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08 Nov 02 - 10:48 AM (#821464) Subject: Dear Grandpa: personal romance advice From: wilco Under the pseudonym Grandpappy Whodoo, I write a "personals' column" for a local musicians' newsletter. Please give me your take on this fellow's problem. Here is the latest letter to me. Dear Grandpappy: I am having a problem in my marriage with my wife of twenty years. The other night, I was playing a borrowed open-backed banjo, and I told my wife that I sure wanted one. She was in the other room, where she usually goes when I play my banjo or fiddle, and I had to kind of holler. She was watching some romantic pap on the TV. Then she came in, said she was going up to bed, and that I should come up in a few minutes, after her bath, for a surprise. i forgot all about it, because I was trying to learn the double thumb frail on the borrowed banjo. She got a little peeved. At any rate, she got mad, and told me to come upstairs and get in bed while she was in the bathroom. I obliged. Directly, she came out in a real fancy pajama top, with little red ribbon bows on the top. She kind of scooched across the room, and said, "I got you a little surprise." Then she undid one of them bows, and the jammys fell on one shouldr, and she pulled out a bottle of wine. Then she said, "And, here's another surprise." And, she undid another bow, and the jammys fell on down a little more, and she pulled out two glasses. So we poured a little wine. Then, she grabbed the last bow, and she said, "Now, I got you a real surprize, big boy. Something you reeeeeaallly want" I got so excited. I hollered, "Hot dam, you got me an open-backed banjo in there." She got very mad. What did I do wrong? Signed: Sleeping in the car in Detroit (with my old banjo) My reply: Dear sleeping in the car in Detroit. Grandpappy Whodoo knows all about women, since my mom was once one, as were all of my wives. Unless the Mrs. is a very large woman, she obviously couldn't have had a banjo in her pajama top. You need to be more sensitive and think. You should have guessed that it was a harmonica. Or maybe a jaw harp. Something smaller. Go buy her a harmonica, or some other small insturment, and everything will work out. Signed: Grandpappy Whodoo. Do you mudcatters have a better "take" on this situation? |
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08 Nov 02 - 11:08 AM (#821477) Subject: RE: Dear Grandpa: personal romance advice From: Wesley S I always thought that women prefered mandolins. |
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08 Nov 02 - 11:12 AM (#821481) Subject: RE: Dear Grandpa: personal romance advice From: katlaughing Should have told him to ask to toot on her hooters and all would be well!**BG** |
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08 Nov 02 - 11:20 AM (#821491) Subject: RE: Dear Grandpa: personal romance advice From: CarolC The woman is clearly hinting around that she wants an accordion with which to accompany Mr. SitciD (wmob)'s open backed banjo playing. I don't know why this is so difficult for people to see. |
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08 Nov 02 - 11:22 AM (#821492) Subject: RE: Dear Grandpa: personal romance advice From: Willie-O I bet she got you an ocarina, ya big oaf. But due to your insensitive comment, she'll probably turn around and give it to someone who wants to play it! |
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08 Nov 02 - 11:23 AM (#821493) Subject: RE: Dear Grandpa: personal romance advice From: Louie Roy When you play with a womans spark plug and her carburator starts leaking you better not have a flat or you'll get more than a banjo over your head |
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08 Nov 02 - 12:27 PM (#821559) Subject: RE: Dear Grandpa: personal romance advice From: Amos Some people are SO insensitive!! The only thing she coulda been hiding under them ribbons was one of those intellitouch tuners!! Now, the poor sod doesn't have an intelli-touch worth talking about, and his life is all outta tune. Sheesh!! A |
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08 Nov 02 - 10:19 PM (#821985) Subject: RE: Dear Grandpa: personal romance advice From: Hrothgar She was actually more interested in a instrument you had already. |
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08 Nov 02 - 10:37 PM (#821994) Subject: RE: Dear Grandpa: personal romance advice From: katlaughing Louie Roy! Priceless! I love it!! |