Swannys Bar

**jamesb** · 22nd November 2006, 10:32

yep, the greatest criminal mastermind of our time

**babeth** · 22nd November 2006, 10:44

No, James has finally accepted reality...
We have a popular saying in Flanders: Ik ben de baas, maar wat mijn vrouw zegt zal gebeuren. It basically translates as: I am the boss, but whatever my wife says is law.

The point is: most men are fond of toys without reflecting on the price you pay for them both in the purchase and in the keeping, but it takes a woman to point out to a man that his fancy-of-the-day is ridiculous, stupid and plain wrong. Gradually, over the years, we gently train our men to accept practical tools over toys. They come to rely on us for recommendations and we -nurturing souls that we are- do allow our big babies to keep some of their toys now and then but most of the time a gentle slap is needed in order to keep the mans attention focused solidly on the important things. You are allowed to dream though.
The man is a hunter and goes for the best, the woman is a gatherer and knows how difficult maintaining storage space is. Not to mention the dreadful chore of having to clean all that stuff on a regular basis.

I am fortunate that my dearly beloved lifemate had already been properly and superbly trained by his mother (bless her memory) before I got him in my clutches. All I needed was to polish some edges. But sometimes I worry that his mother has trained him too well... he gets too practical and even surpasses me !

**jamesb** · 22nd November 2006, 10:58

I live with 8 women, so ive no chance
(one grown up, one evil genius baby, and 6 rats)

**kodster** · 22nd November 2006, 13:27

@ James

Im guessing that evil genius baby would rival Stewie from Family Guy?:wink:

**jamesb** · 22nd November 2006, 17:59

well, if peter were ginger.....

**swanaldo** · 22nd November 2006, 18:36

babeth......you have yet to realise us men make you think like that cos thats the way we want you. tee hee hee

**babeth** · 23rd November 2006, 11:17

Dont count on it, because that is exactly what we make you think, as it has been ever since the first tryst in history. Us women have dark and mysterious ways... but the best you men can come up with is to burn us at a stake.
Tsk tsk... theres nothing like constant mental torture to get your man in line...

**anukhet** · 23rd November 2006, 20:39

Yep, dark mysterious ways and constant mental torture ....... then theres also the other well tried methods of looking up at him all dewy eyed, wriggling seductively, agreeing wholeheartedly with everything he says in a cute girly voice, letting big tears roll down your face, etc etc .... the list is endless - all these ways have been imprinted into our DNA and can be called up one after the other or (as women are able to multitask) all at the same time