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Post by Bonny on Aug 24, 2016 14:02:03 GMT -5
I hate hate it when men say that about a women just because a relationship didn't work out. These men and women need to take a good hard look at themselves and their surroundings if they keep ending up with "crazy" women or "asshole" men. GRRRRR I remember while growing up my father's comment about these kinds of situations "What's the common denominator?"
Unfortunately he's taken to watching A LOT of Fox News. I cannot have a logical conversation with him anymore.
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Post by movingforward on Aug 24, 2016 14:10:25 GMT -5
I know. I would really love to have a stay at home wife. At one point I told DH we should get a mail order bride. I don't even care if he sleeps with her; I don't want to sleep with her, I just want someone else to do all the stuff that keeps the house running and liveable. Well, you can hire a live-in maid. It is probably cheaper than a wife
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Post by billisonboard on Aug 24, 2016 15:36:54 GMT -5
I know. I would really love to have a stay at home wife. At one point I told DH we should get a mail order bride. I don't even care if he sleeps with her; I don't want to sleep with her, I just want someone else to do all the stuff that keeps the house running and liveable. Well, you can hire a live-in maid. It is probably cheaper than a wife PG 13 Bill, remember, PG 13.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Aug 24, 2016 15:43:09 GMT -5
Well, you can hire a live-in maid. It is probably cheaper than a wife PG 13 Bill, remember, PG 13. Be brave, we won't tell
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Aug 24, 2016 15:47:32 GMT -5
PG 13 Bill, remember, PG 13. Be brave, we won't tell Instigator!!! But, yup, do tell.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2016 15:47:33 GMT -5
I hate hate it when men say that about a women just because a relationship didn't work out. These men and women need to take a good hard look at themselves and their surroundings if they keep ending up with "crazy" women or "asshole" men. GRRRRR I remember while growing up my father's comment about these kinds of situations "What's the common denominator?"
Unfortunately he's taken to watching A LOT of Fox News. I cannot have a logical conversation with him anymore.
Long lost sibling I never knew about? Always figured one might turn up
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Aug 24, 2016 15:55:10 GMT -5
Be brave, we won't tell Instigator!!! But, yup, do tell. It's like you don't know me at all!
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Post by movingforward on Aug 24, 2016 16:13:45 GMT -5
I hate hate it when men say that about a women just because a relationship didn't work out. These men and women need to take a good hard look at themselves and their surroundings if they keep ending up with "crazy" women or "asshole" men. GRRRRR I remember while growing up my father's comment about these kinds of situations "What's the common denominator?"
Unfortunately he's taken to watching A LOT of Fox News. I cannot have a logical conversation with him anymore.
Same here . My dad seems to have too much time on his hands since he retired. He sits around all morning watching Fox News. It is kind of frustrating and I have learned to keep conversations generic if at all possible; otherwise, he can get on a rant about this or that and it will go on forever. If you dare question the logic and have statistics to back it up as false he doesn't believe it. He only believes the talking heads on television. It is really sad because they have him scared out of his wits half the time. He used to be a logical person.
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Post by Bonny on Aug 24, 2016 17:01:25 GMT -5
I remember while growing up my father's comment about these kinds of situations "What's the common denominator?"
Unfortunately he's taken to watching A LOT of Fox News. I cannot have a logical conversation with him anymore.
Same here . My dad seems to have too much time on his hands since he retired. He sits around all morning watching Fox News. It is kind of frustrating and I have learned to keep conversations generic if at all possible; otherwise, he can get on a rant about this or that and it will go on forever. If you dare question the logic and have statistics to back it up as false he doesn't believe it. He only believes the talking heads on television. It is really sad because they have him scared out of his wits half the time. He used to be a logical person. Well my dad has always been a little paranoid. He's a Brooklyn boy used to the hard knocks of a lower middle class lifestyle.
At age 80 I can definitely see him slipping; he used to have a wonderful memory but now I seem him starting to "cover". I think the Fox stuff just reinforces a mean world where everyone is out to get you when reality is different. It's generally not about you at all!
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Post by zibazinski on Aug 24, 2016 17:16:11 GMT -5
Yup, I don't watch the news. Occasionally Bay News 9 for the weather or for local stuff. DH used to get so upset by Fox News. I finally said we aren't watching this during dinner but that I'd tape it and he could watch it later. Somehow we always had better things to do later.
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Post by happyhoix on Aug 25, 2016 7:42:44 GMT -5
I remember while growing up my father's comment about these kinds of situations "What's the common denominator?"
Unfortunately he's taken to watching A LOT of Fox News. I cannot have a logical conversation with him anymore.
Same here . My dad seems to have too much time on his hands since he retired. He sits around all morning watching Fox News. It is kind of frustrating and I have learned to keep conversations generic if at all possible; otherwise, he can get on a rant about this or that and it will go on forever. If you dare question the logic and have statistics to back it up as false he doesn't believe it. He only believes the talking heads on television. It is really sad because they have him scared out of his wits half the time. He used to be a logical person. This is my MIL.
She used to always watch QVC but developed kind of a shopping addiction to it, so she now keeps FOX news on 24/7. Even when Dh and I were there visiting her last Saturday, she had it on, but muted. The closed captioning was on, though.
I can see how it could brainwash someone into thinking the end of the world is near. It explains her chronically pessimistic world view.
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 25, 2016 7:58:47 GMT -5
The new American Gothic:
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 27, 2016 10:38:14 GMT -5
Wait, you mean the story is not true? Crap. I was hoping the lesbian nest would take over Donald Trump's place in Palm Beach and turn it into a farm.
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Post by Apple on Aug 27, 2016 14:15:45 GMT -5
Hmmmm.... the neighbor by my property is a lesbian, recently "retired" from a nursery. Now I know what she plans to do with her big green house She seems pretty cool, with a very "artistic" personality. And it will be nice to have someone living by my place full time when I finally get a house built.
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Post by dannylion on Aug 27, 2016 15:14:34 GMT -5
Just how many lesbians does Rush think there are? And why does he think all of them would want to become farmers? It would take an awful lot of lesbians to overrun all the red states and corrupt the good, God-fearing citizens thereof with their subversive vegetables and livestock. And so what if it's true? Is he afraid that homosexuality is contagious and transmissible through the food supply? Rush is truly a special kind of crazy.
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Post by teen persuasion on Aug 27, 2016 19:08:49 GMT -5
Just how many lesbians does Rush think there are? And why does he think all of them would want to become farmers? It would take an awful lot of lesbians to overrun all the red states and corrupt the good, God-fearing citizens thereof with their subversive vegetables and livestock. And so what if it's true? Is he afraid that homosexuality is contagious and transmissible through the food supply? Rush is truly a special kind of crazy.
Someone on Twitter thought that Lesbian Farmers would be a cool band name! When I saw that at work I thought of this thread - thanks guys!
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 27, 2016 19:26:13 GMT -5
Hmmmm.... the neighbor by my property is a lesbian, recently "retired" from a nursery. Now I know what she plans to do with her big green house She seems pretty cool, with a very "artistic" personality. And it will be nice to have someone living by my place full time when I finally get a house built. I see a remake of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers here. Local straight women start disappearing from your town and the locals discover pods in your neighbor's greenhouse which develop into lesbian farmers.
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Post by billisonboard on Aug 27, 2016 19:29:34 GMT -5
... Someone on Twitter thought that Lesbian Farmers would be a cool band name!... I read it as "brand" name. Thought something like: Lesbian Farmer Rasberries, Fresh from the Bush to You
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Post by zibazinski on Aug 27, 2016 20:58:27 GMT -5
That's funny actually. I'm assuming you used "bush" on purpose.
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Post by Apple on Aug 27, 2016 21:13:21 GMT -5
Hmmmm.... the neighbor by my property is a lesbian, recently "retired" from a nursery. Now I know what she plans to do with her big green house She seems pretty cool, with a very "artistic" personality. And it will be nice to have someone living by my place full time when I finally get a house built. I see a remake of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers here. Local straight women start disappearing from your town and the locals discover pods in your neighbor's greenhouse which develop into lesbian farmers. I was just thinking about that movie the other day! Goes to show... there are no coincidences!
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Post by countrygirl on Aug 27, 2016 23:29:13 GMT -5
Well lets see I joined a group called RVing Women, I hear a lot of them are lesbians. Maybe I can get them to come out here and one of them and me can buy a farm together, hubby would be thrilled to have a farm to work on. I just see it all as a win win, they might even take over some of my duties!!
Wait till I tell him.
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Post by mroped on Aug 28, 2016 6:47:14 GMT -5
I know. I would really love to have a stay at home wife. At one point I told DH we should get a mail order bride. I don't even care if he sleeps with her; I don't want to sleep with her, I just want someone else to do all the stuff that keeps the house running and liveable. Good luck with that and I hope your DH is not naive enough to take the offer. One crazy is hard enough to handle but two? May God have mercy on his soul!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 7:56:56 GMT -5
Razor thin ice...
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Post by Miss Tequila on Aug 28, 2016 14:41:51 GMT -5
I know. I would really love to have a stay at home wife. At one point I told DH we should get a mail order bride. I don't even care if he sleeps with her; I don't want to sleep with her, I just want someone else to do all the stuff that keeps the house running and liveable. Good luck with that and I hope your DH is not naive enough to take the offer. One crazy is hard enough to handle but two? May God have mercy on his soul! At this point, my God have mercy on YOUR soul....lol
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Post by Miss Tequila on Aug 28, 2016 14:42:56 GMT -5
I know. I would really love to have a stay at home wife. At one point I told DH we should get a mail order bride. I don't even care if he sleeps with her; I don't want to sleep with her, I just want someone else to do all the stuff that keeps the house running and liveable. That's pretty sexist. Why can't a man keep the house running and liveable?
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Post by zibazinski on Aug 29, 2016 3:37:44 GMT -5
God only knows.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Aug 29, 2016 7:31:46 GMT -5
I know. I would really love to have a stay at home wife. At one point I told DH we should get a mail order bride. I don't even care if he sleeps with her; I don't want to sleep with her, I just want someone else to do all the stuff that keeps the house running and liveable. That's pretty sexist. Why can't a man keep the house running and liveable? Men are more susceptible to the Cantclean disease. The two most common strains are A (called "Refusetoseedirt") and B (called Toodamnlazy). There is a third strain that seems to be on the rise... C (called Insteadofmywifehavingarealconversationaboutcleaningshejustdoeseverythingherselfandthenhatesmewithouttellingmewhy).
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Aug 29, 2016 7:37:13 GMT -5
That's pretty sexist. Why can't a man keep the house running and liveable? Men are more susceptible to the Cantclean disease. The two most common strains are A (called "Refusetoseedirt") and B (called Toodamnlazy). There is a third strain that seems to be on the rise... C (called Insteadofmywifehavingarealconversationaboutcleaningshejustdoeseverythingherselfandthenhatesmewithouttellingmewhy). OMG! Love those disease names!
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 29, 2016 7:41:56 GMT -5
That's pretty sexist. Why can't a man keep the house running and liveable? Men are more susceptible to the Cantclean disease. The two most common strains are A (called "Refusetoseedirt") and B (called Toodamnlazy). There is a third strain that seems to be on the rise... C (called Insteadofmywifehavingarealconversationaboutcleaningshejustdoeseverythingherselfandthenhatesmewithouttellingmewhy). And its Latin equivalency?
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Post by MJ2.0 on Aug 29, 2016 7:53:23 GMT -5
Men are more susceptible to the Cantclean disease. The two most common strains are A (called "Refusetoseedirt") and B (called Toodamnlazy). There is a third strain that seems to be on the rise... C (called Insteadofmywifehavingarealconversationaboutcleaningshejustdoeseverythingherselfandthenhatesmewithouttellingmewhy). And its Latin equivalency? Lmao! Yeah, okay....
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