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   Eef | Jun 15, 2009 09:43pm | #1

   c,
   quick! just stash 'em in the shop. one's shop is one's haven from those who would have us get rid of things...
   around here, if an item has any perceived uselessness it can be safely spirited away with the comment "oh, don't worry, i'll just keep it in the shop." out-of-sight's-what's-out-of-mind-is-what's-in-the-shop.
   eef

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   Lataxe | Jun 15, 2009 09:56pm | #2

   Tom,

   It has to be admitted - ladywives can be philistines when it comes to certain man-things.  You must lecture her sternly concerning the sinful act of destroying them magazines via a journey to the dustbin (trashcan).

   Perhaps you might mention her collection of shoes and/or frocks and seek an explanation for them taking up all that valuabe magazine-horde room?

   Lataxe, ladywife trainer (ha ha, if only).

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   Eef | Jun 15, 2009 11:45pm | #3

   lataxe,
   are you some sort of punishment glutton? do you actually have such in-roads with yours? mr. c's current position demands stealth and less words. it is precisely at times, such as this, that mere mumbling suffices. "it's nothing honey, just runnin' into the shop for a minute..."
   eef

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   ctsjr | Jun 16, 2009 12:35am | #4

   LataxeI think I'll let YOU tell her that! I like my bed, thank you!
   And she's dang near perfect--her biggest sin is a collection of romance novels. She's not a shopper at all. But she's a keeper! Tom"Notice that at no time do my fingers leave my hand"

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   zolton | Jun 17, 2009 02:40am | #5

   Lataxe,

    "Perhaps you might mention her collection of shoes and/or frocks and seek an explanation for them taking up all that valuabe magazine-horde room?"

   My wife has expressed a certain measure of distain for woodworking tools - and especially for bicycle "necessities."

   That is until I showed her the SIDI road shoes I bought ($185.00 about ten years ago). Her comment was, "I don't understand the wheels or the tires or the gearing or any of that stuff. But the shoes? Italian made? I get that..."

   ZoltonIf you see a possum running around in here, kill it. It's not a pet. - Jackie Moon

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   Lataxe | Jun 17, 2009 08:06pm | #6

   Z,

   Them laidees is suckers for feet apparel and one cannot understand why they won't extend their approval to the rest of the genre, such as garish merino jerseys and black lycra bib-shorts.  (Mind, I have seen one or two gawping with approval at certain younger cyclists with well-trained quadriceps; and well-trained glutes encased in black lycra send some into fits, despite the man-nappy also contained therin).

   And why is it so hard to appreciate the sculpted form of a fine carbon-fibre racing frame?  Some ladywives won't even let their hubbies hang the Beautiful Object upon the bedroom wall, where it can give continuous eye-pleasure as one drops orf to sleep; and remain safe from theify-men who might step avariciously by the bike-shed in the night.

   Perhaps if you buy your ladywife some o' them Sidis (do they do high heel versions with thin patent leather straps?) she may become enamoured of the whole cycling thang and insist that you both have a De Rosa with the latest Campag Super Record 11-speed on it?  I know - it's a long shot.

   Lataxe, who cannot glutenise lycra as well as he used to (bumps have appeared).