want....@ask.for.it> wrote in message
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> Caution! It could be the start of a MicroChannel Addiction.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8917547603
>
> Nice gift for Xmas, though....
But I already have MAD and have had *three* rings almost the same, since
2005 but with CZ gems not diamonds.
--
Regards,
Tim Clarke
Guildford U.K.
philo
> Caution! It could be the start of a MicroChannel Addiction.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8917547603
>
> Nice gift for Xmas, though....
>
>
Speaking of diamonds
My fianc� was always complaining about lack of proper cooking utensils
in the house
One day...feeling generous...I told her I'd take her shopping and she
could get *anything* she wanted.
She asked me a simple question..."Anything?"
and like a dummy I said: "Yes."
No cooking utensils...it was a diamond ring
sheesh
That was ten years ago and I never took her shopping again.
JWR
"Tim WBST Clarke" <WBSTC...@google.com> schreef in bericht
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I thought it might help convince some spouses that this pre-occupation with
all things MicroChannel *can* have its perks, but on the other hand, what's
wrong with some self-endulgence?
Hope you have a **sparkling** Christmas!
Peter H. Wendt
> Speaking of diamonds
>
> My fianc� was always complaining about lack of proper cooking utensils
> in the house
>
>
> One day...feeling generous...I told her I'd take her shopping and she
> could get *anything* she wanted.
>
> She asked me a simple question..."Anything?"
>
> and like a dummy I said: "Yes."
>
Argh !!
Wrong ! Wrong !! Totally wrong !!
That's like handing a signed blank cheque.
>
> No cooking utensils...it was a diamond ring
>
Most likely some weeks later you'd had to bite the bitter apple and buy
the kitchen stuff *in addition* don't you ?
> sheesh
>
>
> That was ten years ago and I never took her shopping again.
Good learning curve :-)
That reminds me to an odd story I only know in German.
Let me try if it works in English as well.
During the summer I use to spend some time in a near-by restaurant where
they have a large beer-garden and it is nice to sit there. The location
is a meeting point for motorbikers, because my area has some nice roads
bikers like to drive.
Then there were these two motorcyclist that sat around and talked a bit.
The one asked the other "By the way: why did your wife get divorced ?"
And the other said "Well. That's a silly story."
"Go tell."
"Hmm. We were talking about her birthday present. I asked her what she
would like to have and she said it should be something that could push
the needle along the scale in no time to the top with her on it."
"I see." said the fellow. "What did you get her ? A Ducati ? The new
Triumph ?"
"A bathroom scale."
And while we are on it:
A couple celebrates and enjoys their wedding anniversary out in a
restaurant.
All of the sudden there is a loud crashing noise from a lot of dropping
plates from the kitchen.
Says the man "Oh dear - listen: the even play our song."
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Peter from Germany
http://www.mcamafia.de
philo
> Hi philo !
>
>> Speaking of diamonds
>>
>> My fianc� was always complaining about lack of proper cooking utensils
>> in the house
>>
>>
>> One day...feeling generous...I told her I'd take her shopping and she
>> could get *anything* she wanted.
>>
>> She asked me a simple question..."Anything?"
>>
>> and like a dummy I said: "Yes."
>>
>
> Argh !!
> Wrong ! Wrong !! Totally wrong !!
> That's like handing a signed blank cheque.
>
>>
>> No cooking utensils...it was a diamond ring
>>
>
> Most likely some weeks later you'd had to bite the bitter apple and buy
> the kitchen stuff *in addition* don't you ?
>
>> sheesh
>>
>>
>> That was ten years ago and I never took her shopping again.
>
> Good learning curve :-)
>
>
I did learn my lesson and when she did not like my oven and my microwave
I'll be darned...she spent her own money and bought new ones!
>
> That reminds me to an odd story I only know in German.
> Let me try if it works in English as well.
>
> During the summer I use to spend some time in a near-by restaurant where
> they have a large beer-garden and it is nice to sit there. The location
> is a meeting point for motorbikers, because my area has some nice roads
> bikers like to drive.
>
> Then there were these two motorcyclist that sat around and talked a bit.
> The one asked the other "By the way: why did your wife get divorced ?"
> And the other said "Well. That's a silly story."
> "Go tell."
> "Hmm. We were talking about her birthday present. I asked her what she
> would like to have and she said it should be something that could push
> the needle along the scale in no time to the top with her on it."
> "I see." said the fellow. "What did you get her ? A Ducati ? The new
> Triumph ?"
> "A bathroom scale."
>
>
>
> And while we are on it:
> A couple celebrates and enjoys their wedding anniversary out in a
> restaurant.
> All of the sudden there is a loud crashing noise from a lot of dropping
> plates from the kitchen.
> Says the man "Oh dear - listen: the even play our song."
>
>
LOL!
William R. Walsh
> Let me try if it works in English as well.
I think it does! There's a version I've heard that is similar, where the
wife says "I want something in the driveway by tomorrow that goes from 0-200
immediately." (Or some similar comment.)
The gift is the same, it's a scale...in the driveway no less!
> A couple celebrates and enjoys their wedding anniversary out in a
> restaurant.
> All of the sudden there is a loud crashing noise from a lot of dropping
> plates from the kitchen.
> Says the man "Oh dear - listen: the even play our song."
That's great. I'm going to have to remember it!
William
Peter H. Wendt
>> Let me try if it works in English as well.
>
> I think it does! There's a version I've heard that is similar, where the
> wife says "I want something in the driveway by tomorrow that goes from 0-200
> immediately." (Or some similar comment.)
>
> The gift is the same, it's a scale...in the driveway no less!
:-)
There are variants.
The original version in german says "I want something that goes 0-100 in
less then a heartbeat ..." but metric measures don't work everywhere ...
>> A couple celebrates and enjoys their wedding anniversary out in a
>> restaurant.
>> All of the sudden there is a loud crashing noise from a lot of dropping
>> plates from the kitchen.
>> Says the man "Oh dear - listen: the even play our song."
>
> That's great. I'm going to have to remember it!
I'll have to note here that I am not married.
But I have my girl-friend Anke for over 20 years now.
Anke: "Don't you think we should marry ?"
Me: "Who would take us now anyway ?"
http://www.mcamafia.de/images/img832_en.jpg
Tim WBST Clarke
"Peter H. Wendt" <peter...@mcamafia.de> wrote in message
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Big smile, Peter. Keep her on the back foot!
> http://www.mcamafia.de/images/img832_en.jpg
As one of the privileged few to have seen the dungeon, I can really
appreciate that cartoon. Once again, just a huge smile.
--
Cheers,
Tim Clarke (a.k.a. WBST)
Guildford, U.K.