Classic from the Mrs! Vol 2

Classic from the Mrs! Vol 2

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slipstream 1985

12,211 posts

179 months

Thursday 27th February 2020
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wildoliver said:
The other day, looking at floodlights for the back garden, I pick one one up and say this one would do, we will come back and get it when we've got the electricity run to the garage, no point in getting it yet it's not on offer or anything. Sarah comes back with...... I'm not sure this one needs electricity.
Then compounds it by getting grumpy at my look, saying well it doesn't say it needs electricity on the box? I thought you might put a battery in it.

In. A. Floodlight.

Bless her. She's incredibly bright, much cleverer than me, but yeah.
Obviously she isn't battery powered...

bimsb6

8,040 posts

221 months

Thursday 27th February 2020
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For the second time this month I’ve been to a customers house and they have non rechargeable batteries fitted into cordless phone handsets , one woman even argued that they had always been like that ! And they wondered why the handsets didnt last long when on a call . Amazed neither of them had burnt the house down .

straight dad

452 posts

157 months

Monday 2nd March 2020
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After running around this morning doing various chores, we stopped at our local bakery to get lunch, usually a couple of baguettes and cakes.
Mrs Straight Dad decides to stay in the car while I go into the bakerery, requesting that she only wants a baguette, no cake.
I arrive back at the car with two baguettes and an Iced bun for myself. Ooo she says we can have half each.
She's now sitting at home with a face on because she was told no!

CalNaughtonJnr

477 posts

161 months

Monday 2nd March 2020
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The Mother in Law was chatting about a Cruise holiday she had seen lately - "£1600 is quite a good price - that includes the accommodation"

stevensdrs

3,210 posts

200 months

Monday 2nd March 2020
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straight dad said:
After running around this morning doing various chores, we stopped at our local bakery to get lunch, usually a couple of baguettes and cakes.
Mrs Straight Dad decides to stay in the car while I go into the bakerery, requesting that she only wants a baguette, no cake.
I arrive back at the car with two baguettes and an Iced bun for myself. Ooo she says we can have half each.
She's now sitting at home with a face on because she was told no!
A failure on your part to understand the psychology of the female of the species. You should have bought two buns anyway. Worst case scenario you get to eat both of them but more likely she changes her mind and eats one staying happy and content in the knowledge that it wasn't really her weakness.

HarryFlatters

4,203 posts

212 months

Monday 2nd March 2020
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My wife, not long after giving birth to our daughter, referred to a pain "in the arm of her left hand".

Or her left arm, as normal human beings might describe it.

More recently, she was describing to her mother a crime series we had started watching where the main protagonist has a photographic memory.

"Oooh, what's it, called... " she said, "it's on the tip of my tongue... the woman who can't forget things..."

The show is called "Unforgettable".


straight dad

452 posts

157 months

Monday 2nd March 2020
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stevensdrs said:
straight dad said:
After running around this morning doing various chores, we stopped at our local bakery to get lunch, usually a couple of baguettes and cakes.
Mrs Straight Dad decides to stay in the car while I go into the bakerery, requesting that she only wants a baguette, no cake.
I arrive back at the car with two baguettes and an Iced bun for myself. Ooo she says we can have half each.
She's now sitting at home with a face on because she was told no!
A failure on your part to understand the psychology of the female of the species. You should have bought two buns anyway. Worst case scenario you get to eat both of them but more likely she changes her mind and eats one staying happy and content in the knowledge that it wasn't really her weakness.
After 36 years I've given up trying to understand. She does the Parkrun with me every weekend, and constantly says shes not competitive and is just happy to get round the and do the 5k. She then spends the rest of the day analysing her results against everyone else!

Blown2CV

28,786 posts

203 months

Monday 2nd March 2020
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stevensdrs said:
straight dad said:
After running around this morning doing various chores, we stopped at our local bakery to get lunch, usually a couple of baguettes and cakes.
Mrs Straight Dad decides to stay in the car while I go into the bakerery, requesting that she only wants a baguette, no cake.
I arrive back at the car with two baguettes and an Iced bun for myself. Ooo she says we can have half each.
She's now sitting at home with a face on because she was told no!
A failure on your part to understand the psychology of the female of the species. You should have bought two buns anyway. Worst case scenario you get to eat both of them but more likely she changes her mind and eats one staying happy and content in the knowledge that it wasn't really her weakness.
ah you fell at the final fence there as in 99.7% of females would be upset that you bought them a whole bun, as a) they don't want a whole one, they just wanted half (not that they could just eat half of one and leave the other half - that isn't an option) and b) what are you trying to make me fat you know i struggle with my weight my mum was right about you etc

PositronicRay

27,006 posts

183 months

Monday 2nd March 2020
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Blown2CV said:
stevensdrs said:
straight dad said:
After running around this morning doing various chores, we stopped at our local bakery to get lunch, usually a couple of baguettes and cakes.
Mrs Straight Dad decides to stay in the car while I go into the bakerery, requesting that she only wants a baguette, no cake.
I arrive back at the car with two baguettes and an Iced bun for myself. Ooo she says we can have half each.
She's now sitting at home with a face on because she was told no!
A failure on your part to understand the psychology of the female of the species. You should have bought two buns anyway. Worst case scenario you get to eat both of them but more likely she changes her mind and eats one staying happy and content in the knowledge that it wasn't really her weakness.
ah you fell at the final fence there as in 99.7% of females would be upset that you bought them a whole bun, as a) they don't want a whole one, they just wanted half (not that they could just eat half of one and leave the other half - that isn't an option) and b) what are you trying to make me fat you know i struggle with my weight my mum was right about you etc
In the nicest possible way she's telling you you're a lard arse and shouldn't be hogging a whole bun.

Oldandslow

2,405 posts

206 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2020
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Any fool knows that when a woman eats your food it contains 0 calories.

It is however mans primal urge to protect his food
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIsMP6U-a28

john_1983

1,415 posts

148 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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She just phoned me on her way to Tesco to ask where it is.

She's only being going there every fortnight for the last 2 years. It's one of 2 supermarkets in a relatively small town, not easy to miss as it's a big Tesco and it's central.

I have no idea how she finds her way to work. Also her car has satnav, why she couldn't just have used that baffles me

fluffekins

160 posts

284 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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Where are they going to park the planes now that most flights have been cancelled?

RammyMP

6,764 posts

153 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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fluffekins said:
Where are they going to park the planes now that most flights have been cancelled?
My wife asked me that while watching the news last night

Bullett

10,881 posts

184 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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I recall that this was a serious concern over the millenium.
Airlines rely on the planes being in the air most of the time and there are not enough parking spots at airports if they are all on the gound. They had to use military and smaller airfields.

Monkeylegend

26,334 posts

231 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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RammyMP said:
fluffekins said:
Where are they going to park the planes now that most flights have been cancelled?
My wife asked me that while watching the news last night
How did you answer ?

That seems like a very sensible question to me smile

vaud

50,423 posts

155 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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fluffekins said:
Where are they going to park the planes now that most flights have been cancelled?
There aren't enough stands (i.e. the direct access into the terminal) but there are plenty of spaces to park aeroplanes.

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

100 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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Monkeylegend said:
RammyMP said:
fluffekins said:
Where are they going to park the planes now that most flights have been cancelled?
My wife asked me that while watching the news last night
How did you answer ?

That seems like a very sensible question to me smile
As the aircraft won't be needed for passenger use, they don't need to be parked with access for baggage handling/airbridge/steps access and the aircraft can be parked much closer together, by being towed/pushed up with the big pushback tractors/tugs.


nonsequitur

20,083 posts

116 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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fluffekins said:
Where are they going to park the planes now that most flights have been cancelled?
At the Pay and Display of course, you know, the one next to the jet wash.

RammyMP

6,764 posts

153 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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Monkeylegend said:
RammyMP said:
fluffekins said:
Where are they going to park the planes now that most flights have been cancelled?
My wife asked me that while watching the news last night
How did you answer ?

That seems like a very sensible question to me smile
I said they’d be parked near the bottom of the runway (at Manchester airport) next to all the TUI 737 Maxs.

Dagnir

1,895 posts

163 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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straight dad said:
After running around this morning doing various chores, we stopped at our local bakery to get lunch, usually a couple of baguettes and cakes.
Mrs Straight Dad decides to stay in the car while I go into the bakerery, requesting that she only wants a baguette, no cake.
I arrive back at the car with two baguettes and an Iced bun for myself. Ooo she says we can have half each.
She's now sitting at home with a face on because she was told no!
Good man. They've got to learn somehow.