Men are from Mars
stickywicket
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“Where are the luggage scales kept?” he asked, one day last week.
“Either in the second drawer of the bureau or in the big case or one of the holdalls” I replied.
My heart sank as I heard him rummaging around in the drawer, no doubt leaving everything where I couldn’t get hold of it, and then dragging the dusty case onto the unmade bed. No scales.
“You lent it to Peter. Did he give it you back?”
“Dunno.”
Yesterday we established that Peter didn’t have it so today the rummaging started again. Everywhere. When my dearly beloved rummages nothing is ever put back in the place it came out of. In desperation I asked “Why are you looking in my wardrobe? It can’t be there.”
“It could be anywhere” he replied and, alas, if he’d been the one to put it away, that is so true.
Finally he strolled, smirking, into the dining room, bearing the offending item.
“OK. Where was it?” I asked, knowing that the smirk indicated he’d been right and I’d been wrong.
“In the holdall with the blue straps.”
“That’s one of the places where I’d said it’d be.”
“Ah, no. You said ‘in the holdalls’ but it was in the pocket of the holdall.”
“So? It’s still the holdall.”
"You didn't mention the pocket." He was still smirking, knowingly, happily. In his own eyes he was vindicated and a winner.
“Shall we call it quits?” I asked, wearily.
“OK.” He exited, jauntily, still swinging the scales.
Almost 45 years of marriage to an alien.
“Either in the second drawer of the bureau or in the big case or one of the holdalls” I replied.
My heart sank as I heard him rummaging around in the drawer, no doubt leaving everything where I couldn’t get hold of it, and then dragging the dusty case onto the unmade bed. No scales.
“You lent it to Peter. Did he give it you back?”
“Dunno.”
Yesterday we established that Peter didn’t have it so today the rummaging started again. Everywhere. When my dearly beloved rummages nothing is ever put back in the place it came out of. In desperation I asked “Why are you looking in my wardrobe? It can’t be there.”
“It could be anywhere” he replied and, alas, if he’d been the one to put it away, that is so true.
Finally he strolled, smirking, into the dining room, bearing the offending item.
“OK. Where was it?” I asked, knowing that the smirk indicated he’d been right and I’d been wrong.
“In the holdall with the blue straps.”
“That’s one of the places where I’d said it’d be.”
“Ah, no. You said ‘in the holdalls’ but it was in the pocket of the holdall.”
“So? It’s still the holdall.”
"You didn't mention the pocket." He was still smirking, knowingly, happily. In his own eyes he was vindicated and a winner.
“Shall we call it quits?” I asked, wearily.
“OK.” He exited, jauntily, still swinging the scales.
Almost 45 years of marriage to an alien.
If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
Steven Wright
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Are we married to the same bloke? :shock: :?0
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SW ..it does take a ling time to understand them.. or do we never....and I thought mine was a one off..... :roll:Love
Barbara0 -
I think I am living with a clone of one,0
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Planet Bloke. :roll: Bless their little hearts, as you have learned they require very specific instructions as to where something might be. Bloke searching for summat usually consists of opening a drawer, giving the contents a cursory glance before slamming it shut with the grand announcement 'It isn't there'. DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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Aw, bless their little cotton socks. Yes, they do indeed need exact instructions.Christine0
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Saints preserve us we've all got the same man !
NO SENSE OF HUMOUR
COULDN'T FIND HIS OWN NOSE. (Cleaned that up)
LOOKS HORRENDOUS IN LYCRA
The good lord was laughing at us when he created man. Mig0 -
I fear you could be right, mig. We are all married to the same alien. I guess once, long, long ago, he did look very good in lycra.If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
Steven Wright0 -
I suppose the side pocket in the holdall is the same as being under something. Men don't seem capable of working out that if we say it is in a drawer that they may have to actually move something to see it.
"It's not here, I can't see it"
"Yes it is I know I put it in there"
"Well it's not here now, come and see for yourself"
I go over, move a diary and a pack of batteries, and Hey Presto, there is the elusive item.
"How was I to know you had hidden it under other things?"
Yes, I agree, we are all married to these Martians.
I give up, how on earth did our anscestors survive when the men had to search for food? :?0 -
Thank you for this thread
It's really funny but sadly it's true
Although mine starts looking for things before asking me
Then after a lot of banging and clattering and me having to ask what he's looking for its always in the place it's always been
Bless
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PollySid wrote:I give up, how on earth did our anscestors survive when the men had to search for food? :?
I guess the 'food' was moving so easier to spot. Maybe they need to hunt in packs for luggage scalesIf at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
Steven Wright0 -
There is also the 'studied incompetence' factor to consider.Why bother doing something properly if a token or poorly executed attempt will lead to 'someone' (ie woman) doing it for you?
Sadly mothers can be instrumental in initiating this syndrome in their male offspring and it can be difficult or impossible to rectify! My ex fell into this category.0 -
Bloody hell. You all, every one of you, sound just like
my wife. I'm off to the pub.0 -
May I join you? I promise not to moan or nag and I'll buy you a pie OR a pint. DD (who isn't currently made of money)Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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daffy2 wrote:There is also the 'studied incompetence' factor to consider.Why bother doing something properly if a token or poorly executed attempt will lead to 'someone' (ie woman) doing it for you?
Sadly mothers can be instrumental in initiating this syndrome in their male offspring and it can be difficult or impossible to rectify! My ex fell into this category.
My brother was taught this beautifully by my Mum :roll: break a glass when washing up, burn a shirt and Mum does it for you (replace Mum for wife )0 -
Oh Stickey
I'm afraid we all live with these aliens ther'e all the same i fear they also put things away in a safe place they say but when it comes to finding it they have put away so safely that they can't find it. Iv'e lived with one of these strange aliens for 42 years now and he never gets any better.Stay positive always👍xx0
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