Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Commercial Disguised as Advice
I just love this article. It’s an unintentionally hilarious guide for guys who are concerned about giving the right gift to their special lady and don’t want to sleep in the doghouse. The part that really tickles my funny bone? The date. Saturday, December 24. Hey, thanks a lot!
Women see a gift from their partner as an indication not just to the extent of a partner’s thoughtfulness, but how much that partner cares about them.
They judge that by how much effort their guy has put into finding out their personal details, needs and preferences. They’ll then immediately work out from all this where the relationship is at present and where it’s going.
Betcha didn’t know all that was wrapped up in that small package, did you? It’s enough to send attached males to the drinks cupboard first thing tomorrow.
Drinks cupboard? More like divorce court. Really, why would a guy with a brain put up with this nonsense? It’s like catching the mother of your children, herding said children into the bedroom, closing the door, and telling them “Remember, whoever doesn’t find their very own XBOX 360 under the tree, freshly wrapped with their OWN NAME on a tag, knows that daddy doesn’t love them.” Really, it’s exactly the same thing. The only difference is that such a greedy gift-whore is brainwashing herself, instead of the kids. But other than that it’s exactly the same thing.
All women are not like this. Really, if I was a woman I’d be so angry I’d want to organize some kind of protest march to the Toronto Sun with pitchforks and torches. What the hell is the matter with these people that they think all women hate sleazy lingerie and they all want the latest cellphone and/or Blackberry. Ah, the name of the writer of the article is Valerie Gibson. Valerie is a woman’s name. I wonder if she’s got the latest cellphone and/or Blackberry. Does she know how to use it? Does she think all women would know how to use theirs?
Not all the women I’ve known, I’ll tell you that. Most of the women I’ve dated would develop a migraine before the wrapping was completely peeled off the gadget. Oh, NO! It’s a gadget!
What in the world is the point of this advice, coming out as it does on Christmas Eve Day? Ah, in the last couple paragraphs the truth is revealed:
GIFTS THAT WOMEN LOVE: Spa certificates, books, DVDs and CDs, the latest cellphone, BlackBerry, laptop, cruise tickets and good jewelry — especially good jewelry.
In trouble? Next time go to GiftsForYourWife.com, an online business that helps busy men find gifts for the important lady in their life.
Appearances being any indication, it is an online business that helps busy men dig themselves out of a hole, AFTER Christmas, by buying some kind of make-up gift to express how incredibly sorry they are for having bought the wrong gift on the Real Christmas. Overnight, if possible, of course. Sure, that’s speculation, but what other benefit could you possibly get out of something you find out about on December 24?
And yet if it didn’t work out that way, it probably wouldn’t be worth writing up.
I can’t imagine what it would be like being married to a woman with the big brass balls to receive a Christmas gift, dislike it, and be so vocal about it that her honey would be coerced into buying some kind of make-up gift so he could possibly get sex again. Actually, with hypnosis to unearth long-buried memories, I can, but that’s another story. How many guys are in marriages and relationships like this? There are real women out there, who are deserving of our attention, fellas.
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