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...and the Foxes go on
"Joe" > wrote in message
... > "dwight" > wrote in > : > >> "Joe" > wrote in message >> ... >>> "dwight" > wrote in >>> : >>> >>>> Thursday morning, my wife was backing her Escape out of the garage >>>> with the rear passenger door open. The garage is fine. The rear door >>>> isn't. The Escape goes into the shop on Tuesday. >>>> >>>> Early Friday morning, my daughter and a deer had a difference of >>>> opinion. She managed to get her '99 Mystique home, but the hood is >>>> crumpled, the plastic grille smashed. >>>> >>>> That leaves my two '93 Mustangs. >>>> >>>> It's funny to watch my girls making plans over who's going to drive >>>> CFrog when. (CFrog is the GT convertible with automatic. TFrog is >>>> the LX hatch with stick, and nobody's fighting over that one.) >>>> >>>> My wife commented today that there's no problem merging onto the >>>> highway in the Mustang. Duh. I'm not worried that she's going to >>>> become a Mustang convert, though - she's used to sitting up much >>>> higher and likes that about the Escape. And she's worried that the >>>> Mustang has too MUCH power - interesting point of view, that. >>>> >>>> But, come Tuesday when my wife gets her loaner car, CFrog goes to >>>> daughter. That's when I start to worry. The first pretty day, she's >>>> going to want to drop the top, and she'll probably enjoy the hell >>>> out of it. >>>> >>>> Two smashed vehicles and two 15-year-old Mustangs that have never >>>> been smacked. Who's laughing now? >>>> >>>> dwight >>>> (Oh, and for those who believe that trouble comes in threes, our >>>> laptop hard drive "crashed" last week, too. That's gotta count.) >>> >>> Good thing you don't live that close to the beach. Convertible 5.0 + >>> single girl + beach = Big Trouble. >> >> Hah. You don't know Princess. >> >> For one, she has to use SPF300 at the beach (redhead). For another, >> she has very exacting standards in men, it seems. I always think of >> Elaine on Seinfeld - the least little perceived flaw has her walking >> out the door. >> >> I'm so proud. >> >> dwight > > Now what would she say if she knew you compared her to Elaine? I compare her to a lot of things, even though she is truly unique. "Elaine" is but one common frame of reference that I can use to impart her peculiarities to others. In return, she serves as my fashion consultant, who determines whether I'm fit to be seen in public or not. dwight |
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...and the Foxes go on
"dwight" > wrote in
: > "Joe" > wrote in message > ... >> "dwight" > wrote in >> : >> >>> "Joe" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> "dwight" > wrote in >>>> : >>>> >>>>> Thursday morning, my wife was backing her Escape out of the garage >>>>> with the rear passenger door open. The garage is fine. The rear >>>>> door isn't. The Escape goes into the shop on Tuesday. >>>>> >>>>> Early Friday morning, my daughter and a deer had a difference of >>>>> opinion. She managed to get her '99 Mystique home, but the hood is >>>>> crumpled, the plastic grille smashed. >>>>> >>>>> That leaves my two '93 Mustangs. >>>>> >>>>> It's funny to watch my girls making plans over who's going to >>>>> drive CFrog when. (CFrog is the GT convertible with automatic. >>>>> TFrog is the LX hatch with stick, and nobody's fighting over that >>>>> one.) >>>>> >>>>> My wife commented today that there's no problem merging onto the >>>>> highway in the Mustang. Duh. I'm not worried that she's going to >>>>> become a Mustang convert, though - she's used to sitting up much >>>>> higher and likes that about the Escape. And she's worried that the >>>>> Mustang has too MUCH power - interesting point of view, that. >>>>> >>>>> But, come Tuesday when my wife gets her loaner car, CFrog goes to >>>>> daughter. That's when I start to worry. The first pretty day, >>>>> she's going to want to drop the top, and she'll probably enjoy the >>>>> hell out of it. >>>>> >>>>> Two smashed vehicles and two 15-year-old Mustangs that have never >>>>> been smacked. Who's laughing now? >>>>> >>>>> dwight >>>>> (Oh, and for those who believe that trouble comes in threes, our >>>>> laptop hard drive "crashed" last week, too. That's gotta count.) >>>> >>>> Good thing you don't live that close to the beach. Convertible 5.0 >>>> + single girl + beach = Big Trouble. >>> >>> Hah. You don't know Princess. >>> >>> For one, she has to use SPF300 at the beach (redhead). For another, >>> she has very exacting standards in men, it seems. I always think of >>> Elaine on Seinfeld - the least little perceived flaw has her walking >>> out the door. >>> >>> I'm so proud. >>> >>> dwight >> >> Now what would she say if she knew you compared her to Elaine? > > I compare her to a lot of things, even though she is truly unique. Great response! You deserve a big hug from her for that one. > "Elaine" is but one common frame of reference that I can use to impart > her peculiarities to others. > > In return, she serves as my fashion consultant, who determines whether > I'm fit to be seen in public or not. > > dwight You know, I never thought of that as one of the advantages of having a daughter. That said, how often do you take her advice? |
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...and the Foxes go on
dwight wrote:
> In return, she serves as my fashion consultant, who determines whether > I'm fit to be seen in public or not. > > dwight > > So, this means we won't see you on "What Not to Wear" anytime soon? -- Perhaps a metaphor might help: 1. Your emails are like sperm, ready to dash out and do their thing. 2. Your ISP is a prick. 3. APEWS is a condom. 4. We are innocent maidens who do not like surprises. 5. You are asking for one teeny hole in the rubber. You'll have to get us drunk first. - Hey Bub |
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