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  • A Amarnath S

    Selective deafness works wonders.

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    DRHuff
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    I asked my wife to rate my listening skills. She said “your an 8 on a scale of ten” I asked her why she wanted me to urinate on a skeleton?!?!?!

    If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.

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    • I Indivara

      most of our conversations seem to revolve around medical terms, as I remarked to my wife the other day, but she couldn't make out my words over her tinnitus, and thanks to my hypophonia, I couldn't make her hear me...

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      jmaida
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      I "do" without asking. I know what works. I say "what" when listening because it's true.

      "A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger

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      • D Daniel Pfeffer

        In the Christian marriage ceremony, it used to be the wives who vowed to "Love, honour, and obey" their husbands. :)

        Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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        Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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        And you tell this me NOW!!! :laugh:

        "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." ― Albert Einstein

        "It never ceases to amaze me that a spacecraft launched in 1977 can be fixed remotely from Earth." ― Brian Cox

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        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

          den2k88 wrote:

          talking to my wife often causes me orchitis

          Well, there is your mistake! We're not supposed to talk - our job is to listen. :laugh:

          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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          Paul Sanders the other one
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          > our job is to listen ... whether we like it or not! 😸

          Paul Sanders. If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter - Blaise Pascal. Some of my best work is in the undo buffer.

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          • C Craig Robbins

            Listen - JUST listen... if my bride is describing a problem I realize she is not asking me to offer a solution.

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            Paul Sanders the other one
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            This is true

            Paul Sanders. If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter - Blaise Pascal. Some of my best work is in the undo buffer.

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            • L Lost User

              Real deafness works even better.

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              Paul Sanders the other one
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              Yup, I have that too x

              Paul Sanders. If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter - Blaise Pascal. Some of my best work is in the undo buffer.

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              • D DRHuff

                I asked my wife to rate my listening skills. She said “your an 8 on a scale of ten” I asked her why she wanted me to urinate on a skeleton?!?!?!

                If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.

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                Paul Sanders the other one
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                Well I guess somebody has to!

                Paul Sanders. If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter - Blaise Pascal. Some of my best work is in the undo buffer.

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                • D Daniel Pfeffer

                  In the Christian marriage ceremony, it used to be the wives who vowed to "Love, honour, and obey" their husbands. :)

                  Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                  haughtonomous
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                  Husbands like to think they are in charge, and their wives sensibly allow them to think that whilst doing what they are told: "I'm in charge here, and I have my wife's permission to say so!"

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                  • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                    OriginalGriff wrote:

                    our job is to listen obey

                    FTFY

                    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." ― Albert Einstein

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                    BillWoodruff
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                    Hi, fyi there are ancient and modern fish who climbed/climb trees.[^]

                    «The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch

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                    • D Daniel Pfeffer

                      In the Christian marriage ceremony, it used to be the wives who vowed to "Love, honour, and obey" their husbands. :)

                      Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                      WPerkins
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                      Proving that farce is the oldest form of humor.

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                      • P Paul Sanders the other one

                        > our job is to listen ... whether we like it or not! 😸

                        Paul Sanders. If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter - Blaise Pascal. Some of my best work is in the undo buffer.

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                        rnbergren
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                        this is worth a minute to watch. IT is very true, very funny and very insightful. Pro marriage tip #5 “Does she really want you to: just listen.” - YouTube[^]

                        To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer

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                        • C Craig Robbins

                          Listen - JUST listen... if my bride is describing a problem I realize she is not asking me to offer a solution.

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                          'If I have to... I guess.' from Man's Prayer - Red Green

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                          • R rnbergren

                            this is worth a minute to watch. IT is very true, very funny and very insightful. Pro marriage tip #5 “Does she really want you to: just listen.” - YouTube[^]

                            To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer

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                            Paul Sanders the other one
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                            Thanks, I'll take a look

                            Paul Sanders. If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter - Blaise Pascal. Some of my best work is in the undo buffer.

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                            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                              den2k88 wrote:

                              talking to my wife often causes me orchitis

                              Well, there is your mistake! We're not supposed to talk - our job is to listen. :laugh:

                              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                              sasadler
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                              And I'm an abject failure at that!

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                              • R rnbergren

                                this is worth a minute to watch. IT is very true, very funny and very insightful. Pro marriage tip #5 “Does she really want you to: just listen.” - YouTube[^]

                                To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer

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                                Paul Sanders the other one
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                                That's hysterical. And, as you say, there's a lot of truth in it x

                                Paul Sanders. If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter - Blaise Pascal. Some of my best work is in the undo buffer.

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