Post by: Monkeyleg on February 15, 2007, 02:03:10 PM
My wife has constantly derided it. "You're not going to wear that to (insert restaurant/function here), are you?"
"I'll take it off before we get inside."
At this point in my life, I'd rather be warm than fashionable.
Anyway, sometime in the last year or so, I noticed things in the pockets that I definitely didn't put there. Like plastic dog poop bags.
Well, I guess she decided that parka wasn't too ugly when taking the dog out first thing in the morning.
I keep an ugly pair of warm gloves in one of the voluminous pockets. When I went out to shovel the other day, they weren't there.
"Oh," she said. "I needed to scrape the ice off my car, and my gloves aren't warm."
Okay.
I also have a pair of clunky Sorel boots that are waterproof, and good to -30 degrees. My wife hates them, because I wear them all the time in the middle of winter.
When I went to put them on the other day, they were gone. So was my wife. And the dog. I didn't need Peter Falk to figure out what was going on.
Function over form, I guess.
Two weeks ago, my wife went to her aunt's funeral. After she got home, I noticed my tie rack sitting on the stairs.
I'm somewhat particular about my ties, especially the ones I've spent hours poring over in the store to make sure that they dimple just right.
So, I was understandably a little concerned.
"WTF is this?" I bellowed.
Turns out her uncle couldn't find his tie, so she took my selection for him to pick from.
Sorry, but that's over the top.
What's next? My 70 year-old mother-in-law borrowing my Tony Lama boots?
Post by: mustanger98 on February 15, 2007, 02:57:45 PM
You don't have to have nice stuff for 'em to steal it; you just hafta have clothes they want.
Post by: Sergeant Bob on February 15, 2007, 03:00:19 PM
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Anyway, sometime in the last year or so, I noticed things in the pockets that I definitely didn't put there. Like plastic dog poop bags.
Just be happy the doggy bags were empty!
Post by: Gewehr98 on February 15, 2007, 03:06:28 PM
Guess which one Mrs. G-98 wears when walking the dogs or getting the mail? Yup. So it has the plastic baggies, extra gloves, receipts, you name it in the pockets.
I watch "Dead Like Me" and "Eureka" on the big HDTV, and usually get comfy in a pair of sweatpants and a henley T-shirt. That's assuming I can find the several pairs of sweatpants I have, because she's usually wearing them as soon as she gets home from work.
Me - "Munchkin, why don't we get you some sweatpants for yourself?"
Her - "Why, I've got yours..."
Okeydokey.
Post by: RevDisk on February 15, 2007, 04:20:11 PM
I don't mind my SO swiping my clothing. Except for my old field jacket. I loved that jacket, and wore it when all the cool kids on the block wore Gore-Tex. It's still in beautiful shape. Wore it six years and never put a unit patch on it once.
Aside from that, I don't mind borrowing of my clothing as long as it is returned in the condition in which it was borrowed.
Post by: Car Knocker on February 15, 2007, 05:35:16 PM
Post by: Headless Thompson Gunner on February 15, 2007, 05:43:28 PM
Well, you could start wearing her underwear. Tit for tat, so to speak.
Could you even fit into your wife's underwear???
Post by: Car Knocker on February 15, 2007, 05:53:17 PM
Post by: mustanger98 on February 15, 2007, 06:23:11 PM
Post by: Monkeyleg on February 15, 2007, 06:25:34 PM
Well, you could start wearing her underwear. Tit for tat, so to speak.
Could you even fit into your wife's underwear???I don't even want to know.
Post by: Thor on February 15, 2007, 07:20:03 PM
Post by: Strings on February 15, 2007, 09:03:28 PM
Actually, yes. Used to have all the drawers in one.. well... drawer. Thought I'd be thoughtful one morning, and not turn the light on while getting dressed: underwear didn't feel right, but I was fairly sleepy. Went into bathroom, and realized the mistake I had made: changed the arrangement of clothes in drawers that night...
And yes, Spoon steals my kilts (so do a few others)...
Post by: Monkeyleg on February 15, 2007, 09:51:36 PM
That said, I would never, ever present you as the "average Joe."
You wear kilts. You have tattoos from your ankles to your neck.
Did I mention that you wear kilts? Or that you wear kilts with combat boots?
Or that you wear kilts with combat boots, along with biker vests with all sorts of patches?
Bill, I love ya. But, you just aren't the person we want to see interviewed by the media.
Before you start getting ticked off at me, and rattling all those tattoos, and getting your kilts in a bunch, just consider this:
Tony Simington was one of the best recruiters we had for CCW. He was a close friend of Dave Zien, and recruited a lot of vounteers in the NW part of the state.
Tony was also the biker's biker, and looked the part.
Back during the veto override vote, Tony and I were standing outside the Capitol, smoking cigarettes.
A TV news crew came by. They wanted to talk to somebody on our side.
I was wearing my usual nice Republican suit, fresh-shaven, and looked respectable.
Tony looked like the Outlaw Biker From Hell.
Guess who they decided to interview?
Bill, if you want to say something to the media, don't dress like you do on an otherwise daily basis.
Alright, you know the drill. Just drill it into the heads of those you recruit.
Post by: HankB on February 16, 2007, 03:55:39 AM
Well, you could start wearing her underwear. Tit for tat, so to speak.
Reminds me of a kid in my elementary school - poor guy came from a poorer family, and as the youngest in a family with six kids, all he got to wear was hand-me downs. He got beat up a lot.Turns out, he had five sisters . . .
Post by: wingnutx on February 16, 2007, 07:53:56 AM
My wife mostly steals my t-shirts to sleep in. I don't mind unless she starts wearing out my irreplacable band shirts.
Post by: Strings on February 16, 2007, 07:57:02 AM
Dick's just sore about the squirrel he got a couple weeks ago... :neener:
Post by: Perd Hapley on February 16, 2007, 08:26:54 AM
Except for my old field jacket. I loved that jacket, and wore it when all the cool kids on the block wore Gore-Tex.
Me too. I was in Bosnia in '99, and the only one still wearing the issue sweater and field jacket, instead of the Gore Tex and polypro.
Post by: wingnutx on February 16, 2007, 08:41:43 AM
Post by: Brad Johnson on February 16, 2007, 08:47:53 AM
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Did I mention that you wear kilts? Or that you wear kilts with combat boots?
Okay, this we GOTTA see!
Brad
Post by: grampster on February 16, 2007, 08:49:50 AM
kilt me.
Post by: Perd Hapley on February 16, 2007, 09:50:25 AM
Okay, this we GOTTA see!
Please Don't Say That!
Post by: Brad Johnson on February 16, 2007, 09:52:11 AM
Brad
Post by: mustanger98 on February 16, 2007, 09:58:46 AM
Listening to some of you describing your clothing just about
kilt me.
kilt me.
I heard they call it a kilt because the first guy to wear one kilt the first guy that laughed at him for wearing a dress.
Post by: Monkeyleg on February 16, 2007, 12:34:52 PM
Sorry to be having some fun at your expense, Bill, but you do stand out in a crowd.
And, to be fair, you do dress up well, too.
Post by: wmenorr67 on February 16, 2007, 12:48:25 PM
Post by: bedlamite on February 16, 2007, 02:03:28 PM
Sorry to be having some fun at your expense, Bill, but you do stand out in a crowd.
Don't be sorry Dick, that's what he's here for.
It's easy to stand out in a crowd when the crowd is trying to get away from you.
Post by: Strings on February 16, 2007, 02:07:10 PM
And ask, an' ye shall recieve...
Just for you, fistful...
Post by: BakerMikeRomeo on February 16, 2007, 03:05:49 PM
~GnSx
Post by: Strings on February 16, 2007, 03:17:26 PM
Post by: glockfan.45 on February 16, 2007, 03:30:06 PM
Post by: glockfan.45 on February 16, 2007, 03:41:09 PM
. After reading the post about your wifes panties I now have a mental image of a guy riding down the highway on his scooter, kilt blowing in the wind, revealing his lacy pink panties. Oh God I'm gonna be sick, I need to go drink that thought out of my head now.
Post by: Perd Hapley on February 16, 2007, 06:39:49 PM
Post by: Perd Hapley on February 16, 2007, 06:44:47 PM
OK. I'll just dig out my eyes with a fork. And then slit my wrists.
Post by: Firethorn on February 16, 2007, 06:50:49 PM
Seriously, is that a tatoo of Bun-Bun on your leg?
Post by: Monkeyleg on February 16, 2007, 07:33:16 PM
I should never have poked fun at you in my earlier post. You do that all too well on your own.
I only own one suit, but try to make the shirts and ties set a new look. If you say that you can outdress me, I'd like to see it. Not saying you can't, but I'd just like to see you that dressed up.
Now, going back to the original topic, I noticed today that the number of socks in my drawer was much smaller than it was yesterday.
And that my (our) dog suddenly has a lot of socks to play with.
It's a Polish wife conspiracy.
Post by: Strings on February 16, 2007, 08:13:35 PM
And for y'all's information, they weren't pink panties: Spoon doesn't OWN any pink panties. They were black (with a lil' bow)...
Post by: Strings on February 16, 2007, 08:18:13 PM
Don't y'all hate that I found photobucket? :neener:
Post by: Monkeyleg on February 16, 2007, 08:55:34 PM
As for the color of your wife's underwear, well, maybe that's for another forum.
Post by: Strings on February 16, 2007, 09:53:18 PM
Post by: Monkeyleg on February 16, 2007, 10:49:54 PM
As I've mentioned in other posts, I really admire a good suit. But I can't afford what I consider to be good suits. And, by "good," I mean $2000 Armani suits.
Go talk to Senator Kanavas sometime. He's a short guy, built like a boxer, and he dresses with class. His suits aren't cheap. I doubt he has them made in Thailand.
But, back somewhere to the original topic. When I go to the Capitol, I wear a nearly 20 year-old suit that would probably cost over $1000 today. I wear white silk shirts, and neckties that, as I've said, I'm picky about. I also wear top-of-the-line Allen Edmonds shoes.
Why?
Perception. The pol's already know that the WCCM is a source for money. Dress well, and the WCCA (now WCPS) has additional respectability.
Is that the game? Maybe. But it doesn't hurt by trying. Plus, I really like wearing suits. I wish I could justify spending more money on new ones.
Following the November election debacle, I called my old friend Tom Reynolds to see how he was handling his loss.
He was actually doing very well, which comforted me.
Tom has always been a middle-class guy, but he has a brother who makes a nice income.
When Tom ran for the Senate in 2002, his brother gave him a full wardrobe of suits and shoes and ties. All of it was the good stuff.
As we discussed the good and the bad that he had endured for four years in the senate, I pointed out to him that he at least got a nice wardrobe out of the deal.
That made him laugh, which made me feel better.
If you're looking for other politico's who dress well, check out Spencer Coggs. He's another short guy, but he's built like a bantam-weight fighter. He fills out a suit very well.
When I mention to my wife that this or that guy fills out a suit very well, she thinks I have some sort of homosexual attraction to the guy. That's just plain bull, and she knows it.
No matter how much I spend on suits or shirts or ties, I'll never be able to fill them out properly. I just get skinnier on the top, and heavier at the middle.
And my wife keeps stealing my clothes.
Post by: Perd Hapley on February 17, 2007, 06:36:57 AM
And for y'all's information, they weren't pink panties: Spoon doesn't OWN any pink panties. They were black (with a lil' bow)...
Of course she doesn't. She knows they wouldn't go with your kilts, fruity-boy.
Seriously, this thread should have a biohazard label or something.
Post by: wmenorr67 on February 17, 2007, 07:46:22 AM
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Seriously, this thread should have a biohazard label or something.
or at least a NC-17 rating.
Post by: RevDisk on February 17, 2007, 08:27:09 AM
Except for my old field jacket. I loved that jacket, and wore it when all the cool kids on the block wore Gore-Tex.
Me too. I was in Bosnia in '99, and the only one still wearing the issue sweater and field jacket, instead of the Gore Tex and polypro.
I was in Bosnia a couple years ago. It looks better than in '99. Someone once asked me why I wore a field jacket instead of polypro. So I set a set of polypro's on fire, and explained what'd happen if such an event happened while the owner was wearing them.
I still don't wear many synthetics, as having seen petrochemical-based polymerization clothing melting onto human flesh. I won't explain how it's removed either. It's almost as horrible as seeing Mr Hunter Rose topless in a kilt. Not quite, mind you, but close.
Post by: Strings on February 17, 2007, 09:16:40 AM
And yeah... I know you're just giving me grief. 'Sok... we can still give you more squirrels...
Post by: Monkeyleg on February 17, 2007, 12:16:49 PM
A little while ago, I had to run out to buy cigarettes. As I was putting on my parka, my wife sheepishly told me that one of the buttons had come off "our" parka.
"Our" parka?
I dug into the left pocket, looking for my gloves. They weren't there.
I asked my wife where they were. She said they were behind the microwave.
Behind the microwave! Of course! Why didn't I think of that?
Post by: wmenorr67 on February 17, 2007, 01:11:39 PM
Post by: Ron on February 17, 2007, 01:29:08 PM
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I still don't wear many synthetics, as having seen petrochemical-based polymerization clothing melting onto human flesh.
I used polypro in the winter at work for years. Since I have found SmartWool products I have no use for polypro any longer.
Fleece long johns with socks and long sleeved base layer by Smartwool, the single digit temps have been easy this winter.
Sounds like you may have found some ideas for presents! Any birthdays coming up?