Slow Burn....

[GGGG]

Wife to me this morning.  "Remember we have my office Christmas party tomorrow night....6:00."

Son of a....

[StillWarriors]

Exact same experience with father-in-law's birthday dinner.

Son of a....

[PBRme]

Two more reasons to stay single.....wish I had learned them 20+ years ago.

[tower912]

Get even.   Make out with her hot co-worker.

[bilsu]

Get even.   Make out with her hot co-worker.

Do it before the party and you will be single by game time. Problem solved

[GGGG]

Get even.   Make out with her hot co-worker.

She works with a lot of old biddies and two-ton tessies so her hottest co-worker is probably a dude. And there are some steps I just can't take.

Good news is that I have a DVR and no one is likely going to give me a score.

[Benny B]

She works with a lot of old biddies and two-ton tessies so her hottest co-worker is probably a dude. And there are some steps I just can't take.

Good news is that I have a DVR and no one is likely going to give me a score.

So what you're saying is that making out with a dude is the lesser of two evils?

[Dr. Blackheart]

Wife to me this morning.  "Remember we have my office Christmas party tomorrow night....6:00."

Son of a....

No worries...game will be over by half time.

[MUWarrior4Life]

i will be there, been waiting for this one!!! Stop at Major Goolsby's for a burger and fries, and some frosty cold brewskis!!! If your there, I'll have on the carolina blue MU cap at the bar!!!! Stop on by!!! GO WARRIORS!!!!

[Jay Bee]

If we lose, it's on you.

[thebigjake]

My wife's birthday is the 6th. Every year it seems the UW game is either on her birthday or the Saturday nearest- meaning that's the night we go out for it. It's always a bit dicey. This year I tried to get creative. I offered an 8pm reservation at Sanford and a room at the Pfister, and she gets spa treatments while I'm at the game.  Had the parents lined up to take the kids for the evening.

Didn't go for it. The worst part is that I knew I had no chance even while i was pitching it.  I generally love watching games on the DVR, but for some reason I have to watch the UW game live. I guess I'm relegated to the DVR and avoiding the cell phone until we get home. Or worse- watching until the last 10 minutes of the game and not being able to catch the end.  I love my wife, though.

[GGGG]

See, in the back of my mind, I knew about the party.  But I thought the game was at 3:00 until earlier this week.  Ugh....

[real chili 83]

She works with a lot of old biddies and two-ton tessies so her hottest co-worker is probably a dude. And there are some steps I just can't take.

Good news is that I have a DVR and no one is likely going to give me a score.

I'm guessing that the War Department is not a scooper.   

Hope she doesn't know warriorchick....if so, you're busted.

[MUfan2]

My wife's birthday is the 6th. Every year it seems the UW game is either on her birthday or the Saturday nearest- meaning that's the night we go out for it. It's always a bit dicey. This year I tried to get creative. I offered an 8pm reservation at Sanford and a room at the Pfister, and she gets spa treatments while I'm at the game.  Had the parents lined up to take the kids for the evening.

Didn't go for it. The worst part is that I knew I had no chance even while i was pitching it.  I generally love watching games on the DVR, but for some reason I have to watch the UW game live. I guess I'm relegated to the DVR and avoiding the cell phone until we get home. Or worse- watching until the last 10 minutes of the game and not being able to catch the end.  I love my wife, though.

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Wow.  I mean, wow.  

[GGGG]

I'm guessing that the War Department is not a scooper.   

Hope she doesn't know warriorchick....if so, you're busted.

No, she's a Whitewater alum and has no clue this message board even exists.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

No, she's a Whitewater alum and has no clue this message board even exists.

She is going to be pissed when she finds out you have 9000 posts.

[GGGG]

She is going to be pissed when she finds out you have 9000 posts.

The Facebook and Pinterest queen?  Don't think she has anything on me.

[MUCrew]

She is going to be pissed when she finds out you have 9000 posts.

+1

[Benny B]

My wife's birthday is the 6th. Every year it seems the UW game is either on her birthday or the Saturday nearest- meaning that's the night we go out for it. It's always a bit dicey. This year I tried to get creative. I offered an 8pm reservation at Sanford and a room at the Pfister, and she gets spa treatments while I'm at the game.  Had the parents lined up to take the kids for the evening.

Didn't go for it. The worst part is that I knew I had no chance even while i was pitching it.  I generally love watching games on the DVR, but for some reason I have to watch the UW game live. I guess I'm relegated to the DVR and avoiding the cell phone until we get home. Or worse- watching until the last 10 minutes of the game and not being able to catch the end.  I love my wife, though.

Listen, it's one thing to get the shaft on her birthday (that's life)... it's another thing to get the shaft on your own.  Just be thankful your wife doesn't goes off and spend your money on something she wants on your birthday and lets you pay for it.  Just a couple weeks ago she dragged me into a "vacation" that she decided she wanted and so unilaterally decided we were going to take it "together," all the while justifying the expense by saying it was a "birthday" present for me, even though my birthday wasn't until a week after we got home and she's never spent more than $50 on my birthday since we met.  Then my real birthday comes, and all I got was a musical birthday card and a bunch of credit card bills to pay off.

[MU82]

My wife's birthday is the 6th. Every year it seems the UW game is either on her birthday or the Saturday nearest- meaning that's the night we go out for it. It's always a bit dicey. This year I tried to get creative. I offered an 8pm reservation at Sanford and a room at the Pfister, and she gets spa treatments while I'm at the game.  Had the parents lined up to take the kids for the evening.

Didn't go for it. The worst part is that I knew I had no chance even while i was pitching it.  I generally love watching games on the DVR, but for some reason I have to watch the UW game live. I guess I'm relegated to the DVR and avoiding the cell phone until we get home. Or worse- watching until the last 10 minutes of the game and not being able to catch the end.  I love my wife, though.

Sounds like you need a new wife.

But seriously ... do women (and men, for that matter), really insist on birthdays/anniversaries being celebrated on the actual day -- or in this case, the nearest Saturday? I can't tell you how many times we have celebrated each other's birthdays and even our anniversary days (or sometimes even weeks) later out of convenience. It's just a day. Presumably, you still love each other regardless of when the celebration is.

Frankly, you went above and beyond the call of duty with the arrangements you made. Way above and beyond. If she can't appreciate that, well, maybe I wasn't kidding about you needing a new wife after all!!

[MU82]

Listen, it's one thing to get the shaft on her birthday (that's life)... it's another thing to get the shaft on your own.  Just be thankful your wife doesn't goes off and spend your money on something she wants on your birthday and lets you pay for it.  Just a couple weeks ago she dragged me into a "vacation" that she decided she wanted and so unilaterally decided we were going to take it "together," all the while justifying the expense by saying it was a "birthday" present for me, even though my birthday wasn't until a week after we got home and she's never spent more than $50 on my birthday since we met.  Then my real birthday comes, and all I got was a musical birthday card and a bunch of credit card bills to pay off.

Another gentleman who needs a new wife.

[JD]

Listen, it's one thing to get the shaft on her birthday (that's life)... it's another thing to get the shaft on your own.  Just be thankful your wife doesn't goes off and spend your money on something she wants on your birthday and lets you pay for it.  Just a couple weeks ago she dragged me into a "vacation" that she decided she wanted and so unilaterally decided we were going to take it "together," all the while justifying the expense by saying it was a "birthday" present for me, even though my birthday wasn't until a week after we got home and she's never spent more than $50 on my birthday since we met.  Then my real birthday comes, and all I got was a musical birthday card and a bunch of credit card bills to pay off.

Damn!  Now i see why a lot of you gentleman spend most of your lives on Scoop!   Of course i know you guys love your wives more than anything though 

[thebigjake]

I figured I'd get these responses. Not a problem. The wife's position frankly doesn't bother me THAT much, because when you boil it down what she thinks I'm effectively saying is that I think a college basketball game is more important to me than her birthday. We as men don't see it that way, I sure don't. But they do. Try arguing it with them and see how it goes. Not worth it.

[mu_hilltopper]

Priorities.  

When the MU schedule comes out .. IMMEDIATELY put all games on the family calendar.

Helps to have made the good decision to take a spouse who went to MU, as well.

[JD]

I figured I'd get these responses. Not a problem. The wife's position frankly doesn't bother me THAT much, because when you boil it down what she thinks I'm effectively saying is that I think a college basketball game is more important to me than her birthday. We as men don't see it that way, I sure don't. But they do. Try arguing it with them and see how it goes. Not worth it.

+1,000,000,000

Hmmm, maybe Rocky can turn scoop into the new Match.com?