BS: why marriage works

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: Musket
Date: 13 Apr 15 - 08:23 AM

As we used to say down Manton, one of the finest blokes ever to have pissed through a tin trumpet.

Will we be seeing you at Ep'th this Wednesday?

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 13 Apr 15 - 09:20 AM

Alas, the Memsahib is back in Cologne this week, so I'm CTB on canine-care duty.
Very frustrating. But, so far, she has a couple of weeks in the office coming up, so I should be OK for next time. Keep my seat warm!

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: GUEST,Blind DRunk in Blind River
Date: 13 Apr 15 - 12:52 PM

I ain't never tried marriage yet, eh? I would not do it unlest I was sure I had found the one right girl, know'm sayin'? And there are a lot to choose from too, so it is, like, hard to decide which would be best for ME. There are, like, the girls at the donut shop...but most of them won't hardly talk to me. Then there are the girls who go in the Wet T-shrit contests at the Iron Horse. Some good ones there! Then there is Officer Dana. I would marry Officer Dana if things was set up right, but they are not. So far. What I gotta do is score a huge amount of cash so's I can impress her with what a great provider I am, eh? This means startin' a huge grow-op somewhere. But where? I can't, like, do it at our house. I have tried that before, and I got arrested. Six times in 8 years! So that is not the solushion. Then too, if I was to marry it would make the women of North Ontario very sad! There might be some suisides, eh? I would not want that. I gotta give this more thoguth.

- Shane

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: Ed T
Date: 13 Apr 15 - 04:25 PM

lyle's true love 

Luckly we have different views on the qualities of a perfect mate-Lyle finally struck on his in the above link.

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: akenaton
Date: 14 Apr 15 - 04:20 AM

Sad case really, when we deny our parental instincts and to bolster a dubious ideology.

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 14 Apr 15 - 04:31 AM

And how do you know that everyone has "parental instincts" in the first place? The only dubious ideology on show here is yours. Many around here may put it far less kindly. And your homophobic ideology isn'tt at all dubious. It's completely beyond doubt, and you seem determined to give it yet another tedious airing.

Fourth hospital visit in a few days today and more to come. It's a marriage thang. No it isn't. It's a human being thing!

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: akenaton
Date: 14 Apr 15 - 04:38 AM

Why don't you just substitute "most people" for "everyone", and save yourself a hell of a lot of angst?

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 14 Apr 15 - 04:40 AM

Unintelligible post, mercifully short.

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: akenaton
Date: 14 Apr 15 - 04:53 AM

Allow me to draw you a picture Steve, you said, "And how do you know that everyone has "parental instincts" in the first place?". I did not say, or think, that everyone has parental instincts, but I am absolutely certain that a huge majority (most people)do.

I am also absolutely certain that you think the same, but it does not serve your agenda to say so.

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 14 Apr 15 - 08:12 AM

I do not go around classifying people as to whether I think they have "parental instincts" or not, or to what extent. And I am very open about what I think and have no agenda, thank you. We know that your agenda is to demote certain people who don't have children. Married gay couples in particular.

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: Musket
Date: 14 Apr 15 - 09:36 AM

We are both immersed in our careers so it wouldn't be an ideal environment to bring up children in our household, purely our opinion mind... We did look at adopting and went so far down the line but decided against it in the end. A pity really because we can offer a loving family unit in a large house in a spectacularly beautiful area of Argyll.

That said, there are many gay couples, married, civil partnership or indeed living over the brush who take on adopted children. One couple near us are angels, taking on short term foster children. I can say this as nobody here will know her and she tells people anyway, but one of our medical students was born to lesbian parents through donor sperm and is busy writing a book in the little spare time she has, as an autobiography .Not of a model brilliant childhood but of a normal one with ups, downs, roughs and smooths. Her long term boyfriend, after living in care was adopted by a gay couple too. They reckon they both waited ages to tell each other they had gay parents, not knowing the other did too...

This is the real world where love describes your feelings and life, not the twisted minds of scared old men.

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Apr 15 - 09:46 AM

"Then too, if I was to marry it would make the women of North Ontario very sad! There might be some suisides, eh?"

Shane, you are such a sweetheart, to be thinking of the welfare of others. I agree that the women of North Ontario will live happier lives if you stay single.
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I'm taking a chance this year, and last night I started some seeds for zinnias in those whatcha-call-ems that are made of peat and have a little hole punched in the middle. Zinnias tend to get powdery mildew, but the DH has been lucky at the blackjack table, and I can buy some spray.

And a few tithonias, which butterflies really like. Tithonias need support, though. The branches are brittle.

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 14 Apr 15 - 08:19 PM

what is this 'works' business?

I take thee to be be my lawful wedded, cos I think it might work....that really is bollocks.

Of course it doesn't work. Her mothers an old boot. You're both going to turn into a couple of old bastards. the chances are there going to be all sorts of horrible problems....after all its life we're dealing with....

The point is you really love the girl or boy. That's all there is. there are no guarantees.

I can't do faith in god after Auschwitz. But I know I love Denise sometimes, and she loves me sometimes. sometimes we piss each other.   
off .
But that has to be enough, and its better than I deserve.

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: GUEST,gillymor
Date: 15 Apr 15 - 05:51 AM

Did you ever consider writing for Hallmark, Al? :)

(Actually though, well said.)

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: Musket
Date: 15 Apr 15 - 07:34 AM

Hallmark may just edit the bit about Auschwitz if truth be known...

The rest of it is a man comfortable in his own ample skin.

I wish you'd stop injecting sanity into threads Al. Takes all the fun away 😎

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: GUEST,HiLo
Date: 15 Apr 15 - 08:08 AM

Another reason why ours works is, that between the two of us, we produce the best chicken curry and the best rack of lamb. Who could leave that combo.

Subject: RE: BS: why marriage works
From: jacqui.c
Date: 15 Apr 15 - 04:14 PM

Beautifully put Al.